Are you sure the defects with the MP Ultra Magnus reissue is a common occurence or were you just unlucky in getting a defective one? *shrug*

Cos I got two Animated Blitzwings (bought one then refunded it and got another) and both have defective canopy tabs, but other people have said that they don't have this problem - so it might be a freak occurence (and I was lucky enough to get both of them - from different stores in different suburbs!). Whereas Henkei Skywarp and Thundercracker seem to have some almost universal problems which almost every owner has encountered, so that does seem to be a more universal QC problem. Likewise everyone who has Deluxe Animated Bumblebee has found the drill weapons unable to fit in flush into the forearms, so that's a universal manufacturing flaw.

So yeah... I'm curious to hear from other reissue MP Magnus owners about the quality of their figures.

Also, it could be that the MP Convoy/Magnus mould has seriously deteriorated through multiple uses - remember that this would be the sixth time that they've reused that cast. The history of this mould's use would be:
1. MP-01 Convoy (2004)
2. 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime (2004)
3. MP-02 Ultra Magnus (2004)
4. Transformers The Movie 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime (2006)
5. MP-04 Convoy Perfect Edition (2007)
6. MP-02 Ultra Magnus, reissue (2008)

So it could be that they've just used this mould/cast too many times and it's suffered from degradation.