Earthrise Has Been Kinda.....Garbage

I love it, but man, problems are problems and Hasbro has been really blowing it lately
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Want to help support the channel? making KZbin videos is my full time job now, any little bit helps!
/ lazyeyebrow
I'm also on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
LazyEyebrow
LazyEyebrowReviewer
lazyeyebrow
Very Frequently Asked Questions:
Where did you get your set pieces?
Teletrann1, Ark and Nemesis walls: x4.ofgraphicdesign.com/project...
Ark Flooring: toyhax.com/herobot-computer/2...
Nemesis Flooring: toyhax.com/evilbot-command/28...
What's your favourite Transformer?
Jazz, Astrotrain, Brawn, Thundercracker - In that order
What's your favourite colour?
Blue
If you could be a transformer, what would your alt mode be?
2008 Lancer Evolution. Blue with offset yellow racing stripes. the name would be transfer case (OC-doughnut stel)

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I still love the concepts behind these figures, but the amount of reports coming in about nearly every figure having massive QC/tolerance/paint issues and that's it, that's all you get, Hasbro literally can't replace it what's broken as that's all that was made has been ridiculous (Soundtrack is from FTL by the way in case anyone is curious)

[@Slyarno2795]

Hasbro are running out of ideas.

[@barricadethedecepticon1350]

Your so very right @Lazy Eyebrow

[@barricadethedecepticon1350]

Earthrise is smaller than siege,earthrise has alot of lack of quality control and was lazy

[@DredgeX97]

@Robotato I'm sorry to hear about that.

[@singularspacegodzilla5465]

I haven’t even gotten a earthrise figure, and I was going to get earthrise runamuck, and runabout, and this isn’t giving me the best impressions

[@SunstormPax]

You know how we say Earthrise is just like a mini-masterpiece line? Well Masterpiece has been pretty notorious as of late for all it's QC and breakage issues, so I guess Earthrise is just trying to be authentic, lol

[@Yoshiedude]

More you pay the more issues you get

[@piglinplayz8391]

@@Yoshiedude too true

[@omarkabir3760]

Lol so true

[@sebastianmorales7346]

We live in a society where Bumblebee is sold as a Walmart exclusive

[@thebubblorian4639]

And that is a crime

[@thebubblorian4639]

And soundwave is a walmart exclusive which sucks because scalpers are taking entire stocks and selliing them a higher price then it already is

[@cartkart1]

@@thebubblorian4639 that’s one of my most wanted figures

[@optimistprime3192]

I’ve been searching for the last 2-3 months for this figure. It’s *BUMBLEBEE* for Primus’s sake, one of the two most prominent heroic figureheads of the franchise, but who cares about that, let’s make him an exclusive for Walmart of all stores.

[@thebubblorian4639]

@@cartkart1 me too and soundwave

[@superjproductions1004]

The excessive amount of exclusives are intolerable!

[@starfieldproductions9282]

Why did Hasbro make Runamuck a mainline release while Runabout is a exclusive

[@bbnnationoriginal2722]

I know

[@bulbafett5787]

It makes me wish they made earthrise 2 years so that we could get everything.

[@ironworksproduction2566]

I hate how much it cost just to get er prowl and er ironhide I just hate it

[@eventprogenitor1873]

They did give a announcement that they will be selling exclusives elsewhere at a later time as for what ones and how many and where I am not sure about that but also not impressed too.

[@phantomlord067]

Me as a NECA fan: first time?

[@Ballslover42069]

Bruh

[@ZetZatar]

The biggest problem... is store exclusives. :(

[@Rabbitlord108]

For crying out loud we now have Wallgreens exclusives. What's next Gamestop/EB Games exclusives? (As always. Remember that I'm never trying to jinx things)

[@RaiJolt2]

“Smaller and more brittle.” Bionicle Fans: Welcome to the club.

[@Yoshiedude]

Lime joints and 2008. The pain

[@RaiJolt2]

@@Yoshiedude Indeed

[@notgray88]

@@Yoshiedude and black joints... yellyow joints... EVERY BIONICLE JOINT

[@gerrynomar1522]

bro yes it breaks a LOT

[@RaiJolt2]

@@notgray88 yes, oh the pain!

[@masontheawesome9898]

I find it interesting that earthrise does have a lot of issues and then you look at ss and they seem fine.

[@vynonyoutube1418]

Lazy Eyebrow mentioned an SS Bumblebee having issues, actually.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

I've had a few issues with all the SS figures i've gotten (except for 86 Hot Rod). Heli Dropkick and Beetle Bumblebee just refuse to stay tabbed in all the way in alt mode. Mercedes Drift being a repaint of a pre-existing shellformer was also a huge turnoff for me. Keep in mind that was a Christmas gift, I had no intention on getting it for myself. The baby dinobots were cute though!

