Carnivius_Prime wrote:And this is one reason that puts me off buying the few Masterpiece figures I do like the look of (such as Shockwave, does he have any QC issues?) You'd think for the crazy costs of these figures they could have great quality control.
There are some individual QA issues that are just part of the nature of figures with these many parts and paint apps, and there are some issues that are endemic to the line (like diecast metal shedding paint more easily than plastic does) but these are the only widely known issues that I am aware of:
MP-5 Megatron - easily snapped plastic clips, rust-like discolouration on feet.
MP-8 Grimlock - original release had a screw inside the leg that rubbed chrome off the tail when transformed into robot mode. Most if not all later releases corrected this.
MP-08 Rodimus Prime - Paint easily rubbed off spoiler, leg joints break easily, shoulders break easily (US version). The paint issue was fixed, the other issues apply to all releases of this mold that I know of.
And, well, this Megatron apparently.
If anyone knows of any other issues do please correct me.