Target's MP04 Optimus Quality Issues (serious enough to be news-worthy)

[kup]

I better check mine, I only took him out of the box once at Darren's house.

He did seem to have cheap paint but no different to my original MP-01 however it was intact and there wasn't anything wrong with him upfront.

My original MP-01 came with a loose leg joint which I have not been able to secure due to the nature of it but it holds in place thansk to the plastic waist tabs. The paint over time begun to chip, particularly on the Blue die cast legs with a little bit on the red.

From the looks of it, it seems that MP-01 suffers from the same issues as MP-04. This is why I am reluctant to sell MP-01 and prefer to keep MP-04 in box.

[STL]

Ican't even find a MP-04 to check out the quality atm.

[iceburn]

don't you have 1 on layby? can't you check yours?

[STL]

I do but i haven't asked to check mine nor did i think to when i put it on layby

[jaydisc]

I just opened my 2nd, which is a bit better than the 1st, which as said are both seemingly fine to me. The 2nd doesn't have the subtle mismatched red on the two chest cab windows.

Regardless of QC, I find this toy so scarred by its abysmal alt mode. How could they not make the front of a red-box-and-wheels flush? Pathetic!

[Tiby]

This is simply inexcusable. With the portrayal of the toy on the box and the fact that it is called "Masterpiece", we are being far too forgiving. I had toyed with the idea of getting one but now I am most certainly not.

If you were looking for one of these second hand and they had those defects, you would expect to pay far less than new price, yet Target (and comrades) are clearly screwing their customers here.

This has Fair Trading written all over it in my opinion.

[jaydisc]

This has Fair Trading written all over it in my opinion.

C'mon Tiby!!! Class Action Suit!!!!

[Lint]

Regardless of QC, I find this toy so scarred by its abysmal alt mode. How could they not make the front of a red-box-and-wheels flush? Pathetic!

Are you talking about the front window panels?

[jaydisc]

Are you talking about the front window panels?

No. Talking about these bits:

[Lint]

I agree, kind of had me miffed while I was finishing transforming him. Wouldn't have been hard for them to resize that panel during the design phase.