william-james88 wrote:deathdrive wrote:The gap isnt the real problem with this figure though.. the damn plastic choices are. The soft plastic is even worst off than the original animated mold. The ones on the shins especially omfg they will tear off some day i swear. The whole place faith in takara thing because they are millions of times better than hasbro thing is idiotic. Both companies make mistakes but takara is always more expensive and sometimes that extra expense is just not worth it.
No, thats a myth, Takara is the same price as Hasbro in Japan, it just costs more for some peole because they need to import it and shipping costs depend on where you live. That has NOTHING to do with how much Takara is charging, they are charging the same or less.
Hasbro Devastator Toysrus: $ 169.99
Takara Devastator Amiami: $ 152.10
Oh wait, Hasbro's is more expensive here my bad.
So think about it, if Takara is charging the same amount but always giving you more paint apps or extras, then Hasbro is the company that is actually more expensive since you are paying the same price for a product which has less. You just take the abuse blindly because your other choise is to import.grimdragon2001 wrote:i tried this chest fix for black arachnia, it dosnt work for me. everytime i push up, the chest pushes back. infact i worry about breaking her everytime i try, those chest pieces are translucent plastic after all and for this fix, you have to apply a lot of force directly to them very close to the ball sockets.
It can be done, just just have to push the chest up while using her back as support (like your fingers are giving the figure a huf). Watch EMGO's video for help, it really works.
Protecticus Maximus wrote:TJ Ortega? Pretty sure it's TJ Omega, were you thinking about nachos William?
shadow panther wrote:um do you guys know that this toy is factory misassembled?
when comparing this to the Animated I noticed the rear of the spider was not locking over the robots shoulders in spider mode. upon comparing it with Animated I noticed the screw hole on the robot body was on the opposite side. apparently the pieces with the ball joints for the robot arms are on backwards. I took it apart and heated the rivet inside the waist pieces until they came apart. I swapped the upper body pieces and re-riveted the pieces. after re-assembleing her, the rear of the spider now locks over the robot shoulders when in spider mode. the chest also easily slides up and locks into place with ease. its not a easy fix, I was cringing the whole time but now she is solid in both modes
shadow panther wrote:just be careful trying to force that chest piece into place, because of the misassembly the body is on backward so the arch of the body is different
shadow panther wrote:you have to heat the head of the rivits that hold the whole 3 pieces together. once the whole assembly is apart you swap the body pieces only, the spider legs and waist piece are on correctly
william-james88 wrote:shadow panther wrote:you have to heat the head of the rivits that hold the whole 3 pieces together. once the whole assembly is apart you swap the body pieces only, the spider legs and waist piece are on correctly
How do you just heat the head? And how do you rivit them back together after?
william-james88 wrote:No, thats a myth, Takara is the same price as Hasbro in Japan, it just costs more for some peole because they need to import it and shipping costs depend on where you live. That has NOTHING to do with how much Takara is charging, they are charging the same or less.
Hasbro Devastator Toysrus: $ 169.99
Takara Devastator Amiami: $ 152.10
Oh wait, Hasbro's is more expensive here my bad.
So think about it, if Takara is charging the same amount but always giving you more paint apps or extras, then Hasbro is the company that is actually more expensive since you are paying the same price for a product which has less. You just take the abuse blindly because your other choise is to import.
Randomus wrote:
I’ll concede that AmiAmi is giving a much more generous discount, but that’s still greater than the un-discounted American list price.
I've always considered you the voice of reason WJ; please let me know what I'm missing...
shadow panther wrote:william-james88 wrote:shadow panther wrote:you have to heat the head of the rivits that hold the whole 3 pieces together. once the whole assembly is apart you swap the body pieces only, the spider legs and waist piece are on correctly
How do you just heat the head? And how do you rivit them back together after?
I touched the head of the rivet with a soldering iron until the plastic softened enough to pull it apart
william-james88 wrote:Randomus wrote:
I’ll concede that AmiAmi is giving a much more generous discount, but that’s still greater than the un-discounted American list price.
I've always considered you the voice of reason WJ; please let me know what I'm missing...
[Good explanation, omitted here for length, but worth scrolling up for.]
Randomus wrote:william-james88 wrote:No, thats a myth, Takara is the same price as Hasbro in Japan, it just costs more for some peole because they need to import it and shipping costs depend on where you live. That has NOTHING to do with how much Takara is charging, they are charging the same or less.
Hasbro Devastator Toysrus: $ 169.99
Takara Devastator Amiami: $ 152.10
Oh wait, Hasbro's is more expensive here my bad.
So think about it, if Takara is charging the same amount but always giving you more paint apps or extras, then Hasbro is the company that is actually more expensive since you are paying the same price for a product which has less. You just take the abuse blindly because your other choise is to import.
Whoa, hold up a minute.
I usually respect and agree with your board posts, but your point here on price isn’t honest. You’re comparing a discounted Japanese price website to TRU, who are infamous for demand-based markup and are probably the most expensive place to buy at American retail.
Here’s some more data. I used Google for yen/dollar conversions. List prices and discounts are as given by the store websites.
- UW Devastator, AmiAmi: $152.36, discounted 30% from $219.64 list price
- CW Devastator, Amazon: $143.00, discounted 5% from $149.99 list price
- CW Devastator, BBTS: $139.99, discounted $10 from $149.99 list price
- CW Devastator, TFSource: $139.99, discounted $10 from $149.99 list price
- CW Devastator, TRU: $169.99, no MSRP/list price given
I’ll concede that AmiAmi is giving a much more generous discount, but that’s still greater than the un-discounted American list price.
I've always considered you the voice of reason WJ; please let me know what I'm missing...
Randomus wrote:Interesting; can't argue with that. I'm curious why that all is. I guess there's the old "evil-white-Americans-are-greedy"
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Well the gang can get racist a little later, I finally got my gals from SAL. Well, two of them. I only bought Nightbird and slipstream, then immediately regretted not getting Black Widow.
william-james88 wrote:
In stock and still "discounted", this couldnt have come at a better time.
And while I do believe Takara would be displeased to know there has been a missasembly, I believe the existence of these three figures alone is a testament to their devotion to the fans.
william-james88 wrote:shadow panther wrote:um do you guys know that this toy is factory misassembled?
when comparing this to the Animated I noticed the rear of the spider was not locking over the robots shoulders in spider mode. upon comparing it with Animated I noticed the screw hole on the robot body was on the opposite side. apparently the pieces with the ball joints for the robot arms are on backwards. I took it apart and heated the rivet inside the waist pieces until they came apart. I swapped the upper body pieces and re-riveted the pieces. after re-assembleing her, the rear of the spider now locks over the robot shoulders when in spider mode. the chest also easily slides up and locks into place with ease. its not a easy fix, I was cringing the whole time but now she is solid in both modes
Thanks! But I have to admit, I was cringing just reading it. Might be a bit too daunting for me.
The part I highlighted is the part I dont get. How did you re-rivet them?
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