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News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:54 am

Right out of the box - my MP-10 Convoy has floppy ankles. Anyone else having that issue?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:07 pm

Has problems standing up?

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:24 pm

Yup. If I stand him straight, he pitches forward.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:23 pm

Ah, the wonders of low cost factories.

As you might have already read elsewhere, I've got different QC problems on my MP-10, mostly cosmetic, though. Air bubble in the chest plate for the first one, while the replacement has black paint on the top of the chest and a ridiculously thin coat of red paint on the sides of the front grill.

Seriously, with the kind of money they're asking for the fig, and I'm NOT complaining about the price, the least they could do is buck up on their QC.

Either the new Vietnamese factories are still trying to get their act together, or the rush to get the stock ready for the release date just caused the QC to get flung out the window.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:15 pm

I'm waiting to see what Hasbro gives us. I can't justify the cost of this fella to myself. Especially since over half of his stuff would just sit in the box in my closet. I'd pay $70-$80 tops for the figure and gun alone.

by **donnie_707** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:54 pm

by 009* » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:39 am

Mine has the stress marks on the chest, the legs don't quite stay together in truck mode, and the right shoulder's a bit loose, but it's still pretty good.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:06 pm

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:27 pm

I think I am done with the Takara Masterpiece line which is a shame. From now on I'll only be getting the Hasbro versions. They will have had time to fix any QC or mold issues pointed out by those who buy the first release of the Takara versions....which isnt really how faults should be found. Its not like Windows where a free update can be released.

by **dinogeist** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:31 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:43 pm

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:32 pm

I think other MP have had some issues too in China. MP Skywarp and Thundercracker have their vents installed on backwards.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:51 pm

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:15 am

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:14 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:35 pm

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:10 am

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:54 pm

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:02 am

by **wongwong999** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:57 am

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:39 am

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:32 am

....F*CK!!! I was acutally planning on buying MP-10 really soon. But I'm glad for those who purchased it were willing to share all the QC issues on what was suppose to be the finest MP Prime. Having heard all the BS fans are dealing with I have chosen to wait for 2 possibilities. 1...Takara re-releases MP-10 fixing all the problems like Hot Rod/Rodimus. 2...wait and see what things look like for Hasbro...'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:04 am

There are a few very fragile parts on this figure. The hinge on the back of roller was broken out of the box and the articulated finger on oone heand has already broken due to the paper thin plastic hinge. sigh....

I was about to post in defense of this figure because it really is terrific. Not nearly as bad as the problems with the first Rodimus. Even so, at $200+ I expect the figure to not be broken in two places within a day.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:36 am

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:18 am

Given how Japan is suffering a power shortage due to the Fukushima shutdown, don't expect anything being made in Japan anymore.

As for China, the long "abused" workers are now asking for more pay so..........

Higher petrol prices........higher costs of plastics.

Going green(remember, green energy costs higher people)in China( 8-}

), just joking, but in China,most of their electrical grid run on sooooooooooo environmentally "friendly" coal but costs are rising too, so electricity is starting to cost more, what with the green lobby breathing on China's neck via other means (WTO etc)

Congress going for the "undervalued" Chinese currency, so Takara probably had no choice but to move some of their more expensive product.......to Vietnam 8-}

, though iirc, Powermaster Optimus Prime(not the Ginrai version) was made in Thailand, so this isn't the 1st time Takara/Hasbro out sourced their product...........

QC is indeed the hurting part of this product, for such price levels you'd expect more careful implementation I'd grant you that. Heck if it isn't the design flaw, its QC........sh*t!