Well at least the remaining folks here will be careful if they read the threads.
I am sure some will complain paint chips as well.
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Well at least the remaining folks here will be careful if they read the threads.
I am sure some will complain paint chips as well.
They didn't over-torque these knees though. The lower knee ratchet breaks during normal operation becauseQuote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
1. The ratchet is soft
2. There is a blue piece that needs to slide into a channel to engage the lower knee ratchet but in many figures the piece is too big to actually go into the channel insta-breaking it. Takara design fail this time, not human error.
At least this chip has new voices on it. MP36's sound chip is nothing more than the same chip that they used on the Galvatron reissue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevac
Well if nobody else does we can always count on you. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Yeah you're right, I've never heard the Galvatron reissue. After playing with MP44 a lot I found a lot more voices, Japanese ones but a lot more. So seems it's a better one then Megatron just bummed I didn't get Primes iconic blaster sound. Has anyone translated all the voice lines he says yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Yeah... nah. I've seen quite a few videos where people have no issues transforming MP44, so it is human error.Quote:
Originally Posted by graza78
Like I've said, new MP, heavy hands, another break/design flaw blah blah blah
I got to mess with someone else's MP-44 today. Bent the knees and.... Absolutely nothing bad happened. It's not a thing, unless you're really trying to force something.
I think the consensus is it should not have to be that careful over a simple movement.
I mean if we have no idea about this issue we be just bending it without thinking anything about it.
The design could have been simpler. I still think overall the figure looks good.
Even people who are aware of the knee issue and properly fold the upper knee joint all 5 clicks, then engage the lower another 3 have had theirs break over time. Check the tfw2005 boards and even amazon japans reviews for more info.
nah been bending mine back and forth the correct way and no issue. The people breaking their knee ratchet just aren?t doing it right. There?s a tab behind the knee, when the upper ratchet has been engaged first a slot appears, then bend the lower ratchet and the tab fits perfectly into the slot.
I think its funny once an issue is found out everyone claims its just user error and nothing of the sort ever happens again, to me it sounds like people just being aware and subconsciously being cautious.
I just honestly wish my mp dinobot was like that, damn ratchets, no break but its going to, I was even fully aware and as I was handling it "oh I see what people are taking about it".
My hip ratchets on MP44 sound different on both legs but both function fine. The left makes a very loud clicking and the other is much quieter, not sure why. Haven't had any problems with the knee ratchets they both sound and function the same.
Thanks for that, will come in handy when I transform mine for the first time. Transformation looks tough, but then again so is MP36 and I have that transformation down to 10 minutes (from 40) now, so this will no doubt become easier over time as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
I don?t think is as hard as megatron, just some precautionary things like the waist area to avoid paint scratches.
Movie showing how to 'fix' the knee problem with super glue:
https://youtu.be/glGUux2O0As
As we know it's a design flaw that shouldn't have happened, but it has. And will probably be fixed for the considerably cheaper Hasbro release...
There won?t be a considerably cheaper Hasbro release......they?ve already released it.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...440-usd/42539/
Thanks. That will be interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by danny-boy
$36 cheaper doesn't seem to be that significant a saving, especially given the cost of shipping from USA vs JP to AU.Quote:
Originally Posted by danny-boy
Even if a local chain here (e.g. EB/Zing) picks it up, it wouldn't be a huge difference. And for those who got pre-order discounts for the Japanese version it might actually work out to be a bit dearer. So in all it seems that it would be roughly on par with TakaraTOMY's RRP.