The Energon Pub

My Brawl has a stressed marked arm. Well, out of the 3 I bought today,Brawl was the disapointing of the 3. The arms stress marked or not aren't even good.

My Brawl has stress marks to ... The same with Jazz and Blackout ... bah ...

My Starscream had stress marks on his wings where they fold in half.

I'm returning mine for a Swindle.

What where hasbro thinking making them so cheap ?!

Danish-Liokaiser wrote:What where hasbro thinking making them so cheap ?!

$$$$$

AbsumZer0 wrote:

Danish-Liokaiser wrote:What where hasbro thinking making them so cheap ?!

$$$$$

^^^^^^Give that guy a cookie!^^^^^^

Higher quality plastic costs more, so, for more margin per figure, cheaper plastic is used to keep those people called "stockholders" happy.

The same reason we can only buy toys made in communist China: cost.

Unfortunately, the Voyager SS I bought today would probably cost $30-40 US if it were made and assembled here in the US.


So far.

The movie line never ceases to unimpress me. Poor designs, poor quality plastic, transformations that don't function properly.

My Swindle does not lock together properly all the way at the top of the "knee" back windshield, but it is just a small flaw, Alternators and other Transformers always have some difficulty going back together.

i got a blackout and an Ironhide and have exactly ZERO complaints!
Beautiful to the MAX!

Jestermon wrote:My Swindle does not lock together properly all the way at the top of the "knee" back windshield, but it is just a small flaw, Alternators and other Transformers always have some difficulty going back together.

I love a lot of the new stuff, but I have to disagree: I never have problems putting my TFs back together.

Then again...I never have tried transforming my MP-05.
(And I never will!)

Um, carry on.

If you all think the figures are cheap, just wait until you see it's film release next month.

SpacerAM2 wrote:If you all think the figures are cheap, just wait until you see it's film release next month.

After seeing the clips on the MTV Movie Awards, we can all firmly say you'll be eating those words by July 4th.

You're entitled to not like it, that's your right, and your opinion, but there's not a damn thing cheap about the movie.

Autobot032 wrote:

SpacerAM2 wrote:If you all think the figures are cheap, just wait until you see it's film release next month.

After seeing the clips on the MTV Movie Awards, we can all firmly say you'll be eating those words by July 4th.

You're entitled to not like it, that's your right, and your opinion, but there's not a damn thing cheap about the movie.

I have to concur with Autobot032. As much as some things about the film do and will irk me as a long-time fan, I must say there is nothing cheap about this film. Paramount/Dreamworks hired the big guns for this film: Spielberg and Bay. Although...they could have gotten a better director than Bay. The film being filled with tons of Armageddon/Bad boys-type moments and quick moving cameras for no reason, even during NO action at all...that is just going to suck.

But I have hope for this film, mostly because Spielberg is at the helm and has the last say on just about everything.

If it was Bay directing, and some no-name producing...then I might agree with you to an extent, SpacerAM32.

But until July2nd/3rd/4th whatever-the-hell-day they decide to release this thing for the masses, we are all just pulling straws out of a hat.

Talk trash about the film all you want, that is your right and I respect that.

But NEVER trash Movie Voyager Starscream!

I wonder If the Japanese versions of the toys will have such flaws. Because the Japanese are serious when it comes to the quality of a product.

And about the movie. i feel the most of the scene with humans in them will slow the movies action down. And I know that the first part of the film is going to drag and take forever before a Transformer is seen. But I think the movie will be good.

Wolfspiritzero wrote:I wonder If the Japanese versions of the toys will have such flaws. Because the Japanese are serious when it comes to the quality of a product.

And about the movie. i feel the most of the scene with humans in them will slow the movies action down. And I know that the first part of the film is going to drag and take forever before a Transformer is seen. But I think the movie will be good.

Considering they're getting their figures in US packaging with a Japanese TF logo slapped on, there's a good chance that aside from Bumblebee, none of the figures will be any different. (Bumblebee's not that different, except he has clear windows in Japan, painted ones here.)

Wolfspiritzero wrote:I wonder If the Japanese versions of the toys will have such flaws. Because the Japanese are serious when it comes to the quality of a product.

And about the movie. i feel the most of the scene with humans in them will slow the movies action down. And I know that the first part of the film is going to drag and take forever before a Transformer is seen. But I think the movie will be good.

Two things:

1. You are spot-on. The human element is unnecessary to a very large degree, and it is going to steal time from what matters: the Transformers themselves.

2. Your signature is f***ing awesome.

That is all.

YouFearGalvatron wrote:

Wolfspiritzero wrote:I wonder If the Japanese versions of the toys will have such flaws. Because the Japanese are serious when it comes to the quality of a product.

And about the movie. i feel the most of the scene with humans in them will slow the movies action down. And I know that the first part of the film is going to drag and take forever before a Transformer is seen. But I think the movie will be good.

Two things:

1. You are spot-on. The human element is unnecessary to a very large degree, and it is going to steal time from what matters: the Transformers themselves.

2. Your signature is f***ing awesome.

That is all.

1. Yeah I have a gut feeling their going to spend alot of time with the human element being played out in the beginning and the army scenes. And someone mentioned "Bad Boys" moments in the movie, expect those moment to be in those army scenes.

2. Thanks, that one of my favorite quotes ever.

I was gonna exchange Brawl for a Swindle, I went for Wreckage instead.

Unfortunately, the Voyager SS I bought today would probably cost $30-40 US if it were made and assembled here in the US.

Standard voyager price in Australia seems to have gone up from $45 to $50, about US$41.50 at the moment. Same toys from the same Chinese factories that are closer to Aus than the US. Why is it that the rest of the world (Aus, NZ, Canada, Britain, Europe etc) has to subsidise cheap toy prices for Americans?