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by mongrel » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:20 pm
Man look at this garbage paint, first time out of the brand new box. From TFSource, arrived 10 minutes ago. NINETY FRIGGIN BUCKS. Do they usually accept this as a defect exchange if I wait a couple weeks for more stock?
Or maybe I'll wait for the inevitable Hasbro release and just swap the merchandise.
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by Ravage XK » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:11 pm
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The piccy above prompted me to inspect those silver parts on mine closer and while nowhere near as bad mine shows signs where the paint ran onto the surrounding red parts.
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by SKYWARPED_128 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:52 pm
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Finally got my Lambor replaced. The store owner was nice enough to let me open and check several different Lambors he had in stock, but all had mist coats on the sides.
In the end, I just picked one. At least the paint chip is gone.
What, are they hiring stoned gerbils at the TT factory or something?
UPDATE:
I just took another look at the sides of the car mode under better lighting, and the paint's perfect, thankfully.
There are tiny imperfectly painted edges on the "vents" on the side, but I have no problem giving those some minor touch-ups.
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by SKYWARPED_128 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:57 pm
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Mykltron wrote:How would I know if this miss-assembly has happened to mine? I've examined him but not transformed him (I'm trying to save him for my birthday). There don't seem to be any paint problems (although the black around the rear lights doesn't go to the edges). From underneath I can see the front of his groin plate and the front of his 'six-pack', is that right?
You're safe. I checked mine last night and Lambor's abs ARE supposed to be facing the bottom of the car mode.
Thanks for the heads-up. Looks like an ice-pick.
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by SKYWARPED_128 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:57 pm
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Mykltron wrote:How would I know if this miss-assembly has happened to mine? I've examined him but not transformed him (I'm trying to save him for my birthday). There don't seem to be any paint problems (although the black around the rear lights doesn't go to the edges). From underneath I can see the front of his groin plate and the front of his 'six-pack', is that right?
You're safe. I checked mine last night and Lambor's abs ARE supposed to be facing the bottom of the car mode.
Thanks for the heads-up. Looks like an ice-pick. What's it used for?
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by Breakdown 2099 » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:33 am
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And I thought Rodimus had issues... I hate that figure.
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by mongrel » Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:50 am
Honestly besides the paint issues (chipped silver paint on shoulders, color difference in car mode) his engineering is nice and solid otherwise. Not nearly as bad as first run Rodimus. I was able to touch up the silver with a paint pen, it looks acceptable now.
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by Mykltron » Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:27 am
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SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Thanks for the heads-up. Looks like an ice-pick. What's it used for?
Punching holes in things, but not ice.
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by Convotron » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:11 am
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It's shameful how this MP figure is ridden with QC issues. QC problems will always be possible. However, the number of reports combined with the severity of the issues being reported have given me enough reason not to purchase this MP at this time. If subsequent production runs are produced that address these issues, I'll buy one. To be honest, I'll likely wait to see if there is a Hasbro release of the figure. I can allow QC issues at half the price but not at $80 + shipping cost.
Another point that I've noticed is that the tires are plastic rather than rubber. I'm not speculating or making any unsupported claims but it seems as if TT is cutting cost on at least this MP figure.
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by Ravage XK » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:14 am
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Yeah, the tyres are odd. They are plastic but have grooves cut in them as if to suggest that they were supposed to have rubber bands around them.
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