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Random Rant about the RID line

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Random Rant about the RID line

Postby StryderPrime » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:32 pm

Find me a CJ and WJ yesterday on my way to the gym at a nearby Target.

My question is the RID suppose to be gear toward "the children" more and if that was the case..why do the figures feel so weak when i transform them like i bout to break them?

I thought i was goin to rip cliff forearms off the at one point and i seating here like I know a child is goin to break this thing trying to transform him for the first time.

Another random rant:

Why do all the bots with swords (beside Megatron) lately have horrible shoulder articulation for example Drift, Any StarScream figure with a sword/blade, and now RID Wheeljack?
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby DISCHARGE » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:13 pm

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Maybe you are just so powerful that the plastic doesn't stand a chance in your forceful grip.

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Really, they're just toys man, cut them some slack.
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby GuyIncognito » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:23 pm

Maybe you're just expecting too much from a $12 toy.
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby StryderPrime » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:53 pm

Ya Right...I jus disappointing at CJ hollow gorilla arms. I look past it height and everything but i jus scare one day i goin to break his forearms or eblow joint by mistake....o well
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby DrLegend » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:58 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Maybe you're just expecting too much from a $12 toy.


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Back in my day, you could have yourself a full fledged Gestalt for less money than a couple of Crappuccinos at Starbucks.

Still, for the money paid, I'm expecting a bit of durability. My masterpiece Prime is a beast going 5 years strong and it feels brand new.
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby Cheesinator » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:02 am

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DrLegend wrote:Still, for the money paid, I'm expecting a bit of durability. My masterpiece Prime is a beast going 5 years strong and it feels brand new.


Not really a fair comparison, given the massive price difference and the fact that you probably don't play with him like a child would.

I think Stryder has a good point. I've only got a couple of the Prime figs so far, but they do feel a lot flimsier than previous lines. Anyone who has the voyager Megatron will know what I mean; he is very light and feels very brittle.
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby Evil_the_Nub » Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:49 am

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People have been complaining that the figures feel cheap and brittle for years and I just don't see it. Except with Animated, there was some pretty shoddy work there.
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Re: Random Rant about the RID line

Postby GuyIncognito » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:12 am

StryderPrime wrote:Find me a CJ and WJ yesterday on my way to the gym at a nearby Target.

My question is the RID suppose to be gear toward "the children" more and if that was the case..why do the figures feel so weak when i transform them like i bout to break them?

I thought i was goin to rip cliff forearms off the at one point and i seating here like I know a child is goin to break this thing trying to transform him for the first time.


I got the same figures last night, and I don't agree with your description at all.
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