[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by TomsToyChest

I've been collecting Predator since series 4 and that would make it 0 out of 15 Predators in my case that I've opened if I'm doing my math correctly. All of them have had issues, the biggest of them being crap joints. I'm constantly having to re-balance the Predators I have on display because they all look like they're about to fall off my shelf.

I fail to see why you find what I've said about the Predator line so strange. Have you read about the problems of series 1-3 of Predator? After seeing all of that I'm glad I missed out on them.

Of the Predators that I have yet to open, I think I'm most concerned with Bad Blood. If the formula holds true with the crappy NECA joints then I'm going to be really angry if that figure falls off my shelf since he has so many adornments and optional decorations on him.

I've been collecting NECA's Predators since the AVP:R line came out when the movie was still in theaters, and while I haven't run into nearly as many problems as you, I have had my fair share. Most of it was stuff that I was able to catch on the store shelves thankfully before I purchased them (broken or warped wrist blades, missing accessories, broken shoulder cannons, broken trophy necklaces, the broken tusks on the Tracker Predator, and a few with two left hands...) Most of my Predator figures are still on card, so I don't know the joys that await should I decide to crack them open. Hopefully if I should, the problems won't be as bad as they were with my McFarlane ones, the AVP ones especially were pretty horrendous.

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Originally Posted by TomsToyChest

So you grew up with McFarlane... funny you mentioned that, I dug up some old figures from Sleepy Hollow and Movie Maniacs that I had in storage the other day. The Jason Voorhees figure looks better than the newer NECA Jason figures that I've seen in my opinion.

As something of a Jason collector, I have to disagree with you on this one. While I dug the Jason X one (even though it's one of the only ones I don't have,) the series 1 Movie Maniacs version of Jason is probably my least favorite of the bunch, with the Final Chapter Jason from NECA being my favorite, hands down.


At least the height is right, since Hodder was the shortest guy to play Jason. IMHO though, even the NECA FvsJ Jason is better looking than the McFarlane, even though the big bastard has a QC issue of his own and cannot stand without support (note the stand on his leg to keep him upright.)


While this one has the face that only a mother could love. Hands down my favorite! =)

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Originally Posted by TomsToyChest

Sorry you were unable to find another Tacit to do an even exchange. I assume you did get your money back since there wasn't another one available in the store?

I was able to get my money back at TRU, as I returned the figure with all of the packaging, still un-removed from the inner plastic bedding, and was able to point out the flaw. I picked up an extra G.I.Joe Baroness/Lady Jaye set, as the one I got from BBTS had really awful paint apps, to swap out. They didn't give me a full refund on the Baroness/Lady Jaye though since I had done a return the day before, but they did manage to give me my money back in the form of a gift card, which I really didn't mind because the money is going to be spent again there anyways at some point. =P

On a final note, I could not help myself and was able to find another Tacit Ronin on Ebay at a price less than TRU retail (as the figure was sold loose, but in the inner clamshell.) I was able to have it inspected by the seller before he sold it to me, and it arrived in perfect condition. I had to spend a half an hour or so with the hair dryer on it, but at least I finally have him. Going forward though, I'm pretty much done with this line, unless they end up making a Striker that's a more durable improvement on the crappy one that we got. It's just not worth the trouble, nor the heartache.