Yup pretty much. The hole is unsightly I guess but a big black button even more so.

 

the thing is, there are a million things they can do and this is just not needed. I'm not going to invidually comment on everyone that said something good in this thread, but Shockwave lab has done stuff which was in the 90s (the Beast Wars accessories). Just knowing that EVERYTHING is on the table for some sort of an upgrade kit, not just the stuff in stores, they should have more than enough fodder to make something that would actually make a toy better.

 

80's kids fixed this by stuffing each hole with playdoh.

Just sayin'

 

need an upgrade that keeps them from falling over

 

fully articulated hands when?

 

This hole in my heart can't be filled by the things that I do

 

I bought a set of these as It crossed my mind they sit flat enough that they'd be a good place to mount an autobot logo one and they do seem well suited to that. I've not had chance to test everything yet - but it seems they may have a lot wider use than the intended one. That they are temporary has some use too.

One slight downside though is that they really only fit well on the autobot ground vehicles (out of the places i've tried so far) and they don't fit well on the Jets - they are to tight to fit in them - which seems like an over sight to not make them for the Decepticon jet chests too. But I had a voucher code so got $3.50 off the price so they are worth it to me at least. I will likely be painting some of them though before experimenting with the logos further but it looks like you can get a reasonable effect right out of the box as the black plug is less unsightly than the screw showing is.