Oversized KO MPM Optimus Prime - Heavily Modified

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, Sep 22, 2018.

  1. Robyn The Dragon

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    Not sure if this helps, it was only from my SZ rep, but when I asked them about aftersale assistance and possible missing parts/accessories they said:

    "It depends. We will try and get the part, but if we can't, don't worry, we will offer compensation."

    In my head, I thought "That sounds like the setup for a several month long wait and then a "no" just to get some SZ points to use on my next purchase." But that's me being mean.
     
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  2. NemesisJazz

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    How long will they keep my preorder? I think i will just let it pass for now since I just got a first edition a month go.
     
  3. ghostyurei

    ghostyurei Oops! My bad…

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    Yes, that’s what I’ve been saying. I thought this was widely understood, but I guess there’s still some ambiguity.
    This is probably everyone’s last opportunity to own what is generally considered to be the “best” MPM-ish scaled (probably more than the MPM itself) Optimus Prime.
    It’s showing up everywhere but for whoever is selling fully built units and not after sales means they are liquidating through every outlet they can with the existing inventory and taking their money and moving on.
    If there are any left over parts after making as many fully assembled figures as they can, you can bet there will be very few after sales request filled, if at all.
     
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  4. Shmoptimus Prime

    Shmoptimus Prime Za Warudo!

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    Oh I used this stuff https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-A...ords=smoke+spray+paint&qid=1638798367&sr=8-13

    Ah OK I see. Well here's hoping it's still solid. If it's assembled correctly with no missing parts it will be a very solid figure.
    I believe them that they would try. I trust showz, but that doesn't mean they'd be able to so I wouldn't get mad at them personally.
     
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  5. jru42287

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    No after sale service from ShowZ. I'm cancelling my order. Not taking the chance on shoddy QC.
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  6. Woxblom

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    My order has shipped from ShowZ.

    Crossing my fingers.
     
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    Mine shipped from ShowZ. as well.
     
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    Mine just shipped as well. Hoping it gets here in one piece.
     
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  9. Aigis

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    Mine shipped, too. This is the first thing I ever ordered from Show.Z
     
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    Mine shipped too! Let's hope everything goes well boys
     
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    The history of this figure is pretty interesting to me, hearing that this second release is just made of leftover parts another factory picked up makes me just wanna learn more about how we got here and the wild show people getting them might turn into. If it turns out okay after reading a couple of early buyers impressions I'll consider picking this up.
     
  12. EPiiCxPrime

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    Mine just shipped. Can’t wait to finally have this guy
     
  13. Shmoptimus Prime

    Shmoptimus Prime Za Warudo!

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    Add me to the list of people who got a shipping notice! I’m hoping it’ll get here before New Years but considering it’s a large box I doubt it.
    Check out the weijiang drama thread for more info and also comb through this thread.
     
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    Yep, mine shipped too. Literally asked them to cancel it like a half hour before I got the shipping notice, so it was probably in transit already. Oh well, I guess. Crossing fingers it's not a mess.
     
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    In your case, it's good that they are selling replacement parts for $160. Sorry that I was unclear before. I meant that this is almost false hope for people who want to grab a good QC version at this price. The risk is so high to those thinking that they'll get a perfect OP. It's even worse when they hope it won't have the same issues as the previous releases.

    Again, it's not so much of a loss if this figure ends up being not very good since you can chalk it up for parts or cope and call it "battle damaged".

    But don't justify the obvious high risk of buying this figure because it's been so highly sought out after. There's just way too much settling and impatience on finding a perfect figure that people will end up just buying whatever is best at the moment even though it's not that great anymore. It's best to avoid these things on expensive low QC items. We already have signs of bad QC with the nose being unpainted on the two existing sources of the new rerelease.

    Yeah unfortunately you've been proven wrong with the old stock. Albeit who knows how much of the info is true on both sides.

    Don't get me wrong anyone, I'd love to own this figure as much as anyone else, but the problems are there and I'm not going to ignore them just because this is the last chance I'll have to get this figure at this price.
     
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  16. HAL237

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    My order just shipped as well! Can’t wait!
     
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    100% agree the risk is quite high, I don't think any of the new batch figures will be perfect, hell... None of the Og releases were, from what we know so far it's a 50/50 right now. What I meant by "old stock" (based on the info we got at the time) is that it's still parts that WJ made before the raid, while it's being assembled by another factory, the actual parts should be of similar quality.
     
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    Everybody who has a shipping notice will get theirs a week ahead of me as I wait in the boonies :p 
     
  19. EPiiCxPrime

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    Just curious, is anyone else’s order being shipped by Yanwen? And if so, does anyone have any experience with them as a courier? My orders are normally shipped by UBI so I’m not all that familiar. (I’m using express shipping aswell)
     
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    They're a bit slow in my experience. Updates take a while. Like some stuff will just sit there for a week or two without moving before even hitting customs.