MKT Posted May 9 Posted May 9 (edited) Just as I'm warming up more to Max's figure, disaster struck. I was exploring putting him on a sitting pose, so was slowly lifting his left leg up and when I got to around the 50-60 degree range, the thigh separated from the crotch. There was no audible sound or any distinct feel of something snapping, it just suddenly felt loose. One of my biggest reservations on soft good figures, is that it is hard to gauge the range of motion limits since the joints are hidden beneath the fabric. Hence, I was already exercising much more caution than usual when handling Max. I have no idea if the joint itself is broken, or the thigh has a natural separation point via a peg & slot system like some other action figures. It does seem to have pull-down thighs like most other modern figures usually to enable a higher degree of thigh swing. Although the thigh has separated, I am unable to pull the whole limb out from the pant leg to inspect it, because it appears the pant leg has been glued somewhere along the lower leg. So when I pick up the figure now, the entire left leg is like wet noodle just dangling by the pants. The outer box has text saying something along the lines of 'refer to instructions before use', but there is zero literature inside (anyone else can confirm this?). I obtained this from my local toy store, but I contacted KC directly to see what can be done now. Awaiting their response... Edited May 10 by MKT Quote
Big s Posted May 9 Posted May 9 3 hours ago, MKT said: Just as I'm warming up more to Max's figure, disaster struck. I was exploring putting him on a sitting pose, so was slowly lifting his left leg up and when I got to around the 50-60 degree range, the thigh separated from the crotch. There was no audible sound or any distinct feel or something snapping, it just suddenly felt loose. One of my biggest reservations on soft good figures, is that it is hard to gauge the range of motion limits since the joints are hidden beneath the fabric. Hence, I was already exercising much more caution than usual when handling Max. I have no idea if the joint itself is broken, or the thigh has a natural separation point via a peg & slot system like some other action figures. It does seem to have pull-down thighs like most other modern figures usually to enable a higher degree of thigh swing. Although the thigh has separated, I am unable to pull the whole limb out from the pant leg to inspect it, because it appears the pant leg has been glued somewhere along the lower leg. So when I pick up the figure now, the entire left leg is like wet noodle just dangling by the pants. The outer box has text saying something along the lines of 'refer to instructions before use', but there is zero literature inside (anyone else can confirm this?). I obtained this from my local toy store, but I contacted KC directly to see what can be done now. Awaiting their response... That really sucks. I’m assuming there’s also no way to slide the pants down either. Quote
Radioguy Posted May 9 Posted May 9 1 hour ago, Big s said: That really sucks. I’m assuming there’s also no way to slide the pants down either. Just quoting that for posterity. Quote
MKT Posted May 9 Posted May 9 2 hours ago, Big s said: That really sucks. I’m assuming there’s also no way to slide the pants down either. 1 hour ago, Radioguy said: Just quoting that for posterity. LOL I did try... as far as I could tell, the pants are part of a bodysuit that likely goes up to his neck. I wanted to remove his jacket to see what's going on under, but the belt is in the way & I'm not sure how to remove that. Quote
Big s Posted May 9 Posted May 9 5 hours ago, MKT said: LOL I did try... as far as I could tell, the pants are part of a bodysuit that likely goes up to his neck. I wanted to remove his jacket to see what's going on under, but the belt is in the way & I'm not sure how to remove that. You may have to see if things just have a simple stitch and try and break that to get to the damaged part, it could be possible that it just slipped out of joint, and may be an easy pop in place. Then redo the stitch. Hopefully things aren’t just glued Quote
MKT Posted May 10 Posted May 10 11 hours ago, Big s said: You may have to see if things just have a simple stitch and try and break that to get to the damaged part, it could be possible that it just slipped out of joint, and may be an easy pop in place. Then redo the stitch. Hopefully things aren’t just glued Thanks for suggestion. At this moment KC has replied acknowledging the issue, and will get back later with more info so hopefully there's a solution from there. Quote
