Thanks guys I think it's a combo of both. Sub-par materials and also (as with most OSKOs) it's absolutely slathered in paint, which they never seem to take into consideration when figuring out the tolerances. So every joint becomes tighter and stickier due to an extra half mm or whatever being added to the thickness. There are other joints too that could definitely use silicone lube cause they creak all the time. It's a shame cause I really like the figure. The size and extra articulation are great additions. I think the cannon could have been done better (why didn't they just have it flip out to be longer, and have 3 barrels like in the film?) but I'm glad they included it.
Probably needs sanding on some of the mushroom pegs. A guy on Instagram had the ankle sheer clean off too. Also I’ve read a lot that WD40 is not necessarily recommended over silicone oil.
I've only got Long Haul, as I'm using him as the Studio Series version, but he is solid as a rock, and a great improvement over the SS figure. I would count on them releasing all the team members. We've seen painted versions of all so far.
i have long haul and hightower for my studio series shelf and they're both solid as a rock. hoping their scavenger is as solid, after what happened to shmop
More importantly, I hope that the plastic holds up okay under the weight of the combined Devastator. There’s going to be a lot of weight on those connection points. The plastic may be thicker and proportionally lighter than the original SS plastic but I don’t know if upscaling it has accounted for the additional stressors and torque applied to the limbs…
That’s strange, the face slides forward but the eye pieces should be molded to the piece under it. Maybe yours has a flaw or the little silver bit is rattling around in there?
I'm not the best to ask. A lot of other members know and I think I just got whatever was recommended to me. I feel like that's why a lot of OSKOs just fall under their own weight or have joints that crumble. That and the excessive paint issue that I mentioned.
Same thing happened to me with BS-02S. Splashing internal tabs and parts with sticky paint for no reason. Guess they never learn, eh
Yeah well people rant and rave about paint and want it everywhere and then this is what happens. Painted mushroom pegs seem to be the worst, cause every time they twist they are stressing the joint.
I am definitely curious about how they do in combined mode. I have all 4 with Mixey on the way and so far they feel pretty solid. I’ve had no issues with any. We will see about Mixey.
Got Mixmaster today, gotta say that I am very much enjoying how chunky he feels. The only unfortunate thing is that the vehicle mode doesn't tab together too well on my copy.
I should be getting MT Mixmaster this coming week. I’ll post pics of the comparison soon after if no one has any up by then.
Mine has a similar defect on the left eye. Oh well. Maybe just a random mold issue. It looks like “battle damage”.
