My Zarana and Cover Girl both had the same exact issue. Remember when one of the Valaverse Action Force figures had an issue with the crotch breaking for some figures? They dealt with it head on and offered replacement parts. Has Hasbro addressed this massive QC failure? Have they ever admitted even one issue in any of their lines and actually made it right? And I don't mean offering a random replacement figure, I mean actually making the consumer whole and giving them what they wanted and what they paid for. Please, everyone, share this video far and wide. I'm going to. Thank you, Ninja, for just stating the facts and providing the (copious!) evidence to support your case that this line is in trouble and fast action is needed.
They have not addressed their QC issues. WHen you call for support they make you jump through hoops only to send you "something" of equal value, which are generally products that didn't sell well.
Man hasblow never set me a replacement of refund for a marvel legends fig I bought directly from them. Missing pieces. Which is all I wanted and they couldn’t even bother. 😡 lol their customer service is garbage!! Man I really wanna give them up for good but the majority of my collections is hasbro. Lately I’ve been super selective. To almost just archive it all and stick with sh figurarts and mafex, idk
I’m really bothered by the QC on Classified recently and hope Hasbro will turn it around. I love this line and hope they’ll listen to the fans on this one.
Who the hell are these ppl that just shrug and be like it's only 25 bucks and up ?? That's some disposable income, right there. Nah, yer not crazy. Arms popped off, and my woman asked, "Who did her make up ?" I swapped her head with BW with the green vest/ blonde hair. Had to heat up arm. Damn shame, I'm here for the nostalgic, but damn doesn't mean shit on us.
I’ve had issues with the hips mostly. Soft, gummy plastic on the ball joints. A lot of them have severe stress marks and I’m afraid to articulate them anymore.
One more thing I wanted to add I actually canceled mine from Big Bad toy store because I saw robo on the fwoosh talking about how bad his looked and how bad the arm was and I just said no I don't need one I saw other people how they made theirs better so when I do see one out of the store I might get it but I did cancel mine just because of this reason just FYE lol
I actually passed on cover girl because I thought she looked like Joan Rovers and every review I saw has that broken arm. Although maybe I should’ve got her for the free press from you lol. Just Kidding. I’ve collected GI Joe from 1982 on. Still am, I’m a GI Joe fan that loves it when they get it right, but isn’t afraid to call BS when I see it. My hope is this wave is a stumble but things get straightened out next wave when some of my Faves hit in my fav decos. Torpedo, Bazooka, Remember kc N Roll (yeah he’s different but I approve) Shopwreck etc. I think Stormshadow, Sprit, BAT and Alley are this far the pinnacle of this line. I think the penicle of the line so far. It can get back there but o have doubts.
Classified's bad QC is the main reason I'm hesitant to get more figures from this line. There's some cool stuff, but I *need* to wait for reviews on these things. Glad you shouted out Mad Hatter's video. He was spot on with that rant, the amount of company loyalists is insane. Criticism is necessary for anything to improve. I wonder how these dudes do in everyday life if *a toy* getting criticised gets them all defensive. Just sad, man.
Thank you very much for sharing this important viewpoint! Thanks to those reviewers who get items in advance and are fully transparent about quality issues (e.g. bad paint jobs, missing accessories, weak joints, design choices, etc.), informed consumers have the opportunity to avoid making purchasing mistakes such as buying Cover Girl at full price (or at all). If too many customers continue to buy sub-par products at full price, then the quality control issues are likely to continue going unaddressed. (One minor victory is that Hasbro will resume using plastic window packaging in 2024 for its action figure lines, which provide customers the opportunity to check for bad paint jobs and missing pieces prior to purchasing and opening a product.) - As a 6 inch Hasbro action figure collector (Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends, G. I. Joe Classified, and Power Rangers: Lightning Collection), my biggest concern is whether the face portrait is satisfactory. I absolutely HATE how the recent packaging changes took away the customer's ability to conduct a preliminary check regarding whether an action figure's hair piece had been glued on correctly and whether facial details (eyes, pupils, eyebrows, etc.) had been applied correctly.
Their whole entire action figure department is falling victim to manufacturing cuts. It’s obvious. The quality is almost worse than what Neca’s was 5/7 years ago. Between what they’ve done to D&D and now their whole action figure division, Hasbro has become the Disney of Toys and games. Everything they touch is turning to trash.
Based articulated ninja is always based! And Thanks for the shoutout brother! Add me to the janky arm cover girl list 😢, time to get a burnt 12 dollar burger
Dear Hasbro, We need high quality plastic. We need low prices. We need window boxes. We need good distribution. Thank you for your attention in this matter. Sincerely, Your Customers
I don’t really collect Classified but I did pick up the Tiger Force Outback on clearance and got the leg issue you covered (thanks for the fix by the way). It was upsetting but wasn’t as bad since I got it on deep clearance and mostly got it for the headsculpt. However if I had paid full price and this happened to me multiple times I’d obviously be a very upset customer. Keep up the good work as always Ninja!
