as promised, picked this up today.
initial impressions is a mixed bag. materials is a mix between plastic and diecast which is fine by me also it's lighter compared to the SOC version. quite glossy finish which is nice. I would say the SOC is better in terms of materials. stability is great and definitely a hell lot better than SOC. some additional platform add-ons on the feet for more stability. ratchets are tight. articulation is the best that I have seen so far, lots of poses and degree of movements, better than the SOC. quality control, now this is one issue that needs to be addressed further by ThreeZero. while I seem to have gotten the 2nd batch of the Voltron release since I didn't have the unsecured popping right arm issue, I did notice some qc issue with regards to one leg part where the ratchet rim fell off. possibly due to bad gluing work. also, the tail of the black lion which is behind the figure has this feeble connecting joint. it's annoying as part of the tail keeps on falling off whenever being touched. not sure if I'm going to ask for a replacement or just do a DIY gluing for both parts. typical glue doesn't work nor does silicon. so I might need to use something stronger which might make it more permanent and would not be able to pop those parts off ever again. I'll think about it as long as it's not cumbersome to manage, I will leave it as is. would have been perfect if not for those two qc issues.
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GL Rayner
I was just coming to post that. I got splinter & foot soldier. I passed on 4 pack because I copped a week ago.
. They already did that nonsense with the haulathon earlier in the year. At least it was easier to locate the figures this time with them coming in directly on the trucks vs the vendor route.
