Has anybody else noticed a decrease in QC?

[DonDaBomb13]

I just bought AEW Unrivaled Series 6 Penta (which is an awesome looking figure) and when I was pulling it out of the packaging, his arm broke off at the elbow. I never really examined the AEW figures too closely before, but I noticed that many of my figures are very flimsy/weak at the elbow joints. It almost seems like they could break off at any type of play or posing. Are all the figures like this? I also noticed that the arms in general are not as thick or muscular as they should be in most cases and the hands are very small. Does anyone else feel this way? Other than that, the figures are very cool.

[czw4life]

Yea the quality has gone down since series 4. They started using a different plastic for the joints and they are now really flimsy, almost like rubber :/

[kinnikuman]

There's already a QC thread, but yes, the figures are not very good right now.

[judas]

Right I’m stopping collecting these now. Just getting more disappointed with each purchase. My Luchasaurus I opened today feels like a bloody rubbery squeeze toy for dogs and he doesn’t even stand up because his legs are so loose. Utter rubbish. Jeremy you need to sort this out as it’s unacceptable.

[Rob7274]

I just started collecting these.

1st I only got Cody S1. Was impressed with the build but the skin tone was terrible which I know was fixed later. Still very impressive start.
So I got Darby Allen, Orange Cassidy, Riho and Ringside Cody who again were all great figures.
Got PAC cheap and…..preferred Mattel’s, The plastics seems really shiny. Like the plastic used on plugs. But I just got it on a whim and hoped it was just a bad figure.

Went to Smyths yesterday and bought I couple. Was going to buy Ortiz and Santana but the Santana’s lower torso skin tone didn’t match the chest at all.
Only opened the Adam Page and Kazarian so far but they are both really shiny/glossy and cheap feeling.
Both seem to be totally out of scale with each other and Mattel’s also…which is important as I’m mainly a WWE old school collector.

I’ve decided to stop buying them…it’s really annoyed me. Such a shame.
Somethings happened with the quality, materials used etc…and it seems to get worse as more in the series are made and make there way to the UK.
(Santana doesn’t seem to have the skin tone issue in American reviews.)


Edit: Opened Jungle Boy and Series 4 Omega and they seem great. Such a contrast in quality.

[VinMan]

I wish they would just make the figures more sturdy and the accessories easier to use. For instance Cody's weight belt once it comes off it's impossible to get it back on. The type of rubber things they use to press in to make it stay isn't very good. They need to make better snaps. Also some of the figures like Bucks series 3 and Scorpio Sky you have to take the heads off to remove the jackets. They need to make more fabric items. I also notice my Scorpio Sky has really weak loose legs. I'm glad that we have AEW figures, but the Mattel WWE figures are better quality. Every other day my AEW figures are crashing to the floor because one guy knocks over and takes them all down. WWE figures don't seem to have that issue.