My guess is that we're seeing the effects of cost-cutting...which I suppose is pretty obvious. Most of the past 10, or so, figures I've gotten have had some annoying issues. The sculpts on Cover Girl and Falcon aren't my favorite. And I've had some super tight and/or super loose joints on Serpentor, Zarana, Cover Girl, Tiger Force Outback, CG BATs, etc. Prior to those figures, the production quality was notably higher. I don't know if it's mostly factory QC, engineering or a combination of the two. I just hope they can tighten the quality up again without sending prices through the roof.
I ordered 2 covergirls from hasbro pulse. The first one, the arm came off as soon as I tried to bend the arm. The second, the arm was detached right out of the box.(thank you windowless packaging). Disgusting. But god forbid you say anything bad about hasbro.
It's going to make me whenever I do get around to opening all my Classified figures still in the box. I just know I'll have QC issues with a bunch of them but I can't open them until I get display space, cases, etc.
I've had more issues with the hips on the figures. Thankfully my Dusty and Cover Girl have good arms. My Zarana has the arm issue and was irritating but it was an easy enough fix. Thanks for showing these videos and being upfront with the community Ninja. I've been seeing less figures sell out online and I think it's the QC and price hikes. I canceled my Cobra Valkyries pre-orders because of the price and QC.
Hasbro products have all been in decline, gummy legends, Joe's who's arms just pop off, Indiana Jones figures who can't stand up. Its a shame yeah its greed on hasbro's part but we as collectors are partially to blame because we keep buying this stuff.
Articulated Ninja Reviews, have you ever went to FYE, because the FYE near me was selling single boxed Star Wars black series and G.I. Joe classified for $40, which is fucking ridiculous.
As for the QC issues... it's insulting to us that love these lines. It's like they chose to drop a giant steamy deuce into a box, charge us more for it, and expect us to smile about it.
The arm missile is Zarana's action feature. If you piss her off, her arm detaches and becomes a rocket to take out any collector's eye out. Ninja, she attacked you because you did the drop test on her sister. You had it coming. 😂 I hope my copy of Zarana and Cover Girl doesn't take out my eye. If you see me at a con with an eye patch, you will know why. This line better go back where it was and become better because there is a lot of characters to be made- Shipwreck better be good.
Facts help and thank you for putting this video out there. I have a Cover Girl as well and have had no problems with her arms as of yet. Going to be careful now with her. Would have never had known about this issue if you had not said something. Keep up what you are doing and totally agree with what you have to say!
Great you show us all the truth and I said it for a view years, vote with your wallet! Hasbro doesn't get a penny from me anymore and I canceled ALL my pre-orders! Now I am happy with other lines from smaller companies!
My friend got me marvel legends zombie cap, 2 days later I open and pose him. His leg with the boot still on popped right off like this. I was extremely pissy. I'm planning out my collection vs thanos project of photography zombie caps leg is gonna look bad now 😢
I had the exact same QC issues with Cover Girl and when I went to Pulse to rate it, the page was filled with purchasers echoing your sentiments. Hasbro is definitely going backwards.
I've got a suspicious feeling about the female Cobra Troopers now 🤔 My one copy of the Crimson BAT is really floppy. Seems the repaints get looser from reusing the mold. Keep keepin it real.
Just opened my Cover Girl and boom! Arm off. $25 is a lot. I am deeply thankful for Bobby for having great figures, and for you Ninja for calling Bobby on issues in the beginning. Excited for the truck and robots. Hope your night, or day depending on when you see this is great.
I have seen two instances of Cover Girl with her mid section installed upside down sadly I was blessed to get a sturdy Cover Girl but seen way to many messed up samples 😢
Had no issues with my copy, but these arm pegs are getting worse and i especially dislike the new boots used with recondo and falcon way too tight for my taste. (My cover girl also showed signs of wanting to pop off but it didn't pop off as easily as other peoples videos.)
Fortunately I haven't had problems with my figures until now, but it's important to understand that just because some of us had luck it doesn't mean that there isn't QC issues with these figures and that's something that many don't seem to get, as if acknowledging it somehow affects them in a negative way when it actually makes us aware as customers to be able to demand better quality and avoid these things from happening to us and others in the future. There's a reason why so many big and small reviewers had problems with them in their reviews so there's definitely enough evidence, specially because they acquire more figures than the average customer that chooses a couple releases every now and then. Thanks for this video mate, sorry that it happened to you. Whether is $100 or $20, it sucks when a product ends up lacking quality and it feels like wasted money, specially when it's something that we are passionate about.
My Cover Girl seems fine in the arms, but something is off on the neck. There's a noticeable gap where the neck piece sits in the shoulders, like it's the wrong piece or something. And when I pull the head off, the whole neck comes with it.
my wive pulled the plug today she said it doesnt make you happy anymore the all break and look bad you hate the company Im stepping in and she said no more so I'm banned from hasbro products now. I'm happy I took a years worth of toy dollars and bought a new guitar. Cover sitting on the counter with a broke arm as a reminder "never again"
The excuse that thier just toys is stupid. Its a multi billion dollar company that has quality control issues left and right and barely cares about its fans. We have a right to complain tbh
When it comes to the bats the classic colored bat turned out perfect. I have about 8 of them and they are great. I just picked up python patrol and a crimson and the python is still really good. The crimson feels different like the head is lighter and the crotch piece is thinner and won’t sit still. Still love the figures and the line in general I’m just not all in like I was at the beginning. Hell I may even sell the whole collection and keep just like 3 or 4 figures.
