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Transformers Titans Return Trypticon Sighted at UK Retail
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Jul 6, 2017 at 7:05pm CDT
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Comment by RiddlerJ
Jul 6, 2017
I was actually hoping that the reason Trypticon was taking so long to be released was that they were addressing the hip problem, but obviously that was me being stupidly optimistic. 
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Comment by Stuartmaximus
Jul 7, 2017
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Comment by Gamerlingual
Jul 7, 2017
Does anyone have any positive experiences with his hips? I took the plunge and bought him from robot kingdom 
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Comment by Sjeng
Jul 7, 2017
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Comment by MadProject
Jul 7, 2017
Ordered mine right now.
Once it will arrive, I'll check for the springs.
I wanted to search for alternative springs before getting him, but without knowing the size and strenght of the original ones, I feared I could get wrong springs
Once it will arrive, I'll check for the springs.
I wanted to search for alternative springs before getting him, but without knowing the size and strenght of the original ones, I feared I could get wrong springs
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Comment by Ravage XK
Jul 7, 2017
Mine hasn't been released from its box yet. Might have a look at the weekend but I don't want to break it.
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I think rather few people (on these boards, at least) have had any experience with Trypticon, positive or negative, since he hasn't been very readily available up to this point. Looks like there'll be quite a few more people to submit their experiences soon, though, if the last few posts are anything to go by!
Comment by Qwan
Jul 7, 2017
Gamerlingual wrote:Does anyone have any positive experiences with his hips? I took the plunge and bought him from robot kingdom
I think rather few people (on these boards, at least) have had any experience with Trypticon, positive or negative, since he hasn't been very readily available up to this point. Looks like there'll be quite a few more people to submit their experiences soon, though, if the last few posts are anything to go by!
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Comment by Exulted Unicron
Jul 7, 2017
Hasbro Trypticons have started showing up right NOW in the UK. Check your local Smyths toys and TRUs
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Is there a chance that not all the springs will be bad?
I will become a guinea pig 
Comment by Gamerlingual
Jul 7, 2017
Qwan wrote:Gamerlingual wrote:Does anyone have any positive experiences with his hips? I took the plunge and bought him from robot kingdom
I think rather few people (on these boards, at least) have had any experience with Trypticon, positive or negative, since he hasn't been very readily available up to this point. Looks like there'll be quite a few more people to submit their experiences soon, though, if the last few posts are anything to go by!
Is there a chance that not all the springs will be bad?
I will become a guinea pig
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Virtually no chance, as the problem is 2 fold, 1) the springs are too strong for the joint, but the bigger problems is 2) they used very soft plastic on the ratchets.
Comment by TF-fan kev777
Jul 7, 2017
Gamerlingual wrote:Is there a chance that not all the springs will be bad?
I will become a guinea pig
Virtually no chance, as the problem is 2 fold, 1) the springs are too strong for the joint, but the bigger problems is 2) they used very soft plastic on the ratchets.
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Comment by Sjeng
Jul 7, 2017
Man, Hasbro REALLY needs to start working on their QC issues. I mean how many bad toys do they need to make to wake up?
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Unfortunately I don't think it's so much about the number of bad toys as it is about the ratio of 'fine' to 'bad', and even then it'd be more about how many complaints they get or whatever, rather than how bad or widespread the issue itself is. Think about how many toys there are in the TR line, and how many of those have had devastating QC issues (including Trypticon); then, think about how many Trypticons they'll still sell compared to the surely-small number of complaints they'll actually receive about those toys, even if the problem exists on every copy. It's a fairly logical (or "logical") business move and much as I hate to say it, we're pretty much stuck voting with our wallets or sending complaints to a multinational corporation to try and instigate some kind of change - and even then there's a chance they'd get the wrong message and put Titans to bed or something...
It's hard being individual collectors trying to deal with a large faceless business
Comment by Qwan
Jul 7, 2017
Sjeng wrote:Man, Hasbro REALLY needs to start working on their QC issues. I mean how many bad toys do they need to make to wake up?
Unfortunately I don't think it's so much about the number of bad toys as it is about the ratio of 'fine' to 'bad', and even then it'd be more about how many complaints they get or whatever, rather than how bad or widespread the issue itself is. Think about how many toys there are in the TR line, and how many of those have had devastating QC issues (including Trypticon); then, think about how many Trypticons they'll still sell compared to the surely-small number of complaints they'll actually receive about those toys, even if the problem exists on every copy. It's a fairly logical (or "logical") business move and much as I hate to say it, we're pretty much stuck voting with our wallets or sending complaints to a multinational corporation to try and instigate some kind of change - and even then there's a chance they'd get the wrong message and put Titans to bed or something...
