If you are fine spending 250 USD+tax and shipping on a defective figure, good on you. At least I am unhappy. Tab breaking on 20 USD figures from retail, fine, I'll ask for a exchange or worst, just get a new one. A 250 USD figure? Not a chance, they better arrive in perfect shape.

 

I never said that. At all. I'd ask for a return for a figure missing a piece too.

But if we're only using 2 or 3 select examples to decide the entire run's quality control, then I can only assume they are all perfect and issue free, since mine is and 2 other people I know are.

 

Opened him up and transformed him and after a very in depth look over of ther figure mine came out perfect no paint issues and everything that should be tight is no floppy knees or anckles my good luck streak with takara masterpieces continues! now bring on skywarp

 

Who said that? I said they continue to ship out figures with garbage quality. It doesn't matter if it's two or two thousand.

 

Still, you are using 2 to 3 select examples from your knowledge to say that it's not trash q/c. If they are charging 250 USD for a figure, I expect no q/c issue AT ALL. If there are issues and people can actually have a thread on that (not this forum), then it's saying there are issues and is widespread. Doesn't matter if you get one or not, it exists.

 

You do understand that anything that’s mass produced is gonna have some defective products. How many cars are produced yearly? You don’t think among those there aren’t any lemons?

So far, this isn’t MP Hound levels of QC. This is not to say that those who have bad copies shouldn’t be upset, but don’t make this out to be something it’s not.

 

I get your frustration given the cost.
Btw, did you get MP52? This one, you got too? If not then you have nothing to fear then.

 

they are currently at a convention in vegas

 

Still too early to say how widespread the issues are on MP Thundercracker. However, given the reports here and elsewhere, I haven’t seen as many issues pop up yet compared to the amount of issues reported for MP-52 the 1st week it was released. Somewhat reassuring but again, still early.

 

It doesn't have to be that way. Someone at some point along the line saw the bad ones in here and sent them along anyway. In the Unicron production videos people were painting them by hand.

Yes

 

Just got a notification on Auspost that Thundercracker just landed in Sydney, and is awaiting clearance.

Now going off the previous time I ordered MP-52 Starscream whose fast as hell delivery left me surprised (By the time I got the Shipment notification from RobotKingdom of Starscream, I checked the tracking number immediately to find that that he's already in my country, and 2 days later arrived at my doorstep) I assume that Thundercracker might arrive in 2 days time as well.
But then again it might take a weeks delay due to lockdown shenanigans.

I do enjoy my copy of MP-52 very much, only got away with cracks at the base of the tailfins and somewhat loose ankles.
leaving my only real gripe being the way the paint is applied,

I got a few paint chips on the diecast pelvis part, and part of the upper arm where the lower arm hinges has the blue paint sloppily applied as if Takara only just used one coat of paint and didn't give a shit about applying a second coat or even applying clear coat, so it's pretty easy as hell to scrape the paint off in that area, but it's no real biggie, I can just apply another coat of paint on that but I still enjoy MP-52

and I'm glad that MP-52+ has better plastic quality and tolerances so that's gotten me hyped for Skywarp

 

Mine had duplicate shoulder intakes so one won’t fold properly. Sent photos immediately and just waiting to hear back from them on how Takara plans to treat parts issues. The way I read the response, exchanges are out of the question. Hate to pop pins on a $240 figure but it is what it is. Hopefully we both get answers soon on this.

 

Oh my, the tracking said he'll come this Wednesday

YEE

 

Received TC today. No issues to report.

 

And I expect people to have a little understanding of how mass production works, clearly that's not happening. And sarcasm.

I hope your figure gets replaced.