[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

.....I mean, I'm happy? But also WHAT THE HELL HASBRO. Give us a break!

(It's worse when you're also collecting TFs right now, let me assure you.)

Amen to that. Hopefully the Earthrise Coneheads weren't on your shopping list. My Dirge/Ramjet two pack arrived yesterday much to my delight, only to disappoint me moments later when I realized that a pin had been misfired into Dirge's arm, making his transformation impossible. User reviews and message boards are torching them as well, with many folks having similar issues or worse.

Of course, they are also sold out on Amazon (unless you are willing to pay scalpee prices,) and since they are an exclusive...there is no telling if I'm gonna be able to get a replacement before my return window runs out. I might have to dremel the hell out of this thing to fix it. Either that, or find a fodder Earthrise seeker arm, repaint it, and pretend that I don't know the difference.

I firmly believe that the increase in QC issues we're seeing in all of Hasbro's lines are due to this hyper release schedule they're under. I've been buying Transformers for years and have never had a QC issue that actually kept me from transforming the figure properly until now (and of course...it had to be an exclusive...) Not to mention all the mishaps, distribution and QC issues we're seeing in everything from Lightning Collection to Classified.

TL/DR...Hasbro...take a deep breath and allow these toys to marinate to perfection a bit so we can actually savor the flavor when they come out. I'd much rather wait a little bit longer for a perfectly grilled steak than to get a flavorless, seared brick that arrived 5 minutes sooner that I can't send back to the kitchen....