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Transformers Titans Return Trypticon Promo Clip and Philippines Sighting
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Jun 25, 2017 at 4:38am CDT
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Comment by Albatross250
Jun 25, 2017
ALREADY SIGHTED AND AVAILABLE IN ASIA RETAILS?! (PH) 
Yes it hurts my wallet very much
Yes it hurts my wallet very much
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whaa....? the Takara version?
Comment by Stuartmaximus
Jun 25, 2017
Albatross250 wrote:ALREADY SIGHTED AND AVAILABLE IN ASIA RETAILS?! (PH)
Yes it hurts my wallet very much
whaa....?
the Takara version?
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Comment by DeathReviews
Jun 25, 2017
A thought - the spring in the hip rotation joints. Is it possible that you have to pull the hip outward slightly in order to rotate them safely? And that the spring was meant to pull them back into place once released? That's what I might do if I wanted to engineer a heavy figure that would have a mechanism that allowed for hip rotation, and yet have them lock in place afterwards to prevent slippage...
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Hell yes it is!!!
I really hope the guys at Takara are looking at what's going on. Look the bottom line is I don't fork out my hard earned money on TFs especially expensive ones to break apart due QC BS...
. I also don't wish to have to open things up and fart around with parts, too much money is involved for me to have to do that. There may be those who may enjoy this or don't mind but not me.
So unless
can help rectify things it pains me to say that I will not be getting Trypticon...'nuff said! 
Comment by Nemesis Destron
Jun 25, 2017
Ravage XK wrote:Well this is a huge disappointment. You'd think that QC would have caught this issue.
Is this a deal breaker for anyone?
Hell yes it is!!!
I really hope the guys at Takara are looking at what's going on. Look the bottom line is I don't fork out my hard earned money on TFs especially expensive ones to break apart due QC BS...
. I also don't wish to have to open things up and fart around with parts, too much money is involved for me to have to do that. There may be those who may enjoy this or don't mind but not me.So unless
can help rectify things it pains me to say that I will not be getting Trypticon...'nuff said!
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Comment by Kurona
Jun 25, 2017
We could also get a running change. Stuff like this happens all the time, right?
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Comment by Ravage XK
Jun 25, 2017
I have a pre order and unless there is a fix or you do have to pull the legs to move them I'm thinking of cancelling.
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Comment by RiddlerJ
Jun 25, 2017
OH, COME ON!
I was all excited about Tryppy coming soon and this has to pop up.
I was all excited about Tryppy coming soon and this has to pop up.
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No, the Hasbro version. He wrote PH for philipines, so that can only mean Hasbro version since the takara version only sells in Japan.
Yes it does. More reason for me to wait till after christmas for this toy.
Comment by william-james88
Jun 25, 2017
Stuartmaximus wrote:whaa....?
No, the Hasbro version. He wrote PH for philipines, so that can only mean Hasbro version since the takara version only sells in Japan.
Kurona wrote:We could also get a running change. Stuff like this happens all the time, right?
Yes it does. More reason for me to wait till after christmas for this toy.
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After Christmas...?
Comment by Nemesis Destron
Jun 25, 2017
william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:whaa....?
No, the Hasbro version. He wrote PH for philipines, so that can only mean Hasbro version since the takara version only sells in Japan.Kurona wrote:We could also get a running change. Stuff like this happens all the time, right?
Yes it does. More reason for me to wait till after christmas for this toy.
After Christmas...?
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Yup, any money I get at christmas will be going towards what I hope is an on sale and fixed second run Trypticon
Comment by william-james88
Jun 25, 2017
Nemesis Destron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:whaa....?
No, the Hasbro version. He wrote PH for philipines, so that can only mean Hasbro version since the takara version only sells in Japan.Kurona wrote:We could also get a running change. Stuff like this happens all the time, right?
Yes it does. More reason for me to wait till after christmas for this toy.
After Christmas...?
Yup, any money I get at christmas will be going towards what I hope is an on sale and fixed second run Trypticon
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Riiiiight-got it.
Comment by Nemesis Destron
Jun 25, 2017
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Destron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:whaa....?
No, the Hasbro version. He wrote PH for philipines, so that can only mean Hasbro version since the takara version only sells in Japan.Kurona wrote:We could also get a running change. Stuff like this happens all the time, right?
Yes it does. More reason for me to wait till after christmas for this toy.
After Christmas...?
Yup, any money I get at christmas will be going towards what I hope is an on sale and fixed second run Trypticon
Riiiiight-got it.
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Comment by Cobotron
Jun 25, 2017
I'll wait for someone else to do a full explanation of the problem before I go into panic mode.
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Qwan did a page back.
