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JDavis 09-11-2004 07:38 PM

NOOOooo! (Broken Utrom)
 
I FINALLY found an Utrom figure, and first thing after taking him out of the packaging I test move his right leg and it FALLS OFF. :o :sick: :( :flaming:

Why me? :cry:

Brodie 09-11-2004 07:45 PM

Can you take a pic?

JDavis 09-11-2004 08:04 PM

Yes.. forgive the quality, my webcam's a cheap piece of junk.

http://quint.panelmonkey.org/tmnt/brokenutrom.jpg
The Utrom exoskeleton, leg standing behind him. A close up of the broken leg socket, and a close up of the broken hip socket.

Edit: Say... wasn't there some e-mail adress I recall hearing about on here to complain about stuff like this and possibly get a replacement free of charge?

rayfillet101 09-11-2004 08:07 PM

[email protected]
thats the direct line right there, i dont knwo the other one

KROW 09-11-2004 08:29 PM

Did you buy it at a store? If so, just take it back and get a new one.

Brodie 09-11-2004 08:51 PM

I just wanted to see the actual utrom.

JDavis 09-11-2004 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW
Did you buy it at a store? If so, just take it back and get a new one.

It's the only one they had, or have ever had. And they may not take it back opened.

Toonami Tom 09-11-2004 09:12 PM

I feel your pain. This same type of thing has happened to me a few times with other figures but none of them have been TMNT figures. Although when I got my Fugitoid a few days ago I tried to move his leg and it moved up and then slowly went back down on it's own like the plastic got twisted instead of the joint moving...... After messing with the leg for awhile I was afraid it would break off but somehow, luckly, I fixed the problem and now his leg's fine.

I think how this happened to your Utrom is that somehow the way the leg was put on yours at the factory it was in a way that when you try to move the leg, the plastic twists instead of the joint moving. I would email playmates and tell them what happened, and send them the pics if you can and ask for a new Utrom figure.

I feel your pain.

jestergoblin 09-11-2004 10:21 PM

totally e-mail playmates about it... someone else on the board broke their splinter and they got a replacement. Maybe you'll get another Utrom...

ears 09-11-2004 10:23 PM

glad its never happened to me

OA 09-11-2004 10:37 PM

Yep, same thing happened to me with Casey...i opened him up and start to put his weapons on and BAM, his right hand comes off!! I was peeved needless to say...but i decided to leave him like...it was destiny...so i just have to think of a creative story of how he lost his hand when i get tham all displayed..might be interesting... :)

Jester 09-12-2004 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmnterminator
Yep, same thing happened to me with Casey...i opened him up and start to put his weapons on and BAM, his right hand comes off!! I was peeved needless to say...but i decided to leave him like...it was destiny...so i just have to think of a creative story of how he lost his hand when i get tham all displayed..might be interesting... :)

i've had figures do that.....and here's how i fixed it....
i took a small nail and a small pointy screw about the same size and with the screw drilled a hole in the hand and the arm.....then i put the head of the nail in to obne or the other.....and then pit them together....one sec....i'll make pics....here's doc ock (who has been replaced by the sinister six doc ock....but i had the same problem with him too) ok....well this ain't workin' i'll post the pics later.....
EDIT: Photobucket works once again.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...alo/docOck.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lo/docock2.jpg

Leonardo_the_sword_master 09-12-2004 12:34 PM

THEY WON'T TAKE IT BACK!!!!!!!!!! :x :x :x :x :x

JDavis 09-12-2004 01:41 PM

They took it back. As noted, they didn't have any other Utroms, so I got their only Triceraton Warrior instead.

cowabunga14 09-12-2004 02:06 PM

Well dude looks like you got a bootleg version of the figure.In layman's terms you got ripped off.Maybe you should keep the Utrom alien and like throw the exoskeleton away.That way he still has his flying disc. :D

JDavis 09-12-2004 02:10 PM

It wasn't bootleg, it was just broken. And I already said I returned it.

Jet-ski_Ninja 09-13-2004 06:58 AM

My Michelangelo's arm came off, 2 months ago!

cowabunga14 09-13-2004 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDavis
It wasn't bootleg, it was just broken. And I already said I returned it.

It was a bootleg toy because it was defective.You got ripped off man.Sucks to be you!

cqb101 09-13-2004 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowabunga14
Quote:

Originally Posted by JDavis
It wasn't bootleg, it was just broken. And I already said I returned it.

It was a bootleg toy because it was defective.You got ripped off man.Sucks to be you!

No, it was a broken figure, not a bootleg. A bootleg is a fake, that wasn't fake.

cowabunga14 09-13-2004 03:47 PM

Who really cares?It was sort of a bootleg figure cuz on urbandictionary.com it says bootleg is like a rip off.It was a defective toy anyways.


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