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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 13, 2013 13:03:26 GMT -5
So I'm not sure how common this is but twice now have I had one of my prized elite figures leg fall off on me. Some how the peg that holds the leg to the hip gets cracked and just splits until it falls off slowly like a loose tooth. It first happened to my 20-0 Taker. And now my legends Mr Perfect. Such BS. And come to think of it it is also happening to my ing E21 Honky Tonk Man. What the hell is causing this. ?!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2013 13:05:42 GMT -5
Probably a combination of temperature as well as playing/posing them. That sucks!
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Post by jayrod2009 on Dec 13, 2013 13:10:03 GMT -5
It sucks. That has happend to my Mr.Perfect, E1 Punk, E6 Punk, and E5 Vladamir Kozlov. You would think a toy wouldn't fall apart with a simple move of up and down at a joint. The quality control is much better now than it was then. Sorry for your loss.
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Post by Squid: The Anti-Hero on Dec 13, 2013 13:44:48 GMT -5
Happend to my elite 17 kofi. I'm still pissed
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Post by Justin on Dec 13, 2013 14:54:10 GMT -5
That sucks
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Post by mrhoss on Dec 13, 2013 15:01:43 GMT -5
I always worry about snapping that peg. So far it only happened to FB Christian, luckily, at the time, they were still available in stores.
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Post by YES! YES! YES! on Dec 13, 2013 15:07:03 GMT -5
Make the figure do a split. See if the joint is white. If it's white, the figure will break. Trust me. Happened to me about 6 times
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Post by WMDman on Dec 13, 2013 15:30:34 GMT -5
Happened to mt TRU SCSA
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Post by Roman Bellic on Dec 13, 2013 16:03:23 GMT -5
Am I lucky that this has NOT happened to me yet?
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Post by tampatoys813 on Dec 13, 2013 16:17:21 GMT -5
stop taking them out the package!!!
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Post by Emma F'n Lution on Dec 13, 2013 17:36:35 GMT -5
stop taking them out the package!!! Yeah! Stop playing with your toys that are ment to be played with, and keep them in a box, which is not what most people use them for! -_-
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Post by wwecustoms on Dec 13, 2013 17:37:00 GMT -5
So I'm not sure how common this is but twice now have I had one of my prized elite figures leg fall off on me. Some how the peg that holds the leg to the hip gets cracked and just splits until it falls off slowly like a loose tooth. It first happened to my 20-0 Taker. And now my legends Mr Perfect. Such BS. And come to think of it it is also happening to my ing E21 Honky Tonk Man. What the hell is causing this. ?! I had the same issue start to happen with my Mr Perfect but continued hotwater eventually freed it. My Elite Batista (Ref Shirt one) leg is barely attached currently. It sucks cant use him in my fed.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Dec 13, 2013 21:24:41 GMT -5
The quality control is much better now than it was then. Um...not really. Though most of the figures that come out now have the better hip joints, some are still released with the crappy ones. As much as I love Mattel's figures, it's really disappointing to see that they didn't fully resolve the issue.
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Post by Daniel Arshad on Dec 13, 2013 21:44:11 GMT -5
Heat the figures up in HOT water AS SOON AS you get them. It seems like you live in a very humid area. The annoying Elite hip joints are double socketed; meaning there's a socket within the peg hole in the upper thigh. It's completely unnecessary and serves the same effect as a stuck/frozen hip joint. The newer ball hips (on guys like E24 Miz for instance) are MUCH better and won't have this problem at all. I dunno why they haven't made the switch to all new releases already.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2013 22:06:23 GMT -5
Same thing happened to my elite 11 cm punk
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2013 22:15:29 GMT -5
I just put mine on my shelf.
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Post by naparo01 on Dec 14, 2013 7:52:24 GMT -5
If i were you I would write mattel customer service. They probably wont be able to replace it since it is old but they will likely send you a voucher for the original value of the figure for you to buy something new.
I recenly had my legends SLaughter loose his leg at the upper quad pivot for no apparent reason and they gave me the value for it in a coupon voucher.
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Post by James on Dec 14, 2013 7:57:47 GMT -5
Elite 7 David hart smith,
It's about too be one legged.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Dec 14, 2013 8:39:23 GMT -5
This is one of the reasons why I tend to prefer basics over elites. Don't get me wrong, I buy them and enjoy the added details and all, but for posing or in ring photos and such I believe the basics are sturdier. My elites pretty much go from package to shelf. Unless they are used for pics where they remain in static poses or for shots of them in entrance gear/backstage environment etc...They stay on the shelf otherwise. I first got concerned about the hips specifically, when my nephew was standing his Road Warrior Hawk figure up in his ring and he accidentally knocked him over trying to get to another figure. When he picked Hawk up his left leg dangled and fell off. The horror on that kids face told the tale. Since that day in 2010, my elites don't move very often.
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 14, 2013 12:10:00 GMT -5
If i were you I would write mattel customer service. They probably wont be able to replace it since it is old but they will likely send you a voucher for the original value of the figure for you to buy something new. I recenly had my legends SLaughter loose his leg at the upper quad pivot for no apparent reason and they gave me the value for it in a coupon voucher. They bugged me last time I did that to give them the receipt and sent the broken figure back to them. For one I sure as hell don't have the receipt from this one. Secondly do they make everyone send the broken figure to them?
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