indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 I just got this box fresh, started to transform the 0S, then noticed that there are some areas that are fractured and about to break. Have any of you MW's had this occur? Quote
Graham Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 First time to see breakages on those areas. Graham Quote
cyde01 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 not another part to worry about. i really hope this is an isolated case. Quote
Macross73 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 The outlook on these surviving intact more than a few weeks is slim Quote
Beware of Blast Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 D a m n. It just occured to me that the plastic sockets holding the landing gears are made similarly like the 1/48 VF1's hip sockets. Although the VF0S's plastic seems thinner. indigofx28, get ready for another heart attack when you dismantle the VF0S's shoulders. Quote
Scream Man Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 i think the clips look ok. and that white line on the wheel looks minor. Id say its a one off, and i also think they wont cause u any problems... Quote
eugimon Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 my clips have the same stress marks. the landing gears, I wouldn't worry about. Quote
Kamion Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Crap, that's really worrying. I just won a VF-0S from Ebay. Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 I open the shoulders, loose the screws and found that Yamato did make the fix that you guys were talking about. At least for this production run. I waited this long to get one of these hoping that the bugs would be all worked out . I guess not. I'm waiting on HLJ to get back to me about parts for these. Doen't mean I won't get another 0S they are a great toy. D a m n. It just occured to me that the plastic sockets holding the landing gears are made similarly like the 1/48 VF1's hip sockets. Although the VF0S's plastic seems thinner. indigofx28, get ready for another heart attack when you dismantle the VF0S's shoulders. Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 guess this one will stay in one mode. Fighter. the right clip is already breaking. I had to trans form this.. The outlook on these surviving intact more than a few weeks is slim Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Guess I'm not hte only one, feww..... my clips have the same stress marks. the landing gears, I wouldn't worry about. Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Any suggestions Graham? First time to see breakages on those areas. Graham Quote
do not disturb Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 did you buy it new? or used? if you bought it new, how do you know it was new? if you bought it used, well theres not much to say other than try avoiding purhcasing used stuff. Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 (edited) I got it new from HLJ.com. I've bought from them since the original YF-19's came out. I'm just hoping that this one is a fluke. did you buy it new? or used? if you bought it new, how do you know it was new? if you bought it used, well theres not much to say other than try avoiding purhcasing used stuff. Edited January 31, 2007 by indigofx28 Quote
do not disturb Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 I got it new from HLJ.com. I've bought from them since the 1/60 YF-19's came out. I'm just hoping that this one is a fluke. well thats just blows goats now don't it. even if they offer to replace it, its going to cost you $25 there and $25 back(unless they pick up this cost), not to mention the $25 you originally paid for shipping....boy does it suck buying from overseas. Quote
Gatsu Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 I ve read theother topic about the Macross0 serie problems, and it seems that Yamato used a bad quality of plastic to make these toys; eventhough they are more expensive than other Mac.Yam. toys! I think i'll never buy one of these, they look beautiful but i don't want to waste my money... It definitely seems that Yamato's running toward the success is going too fast Quote
indigofx28 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 I'm hoping they'll pick it up. (I edited my original quote. I meant since the original YF-19's came out. with the broken tab.) well thats just blows goats now don't it. even if they offer to replace it, its going to cost you $25 there and $25 back(unless they pick up this cost), not to mention the $25 you originally paid for shipping....boy does it suck buying from overseas. Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I'm affraid this issue comes too late for Yamato to replace the clips for POM plastic at least for the VF-0A Shin wich I already preordered. I just checked my 0S and both clips are okay. They both have what seems to be very little stressmarks at the bottom, but I'm under the impression that they come like this from the factory. It's hard to say because the toy comes packaged in fighter mode and that's when the clips are used. Quote
