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[canprime]

Just got my Nemesis Immortal.

WOW!

He is bigger than I expected in person.   Seeing the pics with Road Pig and Serpentor I thought he might seem undersized for who he is.   However he is a big boy, the colours are great, and I think the wings are what really push his size up.   

Can't wait to get him out of the package and pose him.

[akpayne]

IG and immortal arrived while I was away last week - and on yesterday, the HasLab DragonFly arrived to more door!  Of course that was the first thing I opened and wow!  it is big, and awesome!
Can't wait to spend some time with it, get batteries into it, etc.

[canprime]

Finally got my Dragonfly today!!!!!!

Damn if it isn't a thing of beauty.   Can't wait to get more time to sit down and fiddle with it some more.

[akpayne]

I spent some time with the DragonFly last night,  I am not in love with the stickers - I appreciate the option to customize and make it unique, but I hate stickers, so probably won't apply them.  However I am really debating about applying one of the large circular ones to the base.
Initial thoughts:
I feel the electronic lights on the HISS where more purposeful.
This thing is heavy, it could simply be the length, but I am glad it comes with a base. Not sure I would want the weight on the landing skids.
I haven't found any "easter eggs". I thought for sure there would have been thoughtful integration with Doc's stretcher, or even a lift harness for the RAM, or the VAMP.
Makes me really hope they make the rest of the 82-83 vehicles.

[canprime]

Yeah the stickers are an easy pass.   For something this expensive I have no interest, at least right now, to apply stickers that will eventually peel.   Plus I prefer the bare basic green look.

I could be tempted to apply a base sticker, but for now I am good.

That little plastic bar for the landing gear is actually a good idea.   It gives that little bit more support to keep them from getting warped by the main body of the Dragonfly.

Overall I am loving the whole package, but I can see the issue some people are having with Ripcord and Crazylegs.   The heads are a bit "soft" in look and plastic.   Almost like they weren't completely finished, much like wave 2 of the Super7 Ultimates (Flint, Lady Jaye).

[akpayne]

Funny, I haven't even opend the figures yet.  But I did notice crazylegs looks a little "off" to me.
Also glad I like the mold for Scarlet, this being the third use in a very short time period.

[akpayne]

This is the best version of Wild Bill, I am interested to see what they do if he makes it to the Retro line, but the cartoon colours just don't work for me.
However I am looking forward to Retro versions CrazyLegs and RipCord, the night force figures are fun and appreciated.

[canprime]

Looks like there is an issue with the gull wing door on the Dragonfly.

I have seen a couple posts/reviews showing it breaking, or having stress marks.  Probably due to the thin clear plastic which is notoriously fragile, even on new items. 

Mine looks like it could be heading that way if I'm not careful.   However I am not really planning on displaying it, or loading figures inside, in a way that would require me to open it anymore.   Going to keep an eye out to see what Hasbro is offering as a resolution for people and might try and get in on it if it doesn't require much on my end.

[akpayne]

Haven't noticed that on mine, but I could easily see it breaking or at the least creating some unsightly stress marks in the plastic.  I opened mine once, and thought it was a nice addition, but clear plastic has bitten me too many times.  As for as the brittleness of plastic it goes clear then brown.  Would love to see Hasbro get out ahead if there is an issue and offer a simple solution for everyone - they have our contact address.

[canprime]

It probably will be a case of how many people complain.

The recent Giant-Man Haslab had a problem with the eyes that looked straight ahead.   A lot of people were complaining that the straight looking eyes were not straight.   Hasbro apparently heard enough complaints that they promised to do another run of the eyes.   So anyone with the problem could contact them for a new set.   

Now that is also a case of a really small piece that they can probably blame on the factory and get rectified for cheap, or free.   If the canopy becomes a big problem like the eyes, or the Sentinel's knees, then maybe they'll do something.   However it probably isn't a cheap replacement, and more of a design/engineering problem than a factory problem.   So they may just go the Sentinel route and say "sorry, send it back for a refund."

[akpayne]

I decided to plasti-dip the yellow Dragonfly tail wings.  Flat black looks better in my opinion.
The benefit of plasti-dip, is if I don't like it later I can peel it off without any lasting damage.

[akpayne]

Amazon black friday deals are starting to show up for some classified figures.
and it isn't really worth mentioning but Toysrus.ca has also put items on "sale" making them slightly more than what they should be priced at normally.