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Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:33 pm

His sholders should be fine but even if not thers probably some kind of fixes

News Credits: 22 · Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:57 pm

This is very good news. We can never have too much Rod. ;)^

News Credits: 332 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:54 am

The knees were the least of the problems with this mold. The Kabaya kit was better.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:56 am

All the issues with the joints were fixed on the original reissue. Stop spreading misinformation - only the original releases had these problems. The reissue had other problems such as the mismatched trailer colour and still had some paint-rubbing issues, but the joints were fixed.

Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:32 am

mmm this was the figure that made me stop collecting MP figures. Was overpriced and plagued with issues. I restarted after they issued wheel jack, smokescreen and sideswipe...

I'm pretty pleased with the latest hot rod mp so this might be a bit extra.. though he now scales nicely with mp 10...

any news on price?

News Credits: 12 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:00 am

Neat! I'd rather we got a "dedicated" Rodimus Prime MP that ditched the evolution gimmick now we have a standalone Hot Rod, but still, he looks good and if he's fixed the issues with the joints then that's a winner.

News Credits: 293 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:25 am

TankedThomas wrote:All the issues with the joints were fixed on the original reissue. Stop spreading misinformation - only the original releases had these problems. The reissue had other problems such as the mismatched trailer colour and still had some paint-rubbing issues, but the joints were fixed.

I have both releases, and how I'd describe the reissue is "slightly better". But they certainly didn't "fix" all the joint issues. He's just as terrifying to handle

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:38 am

This is the best news I've heard all week. I can't wait til it becomes available to purchase.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:20 am

TankedThomas wrote:All the issues with the joints were fixed on the original reissue. Stop spreading misinformation - only the original releases had these problems. The reissue had other problems such as the mismatched trailer colour and still had some paint-rubbing issues, but the joints were fixed.

It would have been much nicer to let us know of any corrections by simply contacting us rather than writing hateful speech like the following you wrote elsewhere:

Even those morons on Seibertron are spreading misinformation, saying the knees are guaranteed to break, even though they fixed that and the ankles with the reissue.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:28 am

So here's my way to get the whole set again!! Hooray!! Just gotta modify my signature to remove the reference to needing an MP9 trailer and I'm good!!

So this would make 3 of them that I'll have?! Excellent. If it's not MP36 price I'll probably get it. PLEASE BE UNDER $200USD!!!!

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:57 am

Dammit. I don't need this temptation.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:10 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Dammit. I don't need this temptation.

Nor do I!! Maybe FT Hoodlum is releasing around then?!

News Credits: 16 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:23 am

This is great news for people who owns Prime and is afraid to transform it to his car mode (never mind just for posing).

News Credits: 9 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:58 am

This is great!!! :DANCE:

I have been waiting a while for this to happen.
Looks like some funds will have to be set aside for 4th quarter for him.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:41 am

Finally we can get a decent version of a figure who looked good in all 4(?) modes. Takara's was plagued with issues and Hasbro's wasn't any different either.

Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:05 pm

Weird. I never had any problems with the knees. I broke an ankle on my Hasbro version, and broke one of the joints on the shin plates on my Takara. But that's it.

Has this been confirmed beyond some Chinese blog?

Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:47 pm

Imagine using Rodimus Prime (space winebago mode) to go on a leisurely vacation at an uneventful holiday resort. The guy would go stir crazy very quickly!

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:15 pm

Nathaniel Prime wrote:Finally we can get a decent version of a figure who looked good in all 4(?) modes. Takara's was plagued with issues and Hasbro's wasn't any different either.

Well it was different in that they cheeped out on us and didn't give us the trailer.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:59 pm

hausjam wrote:Weird. I never had any problems with the knees. I broke an ankle on my Hasbro version, and broke one of the joints on the shin plates on my Takara. But that's it.

Has this been confirmed beyond some Chinese blog?

It was the black redeco, MP-9B Black Rodimus Convoy, that reportedly had constantly breaking knees right off the bat:

TFWiki wrote:Several collectors have reported one or more of the upper knee joints on this figure cracking after the first transformation. Typically this is a result of the knee joint being cracked at the top of the ratchet joint while still in the package. Once this joint is moved into some of the more extreme positions, like those required for transformation, it will then snap in two places. The brittle nature of the joint and the painted sockets are most likely to blame for the initial cracking.

The original release had other problems, with the more significant ones bolded:

TFWiki wrote:Unfortunately, Masterpiece Rodimus has suffered from numerous quality control issues, which vary from figure to figure. Commonly reported problems include fragile leg panels which break off with ease, the inability of the figure to hold its guns due to shallow peg-holes which conflict with the bending angle of his hands, the springs within the figure's ankles becoming unwound, and the spoiler/backpack assembly refusing to clip into place.

The second run fixed them if I may add, but that's not the end of the misery. The breaking shoulders are mostly found on the Hasbro release, but I seem to remember the Takara one suffering that to a lesser extent. Can anyone verify that?

News Credits: 4 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:13 pm

Black Hat wrote:Neat! I'd rather we got a "dedicated" Rodimus Prime MP that ditched the evolution gimmick now we have a standalone Hot Rod, but still, he looks good and if he's fixed the issues with the joints then that's a winner.

Rodimus is a character I also hoped they would revisit with a new figure that just focuses on him being Rodimus Prime (Convoy) rather than try to jam 4 modes into one mold. If the price is right, I will probably pick him up so Magnus & Hot Rod will have some company on my post movie masterpiece shelf.

Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:24 pm

I have both the original mold and the Toys r Us exclusive Targetmaster Rodimus minus the trailer. Both have issues. The legs are just junk. One has a foot broken at the ankle and the other has a leg panel that constantly comes off. They can look good, but the transformation and joints are troubling. I got DX9’s Carry and love it. No separate trailer, it stays with him in robot mode and he comes with a big Targetmaster. I don’t know how much Takara will really improve it now, but I don’t have much faith in it because of my experience with TWO versions of that mold.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:36 pm

OK, I was pretty excited by this news this morning. At the time my only concern was price (I really hope it's around $150). But after reading some of the above comments, I'm a bit more concerned about the quality. I never handled the original or reissued MP-09 so I really don't know how bad the quality was on that. It doesn't sound like there is much faith from you all that Hasbro will fix any QC issues other than knees. All this chatter is definitely dampening my enthusiasm for this figure.

Is there any precedent where there was a (MP?) figure that had major QC issues, and was later reissued with those issues fixed?

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:47 pm

nycPrime wrote:Is there any precedent where there was a (MP?) figure that had major QC issues, and was later reissued with those issues fixed?

There are some examples in the form of running changes for later waves at least, but those fixes never takes away the total fear of getting a lemon, or even it turning really sour in the long run.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:10 pm

nycPrime wrote:Is there any precedent where there was a (MP?) figure that had major QC issues, and was later reissued with those issues fixed?

Yes, this exact figure. The first issue had problems, and the reissue fixed some. This reissue has the same fixes as the previous one.

Also, the latest MP Hot Rodimus targetmaster fixed the chrome issue of the previous MP Hot Rodimus.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:31 pm

I just watched a review of the figure from Optibotimus. I'm not sure if it's the original or a reissue. It was scary hearing him taking about the fragility of the figure, and how a few plastic pieces snapped off. I don't think he even mentioned the knees. You guys think Hasbro would fix the fragility?