gantzrunner wrote:So I guess I should've been wary when I discovered nearly the entire first wave of Titans Return in one day between 3 stores since im never that lucky. I say this because every single figure I purchased have worse construction than a K.O.!
Wheelie can barely stand he's so loose. Hardhead can't hold his arms up yet his titan master is in so tight im afraid he'll break if I try any harder to remove it. Skullsmasher has extremely loose thighs (and the rubber back plate is already refusing to keep its shape, although that's more of a design flaw than a qc issue). Scourge has floppy wrists, his titan master won't stay connected, it's crest won't stay up, and it's legs fall off of you touch them. Sentinel Prime's waist won't stay together so he can't be posed in any way except standing straight up. Finally we have Blurr, who ALMOST passes for a retail figure, except again his crest won't stay up, his titan master won't detach, and although his legs are ok for now, they aren't exactly tight and I'm afraid any further interaction will leave him floppy like Skullsmasher.
Now I've heard some people had some of these issues so far but come on! I have 6 figures with QC issues in ONE WAVE. That's more than I've had trouble with in the last 4 or 5 YEARS. Has it been like this for anybody else?!
Cheetron wrote:Thanks for the ideas. Now I've got something to do tonight. My main problem with scourge will always be his hands. I gave him new weapons, lighter weapons and they will not stay in place.
RAR wrote:It looks like some clear nail polish is becoming an essential accessory for all Transformers collectors.
Masterblaster1 wrote:I was of two minds to get anything from this series...im so glad i didn't and with what im reading so far i am going to avoid it like the plague.i do t know what the problems are at hasbro but it's like they just dont give a damn about the brand anymore and are just making them to save face.
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I have a very low tech, very low cost fix for Scourge's bobble head. I took a business card, colored it blue with a sharpie and cut little squares. Then slid them down the sides and back of the Titan Master Socket. Now he isn't a bobble head. Best part about it. If you need to redo it at some point, just pull out the old card stock and add new.
fenrir72 wrote: Btw, not only Hasbro, take a look at MS' Xbox360. From a sturdy Xbox to a cr@ppy Xb360. 'nuff said!
Optimum Supreme wrote:fenrir72 wrote: Btw, not only Hasbro, take a look at MS' Xbox360. From a sturdy Xbox to a cr@ppy Xb360. 'nuff said!
Sony's got a bad track record too, just 360 was so spectacularly bad in the very first version that many people forget the PSXes you had to flip upside down or the PS2's that were lost to DRE's. Even my PSP got some mystery splotches randomly show up and wreck the screen. Fortunately I waited on PS3 and slims don't seem nearly as prone to YLOD.
tldr; buy nintendo
wait what this is supposed to be about transformers???!???!
Galvatron... The head flip up gimmick obviously, but there's also a big problem trying to connect his legs for cannon mode. I'm guessing they used better plastic on a prototype and that worked better, but here, nah, just get them close and hope they don't get knocked out of position. Mine also has the hole for the cannon on his right arm a little too loose. Left arm hole is perfect. I will say, Ape Face looks really cool attached as a head, if he had a mouth instead of plate he might have been perfect.
The wave 2 deluxes. They all have some cheap feel to the plastics in them that wave 1 mostly didn't, but here are my biggest gripes.
The bat guy (not sure of some names particularly since some are all changed and stuff) seems like about a third of the figure is that soft plastic (like the gator's back hatch was). I suppose it's better for the wings so they don't break, being how thin they'll be, but it's never a good sign when some parts are a bit deformed out of the package.
The wolf guy, lots of ball joints are too stiff and pop instead of move. Also mine came apart at the waist swivel several times while transforming it.
Highbrow, more of a bobble head than any figure yet. Turning the mini head all the way around like on some figures makes the connection too loose to keep the head attached. Turning it halfway (so the head master is looking right or left) seems to be the way to go here.