[@Bobsheaux]

"And THIS guy got two left heels! Huzzah!" Funny. I have a Classics Bumblebee with two left fists. So if nothing else, it's not like this is a NEW problem. The only problem with Earthrise that I'VE run into is Doubledealer being a bit floppy, which I'm going to try to fix with a little nail polish in the joints.

[@ravendarklawgaming197]

Speaking of classics, I had so many issues with classic seeker molds, I ended up throwing most of them away. Nosecones and feet being the biggest issues. I still have a couple of KOs of SW and TC though, and the official hasbro TC with the paint variant is still in one piece.

[@TFormers2002]

Im really glad someone brought this up and your bringing more people's attention to it.

[@jaylenware363]

Honestly. Another channel who talks about these issues is Perspective End, though he’s a little less...positive about Earthrise

[@copperhead577]

You're talking about it like it's a pandemic Too soon?

[@thesoundwaveandshockwavesh8078]

@@jaylenware363 hard to believe that 5 months ago perspective end still had less than 100 subs

[@BoisegangGaming]

This feels like a problem with them moving their factories to Vietnam or some other southeast Asian country where people will work in sweatshops for the dollar. Combined with the cost of plastic and a global depression, and the inflation we've been experiencing without an increase to wages, yeah, this is definitely not acceptable. A product as expensive as some transformer toys, especially the masterpiece line, should not be having this many issues. I'm sort of glad that I haven't bought a transformer in a long time, since if this was my main hobby and source of entertainment I'd probably find myself in a pit of despair.

[@chasformer3091]

Why did they have to move to Vietnam?

[@BoisegangGaming]

@@chasformer3091 Probably to keep costs down so they seem more profitable, since those countries usually have less lax regulation and labor laws.

[@langletprolet8378]

I have bought a lot of Earthrise toys, the situation is not that bad at all tbh.

[@langletprolet8378]

@Mr. Al Sure, I'm just sharing my own personal experience as a budget collector. No excuse for for QC issues but I just wanted to share because this post's last paragraph is very exaggerated blanket statement, as if MAJOR QC issue will always happen in every bought figure cus if thats the case there should be a hell lot more angrier sets of consumers than they are now. So, in a sense, I'm not trying to downplay the issue. Rather I'm trying to downplay the "overplay" of the issue by the original poster here if that makes sense haha

[@JamesBrophy]

Distribution and scalpers are my bigest frustration. They need to reprint this series.

[@KilosFoxo]

About sunstreaker's colour matching I thought we had accepted that hasbro can never colour match yellows

[@benjaminkitaura498]

Hasbro color matched yellow back in the 1980s....how can so much go backwards with all the technological advancements? I’m pretty sure the internet broke Hasbro......maybe if they got off the internet and actually paid attention to their jobs things would be better.

[@thebubblorian4639]

Also, earthrise should've been longer like we should've gotten earthrise sideswipe molds and hound molds. Earthrise shouldn't have been the shortest line so far.

[@MPCONZ]

These figures be disintegrating like the Matix in ROTF 🤣

[@ec-cza2003]

Love your stop motions

[@alectech5435]

Hey man you misspelled matrix, not hating on you just pointing it out

[@Kiwighost-wu3cw]

Amazing stop motion. I wish I was like u MP conZ

[@kingslayerx1716]

@@Kiwighost-wu3cw same

[@elcesarjosue1364]

Its better you just let them inside their boxes and contemplate them

[@BonnCanlasGaming45]

Also the figs being all exclusive is another problem.

[@kenway-motions2544]

I HATE with a passion target exclusives I couldn’t complete multiple collections due to either eBay not having them or it costs the same as a freaking lambo same with amazon they’ll probably inflate more earthrise figures

[@BurntTM]

@@kenway-motions2544 exclusives are just stupid in GENERAL no matter what the toy is.

[@dycast8561]

It really sucked with Ironhide. I had to sell my Siege one and multiple other figures earlier in the year to get some cash and now him and the Earthrise one are so expensive

[@hanhong2267]

And if you live in a country that doesn't have Targets? Well, you either can't find them at all, or they'll get scalped to hell if you try to look for them in online stores! Have fun!

[@zestystudios7598]

It's really weird to see these figures break when you breathe on them wrong. I grew up with the Dark of the Moon Transformers and the generations line that went with that and those things never broke on me even after I dropped them down the stairs or something dumb like that. I love transformers and I really want to actually play with these figures and I fear I can't which is really sad.

[@austinharris3139]

As much as like Earthrise I’m inclined to agree

[@BurntTM]

yeah sadly

[@ShatteredGlassUnicron]

Honestly, videos like this from bigger channels like you make me feel like all the crap I got in discord for not thinking this line was the second coming of Christ hasn't been for nothing. Also, finally understand where the name came from. :P

[@superjproductions1004]

Well.. someone said it!

[@fobit776]

Your profile picture scares me

[@naapurihei]

Perspective end?

