Did Elites get better?

[Fallen Angel]

From series 1-3 there were some issues with loose/ tight joints. My Elite 3 Cena and Elite 2 Orton were the only ones that had the problem. But I got all Elite 4 and Ziggler & Swagger from Elite 5. There were no problems with tight joints or loose joints. So did Mattel fix the problem when it was happening in large numbers?

[master of the WORLD!]

i personally have had very few problems with the hoint on the elite figures and i own all of legends 1 and jake from 2(elite etyle so they count) my road warriors seems to fall once in a while but i think its becasue of the added weight of the shoulder pad gear other then that my elite miz is a bit unstable but not to an extreme

[thereisnoart]

It seems to me that the Elites I've gotten from series 4 and 5 (Kofi, Kane, Ziggler, Henry) are pretty solid. It seems like they're sturdier in their construction and tighter in their joints. I don't know if that means there has been any kind of change in production standards, though, because my Finlay can barely stand on his own and my Jericho has a loose arm. I'm guessing there are some parts that just work better with others - that, and just the luck of the draw.

[muccguy88]

any chance it could have something to do with climate? i know sometimes i go to the store and get figures and they r in the trunk for a while. when its hot out the joints tend to be looser and when its cold out they tend to be tighter. i wonder if that could have some kind of permanent affect on the figures

[juicewinslow]

I think they are still the same.

I own a Elite 1 Undertaker with very loose ankles...

...and Elite 5 Kozlov with very loose ankles...

[yankeesforever]

Loose joints don't concern me , its about how the fig looks. And Elites are getting better. I mean , look the Ziggler fig. Its perfected. Because its not to skinny. Like the elite series1 punk is awesome , but he's a little to thin. But the Elite 6 one looks a little bigger.