Transformers Venting thread!

[Ravagecat]

It's a vent; rarities like this - generally speaking - aren't worth much because there isn't much of a demand for them. People will pay for a rare variant or something, but not for a freak defect. So somewhere out there is someone who owns a Soundwave with two right hands...

The first Generations Drift toy I bought had two of the same hand, so I know the frustration. I bought another one then refunded the defective one. But yeah, it's worse when it happens with a toy you got from overseas (unless you bought it from an online store that might be able to do an exchange for you?) <shrug> If you stick the big MechTech weapon on his right side hand then the spare left hand may not be as noticeable on display. It'd be hell annoying when you play with it though. Ouch. XO Otherwise maybe if you find another Soundwave get that one, then sell this defective one to recoup some of the cost?

My Drift has two right shoulders

I didn't realise this until I put Drift next to my shattered glass Drift (who has no faults thankfully).

I was hoping it was just a matter of taking the arm off and turning the shoulder piece around but unfortunately the upper arm piece is molded inwards on one side so is not reversible....Grr!!
Seems as though faults with this particular character are common, but why?? Maybe the trainee's were working that day

[nofacej]

Put a stress mark on the nose of my Battle for Cybertron Cyclonus today because I forgot to rotate his head before closing the nose. At least it's not visible when the nose is tucked away in robot mode.

[Hursticon]

Put a stress mark on the nose of my Battle for Cybertron Cyclonus today because I forgot to rotate his head before closing the nose. At least it's not visible when the nose is tucked away in robot mode.

Sorry to hear man, that suck! - I absolutely adore that mold.

[Meangreen]

Put a stress mark on the nose of my Battle for Cybertron Cyclonus today because I forgot to rotate his head before closing the nose. At least it's not visible when the nose is tucked away in robot mode.

I don't know how bad the stress mark is, obviously, but you might be able to fix it with a little heat. A quick burst of heat from holding it near a lighter flame often fixes stresses cosmetically. Just don't go too long or too close.

[nofacej]

I don't know how bad the stress mark is, obviously, but you might be able to fix it with a little heat. A quick burst of heat from holding it near a lighter flame often fixes stresses cosmetically. Just don't go too long or too close.

It's not too bad, and worth a shot. I'll give it a go and let you know if it works out. Cheers.

Edit: Well I managed to make the stress mark disappear for a second and then it reappeared in a different location as a circular mark. I guess we can call this attempt a failure. The mark is not quite as white, but a lot larger and the edges show traces of heat distortion. I think I got overeager when I noticed the stress mark retreating. I also slightly warped the plastic in a particularly thin area.

[SuspectimusPrime]

My Drift has two right shoulders

I didn't realise this until I put Drift next to my shattered glass Drift (who has no faults thankfully).

I was hoping it was just a matter of taking the arm off and turning the shoulder piece around but unfortunately the upper arm piece is molded inwards on one side so is not reversible....Grr!!
Seems as though faults with this particular character are common, but why?? Maybe the trainee's were working that day

That's quite a rare QC issue.

Maybe its worth posting that onto an American board like TFW2005 to see if anybody else unfortunately bought a Drift with two left shoulders!

Speaking of SG Drift, I hope yours came with both right and left-handed pistols, instead of a set of each?

[GoktimusPrime]

Not a true vent, but I'll post here anyway...

Since I'm planning on meeting Miki Shinichiro this Saturday at Smash! I've been thinking about what I should get him to sign. I don't want him to sign my BW Inferno toy -- getting Neil Kaplan to sign RiD Optimus Prime was different because I also have Super Fire Convoy. I don't have any other version of Inferno to keep playing with if I get the other autographed. So I've decided to get him to sign the back of my BotCon 2002 Beast Wars Inferno postcard, because the reverse side of that card is mostly blank... like a postcard (funny that ). But that's fine...

But my dilemma is this: should I also get him to sign my Inferno trading card? Because if I do, I'll have Miki Shinichiro's signature obscuring the picture on the front. Also, I keep these cards in collectable sleeves in a folder.

The other alternative is this... I have a spare set of all these cards, MISB. Should I open this spare set, just to take out the Inferno card and have it signed, so I can display the autographed card and keep the non-autographed one as part of the main set??? As you can see, the dilemma is that once I do that, then I would significantly devalue the rest of that entire spare set because I'd obviously would want to keep that autographed card.

Oh, and also the cards are all blind packed (they look like this - 10 cards in each packet, but you don't know which ones are in which pack - but because I have a sealed boxload, it is a complete set)... so it would take me AGES to sort through each packet to find the Inferno card!

I'm currently erring toward the side of keeping the spare box sealed and just getting Miki Shinichiro to autograph my already opened Inferno card, and just slip it back into the folder sleeve. I mean, I got Julie White to autograph the page in my Transformers ROTF book (where it introduces the Witwickies on the page with Judy Witwicky's photo on it). And that autograph never gets to see the light of day unless I pull that book out... so if I go with this option then the same thing would happen to Miki Shinichiro's autograph -- it gets stored in a folder rather than out on display.

I could also take that card out and display it separately, but that'd leave a gap in my collection folder which would totally bug me. I'm far too OCD^retentive to do that sort of crazy thing!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Why not just get another Inferno toy somewhere down the track? Or if you still have the box, get that signed instead?

I wouldn't open your sealed set at any rate.

[Bartrim]

Why can't I get my HA Roadbusters shoulders to lock into place

Man I suck at transforming figures sometimes.

[GoktimusPrime]

Why not just get another Inferno toy somewhere down the track?

Ceebs to track down a toy on the aftermarket that I already own. Plus... shelf space. He's a fairly largish Mega after all.

Or if you still have the box, get that signed instead?

omg... omg... okay, here'sa proper vent... I got Inferno/Formicula in 1998, at the time I was living with my folks. For some unknown reason, my dad chucked out Inferno's box into the recycling bin. I retrieved it and told him not to throw it out because I wanted to keep the box. Dad tells me that I'm being silly because it's just an empty cardboard box and who the hell collects those?? I told him that I wanted to keep it and asked him not to throw it out. Then of course, when I'm not home, he chucks it out again and the garbage gets collected. Partially my fault for leaving the box around the house and not sticking it in my bedroom with the rest of my collection.

I know this isn't anywhere near as bad as what some other people have experienced with their families either throwing out or giving away their toys (or collections)... and it hasn't even really bothered me since then until now tbh. But yeah... that's the story of what happened to my Inferno box!

I wouldn't open your sealed set at any rate.

Yeah. I'm inclined to agree with you. I'll just get Miki to sign my already opened Inferno card and stick that in the folder. It'll end up like Julie White's autograph - only visible when I take it out.

Why can't I get my HA Roadbusters shoulders to lock into place

Man I suck at transforming figures sometimes.

HA HA.

(I don't collect HA, so I can't help you... just wanted to make a stupid pun )