[@rubiconprime1429]

Gotta love how they’re going to increase the prices for Kingdom again.

[@lrj_]

I believe it was only the deluxes that are going up in price. Lucky ss86 still has deluxes for $19.99

[@NightmareZerogbs]

My country's coin keeps devaluating, so that hits EVEN HARDER here, Combiner Wars deluxes were around 300 mexican pesos, deluxes from Earthrise are 550 mexican pesos, even without knowing what the exchange rate is, that's practically twice as much :(

[@eventprogenitor1873]

@@NightmareZerogbs as a Canadian like lazy we feel that too trust me.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Yeah we're at 30 CAD for a figure, 32, for upcoming Kingdom figures. It's redonkulous

[@GojirajJr]

You guys are lucky. I remember back in 2015-2018 deluxe/warrior prices were like 30 bucks but now WFC Deluxes are $35 while exclusives like ER Bluestreak were 39.99. And yet they're still going to increase the price of deluxes again.

[@MysteryConvoy]

It's sad. I was looking forward on buying some earthrise figures. This is something Hasbro can't keep getting away with. Thank you for telling us this.

[@yh132]

Most of my earthrise figure that have QC issues were exclusives Edit: my Gigawatt’s wheel just comes off I can’t transform my lifeline without stress marks And I don’t need to explain the problem with Grapple

[@BurntTM]

Dang I feel bad for you man my doubledealer leg popped off during the transformation. My father cut the mushroom peg off and pushed it back in. Leg is a little loose but I'm just glad I can stand him again.

[@jonahcorona1178]

@@BurntTM oh god that leg peg is death on a stick I’ve gotten it back in but I’m still to this day not sure how

[@BurntTM]

@@jonahcorona1178 yeah it took my father at least a good 2 minutes before it snapped on again finally

[@OhioFanatic97]

Same. Exhaust was misassembled and Bugbite's arm is warped

[@BurntTM]

@@OhioFanatic97 dang

[@PatriotPrimeReviews]

Great Video, I lucked out and didn't have the breakage issues but did have missing parts that I was able to replace with store returns. Except my damn Super Megatron. A lot of what you touched on hit the nail on the head, great figures and concepts....put together in the cheapest way possible.

[@Mark75yt]

The lot of QC issues has really stopped me from getting any earthrise figures, they just dont feel as solid as they used to

[@DESTRAKON]

Yeah one of the knees on my smokescreen is fcked so it cant transform and stay together

[@felipenavarro5340]

Yay more for me

[@waltuh7601]

@@felipenavarro5340 shut

[@debatenothing5676]

My earthrise arcee and snap dragon have been fine, though my smokescreen has 2 loose ankles and if i just breathe on him when hes standing he'll fall back, and my earthrise astrotrain came without his big gun so i couldn't combine all his weapons into 1, im also suprised that eyebrow didnt talk about double dealer, ive heard a lot of problems with his legs

[@SpookyDraygon1994]

Hate to say it but Hasbro might as well delay Kingdom and Rerelease Earthrise as a whole Edit: BY RECALLING THE WHOLE DAMN LINE

[@skeetyboot]

Nice profile pic

[@SpookyDraygon1994]

@@skeetyboot Thanks! Literally describes how much i abuse critical hits in team Fortress 2

[@jameszetterman4487]

I agree with you but mostly only because I've never seen the wave 2 or 3 deluxes.

[@jenniemacruz4900]

Same they should recall the whole line , not make the majority exclusives( cone heads, prowl, iron hide, rachet, barricade, counterpunch , etc and minimize two packs) then fix these problems over the course of a few months a YEAR if they have to then mass realize them and BAM hasbro is golden

[@mdredheadguy1979]

I wish that were possible. But I doubt it will.

[@neightneight1280]

All these QC & other issues, while deluxes have reached their highest price-point YET (US market). Can see why so many fans turn to 3P

[@01TRANSFAN]

I can definitely agree it’s super frustrating on all fronts. When the toys come, even with QC issues, can still be fun, but these issues shouldn’t really be a thing since they know better (or at least they should). A whole other issue this year as well has been distribution. It’s been so incredibly difficult for lots of people to get nearly anything past wave one. And with half the toys being exclusives? It’s all just been not great. I’m still gonna work toward making my collection what I want it to be, just this years been all sorts of messy

[@StopMotionReviewer1]

MaYbE yOu WeReNt GeNtLe EnOuGh WiTh YoUr FiGuReS. Maybe a figure shouldn't disentragrate in my hands because I did the thing it is supposed to do

[@samjones7834]

Additionally, these figures are also supposed to be played with by kids that aged around 7-10 and they are definitely NOT going to be gentle with these figures. So that argument of being gentle with figures is irrelevant when you consider the fact that they should be designed to withstand being thrown around.

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

This comment is even sadder when you realize transformers used to have diecast parts as just regular parts of the everyday consumer level figures...

