Toy Review - Studio Series Shatter (car type)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Those leg-body proportions are really bad. Reminds me of a Family Guy cutaway gag featuring Peter's aunt 'Legs go all the way up' Griffin.

[Thurmus]

I kept having the right arm and right bonnet piece of mine pop off. Probably at least 5 times for each.

[Dimi194]

Really like how this gal looks but yep, mine has arms that don't stay on and legs with messed up ball joints that also pop off :S

But as a 'don't fiddle with me much' figure she's pretty neat. Hoping for a jet that fixes these issues (like Dropkick's ver 2)

[christalcase]

Looks awesome in both modes but the shoulders constantly popping off, as well as the front fenders detaching, are really aggravating. The hips are also very limited in articulation due to design. Not sure how it got past the testing phase but it makes me not want to transform her ever again.

[GoktimusPrime]

Those leg-body proportions are really bad. Reminds me of a Family Guy cutaway gag featuring Peter's aunt 'Legs go all the way up' Griffin.

I find the proportions to be fairly close to the screen model, so I don't have a problem with this aspect of the toy.

But as a 'don't fiddle with me much' figure she's pretty neat.

Isn't that kinda akin to a:
* "just don't eat me" food
* "just don't watch me" movie
* "just don't read me" book
* "just don't drive/ride me" car
* "just don't read this" reply
etc.

IMO a toy that sucks to play with is failing at its core function as a toy

[Jellico]

I have to admit I found myself wondering whether the shoulder joints were meant to come off.

We all know modern Transformers are designed for parts to pop off and be put back on again if needed. And those shoulder joints go through a wide arc during transformation without much room to play with. I get the feeling that there were a lot of broken shoulders in testing.

I get the same feeling for the fenders. A joint that could have been a simple pin looks pretty elaborate.

Maybe it should have been sent back to the drawing board as too elaborate for a small Deluxe. Those red flaps on the shoulders moving around in a couple of axis seems unusual at this size.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think it's a QC issue rather than a design issue, as in if the ball part of the ball-socket joint were a bit thicker then it may not be so prone to disconnecting. I might try to thicken it with a layer of super glue or something.