It's hard being individual collectors trying to deal with a large faceless business
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So most likely I'm screwed. How sad 
Comment by Gamerlingual
Jul 7, 2017
Qwan wrote:Sjeng wrote:Man, Hasbro REALLY needs to start working on their QC issues. I mean how many bad toys do they need to make to wake up?
Unfortunately I don't think it's so much about the number of bad toys as it is about the ratio of 'fine' to 'bad', and even then it'd be more about how many complaints they get or whatever, rather than how bad or widespread the issue itself is. Think about how many toys there are in the TR line, and how many of those have had devastating QC issues (including Trypticon); then, think about how many Trypticons they'll still sell compared to the surely-small number of complaints they'll actually receive about those toys, even if the problem exists on every copy. It's a fairly logical (or "logical") business move and much as I hate to say it, we're pretty much stuck voting with our wallets or sending complaints to a multinational corporation to try and instigate some kind of change - and even then there's a chance they'd get the wrong message and put Titans to bed or something...
It's hard being individual collectors trying to deal with a large faceless business
So most likely I'm screwed. How sad
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Comment by mordhelm
Jul 7, 2017
Basically you will need enough people to write in complaints with documentation for them to acknowledge it at all.
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Comment by leokearon
Jul 7, 2017
Trypticon is available in Ireland for €180
https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toy ... n/p/159986
Shame the hip problems mean I won't be buying him
https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toy ... n/p/159986
Shame the hip problems mean I won't be buying him
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Comment by Gamerlingual
Jul 7, 2017
I'll get Legends if this turns out to be garbage
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What makes you think TT will do any different? Assuming you are referring to the hips, nothing else was changed on the toy, so it is highly unlikely they will spend a significant amount of extra money to redesign the hips.
Comment by mordhelm
Jul 8, 2017
Gamerlingual wrote:I'll get Legends if this turns out to be garbage
What makes you think TT will do any different? Assuming you are referring to the hips, nothing else was changed on the toy, so it is highly unlikely they will spend a significant amount of extra money to redesign the hips.
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aye that's what i fear
&......
even after the TT version costing more than the Hasbro one
Comment by Stuartmaximus
Jul 8, 2017
mordhelm wrote:What makes you think TT will do any different? Assuming you are referring to the hips, nothing else was changed on the toy, so it is highly unlikely they will spend a significant amount of extra money to redesign the hips.
aye that's what i fear
&......
even after the TT version costing more than the Hasbro one
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Why not? It'll be ordered through Amazon. Safer to me
Comment by Gamerlingual
Jul 8, 2017
mordhelm wrote:Gamerlingual wrote:I'll get Legends if this turns out to be garbage
What makes you think TT will do any different? Assuming you are referring to the hips, nothing else was changed on the toy, so it is highly unlikely they will spend a significant amount of extra money to redesign the hips.
Why not? It'll be ordered through Amazon. Safer to me
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Comment by partholon
Jul 8, 2017
To expand on the ireland news.
he's available in a varity of smyths around the country. as i type if your in dublin he's in swords and blanchardstown but theres only ONE in stock at each.
the roll out date is 1st of july to the 10th so he should be country wide here by monday.
tis indeed 179.99 euros.
pretty epic video on their site too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40pzz9owwI
im kinda gobsmacked TBH. Smyths, hell NO ONE, Has ever sold such an expensive TF toy at retail here that i can recall. we never got metroplex/ fort max/ devestator on their release. the only combiner wars box set we got was computron FFS !
im delighted but kinda baffled. with our luck the fecking hips thing could sour them on doing it again if its a wide scale complaint.
he's available in a varity of smyths around the country. as i type if your in dublin he's in swords and blanchardstown but theres only ONE in stock at each.
the roll out date is 1st of july to the 10th so he should be country wide here by monday.
tis indeed 179.99 euros.
pretty epic video on their site too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40pzz9owwI
im kinda gobsmacked TBH. Smyths, hell NO ONE, Has ever sold such an expensive TF toy at retail here that i can recall. we never got metroplex/ fort max/ devestator on their release. the only combiner wars box set we got was computron FFS !
im delighted but kinda baffled. with our luck the fecking hips thing could sour them on doing it again if its a wide scale complaint.
