Thanks for the advice! Gundam marker may be the way to go for me.

 

Damned fine KO.

 

Congrats on having a copy that you can properly tab in the outer leg panels.

 

Don't be so quick. I popped one out to put kiki on the ankles and it didn't go back in, all the way.

 

Ftfy  

 

My EG TC should be here in about 5 days. Here's hoping my leg panels tab properly. I didn't have any issues with those panels on Screaming Eagle.

 

Looks awesome... in general, I really prefer a dark-blue Thundercracker (toy-style) but this figure is still very attractive

zmog

 

I just got my Eagle Thundercracker. I noticed thundercracker right arm doesn't shift into the last position which has the arm straight down next to the body. Instead it is one ratchet away. The gray piece in the arm pit seems to be sticking out a bit. I am not sure if it is a by product of a mistransformation from the factory or an actual defect?

 

I received my Eagle Starscream today. Haven't transformed it yet, but so far I'm very impressed.

Feels really sturdy, joints are good, paint good, nothing wobbly or messy. Diecast feels great. VERY nice quality on this. Slight gap on the outer shin panel, but not enough to really bother me.

I think I'm sold on Thundercracker now.  

z

 

Push those knees up.. 

Just got mine in also.

 

Just got mine in from ShowZ. Honestly if I did not know I would say the Starscream (official Takara) was the KO. TC has tighter joints and no QC issues that I would not expect with the official. Only issue so far is the thruster effects do not fit, but I really do not use them at all anyway.

KO on left. Official MP52 on right.

 

I had same issue. The hand can actually rotate. Just open the arm panel, remove the hand (to make it easier), then gently but firmly rotate the hand into the position you want.
I tried adding lithium grease, but still stiffer than Epstein at a pre school.

EDIT: Oh sorry, never mind. I misunderstood your comment. I was searching here for my issue to see if it was a transformation and then figured it out myself.
But, yeh. FYI if anyone had my issue.

 

Haven't been following this thread a whole lot, and people generally seem to be happy with their 4p MP52 and the +. Now, are there any real bad copies that people may have received, or is this 4p generally a good buy?

 

these were shipped with lightning speed. mine isn’t here yet but it’s already in Cali so i’ll have it by Monday at the latest.

 

I highly suggest going back ans reading through thr thread. At least the last 10 pages or so.

 

I only bought one, but I was extremely pleased with the quality when I received mine. Better than I expected for sure. No real flaws (other than the issues with the blast effects not fitting the null rays, which is a known issue).

I couldn't imagine paying Takara prices for this figure, but at this price, it's a great deal!

z

 

WTF is going on with the Post Office?!

Im Springfield, MISSOURI and when packages hit the Kansas City dist center, they're usually at my door the next day.

Last week, I had a package from ShowZ that did great until it hit US Soil. It went from Grand Prairie TX, to Dallas TX, to Kansas City, to Springfield MO BACK to Kansas City, then finally back to Springfield and my door.

OK, fluke deal. No problem. Now I have an item from a US seller that was sent US Priority 2-3 Day Mail. SEVEN days later, its been sitting in Kansas City for over 2 days and say Arriving Late, which means they really don't know where the fuck it is.

Now, Eagle Cracker from ShowZ went from Grand Prairie TX to Kansas City yesterday morning. I was like COOL! It will be here Friday! Nope. Last night they sent it to Springfield MASSACHUSETTS. What the ACTUAL fuck?!

 

Been asking myself the same question a few times this week. Things are hitting my local distribution center in my city and then sitting for 2 or 3 days. My Thundercracker is in the city since very early yesterday and still isn't being delivered. I'm lucky my Janssen is being delivered today after sitting for days but it's been happening all week with multiple packages.

 

I ordered an Eagle Thundercracker from show z store and ended up with an Eagle Starscream. I contacted them but it's close to Chinese New Years so I don't think I'll hear from them till the end of February.

 

I think they posted a message on their website that no queries/suppliers were closed from this week up until 2/3rd week in feb.