[@Spartan-Primer]

@@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment It truly is a lost art.

[@trompimusprime4510]

@@samjones7834 umm actually I am nine and my earthrise prime is *IMMACULATE* well it’s the only earthrise one I own

[@Rabbitlord108]

The stupid peg BS with Grapple in a nutshell.

[@vickerandflips8061]

Anyone remember the old RotF and Animated toylines? I miss those days

[@cruizerdave]

The QC, the exclusives and the price hike they jabbed us with when Siege started have made me really cut back on what I even try to find.

[@doggoman6396]

I got an earth rise Bumblebee and he was missing one of his pieces to his rocket launcher. My brother also ordered Optimus and after one time of him transforming Optimus it started to develop stress marks under the truck panel, not to mention during transformations of Earthrise Optimus the head wouldn’t fold in properly and would scrape the paint off of the head revealing red, I’ve also had many problems with siege figures, such as Starscream: one day I was transforming him and the connection point between Siege Starscream and his wings snapped. Although with that problem I just used some plastic glue it was still irritating none the less. These are my main problems with Earthrise and Siege Transformers.

[@mangamegs]

Lol "planet you". I'm gonna still that.

[@mangamegs]

Steal I meant 😆

[@jasondunbar6935]

I can agree with a lot of this. My Trailbreaker's arm was so tight, I broke a piece off the roof trying to transform him. That was day one out of the package. I've been having issues tabbing multiple figures together in vehicle mode and had just assumed it was me doing something wrong. Hell, I had trouble getting Lifeline and Elita-1 into vehicle mode (Arcee, not so much) at all!

[@whydopeoplelovefoxy2051]

Now Earth rise ironhide and prowl are expensive now and I’m disappointed in hasbro now I really wanted er ironhide

[@KingPrintmaker]

Same here. I almost picked siege ironhide but held out for ER. Now i have neither.

[@whydopeoplelovefoxy2051]

I did see someone sell er ironhide separately but it was $100 NOT HELPing

[@NemesisPrime1984]

remember when transformers didn't have gaps like in rotf

[@matthewp.1484]

Rotf was the best toyline

[@Kian.sears.]

Wut is rotf?

[@matthewp.1484]

@@Kian.sears. Revenge Of The Fallen

[@elitegamer21005]

@@Kian.sears. a shitty movie

[@justarandomyoutubeuser5074]

@@elitegamer21005 what are you talking about?, ROTF is the greatest and most ambicious cinematic project in history by one of the most brilliant directors

[@Nagatem]

God has been kind to me, I haven’t had a single issue on my figures, so far

[@deang5386]

I feel like ive been lucky as well. I did the fix for grapples rear pegs when having to file them down a bit so they dont get stuck. Also been cautious of ape faces shield , by not plugging it all the way in for jet mode (apparently you can snap the peg if it goes too far in).

[@jtek2259]

Unfortunately my wheel jack has the window problem, my Cliffjumper has the shield peg problem, and my hoist has just terrible joints

[@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779]

Only issue on mine is my Cliff's arms won't stay in place without the back attachment.

[@rainwalkerstudios3388]

I haven't had any of these problems fortunately, but this is definitely really disappointing. It just ruins it.

[@luchoman91]

I recently got Smokescreen and this copy wouldn't completely seal up into car mode. I decided to get another copy from another store and it didn't have the same issue! I compared the two figures and I noted that the one that wouldn't seal up had this massive bump in the plastic on one of the connecting pieces/hinges attached to the roof of the car. This bump presses up against the port for the gun to go into and this keeps everything from sealing together nicely. If someone can shave that down then they're probably golden because the second copy I got was perfectly smooth in that same region. If @The Lazy Eyebrow wants pictures I got them. Also kinda happy in a way that my Cliffjumper isn't the only one with a loose backpack. But I am grateful his backpack at least stays on, it just doesn't feel as solid when I grab him around his torso.

[@galvatronus1139]

I luckily have been spared these issues, but I also wanna say that I am grateful for people like you and the other reviewers who are around to review and analyze these figures so the rest of us don’t have to go in blind. You are awesome, my dude!

[@jazzy7487]

I have most of the earthrise figures, luckily I haven’t had most of these issues. I think I’m just overly happy with how good they look, as “mini masterpieces”. The mismatching colors really doesn’t bother me as much as I feel like it should, same with the ironhide/ratchet feet. However this video is seriously valid. I feel like earthrise could’ve been so much more than it was. The exclusives definitely didn’t help. I feel like the state of the world could have had a big part in some of this stuff. Here’s to hoping kingdom has less qc issues. I feel for the people that got these issues. I’m glad someone made a video on it. Love your channel btw.

