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Yeah for $90 they could have at least thrown some rubber tires on there. I know some people prefer plastic though since it doesn't break down.

I have yet to recieve my Sideswipe, but I can tell you right off the bat, the lack of rubber tires is already my biggest disappointment. I'll be super-peeved if the Hasbro release has rubber tires, only because of already invested in Takara Sideswipe and Red Alert. Also, it most certainly means all future MP car releases will also avoid rubber. This makes me a sad panda. But who knows, maybe a third party will sell tires and a tool to assist in making a swap?

Wait until you inspect the paint job before claiming your biggest disappointment. Might be fine, might not. Just... wait.

As for a third party yeah that'd be nice, but unfortunately this isn't a pegged-in piece - it would likely be really hard to remove them from the rivets.

zappatton2 wrote:I have yet to recieve my Sideswipe, but I can tell you right off the bat, the lack of rubber tires is already my biggest disappointment. I'll be super-peeved if the Hasbro release has rubber tires, only because of already invested in Takara Sideswipe and Red Alert. Also, it most certainly means all future MP car releases will also avoid rubber. This makes me a sad panda. But who knows, maybe a third party will sell tires and a tool to assist in making a swap?

The one good thing about plastic tires is that they don't degrade like rubber tires do. In order to prolong their lifespan, you'd have to lubricate rubber tires every few months if left exposed on shelves, heat and under sunlight. In storage, it'd still be a good idea to lubricate them every six months to a year.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

zappatton2 wrote:I have yet to recieve my Sideswipe, but I can tell you right off the bat, the lack of rubber tires is already my biggest disappointment. I'll be super-peeved if the Hasbro release has rubber tires, only because of already invested in Takara Sideswipe and Red Alert. Also, it most certainly means all future MP car releases will also avoid rubber. This makes me a sad panda. But who knows, maybe a third party will sell tires and a tool to assist in making a swap?

The one good thing about plastic tires is that they don't degrade like rubber tires do. In order to prolong their lifespan, you'd have to lubricate rubber tires every few months if left exposed on shelves, heat and under sunlight. In storage, it'd still be a good idea to lubricate them every six months to a year.

I have no doubt of this, as I have seen pretty degraded tires on some toys I'd seen on eBay, but I've still got my G1s from the 80's, and their tires have never shown signs of wear, nor my original MP Prime and Binaltechs, which are getting closer to a decade old. Maybe it's a climate thing? I live in a very humid area.

zappatton2 wrote:I have no doubt of this, as I have seen pretty degraded tires on some toys I'd seen on eBay, but I've still got my G1s from the 80's, and their tires have never shown signs of wear, nor my original MP Prime and Binaltechs, which are getting closer to a decade old. Maybe it's a climate thing? I live in a very humid area.

Yeah, climate has a lot to do with the lifespan of plastic and rubber. Strangely, tough, the rubber tires on my M.A.S.K. Thunderhawk split after ten years in storage, and I live in Asia, one of the most humid places in the world. Then again, it could be the heat.

Rubber's biggest killer is the shifting of dry to humid over and over again.
Also incandescent and halogen light will kill rubber.

Love sideswipe and adores red alert. But after all these reports, I'm glad I didn't preorder the thing. And I hate he fact that its a little bigger than a deluxe. That's not masterpiece

President-prime wrote:Love sideswipe and adores red alert. But after all these reports, I'm glad I didn't preorder the thing. And I hate he fact that its a little bigger than a deluxe. That's not masterpiece

He's a lot bigger than deluxe, especially the modern deluxes.

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a while, (busy with life changes) but have been collecting when I was able and I preordered MP-12 a while ago. I feel awful for those who are running into QC issues with this figure, but the one I preordered from BBTS arrived 2 days ago and it is so far issue free. There is a small speck of black paint noticable in his vehicle mode on the passenger side door. Other than this, I have combed over the entire figure and he is fine, in fact even pretty great. Joints are firm and not too tight. I just want people to know that there are probably some decent MP 12s.