eugimon Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I'm affraid this issue comes too late for Yamato to replace the clips for POM plastic at least for the VF-0A Shin wich I already preordered. I just checked my 0S and both clips are okay. They both have what seems to be very little stressmarks at the bottom, but I'm under the impression that they come like this from the factory. It's hard to say because the toy comes packaged in fighter mode and that's when the clips are used. yeah, I'm actually not worried about those stress marks. the very nature of that part means that the plastic is going to give and take a little and as long as the user doesn't try to force the legs down too far, there shouldn't be a problem. Quote
Blahness Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I have the same problem with the clips : ( Quote
Vegas Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 just checked the clips and landing gears and they all turned out negative for stress marks........whew what a relief.....two less things to worry about. Quote
Friedric P Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 (edited) Unfortunately, I also have stress marks on the clips of my VF-0A. That was the first thing I noticed when I received mine, straight from HLJ, 3 months ago. The stress marks were there during the first transformation. I also have little stress marks on the left shoulder, and a little crack on the right one. ... Anyway, it didn't stopped me from preordering the Shin version . At least, it won't have the shoulders problem now Edited February 1, 2007 by Friedric P Quote
bandit29 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Unfortunately, I also have stress marks on the clips of my VF-0A. That was the first thing I noticed when I received mine, straight from HLJ, 3 months ago. The stress marks were there during the first transformation. I also have little stress marks on the left shoulder, and a little crack on the right one. ... Anyway, it didn't stopped me from preordering the Shin version . At least, it won't have the shoulders problem now The toy is defective and yet you buy more? Yamato loves customers like you. Macross fans really need to stop being such marks. Quote
indigofx28 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Posted February 1, 2007 I don't mind paying for replacement parts, even to buy a new one. yeah, I'm actually not worried about those stress marks. the very nature of that part means that the plastic is going to give and take a little and as long as the user doesn't try to force the legs down too far, there shouldn't be a problem. Quote
Friedric P Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 (edited) The toy is defective and yet you buy more? Yamato loves customers like you. Macross fans really need to stop being such marks. Well, comparing to some action figures I have... I won't name, for instance, kaiyodo and the virtual-on collection, which was about buying already-broken new figures in blisters. One of these pieces, the RVR-42 cypher, all its articulations were made with clear translucent and bristle plastic, which was looking invisible, but also was breaking with any random reason, like a too strong breathing. And of course, the main pieces were made with soft vynil, which was griping the articulations after a few weeks in the same pose. I should also precise that I'm extremly careful with my figures... But, after a few years, this baby is breaking just by holding it. So of course, Yamato is supposed to do *toys*, and it's a lot more expensive, but in comparaison, the VF-0 still seem very sturdy to me . Anyway, I started collecting macross transformable toys recently, so maybe I will change my mind in a few years Edited February 1, 2007 by Friedric P Quote
jenius Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I'm currently doing a review of the K&M Series 002 pieces for my site and only one of the poseable pieces (the GBP) didn't break during my review. It's as Freidric has said, the joints are made of the same soft vinyl as the toy so the affix to each other, then you go to move a joint and the soft vinyl just tears right in two and an arm or a leg pops right off. Very brilliant. That said, the entire 5 pieces cost like $20 shipped so my expectations were very low (and after I rubber-cemented them back together it didn't seem like such a huge deal that certain limbs would never move again). When you pay 10x that amount it seems reasonable to have 10x the expectations. Quote
Magnus Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Yeah, i noticed that on my clips now too. Between this and the shoulders, i'm about ready to write off the VF-0A and Yamato toys in general. Not going to make the mistake of buying more of their stuff, that's for sure. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 errrr.... i only have loose joints that I fixed... but no cracking anything, I guess I was lucky oh wait, my gunpod doesn't clip properly on fighter mode, can i get a new gunpod?? HAHAHAHA Quote
Beware of Blast Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Quick!!!! Somebody go get the defibrillator!!!! Quote
indigofx28 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 (edited) I know it's about to be scraped for parts. that's why I stayed away from this 1/60. Quick!!!! Somebody go get the defibrillator!!!! Edited February 2, 2007 by indigofx28 Quote
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