Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Apr 11, 2023 14:37:14 GMT -5
I haven’t had any issues with the 4 I’ve had.
But feel sorry for those that have and hope it’s sorted out in the future.
Hope this doesn’t become a big issue (or my issue lol)
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eatushsa2
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Post by eatushsa2 on Apr 16, 2023 7:28:16 GMT -5
I hate them I hate them I hate them... I absolutely hate the drop down hips, you can achieve the same range of motion with regular ball joint hips, I have a Mattel multiverse shazam that can do the splits and can bend 90° without any problems... I just got my Ultimate AJ and I literally cannot move the figure as it feels extremely fragile.
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eatushsa2
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Post by eatushsa2 on Apr 16, 2023 7:30:25 GMT -5
Anyone else having more of a problem with these in some figures than others? I thought I didn’t mind these when I got Brock and warrior a while ago, but now this new AJ styles seems to be worse than I expected, these hips clock down with slight movement and it’s becoming extremely frustrating, it’s less with Bret and razor but still is annoying with them as well Anyone else experienced something like this, I’m hoping maybe this aj styles is defective or something? I wish they would remove this add on of the drop down hips, it’s becoming very frustrating and makes ultimates less desirable to me and makes me want to somewhat move back to elites only, I wish they would fix this or better yet remove it all together if possible Absolutely the same, they should just remove them all together, I agree with you I'm less inclined to buy Ultimates. |
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Post by PJ on Apr 16, 2023 8:06:50 GMT -5
As I said I hate them, because every line I collect that utilizes them it seems to make the figures more fragile. but that said luckily I haven’t had any issues/breakage with any figures breaking in those lines.
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Post by eatushsa2 on Apr 16, 2023 14:39:43 GMT -5
As I said I hate them, because every line I collect that utilizes them it seems to make the figures more fragile. but that said luckily I haven’t had any issues/breakage with any figures breaking in those lines. The thing is most standard ball joints in every line can have excellent range of motion but is usually hindered by the way the crotch is sculpted. |
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Post by PJ on Apr 16, 2023 14:58:40 GMT -5
As I said I hate them, because every line I collect that utilizes them it seems to make the figures more fragile. but that said luckily I haven’t had any issues/breakage with any figures breaking in those lines. The thing is most standard ball joints in every line can have excellent range of motion but is usually hindered by the way the crotch is sculpted. True, but I would rather that than drop down hips. Turning the one barbell stem of the hips from one large solid piece into multiple (3+) smaller pieces makes the figures more fragile. Smaller parts break easier especially when they are supporting the whole leg. It’s not worth that to me. I truly hate when companies add that feature to their figures. There’s nothing anyone could say or show me that would change my opinion of them. |
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Post by eatushsa2 on Apr 16, 2023 15:52:43 GMT -5
The thing is most standard ball joints in every line can have excellent range of motion but is usually hindered by the way the crotch is sculpted. True, but I would rather that than drop down hips. Turning the one barbell stem of the hips from one large solid piece into multiple (3+) smaller pieces makes the figures more fragile. Smaller parts break easier especially when they are supporting the whole leg. It’s not worth that to me. I truly hate when companies add that feature to their figures. There’s nothing anyone could say or show me that would change my opinion of them. Agreed. |
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Post by shawnscga on Apr 17, 2023 4:02:30 GMT -5
The thing is most standard ball joints in every line can have excellent range of motion but is usually hindered by the way the crotch is sculpted. True, but I would rather that than drop down hips. Turning the one barbell stem of the hips from one large solid piece into multiple (3+) smaller pieces makes the figures more fragile. Smaller parts break easier especially when they are supporting the whole leg. It’s not worth that to me. I truly hate when companies add that feature to their figures. There’s nothing anyone could say or show me that would change my opinion of them. Here’s what eats me up, they spent all this money on drop down hips that I don’t recall anyone asking for, I would have rather them upgrade other things for ultimates then this, like soft good only accessories or better yet include a more realistic fine detailed belt that would be exclusive to ultimate editions, but I can’t see spending money on a add we didn’t ask for and most of us don’t want |
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Post by triplehpotter7 on Apr 17, 2023 8:54:06 GMT -5
I have 4 UE Superstars with drop-down hips. Multiples of 1 of them. Zero issues across all. 😅
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Apr 17, 2023 9:05:07 GMT -5
Not a fan of the hips…but I’m assuming they’re here to stay.
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Apr 17, 2023 11:47:11 GMT -5
I haven't bought a UE with them yet, but I'll take my chances with the drop down hips than frozen ratchet joints any day.
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Post by captncharisma19 on Apr 17, 2023 13:31:28 GMT -5
True, but I would rather that than drop down hips. Turning the one barbell stem of the hips from one large solid piece into multiple (3+) smaller pieces makes the figures more fragile. Smaller parts break easier especially when they are supporting the whole leg. It’s not worth that to me. I truly hate when companies add that feature to their figures. There’s nothing anyone could say or show me that would change my opinion of them. Here’s what eats me up, they spent all this money on drop down hips that I don’t recall anyone asking for, I would have rather them upgrade other things for ultimates then this, like soft good only accessories or better yet include a more realistic fine detailed belt that would be exclusive to ultimate editions, but I can’t see spending money on a add we didn’t ask for and most of us don’t want I was calling for drop down hips |
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Apr 17, 2023 14:06:27 GMT -5
Not a fan of the hips…but I’m assuming they’re here to stay. same my styles left leg likes to droop |
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Apr 17, 2023 16:09:48 GMT -5
Don’t really get the point of them personally they look weird if your gonna display them like that and only increase the chance of the hop joint breaking
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Post by oldschoolfool on Apr 18, 2023 14:13:12 GMT -5
Not a fan of the hips…but I’m assuming they’re here to stay. It's either this or the rubber crotch pieces (aka diapers) that McFarlane, Neca and Super 7 uses. Seems like modern toy manufacturers are convinced that we need as much articulation and range of movement as humanly possible with legs. I don't necessarily agree with that but, I'm probably in the minority. |
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Apr 18, 2023 14:26:48 GMT -5
I feel like Deluxe Aggression figures had the same ability to do the Van Dam split with just a normal ball joint, so why not just make all the figures have better ball joints?
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Post by PJ on Apr 18, 2023 14:59:41 GMT -5
Here’s what eats me up, they spent all this money on drop down hips that I don’t recall anyone asking for, I would have rather them upgrade other things for ultimates then this, like soft good only accessories or better yet include a more realistic fine detailed belt that would be exclusive to ultimate editions, but I can’t see spending money on a add we didn’t ask for and most of us don’t want I was calling for drop down hips So it’s YOUR fault! |
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Post by shawnscga on May 7, 2023 18:42:14 GMT -5
Found a simple fix, see original post!
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Post by The Madness on May 7, 2023 20:33:15 GMT -5
Drop down hips are something I’d been wanting, but I’m disappointed that you still can’t do a passable big boot.
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Post by CM Tusk on May 7, 2023 20:54:06 GMT -5
Up until now I didn’t know what drop down hips meant and just never felt like asking.
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