southpawdragon wrote:I was at a toysrus and was looking at foc soundwave and from looking in the box to see the figure the plastic looks flimsy and almost knockoff ish plastic. Sorry to the folks that bought it I hope its only looks that way in packaging
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Delta Magnus wrote:Seriously though. I'm not sure quite what they made the CW/UW toys out of but I don't like it. Now granted there's more to durability than plastic quality (my Cybertron Dark Scorponok has gorgeous plastic but his ratchets have mostly failed and his shoulders are cracking, largely due to overly strong springs I reckon) but it is definitely a major factor.
Now, gather round children, and let me tell you the tale of the sad demise of UW Defensor (for the hundredth time).
I bought UW Defensor for the princely sum for £115. He looked great. Looked. Whilst he was a handsome rogue, he had serious structural issues. His plastic felt...cheap, with Hot Spot being a particular offender. They were constructed primarily out of two "textures" of plastic- smooth, glossy and hard plastic, and rougher, more matte and slightly softer plastic. Both plastics felt awful- especially on Hot Spot. His ladder felt like it would collapse with minimal pressure, and even the "hard" plastic of his legs was oddly squishy. To make matters worse, his inner leg mechanisms that let his legs fold up for combined mode were extremely loose, and felt worryingly bendy. Like, I was afraid to tighten them up lest they snap.
The big problem however was the limb bots, specifically their HFG ports. They were very poorly toleranced, and when I inserted a foot into Blades his port cracked. At first I assumed it was because I was using Nonnef's feet kits, but then Groove suffered the same fate from his standard HFG.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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