Breaking Transformers

[lcz128]

Yes, do you guys have many experiences with this?

Cause I was having a shower before, thinking "hmm, when I think about it really, I don't have anything really against Hasbro because looking at it understanding that they have to minimise cost and the sacrifices that have to be made and understanding as well that it is a kids toy - the transformers line is really, pretty good - except that the price here is so much higher than the states...

THEN, I get out of the shower after cleaning up and I discover my silverstreak has broken <_< where? The connector that connects(yup) the roof piece and the spine (the kind of L shaped piece).

HOW!?!?! I don't know :\ it's not like I was giving it an alcho bath or anything either - I didn't even paint that area. >_>

SO, what's happening now is it's slowly supergluing itself back(hopefully) together. Add this on top of an earlier accident I had with the toy while trying to silver-ise his spoiler using the metalising lacquer I'd used for Ironhide's gun (caused one side of his silver of the rear part of the vehicle to be stuffed up and hence requiring a repaint) (which is still in progress).

THEN I discover in between all of this some of the BLACK PAINT has rubbed off his ROOF!

D'oh!
So rant rant rant, but I'm most shattered about how that piece of plastic just... broke! >_>

Any experiences yourselves?
Thanks

[Pulse]

I've never had a new figure break but I've repaired a couple of G1's over time & I've discovered that the Loctite Activator & SuperGlue 2-pack is just-about perfect

approx. $10 from Bunnings & well worth it

[Rampage]

Blue/Silverstreak with a broken roof

i guess it is a true homage to the g1 toy

[MV75]

Wait.

You were having a shower with your toys and you don't know how it broke, now the toy is supergluing itself back together?

[TheDirtyDigger]

Within the first minute of opening TFA Lockdown I snapped one of his hands off.

I don't have anything really against Hasbro because looking at it understanding that they have to minimise cost and the sacrifices that have to be made

Problem is TF's are now so popular they have to make so many so QC suffers. What we as adult collectors need to be doing is discouraging all children from liking and collecting TF's so that QC goes up and when we finally pass away from old age and incontinence the brand dies with us.

[Kyle]

I'm still upset I managed to break my legends Animated Starscream... *sob*

[Omega Supreme]

First off I mis read the topic's title and thought it said "Transformers Breadaking" I had these visions of a Tip Top Combiner, his nemesis could be Airazor.

Anyhow I have had many problems with TF's breaking, as im sure anyone that owns G1 figures has been through. I swear it seems like some of them break just by looking at them, although nearly every figure of mine that is broken has all been because a non TF fan attempted to transform them. As you may have guessed I dont like people touching them anymore Most of my valuable stuff I keep packed away nowdays.

I really like the Classics/Universe/Henkei figures because they capture the G1 look(most of the time) and I dont have to be so careful when having a transform of the toy, it also gives my friends something to play with instead of having the stress of watching them handling my G1 figures.

[GoktimusPrime]

I know what you mean Omega... as a kid I had many Transformers broken by other kids. I very seldomly broke my own Transformers. :/ As a result I hated sharing my TFs with other kids, but of course my mum would make me share and as a result, many TFs got broken. I would always demand the kid who broke my toy buy me a new one, but my mum would overrule me and it never happened. *sigh* So of course, other kids soon discovered that there was never any consequences for breaking my Transformers. (-_-)

[Tiby]

I fear breakage at all times. That's why I use the instructions whenever I get a new design. I used to think: "wow, these are tough enough for kids to really handle roughly" but then realised that really only applies to the Cybertron trilogy toys. G1 - antiques: I still remember when a friend broke my Optimus Prime's stacks ("It just broke" he said!).

Movie line, Animated, Classics, SWTF - not kid friendly in my opinion.

I think they are seen by manufacturers as just toys and therefore disposable. Shame. I doubt today's figures will be held with the same reverence 25 years from now.

[Kyle]

("It just broke" he said!).

How many times have we heard that excuse?