My first zarana didn't have any arm issues. I bought a second one because of the alternate hair to display her both ways. The second one I bought had the Arm issues. Then with CoverGirl my first copy had an arm issue which I fixed. I gave that to my son and ordered a second copy of her and the second one was fine.
I was a G.I. JOE kid growing up. So the opportunity to get updated versions of the characters I knew and loved as a kid was fantastic. But between the QC issues, the price hikes and the general fuckery, I am giving serious consideration to my purchases. I have already pretty much stopped collecting the Black series, and have pared back collecting Classified to just the figures I had as a kid or REALLY wanted. The one exception has been the Crimson b.a.t. never had them as a kid, or wanted them. But this incarnation just drew me in.
Yo Ninja! Your video and analysis is spot on. I've been heavily involved in Classified since shortly after inception, even army building as I go. Their QA issues have been very bad for me over the last year or so. Most recently, I received 6 figures and 5 had issues (Cover Girl- same arm issue.....MM BBQ and Falcon had paint defects.....Both my Crimson BATs had something wrong with their waist). It honestly has been so disappointing having to spend time on the phone with Hasbro Customer Support, packing everything back up and shipping it back). I can feel myself losing interest :(
Thank you for the truth telling! I am a kit basher too, so "fixing/ correcting" this is a challenge for me . . . BUT not fair to collectors! These are not cheap hobbies either, and we all know collectors may even pay double on the secondary market. Mebbe someone at the Hasbro factory went to work a little too "high", while listening to dope jazz music with the slide trombone and their thinking was like, "if I mess up cases of Cover Girl, Articulated will make a video of my work and play dope jazz music with the slide trombone for the soundtrack". Yes, no logic.
I don't understand that logic it doesn't matter if it's a want or a need. You. Paid. For. It. You're entitled to get what you paid for. You paid for a figure that didn't come apart from normal use that's what you should have. All these people who seem to have no concept of the value of a dollar should start handing half their paychecks over to those of us who do.
Only figures I still want from the line are a Hydro-Viper and a hand pack. Everything else I can get from Valaverse or companies like Grid Iron Studios.
I bought a lot of Classified since I got back into collecting. I have a significant amount of army builders. Out of the latest wave from that, I have 6 Crimson Bats. I opened two so far, and two of them have bad QC. Cover Girl is even worse. I have so many QC issues on mine, and Falcon is just TRASH. The Recondo I got has a MAJOR gap in one of the thigh cut. ENOUGHG IS ENOUGH At this point, I still have some figures preordered, because I live in a small area with next to no retailers. BUT I don't think I am going to continue buying them at this point, seeing how I have had a LOT of QC issues on the last few figures I bought. Nope. I already stopped being a Legends collector after 20 years of collecting that line. Hasbro overestimates their customer base. They think that we are suckers. Many of us are. But if enough people stop buying the line, retailers will stop ordering the line, and then it will mean lost revenue to them. Get it together,because I will have NO problem quitting the line and not coming back.
I actually saw 6 Zaranas at one of my Walmarts today. I couldn't believe it. All I ever see are the Snake Eyes movie figures & retro Lady Jayes. I was so freakin tempted to pick up a Zarana. But they also had 1 McFarlane Page Punchers Black Manta so I grabbed him instead.
I'm looking hard for the Jada Street fighter figures though, for the price and what you get as far as sculpt and articulation is incredible. I've seen the person in charge of the Jada line on a couple live streams and the love and thought going in to the figures makes me all in before I've even gotten my first one
Got mine a couple weeks ago. My Face is fine. The right arm didn't pop off but you can see the pin and it does start to separate when posing. The worst part for me is the right knee is extremely loose. Just wiggles. I will use Kiki's loose joints to fix it but I shouldn't have to. My Outback is great though! I let them know about their QC issues on the reviews on Pulse. Hopefully it gets better. Their Crimson Guard had the same issue or close to it too.
Judging by it's budget, Classified should be crushing Action Force, but it's not. At all. I thinks that's indicative of Hasbro's and Classified's current direction.
