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News Credits: 12 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:55 am

I've noticed a potential problem with my Animated Arcee and RTS Wreck Gar figures: they're developing stress marks inside their hands from inserting and removing their weapons. Has anyone else noticed this? Should I be worried? Should I stop putting their weapons in their hands? I'm afraid their hands are going to just snap in half one day. And there are probably other figures with the same potential problem.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:44 am

On Wreck-Gar? Really? Did you force it in from the thicker part? I'll have to check mine when I get back home.

Animated Arcee is a known issue. I have that also and now I'm very careful when putting her swords on. She is okay so far, though.

Also heard Animated Hot Rod has this issue, too.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:00 am

there's a quick fix for Arcee that was posted on here before. I don't remember where exactly, but all you do is cut off the plastic strips on either side of her swords and they'll fit fine.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:33 pm

I've heard that ROTF Bludgeon can have this problem, although mine doesn't seem to yet. I'm guessing that since we're getting more and more figures with open hands, this problems may become somewhat more common, unless Hasbro finds a way to fix it.

News Credits: 60 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:09 pm

Old news for Arcee. Just don't insert the sword (imho she was more of a gunner than a fencer in her previous bio)

News Credits: 2 · Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:04 pm

Yeah, I had problems with Arcee (the Takara release), except it wasn't the swords, it was the posts in her alt-mode (her thumbs were almost falling off when I got it). I reinforced them with some superglue, but she won't get transformed much as a precaution.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:55 am

Damn! My Wreck-Gar's right palm has a stress mark line. :sad:

This is why I missed fist hole so much (or something like Straxus's articulated palm). Open palm may look better but not practical. As in another thread I've posted, my RTS Perceptor's open palms can't hold anything until I stick a double side tape in.

Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:37 pm

Optimus1138 wrote:I've heard that ROTF Bludgeon can have this problem, although mine doesn't seem to yet. I'm guessing that since we're getting more and more figures with open hands, this problems may become somewhat more common, unless Hasbro finds a way to fix it.

That happened to my bludgeon so i just gave it to my cousin.