That's an improvement, and fits with what we know of the manufacturing process (I and many others give figures and model kits a rinse in water before assembly simply to make the paint adhere better due to residual release oil sometimes messing it up), but in the interest of staying within 'Internet Rules' I will somehow misinterpret it as something horrible anyway...ok, here's my first idea:
"I thought my Transformer was molding, but it turned out instead to be releasing fluid..."
"I thought my Transformer was molding, but it turned out instead to be releasing fluid..."
Just opened mine and gave it a look-over. Nothing resembling mold, but the wings felt unusually oily. It supports Willis' statement.
Do we chalk this up to another instance of Hasbro QC slipping?
Mold release is largely silicon-based lubricant. That would explain oily residue but not the white powdery stuff which is in clumps rather than a layer over the toy.
Any official word from Hasbro or Amazon on this?
Any official word from Hasbro or Amazon on this?
Lick it and find out.
I'm surprised it haven't been OSKO'd as a cheap alternative to the Haslab version.
I'd think a new Titan Class Armada Unicron would be more likely than a re-release of an old mold at this point. One with a Cybertron Primus remold baked in.
By now, that Armada Unicron mold has been reused so many times that it's now mush. The last use it got, the Encore green-colored Unicron of Light, can hardly hold itself together. The planet shell halves don't want to stay closed in planet mode, and the shoulders don't want to stay attached to the torso in robot mode.
I bet if they do a titan Unicron, it will be a downsized verison of Haslab Unicron thou it might have some more thoughts into where the panels go
I got my Nacelle today, complete with the mystery white stuff. Honestly not sure what it is, but it came off with a gentle wiping.
It’s kind of interesting that the two Amazon exclusive instances of the Siege Seeker mold are in Magnus colors: Nacelle in Magnus’s cartoon colors and Senator Shockwave in his toy colors.
It’s kind of interesting that the two Amazon exclusive instances of the Siege Seeker mold are in Magnus colors: Nacelle in Magnus’s cartoon colors and Senator Shockwave in his toy colors.
When in doubt, check it under a microscope.
Well, as we know now, they were just being dramatic as it was NOT mold or fungus on their Nacelles but in fact, dried lubricant.
On a positive note though, he is such a wonderful figure!
I mean - do we know for a fact one way or the other? Not that people don't overreact to things of course (and even if it is mold, I highly doubt it's some deadly contagion), but Willis is also just one guy. I can't believe no one has put a sample under a microscope! 
Platypus did.
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