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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

The movie-based spring-loaded holster Robocop is difficult to acquire the last time I checked, I have the NES version repaint. It's a great figure overall but his joints are stiff.

It’s an older figure so that’s not surprising that it’s hard to find now. I checked the Amazon marketplace and it's close to $60 which I think is much too high of an asking price. The NES figures never appealed to me so they were an automatic pass.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I have to disagree with "miss or miss badly" and go with "hit or miss" for NECA QC. If it really were miss or miss badly then there wouldn't be any good figures available.

Then I think it's safe to say we obviously differ greatly on what the definition of “good” is. You obviously have no problem with getting NECA Predator figures with idiotic goofs like misassembled arms per the pictures you posted. I have no tolerance for that kind of sloppiness, especially when factoring in the retail prices for their figures.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

The fact that all of my kaiju from Pacific Rim are perfect is an example of some success. Others being my Bioshock figures, Prometheus, Evil Dead 2 Hero Ash, Cherno Alpha, and Nightstorm Predator (most of my predators are great but he stands out as far as everything goes).

I don’t collect any of those lines you mentioned so I’m unaware of any successes or failures those figures may or may not have. You’re obviously quite pleased with them, so I’m happy for you in that regard.

Regarding Nightstorm, that was a re-paint of the un-masked Berserker Predator from series 2. There was nothing new to see there aside from some new accessories. I have Nightstorm but like my Hive Wars Predator, I never got around to opening him.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Watching various behind the scenes videos and just generally following the company, it's apparent the guys at NECA have a passion for their work but we have to remember they're a relatively small company. They're insects compared to giants like Hasbro or Mattel, and even those guys have had serious QC problems in various lines. Of course profit matters more than quality, you said it yourself this is America.

Sabah, I get that you're a fan of NECA figures. I really do. But I am curious, are you comfortable with that philosophy of profit trumping QC?