Thanks for these reviews ANR. I've been noticing this trend of bad qc & it's high time we put hasbro on blast for this. I have both figures & I haven't opened them yet. I'm almost afraid to now lol. Keep up the great videos
Keep up the great work. I couldn't wait for cover girl to come out. I collect mainly female figures. I was so excited that I ordered 3 of her from 3 different places. Two was preordered and the other I got off a 3 party app. I have the cool rocker looking figure with the pink and 2 hair sculpts. I got 2 of her. Sadly all of there arms have come off. Some before I opened the figures the arms was off. The others came off first time trying to move the arm. I want Hasbro to do much better. I also feel cover girl eyes and make up was badly done. I'm disappointed.. I don't have money to throw around .. We shouldnt have to fix our brand new figures. On top of that price has gone up on Hasbro figures. I'm not getting my money's worth. Even the Marvel legends line. The still give us single jointed elbows on female figures. Those old ugly power hands they give. I want them to stop taking steps backwards. Give us our money's worth. They can do much better. I agree with you 💯.. Keep talking about it until they do better. 🎤🎤💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I have been hunting and collecting the Classified line for awhile now. There are so many amazing sculpts in the line. Bludd, Firefly, TF Outback, Serpentor... I have been disappointed in this last wave. So far I've only opened regular Outback. The Tiger Force one is so amazing. All they had to do was QC the paint to get the regular one. The regular one is okay but not nearly as amazing as the TF one. I haven't worked up the nerve to open either Falcon or Cover Girl yet. I hate that the best thing I can say is that they aren't as bad as I expected... 😢 It sucks. The next wave looks amazing. Why did this one crash so hard? Don't know...
In hand her face is not that bad. Something about the camera makes her look butter. Somehow ninja made her look great on camera. In hand she looks ok. I wouldn’t think she has a cover girl face. Falcon head sculpt was a disaster. No ifs ands or buts about it. I had to swap heads. I went with a Chris Evans head from marvel legends cause it allowed for the beret to fit on right.
This is what needed to be said ! Thank you ninja and all the other real UA-camrs who also mentioned the problems. We love the line and we all want it to continue. But this kinda quality from switching factories to save money will end up costing hasbro customers in the end. Everything ninja said in this video is true. If only someone at hasbro could see just one video , I wish it would be this one.
There were so many collectors that voted classified as their "best toy line of the year" in 2022. I have no idea how so many people didn't see these signs. Months in between waves, delays, broken hip pegs, arms popping off, whack face paint. And worst of all, no communication or acknowledgement on any of these glaring problems. This line could be cool and they they're trying to give as much value for the money, but they've got to do better. They're showing no signs of getting any better, and so this may be another Hasbro line that I'll sadly drop if they don't improve.
Honestly man, it’s Hasbro in general. They keep using that shitty grade plastic, that’s gummy AF. Just look at the 3.75 Star Wars weapons. Literally like a gummy gun. Joints half frozen. Tired of apologists ruining these lines with blindness.
My Zarana and Cover Girl both had the same exact issue. Remember when one of the Valaverse Action Force figures had an issue with the crotch breaking for some figures? They dealt with it head on and offered replacement parts. Has Hasbro addressed this massive QC failure? Have they ever admitted even one issue in any of their lines and actually made it right? And I don't mean offering a random replacement figure, I mean actually making the consumer whole and giving them what they wanted and what they paid for.
Please, everyone, share this video far and wide. I'm going to. Thank you, Ninja, for just stating the facts and providing the (copious!) evidence to support your case that this line is in trouble and fast action is needed.
They have not addressed their QC issues. WHen you call for support they make you jump through hoops only to send you "something" of equal value, which are generally products that didn't sell well.
Valaverse sucks.
@@falcon048 yeah...eternals marvel legends hahaha
Man hasblow never set me a replacement of refund for a marvel legends fig I bought directly from them. Missing pieces. Which is all I wanted and they couldn’t even bother. 😡 lol their customer service is garbage!! Man I really wanna give them up for good but the majority of my collections is hasbro. Lately I’ve been super selective. To almost just archive it all and stick with sh figurarts and mafex, idk
She's loose but complete!
Just like my wife.
😂😂😂😂 yooooooooo glenn priceless I hope laserpants sees this good one bro
@@pest174 😂
@@ArticulatedNinja I see it! 😂
Have you tried using a heat gun? Or did she complain?
“ stupid ninja, always making stupid sense!” Lol
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Quality Control is the lost member of the GI Joe team. She was dispatched in a mission to Serbia and... Never returned. RIP Quality Control.
🤣 good one
You forgot to mention the D&D cartoon characters action figures.
That is when we really started seeing things fall apart...literally!
🤣 your right
I’m really bothered by the QC on Classified recently and hope Hasbro will turn it around. I love this line and hope they’ll listen to the fans on this one.
The only way they turn it around is if sales fall off the cliff and people bitch directly to them online
I like my chicks kinda loose but this is ridiculous
It's going downhill seriously hasbro should be ashamed of the quality control
“Hungry girl.” 😂
Joan rivers in the renders, Courtney love in the final product
😂😂😂😂😂
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The hamburger example again…..😂…. brought back memories. 👏🏽
Who the hell are these ppl that just shrug and be like it's only 25 bucks and up ?? That's some disposable income, right there. Nah, yer not crazy. Arms popped off, and my woman asked, "Who did her make up ?" I swapped her head with BW with the green vest/ blonde hair. Had to heat up arm. Damn shame, I'm here for the nostalgic, but damn doesn't mean shit on us.
I’ve had issues with the hips mostly. Soft, gummy plastic on the ball joints. A lot of them have severe stress marks and I’m afraid to articulate them anymore.