[@commando6683]

4:26 that happened to my copy of Starscream as well

[@vickerandflips8061]

It doesnt bother me much but it happened to mine as well

[@Made_In_Mayhem]

Issues I’ve experienced: Arcee’s loose hip joint. Astrotrain’s knees are too loose that when he has the backpack he falls over. Megatron’s head gets stuck when pushing it down while transforming, which I assume why the head eventually broke off when it fell over. So I had to get a new one; and when trying to push up his tight head, one of the pegs that keep his head on broke off. Prime’s upper torso won’t peg on all the way. Starscream’s Wings will pop off during transformation. Doubledealer’s legs will pop off the mushroom pegs sometimes, and his arm can’t hold his gun up. Alot of the 5mm ports on Shockwave’s armor won’t hold the pegs right. (even though he’s siege)

[@Made_In_Mayhem]

Other non-QC issues include: Arcee’s face not being painted The bridge of Optimus Prime’s nose not being painted Megatron’s face All the FREAKING EXCLUSIVES (Especially when it comes to Amazon) And finally... Scalpers wanting 100+ dollars for the coneheads

[@starscreamsseekers1686]

Almost every reviewer has mentioned some of these things, thankfully I've not really experienced any of the variable issues (except Hoist's super loose joints) but I and I'm sure many others appreciate you standing up and pointing these out honestly quite unreasonable q/c issues👍

[@mightyrobot42]

Makes me glad that I skipped most of these guys. The only one that I bought was Optimus who, thankfully, doesn't have any problems on my copy. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come in Kingdom and SS86; I'm actually looking forward to a lot of those lines.

[@TFCollector]

Hey, it's my thumbnails! 😀 Really great video! I've noticed the same drop in QC over the course of the last year. I hope they get their stuff together with Kingdom.

[@luisa.tirado9260]

I definitely have had some issues like this, so far among what you mentioned my doubledealer has a really loose arm, hoist has loose legs, my startscreams wings fall off a lot and lifeline is missing her little tail fin. Plus my gen selects smokescreens one ankle isn’t tabbed in and is super stressed out now on the plastic. It’s really unfortunate. Plus more recently my kingdom Megatron is the lastest issue with the one tail flap already showing stress marks and I have to actually cut down some of the soft plastic to make it transform but now I’m worried about the longevity of it.

[@mylesfestG1]

The only problems of Earthrise is the mismatched colours on Sunstreaker and a broken shoulder cannon slot for Netflix Wheeljack... Now I can’t even use the shoulder cannon for him! Luckily I'm getting the Earthrise Wheeljack now

[@robom]

I think my only problem is my first Smokescreen committing die on the roof Real sorry about your stuff man!! I wish I got Sunstreaker

[@isaandreso215]

Problems with Earthrise: -Tiny leaders and deluxes. -Partsforming. -Exclusives. Other than that I think the line was awesome, and slightly better than Siege.

[@andyrew2551]

also cheaper plastic.

[@leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347]

@Robotato ER Prime’s head has the worst paint decisions they’ve ever made

[@yh132]

@@leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347 oh I’m so glad I’m not the only one that thinks that especially the part around the eyes that should have been silver

[@isaandreso215]

@@yh132 I agree, but I think the figure is one of the best primes in history

[@yh132]

@@isaandreso215 no it is I’m just saying I don’t like the paint on the head, and you know something is amazing if that’s the only problem. Minus QC but that’s a different storu

[@andyrew2551]

i like Earthrise but the QC, parts forming, the amount of exclusives, the feel of the plastics have brought down.

[@Kuriboh1008]

Could you kindly stop complaining about partsforming even though it's been in the toy line since the very beginning

[@andyrew2551]

I know, but I still don’t like it and it is like taking apart a rubrics cube to solve it.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@Kuriboh1008 honestly if I didn't do this to my figures to animate them, I'd be annoyed at it too

[@Kuriboh1008]

@@TheLazyEyebrow I am not looking at this from an animation standpoint, I'm looking from a general fan's standpoint. (Also I was not expecting a reply from the man himself)

[@cillianstewart9441]

@@Kuriboh1008 With all due respect, partsforming was there *at* the beginning, not _as_ much since, until now. It's 2020, we as consumers *should* be getting better quality figures, in both design and manufacturing.

[@KevinMorales-ne4xi]

I was lucky until this point but yesterday I bought myself earthrise runabout at my local target for Christmas. It’s as you said he LOOKS amazing but when I took him out the box his right arm wasn’t even attached to the peg it was supposed to be on so it took me about 10 minutes of pushing to get it in all the way. Once he was all in one piece I realized every single joint was abnormally tight but that’s understandable it’s just bad luck. I tried transforming him and the windshields piece did not want to tab into the slots on the legs it’s meant to go into at all unless I positioned the legs in an unnatural way and even then if I squeezed the front of the car in any way it would immediately come undone. Definitely planning to return him or trade him in for something else.