MKT Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Posted by Leung Ming on FB. The skull face is a surprise inclusion. Quote
Big s Posted May 16 Posted May 16 1 minute ago, MKT said: Posted by Leung Ming on FB. The skull face is a surprise inclusion. The metallic bubblegum is a weird choice for colors Quote
MKT Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Yeah I guess the pilot-in-cockpit video KC released not too long ago wasn’t the final painted version. Quote
jvmacross Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Looks like KC trolled us on the paint apps for this figure...unless these pics are the trolling pics...lol No idea how we'll be able to receive these figs in the US w/o getting the extra tax added to them upon delivery.... Quote
tekering Posted May 17 Posted May 17 20 hours ago, Big s said: The metallic bubblegum is a weird choice for colors Their Dana in armor was similarly metallic, but at least the color scheme was more-or-less accurate... ...but every color on their Zentraedi soldier is WRONG. 🤨 Where it should be black, it's silver. Where it should be grey, it's purple. Where it should be brown, it's bright red. Where it should be dull lavender, it's hot pink! Cyrus must be colorblind. 🙄 Quote
sh9000 Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Pics of Adam by Hiroshima San. Pics of Adam and the KC store display by Leung Ming. Seems that Adam is colored differently since it's an exclusive. Quote
jvmacross Posted May 17 Posted May 17 I would much rather have these...they look really good...the metallic paint is not good for this figure.... Quote
Big s Posted May 17 Posted May 17 3 hours ago, sh9000 said: Pics of Adam by Hiroshima San. Pics of Adam and the KC store display by Leung Ming. Seems that Adam is colored differently since it's an exclusive. Kinda strange that in all the pictures, the elbow pads are facing outwards rather than covering the elbows Quote
jvmacross Posted May 17 Posted May 17 6 hours ago, Big s said: Kinda strange that in all the pictures, the elbow pads are facing outwards rather than covering the elbows ? Quote
Big s Posted May 18 Posted May 18 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: ? If you look at the left arm it’s bending towards the bodya lot easier to see the elbows being covered in these pictures Quote
jvmacross Posted May 18 Posted May 18 4 hours ago, Radioguy said: The lack of Glaug in those pictures is concerning to me. The Regut Scout is the next one...so not really concerning to me....I'm more concerned on the final cost on all this stuff and the shipping, especially for those who already pre-paid for several items during the Kickstarter... Quote
jvmacross Posted May 18 Posted May 18 15 hours ago, Big s said: If you look at the left arm it’s bending towards the bodya lot easier to see the elbows being covered in these pictures So maybe the elbow piece should have been molded into upper and lower parts? Maybe it can rotate and it just isn't being posed correctly? Either way not really an eyesore to me, I'm more dissapointed in the metallic paint job....it's like KC thinks the customers who PO'd the regult with the pilot back in 2022 are being rewarded with a metallic variant... Quote
Big s Posted May 18 Posted May 18 2 hours ago, jvmacross said: So maybe the elbow piece should have been molded into upper and lower parts? Maybe it can rotate and it just isn't being posed correctly? Either way not really an eyesore to me, I'm more dissapointed in the metallic paint job....it's like KC thinks the customers who PO'd the regult with the pilot back in 2022 are being rewarded with a metallic variant... If it can rotate, it wouldn’t be too bad, but I doubt they could have easily molded the pads to the top and bottom pieces at that small a size. Not saying it couldn’t be done, just that it would take more creative engineering and might limit the bend of the arm. Quote
Big s Posted May 19 Posted May 19 14 minutes ago, sh9000 said: More on display and going into production. Surprised that these weren’t first since the brownie in heavy armor is the first one ever shown in the series climbing out of a regult and that type of armor is very common with the regult pilots. Quote
