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Cyberpath wrote:I heard back from Amazon Japan...
They don't replace parts.
I can choose between keeping the figure + a $9 coupon -- or ship back for a refund.
Thoughts?
I don't understand how a knock-off managed to get the antennas straight, but the official is such a crooked mess?
And the TE01 head-sculpt was copied from the MP-44 promotional photos!!
I think I should cancel MP-47 Hound if this is what I get for ¥33k. Dunno what to do about MP-44 though.
They seemed to be going for an accurate looking trailer hitch area in vehicle mode, I just don't think it was super successful but I'd have to actually bother looking for pics of that part of a cabover to know for sure. The side effect is that this part of the truck mode looks worse, to me.william-james88 wrote:ScottyP wrote:There are some other spots with 90 degree bends of small panels in the legs that wouldn't need to be there by just making the back of the truck less ugly.
So let me get this straight, the toy is made overly complicated and fragile so that it can look worse?
ScottyP wrote:If this was a $200-230 figure it'd be easy for me to globally recommend it and generally praise it. It isn't though, so I really can't.
The comments about the engineering feeling needlessly complex are spot on. The whole ab section explodes in truck mode and is tough to get loose while still handling the toy gently as its paint demands. It's inelegant and has more going on than it rightfully needs to. There are some other spots with 90 degree bends of small panels in the legs that wouldn't need to be there by just making the back of the truck less ugly. I see what they were going for but it's a spindly mess back there near the hitch. Not confident these thick paint coats will hold up. The forearms also don't properly account for the paint with their tolerances, so I've got one that likes to pop open every time I pose it.
This is all entirely forgiveable stuff on cheaper figures, but again, this isn't a cheap figure.
It does look fantastic in general. I think the shoulders are too small but the rest is super clean, much more than I'd have expected with all the seam lines. The play features of the trailer are excellent and I like the partial part storage tray under the truck, just don't put the spare heads in there. The copyright stamping will scrape them.
It's a good toy but for $360 I expected a great toy. This is not the paradigm shift, big moment release Optimus like MP-1 and MP-10 were. This is just the Optimus following the trend of haphazardly engineered cartoon look MPs that cost too much and have too much paint on moving joints. Entirely skippable unless you just need that white crotch OP for your collection.
william-james88 wrote:Now onto the problems.
One of the most obvious one people are having is the antennas on the heads. They are either curved outwards or inwards. People have tried fixing it by heating it with a hair dryer and shaping it better, but that just warps and extends the plastic, ruining your figure for good (so DON'T DO THAT).
william-james88 wrote:Cyberpath, here is what I would do, I would send it back for a refund.
This toy/character will be rereleased some day and the next time they will have a chance to hopefully fix that particular issue. Plus, you already got to play with it so that initial craving of experiencing this latest version of your favourite character is sated. now you ca patiently wait for them to release it without a flaw that seems to ruin the figure (or at least not make him look worth the price of admission). You already have a pretty good Prime to hold over till he's rereleased anyway.
Also, sending it back (along with writing a review on amazon japan, you can do it in english) will give indication that you are not settling for flaws as such when paying a premium price.
I also thank Scotty for the review, its exactly what I figured, a skippable release (at least to non completionists). Sad to know the back of that cab doesn't look better in hand.
Cyberpath wrote: Naturally, I will also cancelled MP Hound and won't be buying anything from Takara again until they get their act together. My money was good, I expect the product and customer care to match. (The non-existing customer care as of writing this.)
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Cyberpath wrote:Thanks, Will!
I decided to allow Takara a few days to address this and if they don't make it right -- return it for a refund. Amazon will reimburse the return shipping fee once it gets there, but not the original cost or the tax, and that was a lot of money. But better to cut my loses while still possible.
Stargrave wrote:I decided to allow Takara a few days to address this and if they don't make it right -- return it for a refund. Amazon will reimburse the return shipping fee once it gets there, but not the original cost or the tax, and that was a lot of money. But better to cut my loses while still possible.
Cyberpath wrote:I better start transforming him back into a truck. See you in three hours.
Here's a cool pic by HardReturn...
Cyberpath wrote:I think I agree. I mean, it looked really bad out of the box, almost like the "battle damage" head -- but I think my fix turned out decent..? And since otherwise I got a pretty good copy (no paint flaws) (not to jinx it!) I better not take a risk with a reissue that may or may not happen, and may or may not have new flaws.
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