[KohdokMember]

***Warning! This thread contains gratuitous scenes of the innards of bakugan. Viewer discretion is advised*** 😛This thread is for anyone who is curious of what the inside of a bakugan looks like and want an analysis of its opening mechanism. This is difficult because, as we all know, Bakugan have triangle screws rather than standard or phillips screws. This is no problem for me, as I finally managed to find my flat-head, triangle screwdriver!I figured I'd start with Dual Elfin due to its simple mechanism. Believe me, the more complex the mechanism, the harder it is to get together and the easier it is to lose parts. First, I had to remove the two screws in its right side.Dual Elfin is assembled in a vertical split with the tail and face on pegs between them. I guess this means you could swap the face and tailof Dual Elfin with one of a different color for fun! (Heh, I could give this one a red face from my Pyrus one!) The smaller tails are attached to smaller pegs each attached to one of the sides which I couldn't remove without the hot-water treatment.Heh! Look at this frown! I guess she doesn't like being taken apart!The eyes of the hat and the tails all have their own coil springs with the tension working to keep them open. The only thing keeping them closed is the large tail which is held in place by a latch attached to the magnet. The lock is a basic see-saw lever with a rotary spring keeping the magnet in the up position, thus locking the tail in place to keep it closed. However, the magnet's pull is greater than that of the spring and pulls the lever inwards to unlatch the large tail when placed on a gate card, with the other rotary springs acting to open the tails and raise the eyes

[Sub-Terra DudeMember]

Mind if I post some pics of Bakugan I have taken apart? Moskeeto will be my first. And where did you manage to find a Flat-head (lolLux) Triangle Screwdriver?

[KohdokMember]

Mind if I post some pics of Bakugan I have taken apart? Moskeeto will be my first.

If you explain the mechanisms as you do so. This thread is for explaining how the bakugan work.

[Sub-Terra DudeMember]

Mind if I post some pics of Bakugan I have taken apart? Moskeeto will be my first.

If you explain the mechanisms as you do so. This thread is for explaining how the bakugan work.

Mkeh. I also added another question to the above post.

[KohdokMember]

And where did you manage to find a Flat-head (lolLux) Triangle Screwdriver?

...internet.Actually, my flat-head only works on the larger screws. A lot of the newer ones use smaller screws that need a special driver that looks like a Phillips, but has only three sides in order to work.Heck, the Bakugan can have different molds and looks. For example, Sirenoid has at least two molds, one for big screws and one for small ones. I made the mistake of trying to mix their parts once. This means that when my "ventus" one arrives, I'll be able to tell if it is fake or not since I know that bakugan inside and out.Also, to get out the smaller pins (Like the axles), you first need to soak the bakugan in boiling water (DON'T let it touch the bottom of the pan). It's high-quality plastic, so this merely softens it a bit. Then use a screwdriver that's a smaller width of the pin (A miniature silver screwdriver you can get at Big Lots, for example) and push it out carefully. It's easier when the plastic is hot. (Got this tidbit from a Transformers website; guy was so hardcore he used a soldering iron directly on the pin to heat up the surrounding plastic. This is inadvisable.)

[Sub-Terra DudeMember]

First, I unscrewed the screw near the head. I also unscrewed the hidden screw behind on of the antenna.I pulled him apart vertically which revealed to inner screws for the antennae.Here's a more downward angle.I spread out all the insides and found 3 springs, a latch, and a magnet.

[clonetosMember]

O_O *faints* just kidding kinda interesting knowing what goes on in a bakugan i might do some customazation one day

[Num1RockerMember]

nice so far khodok, im interested in you doing a percival regular, or a trap bakugan

[omegadragonoidMember]

yepper, good job kohdok

[Sub-Terra DudeMember]

nice so far khodok, im interested in you doing a percival regular, or a trap bakugan

I could do a Percy. Dynamo, anyone?

[AdminKeymaster]

Actualy, Kohdok, that “frown” of Dual Elfin's is actually part of her torso design.Anyways, if you have one, Atmos?If not, then Verias please.

[KohdokMember]

Anyways, if you have one, Atmos?

Well, it's your lucky day, as I happen to have an Atmos!The screws for Atmos are hidden under the feet and they were the larger kind so I had to use my flathead to get them out.As opposed to Dual Elfin and Moskeeto, Atmos's split is horizontal around its middle, meaning it would be possible to give it a dual-attribute status.Now, believe it or not, but those huge wings in the middle have NO latches attached to the magnet on them at all! The only parts of Atmos that have a latch are the head and tail. However, the wings do have a latch that attach them to the head when it's closed AND to the tail feathers which then connect to the tail, meaning there is shared work keeping the wings down.Also unlike Dual Elfin, the latching device uses a compression spring which normally holds the magnet up, but causes it to be pulled down upon hitting a metal surface. The latches for the head an tail are also different. The head has a hook latch that latches onto the head while the tail has a stronger push latch where the latch is shoved into position by a solid piece which is only undone when the magnet is activated.-Now the tail feathers are only held in by Atmos being fully assembled and so can pop out on their own if you're not careful. However, this does give us a closer look at the rotary spring than we've seen so far.As we can see, part of the rotary spring fits into a notch on the feather while another latches into the main body. If the feather is pushed inwards, the spring is wound up and tightened, meaning it is primes to pop open if the tail latch is undone.

[Darkus BrawlerMember]

COMPLETELY off-topic, but that Atmos has a PG factory code, the only previously known codes were JF, PA and MP…Aside from that, nice pics Kohdok, how about you try dissecting a Vortex Bakugan next?

[KohdokMember]

COMPLETELY off-topic, but that Atmos has a PG factory code, the only previously known codes were JF, PA and MP...Aside from that, nice pics Kohdok, how about you try dissecting a Vortex Bakugan next?

Sure! As soon as I get one, that is... :'(

[Darkus BrawlerMember]

They don't have them in your area yet? I've seen Pyrus, Aquos and Subterra Neo Vortexes and a Pyrus Percy Vortex, in typing this I wonder why I didn't buy one of them lol…

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