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Advice on how to solve my skywarp prolem?

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Advice on how to solve my skywarp prolem?

Postby MegaDave » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:14 pm

Weapon: Turret Gun
Just received my masterpiece skywarp today.
Would go on to rant about how awesome he is but review threads have allready expressed that better than i can.

My problem, to cut to the chase is that he is missing a thumb.
Hitch-hiking has became much more difficult

I bought it off ebay. It was a seal package and i had to transform it to notice the problem. Should I email the seller and would they be able to actually do anything about it. Its a tiny tiny piece but it does spoil my enjoyment of the otherwise excelent figure

What can i do about it - any advice would be much appreciated
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Postby Starscream » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:15 pm

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Damnit! QC strikes again! :-(

I think you are SOL
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Postby prowlstreak » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:16 pm

ooo that sucks bawls dude idk repro thumb :lol: i would contact the seller first then complain to the manufacturer
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Postby MegaDave » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:17 pm

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prowlstreak wrote:ooo that sucks bawls dude idk repro thumb :lol: i would contact the seller first then complain to the manufacturer


If i complain to the makers of the toy - takara/tomy what channels do i have to do so given that they are soley a japanese distributer?
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Postby MegaDave » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:46 pm

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Starscream wrote:Damnit! QC strikes again! :-(

I think you are SOL


SOL? im not familiar with that abbreiviation
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Postby Counterpunch » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:52 pm

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MegaDave wrote:
Starscream wrote:Damnit! QC strikes again! :-(

I think you are SOL


SOL? im not familiar with that abbreiviation


**** outta luck.

and...unfortunately, that would seem to be the situation.

I advise you to try and contact TomyTakara. The eBay seller can't really do anything for you.
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Postby CyberTooth » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:54 pm

That really does suck. I thought it was bad enough that the right leg on mine won't fully extend to lock the knee into place.

Unless your ebay seller is selling these things in bulk, CP's right, you won't get much outta him. Tomy Takara could help, I suppose, but if you're desperate in the long run, you could try replacing the thumb with one from the Wal-Mart Starscream.

Little paint, and you're good. At least its not missing something major like the null ray the photos at fantofan showed.
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Postby MegaDave » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:48 pm

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CyberTooth wrote:, I suppose, but if you're desperate in the long run, you could try replacing the thumb with one from the Wal-Mart Starscream.

Little paint, and you're good. At least its not missing something major like the null ray the photos at fantofan showed.


then id have a screamer with a missing thumb :-(
thanks for the suggestion tho but i dont think id ever think of cannibilising one masterpice figure to complete another.
it would be like ripping the arms off michealangelos david to complete the venus de milo
well actually it would be nothing like that
bad example
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Postby i_amtrunks » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:57 pm

That really blows, its not a hugely important piece, but it'sa something that you will notice everytime he is in bot-mode.

Takara-Tomy are your only option, as the missing thumb is surely a QC issue. Not sure how they go with returns or anything... perhaps they might send you out just a thumb...
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