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Razorclaw0000 wrote:What a kick in the dick.

Perfect usage of this phrase.

I may be tempted to pick this up, but I always disliked the Rodimus Prime vehicle mode, so I may wait for the hasbro version.

It wasn't just the spoiler and visor issues, though, there were tonnes of little glitches.

Some copies of the figure have major misalignment problems.

My own copy suffers from the fact that one of the leg joints is misaligned (I've tried repairing but to no avail), which means that the left leg is never quite lined up inside the body, which leads to a number of other issues - it means the right arm can't peg back onto the body in car mode, the left shin flap can't peg into the crotch, and the pipes on that side don't connect properly in car mode. And all this from the *slightest* manufacturing glitch!

That said, I know a lot of people who were always going to get two copies of this figure - one to display as Rodimus and one as Hot Rod, or one in robot mode and one in vehicle mode - so buying it twice isn't a major headache.

Besides which, don't we know already that the Hasbro version is going to come with an (as yet undisclosed) exclusive accessory? Rumours abound on a Targetmaster partner.

Whatever the outcome, I'll probably get the Hasbro version at some point down the line, just as I had always intended - the Takara one can stay in robot mode and donate his trailer to the Hasbro copy.

Thankfully the movie line doesn't interest me at all (shellformers and giant backpacks I can do without, thanks), so my Transformers budget is ready to be blown on a new Hasbro Roddy!

NaM3L3sS wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:What a kick in the dick.

This. Why did I bother giving these guys my money in the first place?!?

Thris. Glad I got to be a $200 guinea pig, though...

It's shit like this where I can almost understand the jackasses that pull the ol' switcharoo return jobs. Here it's almost actually tempting! They're not as stupid as Walmart, though, so I'm sure they'll be looking for this very thing.

I had to laugh at the little note about not taking back or exchanging any of the Rodimi from the first run.

Gotta say, I'm a bit annoyed.

If this released had come even just a year down the road, I'd be okay with it. But for Takara to fix it up so soon after initial batches went out, that's kinda hard to swallow.

I have learned one thing, though: Takara almost always does a second run. Probably worth it to wait in the future. *cancels MP-10 preorder*

Hope it's all true

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

robofreak wrote:I'll buy this one. I'll have the money at that time.

Anyways, I think this is the one that should have come out the first time around.

Would have saved a lot of frustration.

You'd think all the product testing these things go through, they would have caught the flaws early on.

Some flaws only show with "rough play", something that can't really be done at the factories. With that, I'm gonna wait this out.

Don't they have kids in China? They can't test them out?

Stormrider wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

robofreak wrote:I'll buy this one. I'll have the money at that time.

Anyways, I think this is the one that should have come out the first time around.

Would have saved a lot of frustration.

You'd think all the product testing these things go through, they would have caught the flaws early on.

Some flaws only show with "rough play", something that can't really be done at the factories. With that, I'm gonna wait this out.

Don't they have kids in China? They can't test them out?

You don't even need "rough play" to break MP Rodimus. No toy figure should be that fragile.

I'm glad they are fixing it and I will get the better version because that's just how I am. They really should offer a manufacturer exchange program though.

I'm not happy with Takara's business strategy with the Masterpiece line these past few weeks. First the MP Convoy "Last Shot" is answered with a new version of Convoy and now this Rodimus release!

Glad I didn't order the first version. Btw, did anyone get their MP Rodimus for less than $200?

amtm wrote:Glad I didn't order the first version. Btw, did anyone get their MP Rodimus for less than $200?

Before Shipping? Yes.