I gave up on posing the legs on my B.A.T.s. I have twenty of them between the three releases so far... ALL shipped with gimpy legs or developed them.
Yea same here
Hasbro lost me after they wanted $60 for a half-painted, poorly articulated Cyborg Spiderwoman.
One more thing I wanted to add I actually canceled mine from Big Bad toy store because I saw robo on the fwoosh talking about how bad his looked and how bad the arm was and I just said no I don't need one I saw other people how they made theirs better so when I do see one out of the store I might get it but I did cancel mine just because of this reason just FYE lol
This video is brutally honest, which is what is needed... THANK YOU! Hope Hasbro is listening and taking notes.
I actually passed on cover girl because I thought she looked like Joan Rovers and every review I saw has that broken arm. Although maybe I should’ve got her for the free press from you lol. Just Kidding.
I’ve collected GI Joe from 1982 on. Still am, I’m a GI Joe fan that loves it when they get it right, but isn’t afraid to call BS when I see it. My hope is this wave is a stumble but things get straightened out next wave when some of my Faves hit in my fav decos. Torpedo, Bazooka, Remember kc N Roll (yeah he’s different but I approve) Shopwreck etc.
I think Stormshadow, Sprit, BAT and Alley are this far the pinnacle of this line. I think the penicle of the line so far. It can get back there but o have doubts.
Honestly, the quality lately has been super trash🥸
Figures are expensive, if I buy something for $20+, I expect a solid figure and damn good Q&A!
Somehow Kathleen Kennedy is responsible for this
Classified's bad QC is the main reason I'm hesitant to get more figures from this line. There's some cool stuff, but I *need* to wait for reviews on these things.
Glad you shouted out Mad Hatter's video. He was spot on with that rant, the amount of company loyalists is insane. Criticism is necessary for anything to improve. I wonder how these dudes do in everyday life if *a toy* getting criticised gets them all defensive. Just sad, man.
Thanks and yea Mad hatter is the man 😁
Thank you very much for sharing this important viewpoint! Thanks to those reviewers who get items in advance and are fully transparent about quality issues (e.g. bad paint jobs, missing accessories, weak joints, design choices, etc.), informed consumers have the opportunity to avoid making purchasing mistakes such as buying Cover Girl at full price (or at all). If too many customers continue to buy sub-par products at full price, then the quality control issues are likely to continue going unaddressed. (One minor victory is that Hasbro will resume using plastic window packaging in 2024 for its action figure lines, which provide customers the opportunity to check for bad paint jobs and missing pieces prior to purchasing and opening a product.)
- As a 6 inch Hasbro action figure collector (Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends, G. I. Joe Classified, and Power Rangers: Lightning Collection), my biggest concern is whether the face portrait is satisfactory. I absolutely HATE how the recent packaging changes took away the customer's ability to conduct a preliminary check regarding whether an action figure's hair piece had been glued on correctly and whether facial details (eyes, pupils, eyebrows, etc.) had been applied correctly.
That's what drives me crazy about the windowless packaging for the above lines you mentioned - no way to compare the inconsistent & sloppy paint jobs.
Hopefully when window packaging comes back, so does the quality 🤷🏽♀️
Another creative video 🔥🔥🔥
Hasbro's too busy with sending a private police force to people's houses to focus on good quality
I was so sad when my cover girls arm popped off i mean I know it’s fixable but come on haslow
Their whole entire action figure department is falling victim to manufacturing cuts. It’s obvious. The quality is almost worse than what Neca’s was 5/7 years ago. Between what they’ve done to D&D and now their whole action figure division, Hasbro has become the Disney of Toys and games. Everything they touch is turning to trash.
Based articulated ninja is always based! And Thanks for the shoutout brother! Add me to the janky arm cover girl list 😢, time to get a burnt 12 dollar burger
There will be no burger just some dick-meat between 2 buns
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@@LaserPants 😂
Dear Hasbro,
We need high quality plastic.
We need low prices.
We need window boxes.
We need good distribution.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Sincerely,
Your Customers
Word 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
It happened to my Dusty straight out the box. Now I just buy Joes if on discount for headsculpts or other fodder for my Valaverse figures
I don’t really collect Classified but I did pick up the Tiger Force Outback on clearance and got the leg issue you covered (thanks for the fix by the way). It was upsetting but wasn’t as bad since I got it on deep clearance and mostly got it for the headsculpt. However if I had paid full price and this happened to me multiple times I’d obviously be a very upset customer.
Keep up the good work as always Ninja!
My guess is that we're seeing the effects of cost-cutting...which I suppose is pretty obvious. Most of the past 10, or so, figures I've gotten have had some annoying issues. The sculpts on Cover Girl and Falcon aren't my favorite. And I've had some super tight and/or super loose joints on Serpentor, Zarana, Cover Girl, Tiger Force Outback, CG BATs, etc. Prior to those figures, the production quality was notably higher. I don't know if it's mostly factory QC, engineering or a combination of the two. I just hope they can tighten the quality up again without sending prices through the roof.
