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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I've had a number of QC issues with Neca's stuff all across their different lines, although the majority of them were with the Pacific Rim toys. Loose and floppy leg joints right out of the package for nearly all of them (especially Crimson Typhoon) not to mention a waist joint that doesn't pivot on Stryker, and a peg on one of Gypsy's chainswords that broke off immediately the first time I tried to attach it. Nearly all of them have a bad wash or paint bleed somewhere on the figure, and Typhoon and Cherno are nearly impossible to stand on their own thanks to the for-mentioned loose knee joints and their top heavy nature. The washes are forgivable, as I just look at them as robots that rust and get pounded on by the elements and Kaiju alike, but the horrible loose joints right out of the box are absolutely unacceptable. There was no improvement on the recent re-releases either, which burns me up because I could have gotten the same figures at a much cheaper price point had I known that NECA was planning a re-release on Stryker and Typhoon in the first place.

Other issues I had with them were mostly with their horror lines. My part 3 Jason has a mask that's badly warped that no amount of hot water has been able to fix (with the mask's eye holes being of different sizes) and my part one Freddy had one of the pegs break off the extended arms the very first time I attempted to use those as well. I haven't had any issues thus far with the Predator figures outside of my videogame one having the laser cannon fall off his shoulder (which I had to crack the shrink wrap for to discover, and it upset me a bunch as I enjoy having the videogame classics line remain in the shrink.) Truthfully, my lack of issues with my Predators probably has something to do with the fact that I've left nearly all of them on the card.

Thankfully my NECA Robocop figures have been issue free (I was terrified when I finally opened my ED-209 thanks to some of the things I read,) and thus far, they have been way more durable than my McFarlane ones, which had TERRIBLE QC issues but that's a story for another time.

My luck finally ran out with Neca with the big chap xenomorph. I had praised them extensively until I went to move his left arm and it broke right off. I felt hurt but I was able to find another one and I glued the broken one's arm back on. Then...my striker eureka's damn leg snapped off for no apparent reason. My only theory is that it got really warm one day and then the temperature dropped really low the next....but that seems like a stretch since that's never happened before.
Otherwise Neca has been wonderful. Do check those paint apps though.

Oh and to add to the thread I received the 18" Cherno Alpha in the mail today. My first large Neca figure. Going to open him tonight! Cherno is my favorite.