MP-09 Rodimus Convoy Second Release Improvements

One post there points out an oddity with the elbows. While Powered Convoy's ver. 2.0 Rodimus defintiely has the Takara elbow joints (as his images show), another Ver. 2.0 MP Rodimus on HK-TF has the Hasbro ones.



Bizarre.

I know i am joining the many in this sentiment but I gotta say it anyways...This really burns me and I am sure everyone else who bought the original.

I am all for improvement but all these changes seem like they could have been originally implemented if, i dunno, maybe it went through just a bit more initial quality control!

I still love my MP-09 and he does look great on display but this just feels like a low blow. This combined w/ releasing the Last Shot Prime right before announcing MP-10 has really made me lose trust in Takara.

Shameful.

I really want to buy another, swap parts between the two to make the best version, and sell the one I don't need. Hm ...

Rodimus Prime wrote:Meh, I bought the first version and am happy with it. The only thing that mine could use is a more solid grip on the weapon. I am glad to see that Takara actually listened to people who had lots of problems and addressed it. But it's true, all those "fixes" could have been avoided with just a little more initial QC. We would have waited an extra couple of months...

^ THIS.

I don't have early adopter's syndrome or buyer's remorse. I knew what I was getting into before I bought it, took extra care of it when it arrived (and still do) and it's been sturdy and a gorgeous figure.

I have no complaints. If it goes kaflooey, then it's on me. No whine, no cheese to go with it.

That really is annoying that they've fixed things that should have been fixed before the initial release. I've fixed all the issues for myself so I don't feel that bad about my purchase.

Two questions:
1) how much more does this version cost?
2) why does the review mention that there are no ankle issues? What issues have there been with the ankles? I don't recall hearing any.

Megatron Wolf wrote:

Fistful of Energon wrote:I know i am joining the many in this sentiment but I gotta say it anyways...This really burns me and I am sure everyone else who bought the original.

I am all for improvement but all these changes seem like they could have been originally implemented if, i dunno, maybe it went through just a bit more initial quality control!

I still love my MP-09 and he does look great on display but this just feels like a low blow. This combined w/ releasing the Last Shot Prime right before announcing MP-10 has really made me lose trust in Takara.

Shameful.

Looks like you and so many others are suffering from early adoption syndrome, theres always a price to pay when you have to have it first and it doesnt always involve money.

Not at all actually. Like I said, I love my MP-09 even despite his flaws. Its just that it feels like there was almost no final QC done and they let it up to the buyers to make those calls.

And its not like there is always something wrong w/ a first run of these figures so how was anyone to suspect?

this isnt a $12 dollar deluxe from walmart, This was a $200 plus figure. I dont think im being "whiney" at all if I from a consumer standpoint feel a bit screwed.

Counterpunch wrote:I REALLY think Takara should have provided the shin pieces to retailers to supply to their customers who bought the first version. Everything else is a design issue with a work around, the shin thing is a flaw.

Exactly. I was fortunate enough to not have had the time to get around opening my MP-09 V1.0 for months. Once I saw the reviews and learned about the flaws, I was afraid to transform him.

The only issues mine has is the shin flaw plus I needed to take sandpaper to my trailer to avoid paint chipping.

I bought the Hasbro TRU version and that is the only one I am transforming. My MP-09 V1.0 will stay in robot mode forever, and he looks GREAT! Now that I have transformed my Hasbro version, I will never transform the one from Takara. The shin piece is severely flawed and it looks like it could snap off easily with minimal force. But I love the show accurate paint scheme.

The Hasbro TRU version looks FANTASTIC when transformed and inserted into the trailer. The trailer gimmick covers up most of the car anyway, so when displayed side-by-side it looks just like I purchased two MP-09s!

Autobot032 wrote:

Mykltron wrote:That really is annoying that they've fixed things that should have been fixed before the initial release. I've fixed all the issues for myself so I don't feel that bad about my purchase.

Two questions:
1) how much more does this version cost?
2) why does the review mention that there are no ankle issues? What issues have there been with the ankles? I don't recall hearing any.

1.) $59.00 more, at BBTS. The original run is currently priced at $149.99, this current version is priced at $209.99

2.) The springs, as it was mentioned. Mine does have this problem.

They're the same price in Japan. BBTS is selling the first version of Rodimus for less than it was originally (and less than Japanese retail). They're also selling the 2nd version for more than what the first cost when it first came out (before cutting the price).

Randy

I have to say, that of all the MP Transformers Rodimus is the most difficult to transform. I understand that it is not really a toy, and it is meant to look great as a display piece for a collector however each of the MP Transformers is more difficult and fiddly to transform than the last. I mean these are TRANSFORMERS, transformation is part of the reason why they are so desirable. It would be nice if these figures transformations were better thought out to reduce the risk of damage to the figures, and make them easier to transform in general.

Having transformed Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, Starscream & Rodimus, Rodimus is the only toy I was actually afraid of breaking.

Kibble wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:Looks like you and so many others are suffering from early adoption syndrome, theres always a price to pay when you have to have it first and it doesnt always involve money.

Bullshit. You talk like people were buying stolen factory figures before the official release. And it's not like they announced an improved version would be forthcoming shortly after the jacked version was released. You shouldn't have to wait 6 months or more after a figure is released before buying it...especially when it's supposed to be from a legitimate company. It's sad that the 'evil' 3rd Party companies take better care of their customers than the official company...even though the official one is starting to charge closer to the same prices. And lastly, most the time you don't have the option to wait 6+ months to buy a figure unless you want to buy it on the secondary market.

please don't escalate things & take it to the next level by placing curse words in your reply.

Because some of us might work in a office setting & view seibetron.com from their work computers. these work computers are hooked up to networks that get viewed daily by the company. if the company see's enough curse words or explicit images that person can get fired.

Also not everyone here is above 18 years of age. we have some minors here under 18.