[@josiaharaki7310]

I haven't experienced a lot of these issues,as I only have ER Prime, but after spending months tracking down ER Prime, I noticed virtually every issue you mentioned for him except with the feet, including an additional issue. The hinge that is used to form the top of his chest started suffering stress marks the very first time I transformed it. I also noticed that the paint almost immediately began coming off of the back of his head and it's almost at the point where I'll have to repaint it. This sucks because I adore this design.

[@mgrsdgfsdafsdgrsdgfsdg6980]

I cant stop saying “thank you” like you (in a normal intro.) lol

[@thecianinator]

I think having high standards for something you spend your own money on is not at all "being negative", I think toys are too unimportant to have low standards for.

[@EYang-hl6hv]

My ER prime had the whole "chest doesn't sit flush" deal going on. His right shoulder/cab area always clicks just out of place. His right kneecap was also inexplicably glued to the leg so that it couldn't open, which was odd since that area shouldn't have glue at all. I managed to fix it by luck with a knife, a thumb tack, and some super glue, but I shouldn't have needed to spend 3 hours whittling away at a knee joint.

[@aviatordanz]

My QC issues: Chipping on the seeker head. Warped left foot on sunstreaker. ER Trailbreaker had no tolerance in his arms or legs. Snapdragon's headmaster paint stripped. MY VERY EXCLUSIVE RATCHET had wrapped paint bubbles everywhere that had to be removed.

[@electrobuster5483]

I feel like a strike is in order to make these guy get their stuff together. for the buyers.

[@narzuel]

all I have to say is I've been very lucky with mine. knocking on wood as I type this.

[@ironworksproduction2566]

My grapple had the same problem with the peg snaping off and now it's stuck in its foot but thank for making this man I really appreciate this

[@RPO808]

Never had a problem with any of my Transformers purchases until the War for Cybertron series released, so that does say something. I knew about existing qc issues on previous lines, but always seemed to luck out when I'd get my copy... even when buying multiple of the same figure. Today, it seems like I get a dud in every wave. Several of the issues you touched on were also affecting my purchases and with a lot of these figures being "exclusive" or the low distribution of the "final wave" syndrome and the fact that each individual figure has an extremely smaller shelf life than in the past makes it too difficult to find a replacement for a shoddy set. I'm glad I'm close to finishing my collection. Seems like prices will be trending upward, while quality sinks downward. Awesome video 👍

[@masterfarr8265]

crazy how Kingdom fixed everything, I mean there are no exclusives

[@InfinityBlock192]

*laughs in Kingdom Red Alert*

[@frostwitch7234]

People asking why I haven't bought an Earthrise figure yet. Me:

[@bumbleprime7713]

Here's a few issues I've had: ER Grapple pegs breaking off, one 3 days after getting the figure, one a month later Buzzworthy Silversteak's back hood broke off when I was literally UNBOXING HIM. I had to glue it back on (luckily, theres a panel you can glue it onto without affecting transformation) And last that I can think of, my Earthrise Optimus Prime's truck mode cab doesn't tab down, and his legs don't stay together.

[@jkliao6486]

I had my ironhide come with cracking hinges on the windshield. It's mainly because the factory workers just gave up and the figure isn't assembled correctly. So if you want to tab in on both side for that windshield, you have to twist it slightly. And we all know how brittle clear plastic is

[@pychokiller8930]

Thats why im scares to buy these "they look good" do

[@cybersilver5816]

Reminds me that my Studio Series 2007 Bumblebee came with two left shin guards

[@kaizozhang15]

There is some color mismatch in my ER Smokescreen, too, namely the black parts: the wheel and most other black parts are actualy a little green in color, while the lower abdomen is pure black...

[@mechamanblade8465]

Thank you for posting this. I'm lucky I haven't had any issues with my Earthrise figures, but I will keep all of this in mind. I'm ok with the Botcon version Bugbite so I don't need the Earthrise version. Same with the Thrilling 30 Arcee. Paint issues I can live with. Finding an Earthrise Soundwave, Bumblebee, and Thrust are now my only issues. UPDATE: Only missing Earthrise Thrust.

[@8991.]

The inside leg pegs of my Optimus prime just broke off, just sheared right off the first time I tried to transform it, right out of the box

[@ricklegaspi4559]

Great Criticisms! I feel like I suffer for loving the Hasbro mainline toys

[@omnitube2175]

You are right @Lazy Eyebrow My earthrise wheeljack left leg is kinda loose I have no idea how to fix it But otherwise I do not have the windshield pegs problem but loose leg of left side

[@SoundblasterYT]

My cliffjumper's shoulder would have fallen down, so I need the backpack to keep his shoulders up.... but now that peg is starting to be loose

[@jamman217]

The engineering and look of the figures still manages to wow me, but with the number of issues with my ER figures makes me not want to "play" with them. I'm fine just leaving them on a shelf, but unlike my Siege collection, I'm hesitant to handle them. I don't ever want to transform them because I fear breaking them or chipping paint.

[@andyrew2551]

Same when ever I transform my arcee I feel like I’m gonna break it and it scares me.