The long and the short of it is that the springs in the ratchet joints are really strong, to the point they could lock up. If excessive force is applied to get it to move again when that happens, the internal structure of joint gets wrecked to heavens due to the springs not budging. By the by, they're BIG, like the width of an earthworm.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Jun 25, 2017
Cobotron wrote:I'll wait for someone else to do a full explanation of the problem before I go into panic mode.
Qwan did a page back.
The long and the short of it is that the springs in the ratchet joints are really strong, to the point they could lock up. If excessive force is applied to get it to move again when that happens, the internal structure of joint gets wrecked to heavens due to the springs not budging. By the by, they're BIG, like the width of an earthworm.
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Comment by DeathReviews
Jun 25, 2017
Can anyone confirm my suspicion that users are supposed to pull the hip joints outward slightly when rotating, so the plastic ratchets have clearance of each other? And the spring pulls the hips back in when released?
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Comment by RiddlerJ
Jun 25, 2017
Trypticon 3rd party add on:
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Jun 25, 2017
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Comment by Chriphord
Jun 25, 2017
I'm really hoping it's something that can be easily resolved, as far as his hips go. I'd be disappointed but ok with his legs only being able to safely rotate forwards as the video review had said, if the hips do indeed need to be angled out to release tension, or if Qwan's spring adjustment works well. I've just been ready for this figure since the poll took place and I don't want to be disappointed because of QC xD
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I can confirm that this is not the case. The springs aren't attached to anything so they wouldn't be able to pull anything together, and the rotation for the hips (basically a fully-enclosed giant mushroom peg with a ratchet inside) doesn't allow any leeway whatsoever for pulling the hips outward. The spring is definitely designed to be super-compressed and push outward, rather than extend and pull inward.
So sadly, that design isn't the case here - although I agree it would probably work quite well for a large figure like this!
Looking back that was a bit of an exaggeration on my part; that was back when I was just 'reviewing' the figure for fun (the issue hadn't made itself known yet) and the description was more of a comedy decision than an accuracy one. They are seriously big though, way more so than I think any other spring I've seen, certainly on a toy. And really sturdy too; I put one under the corner of my bed for an hour or so to try and compress it down (which I'd prefer over cutting them, if possible) and it made literally no difference whatsoever.
I finally got around to taking a photo of them, actually. Here they are, with Krok for size reference (he was the only decent comparison I had on me) - Titan Masters can fit inside them. Yeah that's big.
Comment by Qwan
Jun 25, 2017
DeathReviews wrote:Can anyone confirm my suspicion that users are supposed to pull the hip joints outward slightly when rotating, so the plastic ratchets have clearance of each other? And the spring pulls the hips back in when released?
I can confirm that this is not the case. The springs aren't attached to anything so they wouldn't be able to pull anything together, and the rotation for the hips (basically a fully-enclosed giant mushroom peg with a ratchet inside) doesn't allow any leeway whatsoever for pulling the hips outward. The spring is definitely designed to be super-compressed and push outward, rather than extend and pull inward.
So sadly, that design isn't the case here - although I agree it would probably work quite well for a large figure like this!
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the by, they're BIG, like the width of an earthworm.
Looking back that was a bit of an exaggeration on my part; that was back when I was just 'reviewing' the figure for fun (the issue hadn't made itself known yet) and the description was more of a comedy decision than an accuracy one. They are seriously big though, way more so than I think any other spring I've seen, certainly on a toy. And really sturdy too; I put one under the corner of my bed for an hour or so to try and compress it down (which I'd prefer over cutting them, if possible) and it made literally no difference whatsoever.
I finally got around to taking a photo of them, actually. Here they are, with Krok for size reference (he was the only decent comparison I had on me) - Titan Masters can fit inside them. Yeah that's big.
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Alas. Well, I will likely sharpen the sickle and do some surgery on my Trypticon in that case. I certainly don't want to wind up with a mess of twisted plastic inside the legs.
Comment by DeathReviews
Jun 25, 2017
Qwan wrote:I can confirm that this is not the case. The springs aren't attached to anything so they wouldn't be able to pull anything together, and the rotation for the hips (basically a fully-enclosed giant mushroom peg with a ratchet inside) doesn't allow any leeway whatsoever for pulling the hips outward. The spring is definitely designed to be super-compressed and push outward, rather than extend and pull inward.
So sadly, that design isn't the case here - although I agree it would probably work quite well for a large figure like this!
Alas. Well, I will likely sharpen the sickle and do some surgery on my Trypticon in that case. I certainly don't want to wind up with a mess of twisted plastic inside the legs.
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Comment by ScottyP
Jun 26, 2017
The overdone hip springs don't reek of bad QC, but rather poorly thought out QA. Overcompensating for a fix to the point of creating a new problem hurts to read about.
Didn't they learn anything from Unique Toys Siegfried?
Didn't they learn anything from Unique Toys Siegfried?
