The Energon Pub

[Seibertron]

Remember what happened to Blades and Alpha Bravo? Well it just happened to Groove too. The first two times I just assumed it was a problem with that particular mold and could be avoided by not buying the Helicopters, but now that UW Groove is broken as well I'm convinced it's a line-wide issue. There's two non-mutually-exclusive possibilities here- one possibility is that the plastic just sucks. The other possibility is that the bizarre choice to make the 5mm ports hexagonal made them more prone to fractures. Or of course it could be both. Either way I want my money back on these f*ckers.

I'm done buying official combiners. I gave you a chance, HasTak, and you blew it. You burned me one too many times. I guess you really do get what you pay for- it's 3rd party only for me from now on (at least with combiners).

What happened with Blades, Alpha Bravo and Groove? Can you provide a link to where you talked about that?

Did the store where you purchased the set from help you out?

I pinged them an email when Blades broke and they said they'd source a replacement leg directly from Takara. Unfortunately it hasn't arrived yet and Groove already broke on me. I've asked them for a refund now, they haven't responded just yet.

Did you pay with Paypal? Credit Card? Lots of options to get this fixed or get your money back. If you've waited a few days and haven't heard back from the seller, I would send them another message. If you don't hear back from them at that point, I would pursue different options with Paypal or your credit card company to initiate a refund or chargeback. It sounds like you got a bad batch, though I haven't transformed my UW-03 Defensor set yet, but I haven't had any problems like this with my other Hasbro Combiner Wars or Takara Tomy Unite Warriors figures yet (I own them all and as you can see from my galleries I have transformed many of them many, many, many times for comparison shots and put them through the ringer with posing them in action shots).

[william-james88]

I guess you really do get what you pay for- it's 3rd party only for me from now on

I went the opposite way. 3rd party really burnt me last year. I never got my replacement parts for Apolyon.

[Autobot N]

Crikey! I might wanna watch my helicopters now.

[fenrir72]

Remember what happened to Blades and Alpha Bravo? Well it just happened to Groove too. The first two times I just assumed it was a problem with that particular mold and could be avoided by not buying the Helicopters, but now that UW Groove is broken as well I'm convinced it's a line-wide issue. There's two non-mutually-exclusive possibilities here- one possibility is that the plastic just sucks. The other possibility is that the bizarre choice to make the 5mm ports hexagonal made them more prone to fractures. Or of course it could be both. Either way I want my money back on these f*ckers.

I'm done buying official combiners. I gave you a chance, HasTak, and you blew it. You burned me one too many times. I guess you really do get what you pay for- it's 3rd party only for me from now on (at least with combiners).

Hey DM! What broke in Groove? You're scaring me kimosabe! Got my Defensor from RK.

[Robogeek1973]

I haven't combined my UW figs yet, but now I'm too scared to do so.

[Agamemnon]

Remember what happened to Blades and Alpha Bravo? Well it just happened to Groove too. The first two times I just assumed it was a problem with that particular mold and could be avoided by not buying the Helicopters, but now that UW Groove is broken as well I'm convinced it's a line-wide issue. There's two non-mutually-exclusive possibilities here- one possibility is that the plastic just sucks. The other possibility is that the bizarre choice to make the 5mm ports hexagonal made them more prone to fractures. Or of course it could be both. Either way I want my money back on these f*ckers.

I'm done buying official combiners. I gave you a chance, HasTak, and you blew it. You burned me one too many times. I guess you really do get what you pay for- it's 3rd party only for me from now on (at least with combiners).

Hey DM! What broke in Groove? You're scaring me kimosabe! Got my Defensor from RK.

There's a pic of one of the choppers too. I am now doing an audit on my figures too. DM, have you combined them a bunch? Or has this been from just a couple of times?