Chromedome and Stylor... Oh boy the red plastic on these guys is likely the worst, cheapest plastic I've ever seen on an actual transformer. It's like the kind of plastic you expect to see on cheapo no name toys found in a dollar store. I've seen Happy Meal toys with better plastic. I was very disappointed seeing this on something I paid $15 for. Fortunately it's not on CD himself much, just his crotchal area I think, but Stylor on the other hand is pretty much all this junk except his torso and CD's face. The weapons are both made of it as well.
fenrir72 wrote:gantzrunner wrote:So I guess I should've been wary when I discovered nearly the entire first wave of Titans Return in one day between 3 stores since im never that lucky. I say this because every single figure I purchased have worse construction than a K.O.!
Wheelie can barely stand he's so loose. Hardhead can't hold his arms up yet his titan master is in so tight im afraid he'll break if I try any harder to remove it. Skullsmasher has extremely loose thighs (and the rubber back plate is already refusing to keep its shape, although that's more of a design flaw than a qc issue). Scourge has floppy wrists, his titan master won't stay connected, it's crest won't stay up, and it's legs fall off of you touch them. Sentinel Prime's waist won't stay together so he can't be posed in any way except standing straight up. Finally we have Blurr, who ALMOST passes for a retail figure, except again his crest won't stay up, his titan master won't detach, and although his legs are ok for now, they aren't exactly tight and I'm afraid any further interaction will leave him floppy like Skullsmasher.
Now I've heard some people had some of these issues so far but come on! I have 6 figures with QC issues in ONE WAVE. That's more than I've had trouble with in the last 4 or 5 YEARS. Has it been like this for anybody else?!
UW Swindle's panels won't stay together. Same with Brawl and Blastoff. Not mentioning the celarance issues with Blastoff's head.
Meaning? Both versions, Takara or Hb really have issues.
Autobot Roadburn wrote:fenrir72 wrote:gantzrunner wrote:So I guess I should've been wary when I discovered nearly the entire first wave of Titans Return in one day between 3 stores since im never that lucky. I say this because every single figure I purchased have worse construction than a K.O.!
Wheelie can barely stand he's so loose. Hardhead can't hold his arms up yet his titan master is in so tight im afraid he'll break if I try any harder to remove it. Skullsmasher has extremely loose thighs (and the rubber back plate is already refusing to keep its shape, although that's more of a design flaw than a qc issue). Scourge has floppy wrists, his titan master won't stay connected, it's crest won't stay up, and it's legs fall off of you touch them. Sentinel Prime's waist won't stay together so he can't be posed in any way except standing straight up. Finally we have Blurr, who ALMOST passes for a retail figure, except again his crest won't stay up, his titan master won't detach, and although his legs are ok for now, they aren't exactly tight and I'm afraid any further interaction will leave him floppy like Skullsmasher.
Now I've heard some people had some of these issues so far but come on! I have 6 figures with QC issues in ONE WAVE. That's more than I've had trouble with in the last 4 or 5 YEARS. Has it been like this for anybody else?!
UW Swindle's panels won't stay together. Same with Brawl and Blastoff. Not mentioning the celarance issues with Blastoff's head.
Meaning? Both versions, Takara or Hb really have issues.
Consider yourself lucky with looseness on your UW Bruticus, when I opened mine up Onslaught's left elbow was GLUED IN PLACE. Even worse, BBTS had already sold out of them so I couldn't replace him. I ended up having to unscrew his left arm and force an x-acto knife in between the joint and arm shell to separate them. Considering this is a $140 toy, it was the single most terrifying mod I've ever had to do. A few of the other Combaticons have some minor issues but now Onslaught is fine.
As far as Titans Return, I've had pretty good luck for the most part. I had to return a Scourge because his head literally wouldn't stay in. I got Highbrow yesterday, and while his head is a bit loose the sideways Headmaster head trick works fine (though I'll be trying the business card head mod later). I think there's a design issue with the Scourge mold rather than QC in that the neck insert needs to be surrounded with plastic for a tighter fit. All my other headmasters are pretty tight whatever direction I have to put the heads, and the necks are all designed much better. I also got the Takara Galvatron, he has fairly tight pegs all around.
I think if I had to make a judgment here, In my opinion wave 1 had some serious issues and wave 2 (on my figures) fixed most of them. I don't have a single problem on my Chromedome (thank goodness) or Weirdwolfwire. I had to fix some joints on Skullcruncher, but a bit of glue and you'd never know he had problems. Hardhead I just had to put his head on the other way.
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