Okay, I got my Titans Force Set today. Here are my initial thoughts.
First, it is a good thing I am not a collector that cares overly much about the boxes. While not in horrible shape, the box came poorly packaged in a larger box and had several mars, most notably a big scrape along "Transformers" on the right side. Also, the box rattled.
So, yeah, I guess I will talk about the one figure I didn't really care that much about first. Sentinel. The rattling had two causes. First, his head was loose in the packaging. I seem to remember an online reviewer commenting that his head is pretty loose, and some others have mentioned it, perhaps with other figures. I'm not too worried as I'd rather be slightly loose than slightly tight and break the Titan Master head off. But, do you know what the other rattle is? Apparently I got the ultra rare variant with something inside the translucent shoe:
Well, it wasn't a goldfish. It was an extra screw. All the screws appear to be installed. In fact, the screws on that foot and lower leg are so well installed that the heads are stripped so I have no way of opening the foot up to retrieve the screw (though if I do, I have a replacement for a stripped one).
Aside from that, I am most happy with both other figures. I don't think I can say any more about them than hasn't already been said. Brainstorm is a pretty clever reuse of Blurr, with enough difference to be quite awesome. Windblade is the figure we should have originally gotten. I may take some comparison pics when I get my picture space back. Clever and fun transformation, and she looks great!
But, yeah, I mostly wanted to complain about Sentinel. For as much as I paid for these, I am tempted to contact Hasbro. But, really, I don't think it is worth it. Plus, rare variant!!
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