[Evil Eye]

Remember what happened to Blades and Alpha Bravo? Well it just happened to Groove too. The first two times I just assumed it was a problem with that particular mold and could be avoided by not buying the Helicopters, but now that UW Groove is broken as well I'm convinced it's a line-wide issue. There's two non-mutually-exclusive possibilities here- one possibility is that the plastic just sucks. The other possibility is that the bizarre choice to make the 5mm ports hexagonal made them more prone to fractures. Or of course it could be both. Either way I want my money back on these f*ckers.

I'm done buying official combiners. I gave you a chance, HasTak, and you blew it. You burned me one too many times. I guess you really do get what you pay for- it's 3rd party only for me from now on (at least with combiners).

Hey DM! What broke in Groove? You're scaring me kimosabe! Got my Defensor from RK.

There's a pic of one of the choppers too. I am now doing an audit on my figures too. DM, have you combined them a bunch? Or has this been from just a couple of times?

Not a great deal. I've barely had them a week, and I'm very careful with my figures.

In any case I'm returning the bloody things to TFS Express.

[Logan.]

I post also here real comparisons for Mixmaster

I like to give one Devastator accessory to each Constructicon: this is for Mixmaster

Mixmaster is the great defect of the gestalt, but overall I think this Devastator is a great product, price/quality ratio also.

[fenrir72]

I post also here real comparisons for Mixmaster

I like to give one Devastator accessory to each Constructicon: this is for Mixmaster

Mixmaster is the great defect of the gestalt, but overall I think this Devastator is a great product, price/quality ratio also.

More on personal taste. Some may not be so accepting to the style TT followed when they designed him so calling him a defect is going by your personal biases. Which is quite normal. Mind you, If TT ditched the details of MMs new front "cab" and focused on the other "end", people wouldn't be complaining.

[Cyberpath]

I pose the truck with the discharge point facing back. I kind of want the cab piece (which It doesn't require part-forming) from the Perfect Effect upgrade kit. But UW04 is also fine without it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnwcQTbT4nM

[King Kuuga]

Is Delta the only one having these issues? Cause I have not

I found a crack in my Alpha Bravo's HFG port, but nothing has broken off of him yet and it still holds the HFG fine in all modes.

[Logan.]

UW/CW Devastator is G1 accurate; five of six models are G1 accurate.
Mixmaster is the unique real Generations, with an updated alt mode, but... between G1 accurate models it clashes inevitably.
Anyway, in my opinion, has alt mode and leg mode (the foot) accomplished poorly (and the robot back...). ^^

[TF-fan kev777]

Is Delta the only one having these issues? Cause I have not

Damnit, I just checked my copters (I don't have groove). Blades and Vortex are showing some plastic fatigue in the same areas where Delta's Blades broke. Alpha Bravo is harder to tell since he is white, but looks good so far and I also use him far less as a combiner since I have Slingshot. Vortex is by far the most concerning since I've only transformed/assembled him a few times. I'll be using extreme caution with the copters from here on out. First sign of any cracking, I'll probably reinforce the area with some super glue.

[fenrir72]

I pose the truck with the discharge point facing back. I kind of want the cab piece (which It doesn't require part-forming) from the Perfect Effect upgrade kit. But UW04 is also fine without it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnwcQTbT4nM

It's a damn if you do damn if you don't conundrum. The upgrade does look good and doesn't require parts forming. Might consider getting that.

I wonder if the colors match the original?

[Sabrblade]

UW/CW Devastator is G1 accurate; five of six models are G1 accurate.
Mixmaster is the unique real Generations, with an updated alt mode, but... between G1 accurate models it clashes inevitably.

This has been discussed previously. All six Constructicons were given updated altmodes for their CW/UW releases. It's just that Mixmaster's the only one whose vehicle orientation got changed around because the real life vehicles that the other five's altmodes are based on happened to not be as drastically different in design from the vehicles that the 1985 Constructicon toy altmodes were based on. All six of the CW/UW Constructicon altmodes are based on gigantic-sized industrial-grade construction vehicles used in large scale mining operations rather than the much smaller-scaled construction vehicles seen in cities working on smaller-scaled projects.

