I have to disagree, at least partly! Of the toys i've got, by far the worst paint application is Bumblebee. The more i look at it, the more i don't like it, there's some serious shade difference between his roof (painted) and the rest (plastic yellow). Prowl doesn't have any problems though, being a matte black plastic with a decent metallic gold. It's simple but it works. Both Leader Megatron and Voyager Starscream have very nice paint application and the red, which is similar on both is a very sharp metallic style, and nicer than pretty much anything i've seen in the movie line. My Cybertron OP has stiff arms but no stress marks, and very solid paint. The red plastic for whatever reason, doesn't look anywhere near as cheap as the Bumblebee does. None of the toys have the plastic swirling look of say Movie Jazz, which is my pet peeve for plastic parts! I haven't seen anything to say this line is any worse or better than what i've experienced before, QC wise.