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

[etht26]

i've purchase one about a few weeks ago and i must say that is it's not masterpiece quality because i have the same one brought from singapore and there's a big differences.. i ended up returning mine and brought another one on ebay....

very disappointing and price at $200 you'll expect something more decent.

[1orion2many]

i've purchase one about a few weeks ago and i must say that is it's not masterpiece quality because i have the same one brought from singapore and there's a big differences.. i ended up returning mine and brought another one on ebay....

very disappointing and price at $200 you'll expect something more decent.

From what people have been writing about on this board there have been quality issues with the last few batches of the MP-04. I don't know if they've changed where they get manufactured to make them cheaper or what, surely they would keep their QC up, by the looks of it they haven't. We may be the dumping ground for some bad stock, a few years ago with the UM MP-02 they didn't have any quality issues so my guess is that it's more a case of going cheaper. I believe some people have bought their MP-04 from Internet-stores and still have had the same issue.

[Lint]

i've purchase one about a few weeks ago and i must say that is it's not masterpiece quality because i have the same one brought from singapore and there's a big differences.. i ended up returning mine and brought another one on ebay....

very disappointing and price at $200 you'll expect something more decent.

Thanks for the heads up, I havent opened the box yet so I may return it. What exactly went wrong with your masterpiece?

[etht26]

Thanks for the heads up, I havent opened the box yet so I may return it. What exactly went wrong with your masterpiece?

Well the chest panel was loose and i wasn't able to close it probably anyway. a wheel was missing. the front bar chrome was scratch and there was major problem with the paint. it was very rough.... so i had to return it like within an hour... i ended up paying an extra $50 from ebay and it was just perfect...

[Lint]

Well the chest panel was loose and i wasn't able to close it probably anyway. a wheel was missing. the front bar chrome was scratch and there was major problem with the paint. it was very rough.... so i had to return it like within an hour... i ended up paying an extra $50 from ebay and it was just perfect...

I gave in and took my prime out for inspection. In short, yeh its not the best quality, but the paintwork is no worse than most other MP4's i've seen. I had to fiddle around quite a bit to get things to work/fit properly (my chest panel wouldn't close properly when I transformed him back to robot but I figured out how to lock it in properly).
My only REAL gripe is the leg shortening mechansim on prime's left leg. It took a bit of fiddling to even get it to work and it's still a little loose so prime stands about a mm shorter on that leg. I don't mind visual defects but mechanical ones suck. (EDIT: I've since taken apart prime's leg and fixed the defect with a little electrical tape)

If I had problems like a missing wheel I definitely would have returned it too.

[Kyle]

a wheel was missing.

Missing on Prime or on the trailer?

[Pulse]

I thought they took more care when assembling MPs when compared to regular mass-release figures...

[Tober]

I think they dumped their reject stock on us. I also wonder if the packages have been double-taped.

[etht26]

Missing on Prime or on the trailer?

on prime's front wheel. i only notice it when transforming it..

[iceburn]

sheesh..that's bad!