When I opened up my covergirl that same arm was detached in the box🤦🏾♂️
Thank you for saying this! I had the same problem with the same two female classified figures😢
I ordered 2 covergirls from hasbro pulse. The first one, the arm came off as soon as I tried to bend the arm. The second, the arm was detached right out of the box.(thank you windowless packaging). Disgusting. But god forbid you say anything bad about hasbro.
It's going to make me whenever I do get around to opening all my Classified figures still in the box. I just know I'll have QC issues with a bunch of them but I can't open them until I get display space, cases, etc.
Yeah man like I said I only had an issue with breaker. Doesn’t mean you won’t encounter differently. Hoping you don’t. It was nice chatting with you.
I've had more issues with the hips on the figures. Thankfully my Dusty and Cover Girl have good arms. My Zarana has the arm issue and was irritating but it was an easy enough fix. Thanks for showing these videos and being upfront with the community Ninja. I've been seeing less figures sell out online and I think it's the QC and price hikes. I canceled my Cobra Valkyries pre-orders because of the price and QC.
Yeah, the easiest fix is stop buying them
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 That is a option
Bruh! You had me crying laughing!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I swear after every Marvel legends wave the plastic gets softer and softer. Maybe classifieds too.
Hasbro products have all been in decline, gummy legends, Joe's who's arms just pop off, Indiana Jones figures who can't stand up. Its a shame yeah its greed on hasbro's part but we as collectors are partially to blame because we keep buying this stuff.
The QC is horrible but lets be honest, it’s not dying.
Articulated Ninja Reviews, have you ever went to FYE, because the FYE near me was selling single boxed Star Wars black series and G.I. Joe classified for $40, which is fucking ridiculous.
🤣 yea there prices are crazy
Man I didn't know Hasbro made model kits *sarcasm*
🤣 dammnn
I had cover Girl arm problem, too, but it miraculously recovered after being soaked in hot water
Wow...What happened??? The prototype looked way better.
As for the QC issues... it's insulting to us that love these lines. It's like they chose to drop a giant steamy deuce into a box, charge us more for it, and expect us to smile about it.
YEAH! Preach brother, the only way they will listen is if we hit 'em in the pocket.
The arm missile is Zarana's action feature. If you piss her off, her arm detaches and becomes a rocket to take out any collector's eye out. Ninja, she attacked you because you did the drop test on her sister. You had it coming. 😂 I hope my copy of Zarana and Cover Girl doesn't take out my eye. If you see me at a con with an eye patch, you will know why. This line better go back where it was and become better because there is a lot of characters to be made- Shipwreck better be good.
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On the bright side ...they brining back the window boxes ..
Facts help and thank you for putting this video out there. I have a Cover Girl as well and have had no problems with her arms as of yet. Going to be careful now with her. Would have never had known about this issue if you had not said something. Keep up what you are doing and totally agree with what you have to say!
Great you show us all the truth and I said it for a view years, vote with your wallet!
Hasbro doesn't get a penny from me anymore and I canceled ALL my pre-orders! Now I am happy with other lines from smaller companies!
Hasbro is in decline. On EVERYTHING. They are destroying their own company.
My friend got me marvel legends zombie cap, 2 days later I open and pose him. His leg with the boot still on popped right off like this. I was extremely pissy. I'm planning out my collection vs thanos project of photography zombie caps leg is gonna look bad now 😢
Dusty and crimson guards also have same issue ..
I had the exact same QC issues with Cover Girl and when I went to Pulse to rate it, the page was filled with purchasers echoing your sentiments. Hasbro is definitely going backwards.
I've got a suspicious feeling about the female Cobra Troopers now 🤔 My one copy of the Crimson BAT is really floppy. Seems the repaints get looser from reusing the mold. Keep keepin it real.
Just opened my Cover Girl and boom! Arm off. $25 is a lot. I am deeply thankful for Bobby for having great figures, and for you Ninja for calling Bobby on issues in the beginning. Excited for the truck and robots. Hope your night, or day depending on when you see this is great.
Thanks Slade I appreciate it
I have seen two instances of Cover Girl with her mid section installed upside down sadly
I was blessed to get a sturdy Cover Girl but seen way to many messed up samples 😢
Had no issues with my copy, but these arm pegs are getting worse and i especially dislike the new boots used with recondo and falcon way too tight for my taste.
(My cover girl also showed signs of wanting to pop off but it didn't pop off as easily as other peoples videos.)
Fortunately I haven't had problems with my figures until now, but it's important to understand that just because some of us had luck it doesn't mean that there isn't QC issues with these figures and that's something that many don't seem to get, as if acknowledging it somehow affects them in a negative way when it actually makes us aware as customers to be able to demand better quality and avoid these things from happening to us and others in the future. There's a reason why so many big and small reviewers had problems with them in their reviews so there's definitely enough evidence, specially because they acquire more figures than the average customer that chooses a couple releases every now and then.
Thanks for this video mate, sorry that it happened to you. Whether is $100 or $20, it sucks when a product ends up lacking quality and it feels like wasted money, specially when it's something that we are passionate about.
