 Masterpiece Megatron issues., Tiiiiiin roof! Tarnish! |
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 Oct 28 2011, 09:04 AM
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MASTER OF THE HATE BONER!!!!!!!! Group: Citizen Posts: 1,285 Joined: 6-October 06 From: NOVA Member No.: 9,097 Faction: Predacon  |
WHAT THE hug?! I opened my MP Megs after having it in the package for a while and a horrible rust was all over his metal parts. the feet, hinges around the shoulders, EVERYTHING! The figure looked as if I had set it out in the rain for a week. Thankfully, I was able to take some brasso to the figure and get it good as new, but this is a HUGE issue. Has anyone else had problems with this? I mean it was insane. I've never seen anything like this. I have figures from 84 that I used to take into the tub with me as a kid that are in better shape than this "masterpiece".
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Oct 28 2011, 09:06 AM
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 Just Chilling... Group: Citizen Posts: 5,278 Joined: 16-January 02 From: Alton, IL Member No.: 386 Faction: Free Agent |
Yeah MP Megatron seems to have issues with this.
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Oct 28 2011, 09:08 AM
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MASTER OF THE HATE BONER!!!!!!!! Group: Citizen Posts: 1,285 Joined: 6-October 06 From: NOVA Member No.: 9,097 Faction: Predacon |
QUOTE(RYNO @ Oct 28 2011, 10:06 AM)  Yeah MP Megatron seems to have issues with this. Have any crafty fans been able to figure a way to permenantly fix this? I don't want to have to take a brush and brasso to this figure every 6 months. |
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Oct 28 2011, 09:18 AM
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 President of the Deflowering Club Group: News and Content Posts: 40,974 Joined: 26-April 02 Member No.: 905 Faction: RIRFIB |
I haven't tried to fix mine, but if you google it you'll see that people have had this issue since the first couple of months owning him. There are ways to get rid of it, but I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution to never having it happen again.
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Oct 28 2011, 09:27 AM
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MASTER OF THE HATE BONER!!!!!!!! Group: Citizen Posts: 1,285 Joined: 6-October 06 From: NOVA Member No.: 9,097 Faction: Predacon |
QUOTE(Powered Convoy @ Oct 28 2011, 10:18 AM) I haven't tried to fix mine, but if you google it you'll see that people have had this issue since the first couple of months owning him. There are ways to get rid of it, but I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution to never having it happen again. Randy Alright, yea. after reading through a few google, it definitely seems to be wide spread. Great, I only took it out of package for a day and left it in package. I open it today and almost have a heart attack. PC can you lock this thread? Thanks. no one can really add anything else. This post has been edited by .Scourge.: Oct 28 2011, 09:29 AM |
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Oct 28 2011, 09:55 AM
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 Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 4,087 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
I can say that the reissue doesn't seem to have shown the same problems.
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Oct 28 2011, 12:56 PM
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I write stuff...just not as much as I used to. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,176 Joined: 25-October 05 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 7,491 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(Rosicrucian @ Oct 28 2011, 10:55 AM) I can say that the reissue doesn't seem to have shown the same problems. Any way to tell the difference between the two? I bought a Masterpiece Megatron at BotCon 2008 and I've had him out of the package constantly since then. -------------------- William Rendfeld
That Echowarrior guy... Author of "Transformers: Armada (Revisited)"- Allspark Fic of the Month for December 2005. Archive here. |
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Oct 28 2011, 01:32 PM
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President of the Deflowering Club Group: News and Content Posts: 40,974 Joined: 26-April 02 Member No.: 905 Faction: RIRFIB |
There's probably a packaging date on the figures' boxes. MP-6 first came out in March (?) of 2007, so if the embossed date on the bottom of the box is not CXX07 or BXX07 where XX is the day of the month he was released (so any where from 01 to 31) and C or B is either March or February, then you probably have the second one.
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Oct 28 2011, 01:54 PM
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 ARMS UP!! \(^_^)/ Group: News and Content Posts: 12,122 Joined: 2-May 02 Member No.: 940 |
QUOTE(Echowarrior @ Oct 28 2011, 01:56 PM) QUOTE(Rosicrucian @ Oct 28 2011, 10:55 AM) I can say that the reissue doesn't seem to have shown the same problems. Any way to tell the difference between the two? I bought a Masterpiece Megatron at BotCon 2008 and I've had him out of the package constantly since then. The way you can tell is that the feet are not rusted all over (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-waspy.gif) -------------------- (,>.<, ) ....******
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Oct 28 2011, 04:48 PM
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 o_0 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,976 Joined: 24-October 06 From: your mothers womb Member No.: 9,201 Faction: Decepticon |
Two words: jewelry cleaner.