[@Atlas-hu9wk]

I feel the same but at the same time feel the transformation has become rather tedious and not fun anymore. Specially for the SS line and I have a bunch.

[@langletprolet8378]

I play with my Earthrise figures a whole bunch with my bro, there's not that much issue tbh and we play them quite rough. The only paint chip issue I've had is with Optimus but that's only cus we've played with him so much so it is inevitable, natural and it's quite minor all things considered.

[@commando6683]

4:10 that happened with my copy of Grapple as well

[@vickerandflips8061]

Dang that happened to mine as well!

[@spacedorito4335]

this is a very informative video!! i wasn’t aware of some of these issues so it’s good to know what to look out for

[@johngavin1175]

Informative. I have Grapple and Smokescreen still boxed,may not take them out. I want to get Thrust,but I know that's gonna be a headache finding one. Good vid,man.

The only earthrise figure I have in collection is wheeljack, and a while ago, your arm simply disengaged during the transformation, and it was very difficult to fit.

[@Cent_Reviews]

I can forgive sunstreaker a bit, yellow is admittedly a very hard color to get right, and even though the QC on all my figures have been fine, I can’t deny ER has been a QC nightmare

[@TransformersFanCo328]

I'm just grateful with how lucky I've been with these figures because, good lord, these issues are inexcusable. ESPECIALLY on exclusives like Bluestreak and Ratchet and Bug Bite and so forth. The toys are mostly really good, but only when they aren't breaking like this. The biggest takeaway really should be this: DO NOT make important joints in translucent plastic. That will more than likely end in tragedy. Even Studio Series hasn't exactly been immune. I just picked up Jetfire(A figure from last year, but my Walmart oddly restocked that Wave a couple weeks ago when I went to look for Bumblebee) and when I first transformed him back from his Blackbird mode, I ended up breaking the pin section of one of the pieces that tabs into his chest, the parts tied to soft plastic, which now dangles loosely. While that luckily isn't fatal and works with Jetfire's character, it's still a worrying problem that one needs to keep a watch for. Hope the SS86 and Kingdom figures aren't this prone to failure.

[@manuelvazquez7280]

After hearing about the issues about grapple Just to be safe I don’t push the pegs in all the way and have to use a flathead screwdriver to gently separate the head piece from the feet during transformation

[@Havoc14757]

Yea I agree, I love the new engineering that they put into most of these figures, but hasbro, where's the quality control?

[@NaMo9o5]

Yay I got featured for ratchet!!! Wait that's not a good thing lol

[@firefilms5112]

My grapple did the peg thing, and it was really annoying because I can’t afford another one... Still works but there’s always that feeling that I have a broken figure. Thanks for this video at least I know Im not the only one!

[@JM217sScrapPile]

My Battlechargers were plagued with the typical clearance and locking issues, but I was able to fix it on both of them by pushing hard on the black fake-wheel heel struts in vehicle mode. They're meant to tab in underneath and require a lot of force to do so, but it keeps the whole vehicle mode in place. I've had them both for quite a while and haven't seen any signs of breaking, but I'd still be careful when doing this since those parts are quite thin. Unrelated to this, my Runabout's faux wheel wasn't filled in the mold completely, so it's a little deformed.

[@Justhere7]

And this is how lazy eyebrow lost 500 salty subscribers

[@bbnnationoriginal2722]

You take that back. Anyone actually subscribed will love and most likely understand this or enjoy this. I know you mean well but I found it rude since he IS my childhood favorite

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

ehh

[@Justhere7]

Calm down, it’s just a joke 😒, I grew up watching him too

[@bbnnationoriginal2722]

I know sorry. It kinda just hit me there.

[@sillydave5544]

Actually, as it stands now only 8.

[@Toon_Lucario]

A wheel on my Wheeljack doesn’t work. It bugs me.

[@fireflare908]

@@MMARVEL2003 ah yes for his alt mode he goes under decepticon cars and pushes them slightly off the ground

[@snitchbug]

i had the same issue, it had some extra plastic on it that i cut w some gundam clippers, doesn’t roll well still and now they’re a little loose

[@ejcarron2283]

I am so sorry to hear about your experience with the Earthrise figs:( I guess I have lucked out because I have had very few issues! And I've grown to love my Earthrise collection like crazy. My Grapple's pegs were tight but never broke, leading me to collect the rest of the figs! Some weird paint issues, which I intend to fix myself, and other minor QC isues that I've been able to deal with, but overall they make me very happy! Maybe it is because of my engineering background, I am able to make slight alterations to the figs which improve them immensely. After the change is made, I typically dont even think about the original issue while playing with the toy. Maybe ill start a business repairing transformers!