My Cover Girl seems fine in the arms, but something is off on the neck. There's a noticeable gap where the neck piece sits in the shoulders, like it's the wrong piece or something. And when I pull the head off, the whole neck comes with it.
I haven't opened my Cover Girl yet. She's sitting right here. Now I'm scared.
Rip that band aid off. Only way to see what you got. Hoping it was a good one like I was fortunate enough to get.
Facts open her up but I too also hope you got a good one and not a bad one
It's usually the left arm for many toy companies.
my wive pulled the plug today she said it doesnt make you happy anymore the all break and look bad you hate the company Im stepping in and she said no more so I'm banned from hasbro products now. I'm happy I took a years worth of toy dollars and bought a new guitar. Cover sitting on the counter with a broke arm as a reminder "never again"
The excuse that thier just toys is stupid. Its a multi billion dollar company that has quality control issues left and right and barely cares about its fans. We have a right to complain tbh
When it comes to the bats the classic colored bat turned out perfect. I have about 8 of them and they are great. I just picked up python patrol and a crimson and the python is still really good. The crimson feels different like the head is lighter and the crotch piece is thinner and won’t sit still. Still love the figures and the line in general I’m just not all in like I was at the beginning. Hell I may even sell the whole collection and keep just like 3 or 4 figures.
My first zarana didn't have any arm issues. I bought a second one because of the alternate hair to display her both ways. The second one I bought had the Arm issues. Then with CoverGirl my first copy had an arm issue which I fixed. I gave that to my son and ordered a second copy of her and the second one was fine.
I'm done with Hasblo. Between shitting on their fans, raising prices no window boxes and sending trash out on purpose I'm done with them
I was a G.I. JOE kid growing up. So the opportunity to get updated versions of the characters I knew and loved as a kid was fantastic.
But between the QC issues, the price hikes and the general fuckery, I am giving serious consideration to my purchases. I have already pretty much stopped collecting the Black series, and have pared back collecting Classified to just the figures I had as a kid or REALLY wanted. The one exception has been the Crimson b.a.t. never had them as a kid, or wanted them. But this incarnation just drew me in.
My crimson bat was junk. We waited too long for junk toys. She should of came with a sandwich instead of a wrench!
Yo Ninja! Your video and analysis is spot on. I've been heavily involved in Classified since shortly after inception, even army building as I go. Their QA issues have been very bad for me over the last year or so. Most recently, I received 6 figures and 5 had issues (Cover Girl- same arm issue.....MM BBQ and Falcon had paint defects.....Both my Crimson BATs had something wrong with their waist). It honestly has been so disappointing having to spend time on the phone with Hasbro Customer Support, packing everything back up and shipping it back). I can feel myself losing interest :(
Thank you for the truth telling! I am a kit basher too, so "fixing/ correcting" this is a challenge for me . . . BUT not fair to collectors! These are not cheap hobbies either, and we all know collectors may even pay double on the secondary market. Mebbe someone at the Hasbro factory went to work a little too "high", while listening to dope jazz music with the slide trombone and their thinking was like, "if I mess up cases of Cover Girl, Articulated will make a video of my work and play dope jazz music with the slide trombone for the soundtrack". Yes, no logic.
🤣 thanks
I remember how hard everyone was bashing bobby Vala for his CQ issues and now look at Gi Joe classified
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Hasbro doesn't have any idea how to make quality anymore
I don't understand that logic it doesn't matter if it's a want or a need. You. Paid. For. It. You're entitled to get what you paid for. You paid for a figure that didn't come apart from normal use that's what you should have. All these people who seem to have no concept of the value of a dollar should start handing half their paychecks over to those of us who do.
Well worded
@@ArticulatedNinja Thank you.
Only $20!?
Really?
Then hand me free action figures with $20 in cash!
It's only $20, right?
While I don't have those particular figures, I can't really say but have many others and so far they turn out fine. I must be one of the few lucky.
My 25th anniversary 4 inch figures arms stay on, lack luster line, bring back good gi joes.
I have just started soaking them all in hot water when I get any 1:12 scale figures anymore before I move them around.
Crazy with this arm stuff. I didn’t pick either one up so I had no clue. Damn
Only figures I still want from the line are a Hydro-Viper and a hand pack. Everything else I can get from Valaverse or companies like Grid Iron Studios.
I bought a lot of Classified since I got back into collecting. I have a significant amount of army builders. Out of the latest wave from that, I have 6 Crimson Bats. I opened two so far, and two of them have bad QC. Cover Girl is even worse. I have so many QC issues on mine, and Falcon is just TRASH. The Recondo I got has a MAJOR gap in one of the thigh cut. ENOUGHG IS ENOUGH
At this point, I still have some figures preordered, because I live in a small area with next to no retailers. BUT I don't think I am going to continue buying them at this point, seeing how I have had a LOT of QC issues on the last few figures I bought. Nope. I already stopped being a Legends collector after 20 years of collecting that line. Hasbro overestimates their customer base. They think that we are suckers. Many of us are. But if enough people stop buying the line, retailers will stop ordering the line, and then it will mean lost revenue to them. Get it together,because I will have NO problem quitting the line and not coming back.