And for pete's sake, it's not rust. It's simply tarnished. Happens to pennies, horn instruments, furniture and is easy to deal with. Preventative measures include clear nail polish, future floor finish, clear coat paint and I'm sure there's a rub solution of some sort for musical instruments that'll work too. -------------------- Photo Work and Customs |
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Oct 28 2011, 07:47 PM
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 Cutsey - Wootsey, Timey - Wimey  Group: Supporter Posts: 4,132 Joined: 26-December 01 From: Toronto Member No.: 143 Faction: Decepticon |
I call it the dried mechfluid/blood of the Autobots and squishy humans that he has trod upon.
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Oct 28 2011, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE(Shockwave 75 @ Oct 28 2011, 07:47 PM) I call it the dried mechfluid/blood of the Autobots and squishy humans that he has trod upon. Cosmic Rust. It's a killer! |
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Oct 28 2011, 09:12 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 188 Joined: 3-February 09 Member No.: 12,272 Faction: Decepticon |
QUOTE(.Scourge. @ Oct 28 2011, 07:08 AM) QUOTE(RYNO @ Oct 28 2011, 10:06 AM) Yeah MP Megatron seems to have issues with this. Have any crafty fans been able to figure a way to permenantly fix this? I don't want to have to take a brush and brasso to this figure every 6 months. I don't think so. It's been a well known issue for awhile. That, and the fact that the figure is as sturdy as peanut brittle has made me not even attempt to ever transform him. |
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Oct 28 2011, 09:56 PM
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Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 4,087 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(Echowarrior @ Oct 28 2011, 01:56 PM) QUOTE(Rosicrucian @ Oct 28 2011, 10:55 AM) I can say that the reissue doesn't seem to have shown the same problems. Any way to tell the difference between the two? I bought a Masterpiece Megatron at BotCon 2008 and I've had him out of the package constantly since then. -------------------- |
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Oct 29 2011, 01:09 AM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 932 Joined: 30-January 02 Member No.: 560 |
I bought him right when he first came out, had him out of the package ever since, and haven't had any issues with the metal. Really weird, but then none of my Hot Toys figures (ED-209, Aliens, Rambo) ever had issues with their rubber pieces, and I never had a NECA toy break. My house seems to exist in some pocket dimension where debilitating toy defects don't manifest.
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Oct 29 2011, 03:00 AM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 2,084 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 5,993 |
I've had two which were the first release which never had the rust problem.
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Oct 29 2011, 03:21 AM
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 Josh Group: Citizen Posts: 5,197 Joined: 22-December 01 From: Oregon Member No.: 77 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
mine only has very minor "rusting" on the feet
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Oct 29 2011, 06:28 AM
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 In Bwitest day, In Bwackest Night... Wheeee!!! Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 9,334 Joined: 27-January 02 From: Quebec City, PQ, Canada Member No.: 533 Faction: RIBFIR |
QUOTE(Dx3 @ Oct 28 2011, 05:48 PM) Two words: jewelry cleaner. And for pete's sake, it's not rust. It's simply tarnished. Happens to pennies, horn instruments, furniture and is easy to deal with. Preventative measures include clear nail polish, future floor finish, clear coat paint and I'm sure there's a rub solution of some sort for musical instruments that'll work too. I'm confirming this. Though I haven't tried using the preventative measure Dx3 mentioned, jewelry cleaner works wonders. -------------------- |
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Oct 29 2011, 07:38 AM
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 Now where did I leave that darn key! Group: Citizen Posts: 4,366 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Northeast, Pennsylvania Member No.: 3,770 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Devcon @ Oct 29 2011, 07:28 AM) QUOTE(Dx3 @ Oct 28 2011, 05:48 PM) Two words: jewelry cleaner. And for pete's sake, it's not rust. It's simply tarnished. Happens to pennies, horn instruments, furniture and is easy to deal with. Preventative measures include clear nail polish, future floor finish, clear coat paint and I'm sure there's a rub solution of some sort for musical instruments that'll work too. I'm confirming this. Though I haven't tried using the preventative measure Dx3 mentioned, jewelry cleaner works wonders. Is the jewelry cleaner permanent, or is it something I'll eventually need to revisit every 6 months? I recommend that those who say theirs are not suffering the rust take another look. I thought mine was immune for the longest time too, then I went to give it a good look over and there it was. |
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Oct 29 2011, 10:13 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 3,782 Joined: 18-June 02 Member No.: 1,121 |
QUOTE Is the jewelry cleaner permanent, or is it something I'll eventually need to revisit every 6 months? You'll have to keep doing it. The whole reason jewelry cleaner exists is that certain metals tarnish over time and need to be periodically cleaned. |
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