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Apparently some people have two of the same fists on their Drift and two of the same guns, instead of a left and a right one. The fists were fine on mine, however I have two of the same guns. Anyone interested in swapping with me if you have the opposite guns? I'm looking for a Drift gun that looks like the one from Generations Blurr pictured below.

Earlier this morning, I received an answer back from Pete at the Transformers Collectors' Club who clarified my questions about the "mix-up" with the gun/weapon accessories included with Shattered Glass Drift. Here's what he had to say:

This appears to be a running issue with the factory. Since the guns are not actually suppose to come with the Drift mold (at retail) it looks like many toys, if not all, just received whichever two guns were selected when they were packed out. I understand that it is a technicality, but all we said was he would come with two guns. While we would have thought they would have come with a left and right gun, the factory did not seem to think it was necessary, and these are how these were packed out...

So, to clarify, we are not changing how the toy was intended. The toy was intended to have two swords which can be stored in the doors and two additional guns included as additional accessories, and ones that were never meant to come with this mold.

All that said, after all the product is shipped out and all figure defects (missing arms, broken pieces on the figure) are addressed, we may be able to come back to this depending on how many issues are out there. The easiest solution may be for people to bring to BotCon and exchange there. Perhaps we designate a Drift gun swap at the info booth.

For now though, we can't take any exchanges...

Seibertron wrote:Earlier this morning, I received an answer back from Pete at the Transformers Collectors' Club who clarified my questions about the "mix-up" with the gun/weapon accessories included with Shattered Glass Drift. Here's what he had to say:

Hi Ryan...

This appears to be a running issue with the factory. Since the guns are not actually suppose to come with the Drift mold (at retail) it looks like many toys, if not all, just received whichever two guns were selected when they were packed out. I understand that it is a technicality, but all we said was he would come with two guns. While we would have thought they would have come with a left and right gun, the factory did not seem to think it was necessary, and these are how these were packed out...

So, to clarify, we are not changing how the toy was intended. The toy was intended to have two swords which can be stored in the doors and two additional guns included as additional accessories, and ones that were never meant to come with this mold.

All that said, after all the product is shipped out and all figure defects (missing arms, broken pieces on the figure) are addressed, we may be able to come back to this depending on how many issues are out there. The easiest solution may be for people to bring to BotCon and exchange there. Perhaps we designate a Drift gun swap at the info booth.

For now though, we can't take any exchanges...

Best!

Pete

I'll translate - this like all problems people report to us, are really not our fault. However, if you come to BotCon and spend even more with us, we MAY be willing to help you.

What a **** joke. BotFail 2012

Well, I didn't plan on ever storing the guns in the doors, so it's not that big a deal for me. But for them to try to pass the buck like that is really annoying, and the whole "we might fix it at Botcon" thing is bad as well. I can't make it to this Botcon, so if the guns did bother me then, oh well, I guess I'm just stuck with them.

Well, that just shows how much of a d*ck TFCC can be. I know he comes with 2 guns, but it was obviously meant to come with a left and right.

Its like saying we sell figures, but never said the toy would come with a left and right fist, it can come with 2 left fists for all the sh*t we give.

Oh well, what can you expect from a company who indirectly caused fraudulent activity on your credit card.

Hmm...it appears that the entire TFCC is facing all sorts of "running issues".

I don't buy this, I really don't.

Some Drifts came with opposite guns, and others did not. That means there were both guns made and produced. So why weren't both guns placed in the figure?

Something went wrong on the assembly line and Fun Pub's trying to sidestep it.

In other words, they don't really give a crap.

I'm pretty p!ssed at this news and I'm not even a member. With all these issues I'm surprised anyone is. Could you imagine if TFC's response to Heavy Labor's hip issue was "Yeah, we showed you the hips could hold Hercules up, but we never said they'd last long enough for you to get the rest of the set."

It's just plain wrong.

*sighs* Will the whiners here please stop for a sec, and read what I have to say?

Look, the club messed up with SG Drift. Fine, but the mistake could not be foreseen. In fact, now that I really think about and after studying my Gen. Blurr's guns up close, sorry for saying this but it's a petty thing. The guns are pretty much identical except for the tabs on either side which are used with Blurr's sniper rifle.
Since SG Drift does not have that rifle, and the smaller guns are not mentioned in the Gen. Drift assembly instructions, I'd say Fun Pub deserves some slack. I'm not saying they're completely free of guilt, just saying they're getting more thrown to them than they actually deserve.
Sending the figures back would be a logistic nightmare if you must know. Not only would they be swamped with defective figures, searching out which gun goes where, who'd want to do that, and who'd have the time? Not enough guns? A new run for the guns alone would not be worth it, big time, so I doubt Hasbro would even consider that.

The solution they provided is pretty reasonable given the circumstances, but for those who can't come it poses a problem. My suggestion? Start a thread, maybe in the B/S/T forums, where people with two of the same guns can meet and trade. Simple, no real hassle, everybody happy.