Being Takara, it's very unusual and unexpected. That said...for anyone in the know, there was the "Great MP Hound Disaster". Conversely, every DR piece I've acquired as well as all of the TF MPs have been impeccable. (Except early some early releases. I deliberately waited on MP-09v3.)
It sucks when it's you that it happens to but I've been scrolling Diaclone on Twitter for days now and that's the only time I've seen that particular issue and QC can't catch a random occurrence like that. The most common issue seems to be the radar dishes being a bit floppy but that can be very easily fixed either by tightening the screw or applying clear varnish. The other common issue seems to be when one of the Base Fighter lift platforms falls back down under it's own weight. No idea how that could be fixed as of yet.
the platforms are quite solid, I pressed hard to attach the fighters and they didn't budge. The folding platforms can be quite fragile, caution is needed. Also, the command center/shuttle can easily slide off into oblivion, friction is minimal. I just learned how to do an Amazon return in Japan, thanks to a Lawson employee who instructed a different store's employee...
My first order is still not shipped either, and the estimated delivery day has shifted from Wednesday to Friday. The second order (made a fair bit later) has left japan. I'm not sure there's ever much sense to these things, anyway. When I ordered my Tri-Dasher, Tri-Rambler and Gridsuit, all from the same seller and dispatched by AJP, they got sent in 3 parcels over two days, and all arrived together 2 days earlier than the first was meant to arrive.
Sorry to hear the bad news but may I know which foot is affected? Kinda disappointing to read about the QC as this will be my last Diaclone figure.
that’s poopy… but…. That’s easily a fix a good 3D print job can fix and you wouldn’t even know. Worst comes to worst. Just trying to shine some sunshine on a shitty situation if you had to keep it.
I'm assuming some have some haven't. Seen on social media that they started shipping on Friday. I haven't had either of mine updated since they split them into two orders...
I meant that I’m not sure why he was telling me that only mine hadn’t shipped, I know some have and some haven’t - it’s why I was complaining haha. I’m just surprised there hasn’t been any indication of movement. Not even a charge on my card.
I've had items show up from amazon where the tracking doesn't track and the item isn't listed as shipped at all. But no mine isn't listed as having shipped either which is kinda sucky.
To be fair, I wasn't expecting Amazon.co.jp to start shipping international orders until the 3rd or 4th, so I'm not in the least worried.