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Trivial Psychic · 02-27-2016, 01:49 AM

Sigh....Here we F*****G go again...

So I finally get around to opening up my Ultimate Striker tonight, and as I'm pulling him out from the tray this happens...

And I'm not exaggerating or kidding either...you can see the accessories for the figure are still in the tray, having yet to be removed. Keep in mind, I'm not a rough or careless collector. I've been doing this for years, and I treat these things as if they are freshly dug up dinosaur bones....

From the looks of things, as you can see in the photo, there is no broken pin, as the leg is not held on by a traditional pin and socket running through the hips like most action figures. The legs in fact are separate pieces that are not held onto the figure by anything other than glue. Yes...you read that right. Glue.

Whether this is intentional and by design due to the bad QC issues that has plagued this line over the years, (in other words..."Hey, I have an idea. Since our older figures always seem to break into pieces, how about this...we'll design it so that if it falls off, you just simply have to glue it back on! No more breakages!") I'm really just beside myself, and expected better. Seriously NECA? F*****G GLUE? On a figure that you're calling the "ULTIMATE" version of? Come on!!!

Here's where it gets better. I reach up to grab my older Striker (which I have repeatedly have discussed how much I loathe,) in order to compare the design...that Striker's leg falls completely off, broken at the hip. Same friggen leg. And you know what? Good F*****G riddance. I hated that figure

So now I'm left with no Striker. I've contacted NECA already on Facebook in hopes they might be able to help with a new one, but after the last two releases (Horizon Brave and Romeo Blue, both of which were really good, and are among the only figures I have yet to have an issue with,) my faith in the line has once again been shaken. Strongly considering cancelling my Ultimate Gypsy Danger now, and if NECA doesn't replace Striker here, I probably will, and will be forever done with this line.

Anyone considering picking up this figure, you have been warned! Buyer Beware! Keep a tube of Gorilla Glue in the house!

02-27-2016, 01:49 AM	#13
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Sigh....Here we F***G go again... So I finally get around to opening up my Ultimate Striker tonight, and as I'm pulling him out from the tray this happens... And I'm not exaggerating or kidding either...you can see the accessories for the figure are still in the tray, having yet to be removed. Keep in mind, I'm not a rough or careless collector. I've been doing this for years, and I treat these things as if they are freshly dug up dinosaur bones.... From the looks of things, as you can see in the photo, there is no broken pin, as the leg is not held on by a traditional pin and socket running through the hips like most action figures. The legs in fact are separate pieces that are not held onto the figure by anything other than glue. Yes...you read that right. Glue. Whether this is intentional and by design due to the bad QC issues that has plagued this line over the years, (in other words..."Hey, I have an idea. Since our older figures always seem to break into pieces, how about this...we'll design it so that if it falls off, you just simply have to glue it back on! No more breakages!") I'm really just beside myself, and expected better. Seriously NECA? F*G GLUE? On a figure that you're calling the "ULTIMATE" version of? Come on!!! Here's where it gets better. I reach up to grab my older Striker (which I have repeatedly have discussed how much I loathe,) in order to compare the design...that Striker's leg falls completely off, broken at the hip. Same friggen leg. And you know what? Good F***G riddance. I hated that figure So now I'm left with no Striker. I've contacted NECA already on Facebook in hopes they might be able to help with a new one, but after the last two releases (Horizon Brave and Romeo Blue, both of which were really good, and are among the only figures I have yet to have an issue with,) my faith in the line has once again been shaken. Strongly considering cancelling my Ultimate Gypsy Danger now, and if NECA doesn't replace Striker here, I probably will, and will be forever done with this line. Anyone considering picking up this figure, you have been warned! Buyer Beware! Keep a tube of Gorilla Glue in the house! Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 02-27-2016 at 01:52 AM..