[fenrir72]

UW/CW Devastator is G1 accurate; five of six models are G1 accurate.
Mixmaster is the unique real Generations, with an updated alt mode, but... between G1 accurate models it clashes inevitably.
Anyway, in my opinion, has alt mode and leg mode (the foot) accomplished poorly (and the robot back...). ^^

Hey Logan79, I respect that. Your "OPINION". Don't let anyone ever try to do otherwise.....as in change what you think.

The design does takes some time getting used to. Heck remember how a lot of protest on MP Ironhide's side panels?

Must be the hardwired safety zone/familiarity reflex/fight or flee within the human psychology.

[fenrir72]

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%BF%E3%8 ... ansformers

Bruticus

[o.supreme]

But do they ship outside Japan? (To the US in particular?) -I've ordered from Amazon Canada & UK (though UK still very rarely ships abroad). I've never been successfully able to order from Amazon Japan.

[Agamemnon]

But do they ship outside Japan? (To the US in particular?) -I've ordered from Amazon Canada & UK (though UK still very rarely ships abroad). I've never been successfully able to order from Amazon Japan.

I've had the same experiences, though I really no longer try to order from Amazon Canada or UK. I look at this as a timing indicator. If listings are going up on Amazon Japan, then perhaps my favorite online toy shops will be getting preorders up soon.

[william-james88]

But do they ship outside Japan? (To the US in particular?) -I've ordered from Amazon Canada & UK (though UK still very rarely ships abroad). I've never been successfully able to order from Amazon Japan.

A toy being ship and sold from amazon japan cannot be shipped to the US. However, if it is a toy that comes with a book or movie, it can, because it is in a different category. But this Bruticus toy cant, so this is only for Japan users.

But it doesnt matter, you can just buy Bruticus from here for cheap:

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

98$ plus shipping. Cant be beat!

[o.supreme]

May I ask if you know how much shipping usually is?(I would think to US or Canada would be about the same but...) -Sorry I just don't want to go all the way through the registration process only to find that shipping is so expensive, that it is not worth it, which is the experience that I have had on several other sites coming straight from Japan or other Asian countries.

The item price is great, but after shipping, it is pretty much the same as BBTS (or only 10+/- dollars difference)

[william-james88]

May I ask if you know how much shipping usually is?(I would think to US or Canada would be about the same but...) -Sorry I just don't want to go all the way through the registration process only to find that shipping is so expensive, that it is not worth it, which is the experience that I have had on several other sites coming straight from Japan or other Asian countries.

The item price is great, but after shipping, it is pretty much the same as BBTS (or only 10+/- dollars difference)

Sure, here is the bill for UW Menasor:

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

So yeah, comes out to the same price as Bruticus before shipping at TF Source and BBTS. So not much savings for an american. BUT in my defense, my post was for a general audience. Most countries dont have their own BBTS, and thus importing from japan is a very valid resource. And that listing is the cheapest of its kind. If your country can give you the same price or just about, then go for it

[o.supreme]

Agreed 100%, I'm sure our world wide fan base appreciates your thoughtfulness, and I appreciate the input as well. Thank you.

[fenrir72]

https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/708549991342563328

COMPUTICON WIP?

Maybe this August or September 2016

[fenrir72]

But do they ship outside Japan? (To the US in particular?) -I've ordered from Amazon Canada & UK (though UK still very rarely ships abroad). I've never been successfully able to order from Amazon Japan.

No offense intended but depending on your financial abilities, you CAN order from Amazon Japan

You'll be needing a "proxy" to receive the item which the proxy will then send to you (depending on the proxy's polices and of course their "fee" and the S/H.

BigInJapan is a very dependable "proxy" as I've been ordering some special "items" not available through amiami or hobbysearch. Sometimes the items are waaaaaaaaaaaay out there in prices while some are bargains!

If you are really ready to take the plunge, check out BigInJapan's policies first then register your info in Amazon Japan. List BigInJapan's address as your mailing address.

Initially pay the 500Y fee via PayPal and any extra fees they (BigInJapan) might add.