jvmacross Posted May 19 Posted May 19 (edited) These look excellent...but I hope the metallic painted figs are the variants and not what was pre-ordered during the Kickstarter.....the heavy armor with the metallic does not look as bad, but still prefer the flat paints... Also...of all things to get creative on.....why pink gun straps? I hope KC can address the shipping situation for US customers soon.... Edited May 19 by jvmacross Quote
Big s Posted May 19 Posted May 19 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: These look excellent...but I hope the metallic painted figs are the variants and not what was pre-ordered during the Kickstarter.....the heavy armor with the metallic does not look as bad, but still prefer the flat paints... Also...of all things to get creative on.....why pink gun straps? I hope KC can address the shipping situation for US customers soon.... I’m betting they’ll still be metallic. They have an odd obsession with metallic paints. Kinda like a child that got into Warhammer and found out there were metallic paints and is still stuck in that “every thing must be metallic” phase. As far as the pink gun strap, that’s like asking why with any of their odd color choices. Why metallic bubble gum on the light armor?, why purple where it’s supposed to be dark grey? Why does the heavy grunt have metallic brown armor instead of greyish tan? There’s so many odd color choices that I’m impressed that Kamjin got away with metallic green instead of yellow or any other random color of the rainbow metallic Quote
jvmacross Posted May 19 Posted May 19 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Big s said: I’m betting they’ll still be metallic. They have an odd obsession with metallic paints. Kinda like a child that got into Warhammer and found out there were metallic paints and is still stuck in that “every thing must be metallic” phase. As far as the pink gun strap, that’s like asking why with any of their odd color choices. Why metallic bubble gum on the light armor?, why purple where it’s supposed to be dark grey? Why does the heavy grunt have metallic brown armor instead of greyish tan? There’s so many odd color choices that I’m impressed that Kamjin got away with metallic green instead of yellow or any other random color of the rainbow metallic Maybe the majority of his customers like the metallic paints....I don't think anyone has ever brought it up on the KC page...unless complaints like that get deleted....KC has a history on doubling down on poor choices in the past.... Edited May 19 by jvmacross Quote
Big s Posted May 19 Posted May 19 5 hours ago, jvmacross said: Maybe the majority of his customers like the metallic paints....I don't think anyone has ever brought it up on the KC page...unless complaints like that get deleted....KC has a history on doubling down on poor choices in the past.... I’d rather they did the colors in dull or at least just gloss, but the metallic and odd color choices are the things that bug me. Quote
jenius Posted May 20 Posted May 20 Bleh, the shipping issues are real. ThreeZero just told me they can't ship me two tiny parts to fix my Focker 1S toy until the US rescinds its tariffs. Woof. I hope this gets resolved before the Glaug hits. Quote
MKT Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM Posted Sunday at 05:52 PM Posted by Ray Pang. Looks like the chest logo reacts to black light. Quote
jvmacross Posted Sunday at 06:00 PM Posted Sunday at 06:00 PM 6 minutes ago, MKT said: Posted by Ray Pang. Looks like the chest logo reacts to black light. Nice....maybe an homage to the glowy chest piece on the DYRL Meltran armor.... Quote
Protoman Posted Sunday at 07:19 PM Posted Sunday at 07:19 PM The lack of a Miriya figure and Queadluun-Rau TV version continues to be a glaring oversight. Quote
jvmacross Posted Sunday at 07:49 PM Posted Sunday at 07:49 PM 25 minutes ago, Protoman said: The lack of a Miriya figure and Queadluun-Rau TV version continues to be a glaring oversight. Patience padawan.... KC's just barely scratching the surface of all the stuff made available from their first Kickstarter....if they actually come through they pretty much have very little to offer on the next round....so guessing Q-Rau and N-Ger would pop up on the next round.... Quote
26662 Posted Sunday at 11:29 PM Posted Sunday at 11:29 PM On 5/20/2025 at 2:09 AM, jenius said: Bleh, the shipping issues are real. ThreeZero just told me they can't ship me two tiny parts to fix my Focker 1S toy until the US rescinds its tariffs. Woof. I hope this gets resolved before the Glaug hits. Seconded. I've got pre-orders with half a dozen companies. 2025 is shaping up to be especially painful. Quote
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