I think the Classified, Marvel Legends and Black Series are made in the same factory.
ML AND BS keep pushing Joe back
I actually saw 6 Zaranas at one of my Walmarts today. I couldn't believe it. All I ever see are the Snake Eyes movie figures & retro Lady Jayes. I was so freakin tempted to pick up a Zarana. But they also had 1 McFarlane Page Punchers Black Manta so I grabbed him instead.
I'm looking hard for the Jada Street fighter figures though, for the price and what you get as far as sculpt and articulation is incredible. I've seen the person in charge of the Jada line on a couple live streams and the love and thought going in to the figures makes me all in before I've even gotten my first one
I do agree though that these quality control issues should not be there considering these things are a 24.99 retail now.
Got mine a couple weeks ago. My Face is fine. The right arm didn't pop off but you can see the pin and it does start to separate when posing. The worst part for me is the right knee is extremely loose. Just wiggles. I will use Kiki's loose joints to fix it but I shouldn't have to. My Outback is great though! I let them know about their QC issues on the reviews on Pulse. Hopefully it gets better.
Their Crimson Guard had the same issue or close to it too.
Judging by it's budget, Classified should be crushing Action Force, but it's not. At all. I thinks that's indicative of Hasbro's and Classified's current direction.
My Zarana's arm keeps popping off too.
I've gotten very selective with this line. Boooooooo Hasbro
Thanks for these reviews ANR. I've been noticing this trend of bad qc & it's high time we put hasbro on blast for this. I have both figures & I haven't opened them yet. I'm almost afraid to now lol. Keep up the great videos
My arm hasn’t popped off but I did notice that
Keep up the great work. I couldn't wait for cover girl to come out. I collect mainly female figures. I was so excited that I ordered 3 of her from 3 different places. Two was preordered and the other I got off a 3 party app. I have the cool rocker looking figure with the pink and 2 hair sculpts. I got 2 of her. Sadly all of there arms have come off. Some before I opened the figures the arms was off. The others came off first time trying to move the arm. I want Hasbro to do much better. I also feel cover girl eyes and make up was badly done. I'm disappointed.. I don't have money to throw around .. We shouldnt have to fix our brand new figures. On top of that price has gone up on Hasbro figures. I'm not getting my money's worth. Even the Marvel legends line. The still give us single jointed elbows on female figures. Those old ugly power hands they give. I want them to stop taking steps backwards. Give us our money's worth. They can do much better. I agree with you 💯.. Keep talking about it until they do better. 🎤🎤💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
🔥 thanks
It really sucks that I have to hope the next wave of classified figures will be better.
I have been hunting and collecting the Classified line for awhile now. There are so many amazing sculpts in the line. Bludd, Firefly, TF Outback, Serpentor... I have been disappointed in this last wave. So far I've only opened regular Outback. The Tiger Force one is so amazing. All they had to do was QC the paint to get the regular one. The regular one is okay but not nearly as amazing as the TF one. I haven't worked up the nerve to open either Falcon or Cover Girl yet. I hate that the best thing I can say is that they aren't as bad as I expected... 😢 It sucks. The next wave looks amazing. Why did this one crash so hard? Don't know...
In hand her face is not that bad. Something about the camera makes her look butter. Somehow ninja made her look great on camera. In hand she looks ok. I wouldn’t think she has a cover girl face. Falcon head sculpt was a disaster. No ifs ands or buts about it. I had to swap heads. I went with a Chris Evans head from marvel legends cause it allowed for the beret to fit on right.
@@raypaz2947 hey ray who is Chris Evans character ? Like is it cause I want to do the same thanks brother
@@danielmilliken8903 I am going to guess it was one of the captain americas. Not sure which one to be honest. It was an extra head.
They should’ve use the g.i joe classified scarlet body mold so they don’t have make so this mistakes won’t happen again in the future
This is what needed to be said ! Thank you ninja and all the other real UA-camrs who also mentioned the problems. We love the line and we all want it to continue. But this kinda quality from switching factories to save money will end up costing hasbro customers in the end. Everything ninja said in this video is true. If only someone at hasbro could see just one video , I wish it would be this one.
Thanks will
I feel lucky to not have had this problem with either Zarana or Cover Girl figure.
I'm glad you didn't man I wish they just did better
There were so many collectors that voted classified as their "best toy line of the year" in 2022. I have no idea how so many people didn't see these signs.
Months in between waves, delays, broken hip pegs, arms popping off, whack face paint. And worst of all, no communication or acknowledgement on any of these glaring problems.
This line could be cool and they they're trying to give as much value for the money, but they've got to do better. They're showing no signs of getting any better, and so this may be another Hasbro line that I'll sadly drop if they don't improve.
Honestly man, it’s Hasbro in general. They keep using that shitty grade plastic, that’s gummy AF. Just look at the 3.75 Star Wars weapons. Literally like a gummy gun. Joints half frozen. Tired of apologists ruining these lines with blindness.
I really hope Hasbro gets their s*** together by the time the Haslab Hiss tank rolls out. I’m starting to have some real buyer’s remorse about that.