Problems with SOC Voltes

[*UltimateGaoJP*]

What are the problems you guys encountered or think will encounter with Voltes?

Heres what I noticed:

1. Pegs connecting Volt Lander seem to be fragile. After connecting the two parts together I was scared to pull them apart. It felt like putting to much pressure on it would cause the connectors to snap.

2. Watch out for the connector which snaps on to the ball joint just under Landers cockpit (ankle joints). If the weight is distibuted unevenly Voltes tends to topple over.

3. Connector joint which connects Frigate/Voltes legs. This joint looks like two shafts joined together. To much movement can cause a loose thread with these joints. Go easy on the posses.

4. Be careful with Voltes smaller built-in hands . (I realy dont get Bandais logic with this one aside from them being used for the Voltes Bazooka gimmick. Theyre smaller that the detachable hands.) The pegs which connect he hand to the wrist are quite fragile. Once they snap out of place they are difficult to put back and the pegs tend to loosen up (think gashas when the rubber tends to soften).

5. Antenas on Frigate and Lander look like they can break easilly

Basically for me the problems I saw came from Frigate and lander. So far I havent seen any paint problems on mine although paint chips could be a problem if you keep on combining Voltes. Still despite it I still think this is one bad a$$ toy!!!! ;D

[Gold]

Yeah, I totally agree with Jp on the connector joints of the Lander. The plastic is very tough but it doesn't really say "unbreakable" to me. I don't get the reason for the Frigate's shaft coming out.. maybe it would've been better had it been fixed in place in the first place?

But in the final analysis, yeah, this baby rocks!


Gold

[byakero]

LANDER ANTENNAS!!!!

mukhang di magtatagal dahil

pagitutupi mo kailangan ng pressure

NAKAKATAKOT TULOY!!!!

[chogov9]

Don't forget there will always be soemthing screwed up even if the toy is perfect. I still can't wait to get mine! ;D

[dizergo]

For those who will have a chance to inspect the contents of the box before buying, watch out for paint chips especially in the silver painted portions- namely- bomber arms, panzer tummy and frigate upper legs. Also noticed the yellow belt buckle sometimes have paint chips especially in the corners.Hope this helps.

[buffy]

wow! thanks for all the advice!

[benjie]

Goodthing mine is working well, no problem on anything so far.

[gian7675]

GaoJp's right about the Topplong over effect.

I had my Voltes V dislayed at the top of my cabinet and was only able to catch it whe he started to topple forward! Good thing I was looking at it wen he started to topple over.

The "buckle/front landing gear" of the Frigate seems to be the most prone to scratches if you park Volt Frigate with the landing gear down.

The Lander and frigate antenna's seems to be easy to break but It's made of rubber...though it's indeed still scary to move it around.

[Steve Armstrong]

gaojp said:

What are the problems you guys encountered or think will encounter with Voltes?

Heres what I noticed:

1. Pegs connecting Volt Lander seem to be fragile. After connecting the two parts together I was scared to pull them apart. It felt like putting to much pressure on it would cause the connectors to snap.


JOHN: I think the plastic they used there is the ABS(rubbery/malleable) type not the PVC (the hard/breakable)..
so far I find mine okay when you separate them..or snap teh Landers together.



3. Connector joint which connects Frigate/Voltes legs. This joint looks like two shafts joined together. To much movement can cause a loose thread with these joints. Go easy on the posses.


JOHN: Sorry can you explain further? di ko gets ;D

4. Be careful with Voltes smaller built-in hands . (I realy dont get Bandai's logic with this one aside from them being used for the Voltes Bazooka gimmick. Theyre smaller that the detachable hands.) The pegs which connect he hand to the wrist are quite fragile. Once they snap out of place they are difficult to put back and the pegs tend to loosen up (think gashas when the rubber tends to soften).


JOHN: hhhhmmm I hope they would last long..

5. Antenas on Frigate and Lander look like they can break easilly


JOHN: I thought abouut that...but the Plastic used is again the malleable type not the breakable one...I hope again your assesment will not come true ;D



THE ONLY PROBLEM I have with mine if you call it a problem...are;

FROM 1 out of the 3 ...I have openned only 1 of the 3 so far..

QUALITY CONTROL!!!

there are some imperfections like:

1. Panzer's cockpt window has uneven blue color, there is a slight darker coloration on the bottom actually the darker paint is running diagonally...

2. Frigate's "covered" holes -the one on the left upper thigh- you can see the indentations...all four of them..


Although the robot has some imperefections... it doesn't really bother me...


By the way...how do you POP the TOWER back from the back of the frigate?

[bricua]

@johnparas...

just press the button located on the side of voltes thigh area...the one where it looks like a tube..

[Steve Armstrong]

mine doesn't topple...hopefully..

[Steve Armstrong]

oh by the way....another QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE:

3. The Buckle's paint on mine has little bubbles..

4. Inside the cockpit the silver paint around the pilot has a round spotch/smear type ...i guess uneven paint?

[mechapunk]

bandai might have been pressured to release this so much so QC is not as stringent as with the previous SOC releases. oh well... we all just need to be careful handling it. but i must agree it is truly a beautiful rendition of our favorite SR. :0

[keniche]

mine have some scratches at the silver part of frigate...looks like bandai really have some QC problem with this SOC....i really look for a better frigate but it always has paint chips and scrathes anywhere...

[yoncha]

that's a very sad news keniche...