[@aph1dqueen]

I remember seeing your tweet and I completely forgot to respond to it. As much as I adore Cliffjumper,mine just kinda sucks. The paint on his shoulders and guns is just chipping off like crazy,the peg inside the backpack that attaches it to the figure was so tight I had to use a butter knife to pry it out the first 10 or so times I transformed him,the panels his shoulders are attached to are a floppy mess,the joint that allows for downwards articulation in the head is so tight I felt like it was gonna snap when I moved it and the chest window assembly is just cracking at the hinges. So that's fun I guess

[@aph1dqueen]

Oh yeah,let's not forget the ball joints in Soundbarriers legs just snapping off when moving them. I don't own the figure but I've seen countless horror stories of that happening

[@bryanwalker5525]

I’d say about 75% percent of the figures most fans want(1984-1985 G1 characters) are some type of exclusive

[@Georgie1106]

I agree on that. I don't care about the kingdom series. Just van de G1 bots and no animals. Except the dinobots offcourse!

[@marlonrvlogs]

G1 is the best bc i don't like beast wars bc i love the 80s transformers so much thay are so cool i don't like beast transformers i love so much vehicle transformers & g1 have vehicle transformers & transformers war for cybertron earthrise is so cool bc they are literally renewed g1 transformers toys and I'm only going to buy the g1 style transformers from transformers war for cybertron kingdom. Ps THE 80S STYLES ARE BACK NOT THE 90S STYLES. 🤨 and the transformers movie that will be released in 2022 go be a transformers movie in the universe of the transformers bumblebee movie and the transformers go back in the style of G1 like the bumblebee movie 🤨 beast wars SUCKS A LOT 🤨

[@Georgie1106]

@@marlonrvlogs I used to watch Beastwars as well but the nostalgic isn't that close compared to the G1. Maybe because I was born and raised in the 80's.

[@marlonrvlogs]

@@Georgie1106 i love the 80s so much for me is the 80s the best 📺📼☎️📻 the 80s are back in style in the 2020s 😎

[@nickiisoverit7708]

I’m really worried about getting my own Ironhide and prowl now :I and I have the same loose backpack problem on Cliff sadly :c

[@troubledturtle2332]

I dont have that issue with my Cliff , on mine I cant get his back pack to sit flush when in vehicle mode .

[@sonassuperior9714]

Well that's easy as fixing a loose ball joint. you can thicken the peg or the hole which the peg goes into(depends on which part is the problem) by using super glue.that will hold the backpack more securely.

[@jameszilla2879]

My Siege Cog has QC issues: a leg that pops out of the hip(No, I don't mean the part of the leg that becomes the gun, I mean the T-cap swivel joint to move his leg back and forth.), his butt piece falls off, a loose knee, his guns don't fit well, Gasket (the silver car thing that forms his upper half) is misassembled with an incorrect wheel, and lastly, I had to modify him just so that he can turn his head because it was too tight.

[@majinlifestyle]

Damn I wish I knew you were doing this, cause I do have a QC issue with one of my alicons. The first Alicon I got is perfectly fine, but my second Alicon has a loose face, it doesn’t secure correctly and his face just comes off with ease, especially during transformation.

[@Chazzsg]

Haven't opened any of my wfc figures, now I'm gonna treat them all like masterpieces, transform slow and carefully and hope nothing breaks

[@omegamaximus1727]

4:28 I had this problem with my Earthrise Starscream.

[@asaphmartinez4225]

We all do

[@godzillaguy5467]

@Robotato I do that as well

[@fireflare908]

Hasn't happened to me yet but i've only had him for a few days

[@Awesomoso]

My Starscream also has lighter paint towards his front above the turbine where it turns pink. Kinda odd.

[@Freaky144]

My starscream is perfect nothing wrong with the transformation and no paint chipping

[@HGSSubStudio]

5:19 I had the same issue, it's because the hinge in his chest bended so things didn't folded up right. Just use a hair dryer to heat the big square hinge inside his chest (the one that helps you clip the bumper into the windows) and bend it to the correct angle.

[@mymaskofshame]

My wheeljack only had half the front bumper painted Doubledealer had his lower leg pop off when transforming which resulted in needing to take it apart to put back on. Runamok car windscreen/roof can't tap in at all. I think I have 2 others had missing paint.

[@caseysshenanigans708]

After watching this....I'm probably gonna skip a lot of these. This is just *so* disappointing to hear about

[@matthewarnold4557]

Optimus and cliffjumper are the best in the series.

[@FireFly-kz2te]

Im a model builder and the broken parts just present a new modification to me

[@SpookwaveGOA125]

For Bug Bite: Yeah, I had that same issue with the arms. Had to take out the mushroom pegs on the shoulders and sand them down, because of the plastic flesh left over. He also has the bad peg connection that Cliffjumper has

[@gordonschnick12]

The exclusivity is terrible. Wal-Mart is constantly horrible at restocking. As soon as Bumblebee went available online, it sold out immediately. And looking for it in store is almost impossible with an almost constantly empty toy aisle. And need I add that the Wal-Mart website has never restocked.