Studio Series 86 Appreciation Thread

[CrockAlley]

Has anyone else here had this problem?

Months ago, I bought a Studio Series 86 Core class Ironhide in one of Hasbro Pulse's sales. When it arrived with the other figures I bundled with it during the sale, upon first opening it, I noticed that Ironhide's left shoulder was cracked. The ball joint attaching the arm to the shoulder wouldn't stay in the shoulder socket because of the crack making the socket too wide.

Then, about three and a half weeks back, I bought another Core class Ironhide from Target, and just now got around to opening it. Just like the first one, right out of the package the left shoulder has a crack. Not as severe as the crack on the first one (since the arm joint is still secure enough inside the shoulder socket), but it's only a matter of time before it gets worse.

Is this a common thing with this toy? Do all SS86 Core class Ironhides have a crack in their left shoulder?

Note that this problem doesn't seem to have affected my SS86 Core class Ratchet.

Okay, I took a closer look, and there is a stress mark right at the socket. It’s still tight, but I’ll keep my eye on it.

 

[Andrusi]

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Well that's going to haunt me.

 

[tec]

Welp I ordered Ultra Magnus and Ratchet yay!! my wallet says ouch though UM started to back up in price not cool
Thankfully thats the last commander class I needed for a good while

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

That Sludge neck add-on is terrifying.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I get wanting a longer neck, but that just doesn't work.

 

[tec]

Oh good not the only one who thought it looked off

 

[Donocropolis]

I don't like it on Sludge, but I do plan on ordering the Paddles kit:

Maybe it's the fin "mane" on the back of the head, but it somehow looks better than it does on Sludge.

 

[Sabrblade]

Somehow, it looks much better with that Paddles kit. Maybe it's because the longer neck looks too disproportionate with the rest of the figure as it normally is, but when converted to a Plesiosaur the neck looks more proportionate.

 

[ZacWilliam1]

Yeah, Slug extra neck looks awful but I'd Love a Paddles.

-ZacWilliam, official would be better, but beggers and all

 

[Blot]

The new neck ignores the taper that Sludge's head has to its base, so you just have this weird sausage between the head and body now.

 

[Sciflyer]

IIRC, these neck pieces are modular, and the user can add as many or as few as they want. Maybe using fewer would have yielded a cleaner looking dino mode?

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Doubtful, considering they don't even try to match the rest of the sculpt.

 

[Darth_Prime]

So I was in Walmart in Brandon, FL today and saw these in the Christmas toy section at the front of the store. $24.97

 

[The Predaking]

That would be a good deal if I wanted any of the BBSS figures.

 

[Shadhausen]

Has anybody seen the Jazz/Gnaw two pack? All I've seen so far for SS is the Perceptor/Wheeljack set.

 

[Darth_Prime]

Has anybody seen the Jazz/Gnaw two pack? All I've seen so far for SS is the Perceptor/Wheeljack set.

I felt like there should be a 4th set since legacy had 4. I had not read anything about them before I saw them in store.

 

[Haywire]

I've only found the 2-packs at one nearby Walmart so far, and saw no evidence of the Jazz/Gnaw set. Either a troop-builder got them all, or they don't have very common distribution compared to the rest.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Has anybody seen the Jazz/Gnaw two pack? All I've seen so far for SS is the Perceptor/Wheeljack set.

Have I seen Jazz?

Gnaw, sorry.

 

[tec]

oh ha ha take your like and leave good sir

 

[DefaultOption]

Have I seen Jazz?

Gnaw, sorry.