X-Transbots MX Series Berserkars / Monolith (Stunticons/Menasor)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by daimchoc, Jul 15, 2017.

  1. mirage426

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    Yes, the cracks in the plastic are hard to see in the pics... And the plastic around the seams are crumbling away as well..
     
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    Just grabbed g2 Flipout from ShowZ for $62 shipped. Now it's sold out!
     
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    Not the seams, but the faint cracks below them. They are extremely hard to photograph and look worse in real life.

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  4. Stryder Wolfe

    Stryder Wolfe Is it...Safe???

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    The cracks are hard to photograph...just tried to take some pics myself and had trouble. I’ve yet to take action about this issue (aside from being added to the list!). Should I contact XTB or my seller? Or just let it slide since as of now it really doesn’t effect anything. Hmmm decisions decisions....

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    That’s exactly what my left shoulder is showing.
     
  6. Stryder Wolfe

    Stryder Wolfe Is it...Safe???

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    I rotated the tires a dozen times after seeing the crack and it never got any worse at least. I’m hoping it ends up being a minor cosmetic problem only as QC quibbles aside, all in all I really love these four guys!

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    There is a visible seam, however, the plastic seems to spiderweb with cracks from that seam. On mine they spiderweb toward the front and look like stress fractures in the plastic. Since it literally hasn't been touched in at least 2 months, and they weren't there after i transformed it, something is stressing that plastic to the point of shattering internally. You can actually feel the edges of mine where it is starting to crack further to the surface.
     
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  8. Dangard Ace

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    I contacted Netclow directly. He said that XTB is producing it again and when he gets the parts he’ll let me know.

    These are the cracks on mine.
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    Ditto, like I said, I've been testing by rotating the pieces and monitoring the crack progress and I've seen no change. But I also did the mod, so rotating isn't putting anywhere near as much pressure as before. It is odd that it seems to be deteriorating less for those who've been putting it through the paces as opposed to just leaving it alone. Maybe continuing to move the parts around loosened something that relieved whatever stress caused others people to crumble?
     
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    everyone with an issue really needs to contact XTB and their seller so there is at least a paper trail. getting on here and talking about it isn't going to help you to get it fixed.
     
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    It’s hard to say...I think it is an issue with the plastic and the long screw more than anything as mine cracked while in vehicle mode but really it’s anybody’s guess.

    Yeah you’re probably right I think I’ll write some emails in the morning
     
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    Has xtb acknowledged anything yet?
     
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    Keith's dog chewed the plastic. Would you blame Keith for that?
     
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    Did the shoulder mods before I transformed him and there was no damage. Pass a month and he’s got those same shoulder cracks.
     
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    I think this is what concerns me so much about 3rd party products, and combiners in particular.

    There is a problem with the figure. This is now well documented and with enough cases to show it will probably affect everyone at some point.

    I understand logistics is a problem to send out a new piece to everyone, but it doesn’t take much for a post from XTB to say they are looking in to it, or if they will include alternative pieces with motormaster...
     
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    My replacement left arm came from Baba today, it's not the greatest, sprue marks and I had to to the mod again to get wheel arm to move into place, didn't give me a new back of the shoulder just the solid front piece, will change it out and see how it goes
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    Sorry to ask, but seeing all the problems with Dragstrip I want to ask if XTB's Deadend also has problems or is it free of QC and design fuckups?

    Do the other two also have issues I should look into? I only have the first two releases.
     
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