these ali express jims were part of a rejected shipment that was sent back and now they're just being sold as is on ali so they don't need to destroy them (and yes, the rejected shipment story comes directly from premium DNA). also, the guys from PDNA aren't the ones from megalopolis that screwed customers over, that was primarily the CEOs of the company. PDNA is made up of designers and other employees from megalopolis that wanted to start their own toy company after their CEOs tanked the other one. I've had a few dealings with PDNA and so far they have been on the up and up, they're just really slow getting things out.
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
What hurt Premium DNA was when they launched their website, they still had the Megalopolis logo, which is why so many people associate them with Megalopolis 😬 That's good to hear that the second batch should be better though!
@herewego868614 күн бұрын
Uhuh and what's their excuses this time... Mega was great too until they weren't These guys are making the exact same mistakes as them and the apologists are hilarious to me. I love the social media pic of the boxes as the warehouse " ready to ship in 2 weeks!" 29 weeks ago
@travismarshall30896 ай бұрын
I just got mine the other day! I feel lucky to have gotten one without any ussye of missing parts or paint errors. Only issue I had was with the head and worm-body pack. The pack was perfect except the "Plasma" head's bottom jaw fell off! But a dab of super glue fixed it!
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
Love hearing that some folks are getting good ones!
@Orly_D6 ай бұрын
There was back and forth on if these are legitimate, but from other review videos and the one I bought from Ali Express there seems to be a big vary in quality with each. I'm sorry yours had quite a few shortcomings, I couldn't really fault the one I received aside from the snot back packs not fitting seamlessly and same paint issue on the neck, but the joints on mine have been quite sturdy even after multiple posing. At least we got a best case scenario getting it for half price if these are legitimate, even better case scenario if the BBTS batch are better. I'm a big fan of EWJ so I'm very pleased with mine
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
Yeah, because it's Earthworm Jim, I'm looking past all the QC issues, but I seriously hope those who buy from BBTS at full retail get a better version. The second market is going to be tough to know whether or not you're buying the AliExpress or BBTS version though. I can see a lot of AliExpress being passed off for BBTS unfortunately 🫤
@terrybrown34116 ай бұрын
Got one and the heads from ail Express and the gun hands on the right,!!!
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
I'm still going back and forth with the seller to see if I can get that other hand 😑
@powdertoastman836 ай бұрын
I dont understand the hate on Premium DNA. I’ve been getting my preorders just fine. They do take a long time but they’ve been delivering on the figures.
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
It's because they were associated with Megalopolis who shut down and kept a lot of people's money and never delivered on the goods. I'm okay with figures taking a while...I'm a Mezco fan 🤣
@herewego868614 күн бұрын
@powdertoastman83 * checks the oroginal release date, of 2022* *looks at their social media they no longer respond too* *looks at their site under construction * Yeah I can't imagine why people don't like them 🙄
@Zeno4XX6 ай бұрын
Great review, really hoping bbts gets them shipped soon, though I did order Bob, and number 4 from Ali. Almost certain these Ali ones are from the first production run that PDNA were not happy with, but for the price the qc issues are nothing that couldn't be fixed. Not sure why they didn't give us a bendy worm body, luckily I still have the Mezco Jim that came with one.
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
Yeah, the first production run was one of the rumors I'd heard. I'm hoping the full prices ones are of better quality.
@jeffwhite22806 ай бұрын
Yeah, I don’t buy that. I just got my Jim in today. He feels the exact same as the Battletoad I have. These are ok figures, but they are not worth the $55 asking price, IMO. If you can snag a Jim and heads for 20ish, though, I wouldn’t hesitate to grab it.
@ivanfrias26056 ай бұрын
@@jeffwhite2280 I might be wrong but these are ones a warehouse Premium DNA was using to manufacture them sold off since Premium DNA was unable to buy them, so they just dropped them for an extremely cheap price to some buyers, they are definitely worth 20 dollars though, the paint chipping on these guys isn't even something you could tell is a problem either, the "official" ones most likely wont even be any better
@OverBenthousand6 ай бұрын
@@jeffwhite2280 I can confirm.. my buddy just got his from BBTS and his legs are loose as hell, one of the hands constantly fall off and the worm inside the suit is painted just like this. I may get it and fix some of the issues and perhaps totally repaint it.. but we shall see.
@bobbypierce76086 ай бұрын
Im a big earthworm jim fan. Looks cool. Hopefully mine arrives soon. 😎
@BaylissImaginationstation6 ай бұрын
Wow you got a crappy figure. The one I got from AliExpress has next to no issues. There is some yellow over paint on the worm body in the neck and a slight blue smudge on his butt. Other than that my copy is great. Joints are all strong too. I guess it’s a lottery with the AliExpress batch.
@TheSonnyChannel6 ай бұрын
Yeah, most of the folks I've heard from just have some slight paint issues. Just luck of the draw.