View Full Version : Fragile Blackest Night pieces.
*sigh*
Who here already has broken BN starter pieces? My Mera came off her puke with little effort. :disappointed:
*snap* Thank Hera for Super-Glue.
refrusdraob
06/15/2010, 17:07
"all still in one piece" ??? hmmm, yes I melted them down in to one piece
No problems with mine I'm happy to say.
No problems at all with mine, save the Hal 'midget'.
All mine are strong and good to go!
I didn't break any of my pieces because I deformed the various plastic dimples in the packaging that held the pieces in place before trying to remove any of the figures. They slid out fairly easily.
commandercool
06/15/2010, 17:41
Mine are all good, but I was careful. I did see a lot of other people break theirs, though.
my mera came close but re-enforcement was applied
fearofanubis
06/15/2010, 18:01
My Mera broke not when she was coming out of the package but from when I was turning my dial. She sort of spun off. It was at the puke meets mouth part. I reglued with her hand and mouth to the main body of the puke. Than I popped the click off the dial and shaved the border so she spins better. She is acutally working nice. It also made me feel good for fixing it. I can see frustration but I'll rather have fragile than bad looking scuplts.
Charlemagne7
06/15/2010, 18:44
I removed the minis as carefully as I could, but nonetheless Mera broke off of her "plasma puke" directly out of the package and Scarecrow's hat was broken off before I even took him out.
Frankly, I had my worries about Mera once I saw the preview of the mini about a month or two ago (don't remember for sure how long ago they were put up on the site.)
happyoptimistic88
06/15/2010, 18:52
*sigh*
Who here already has broken BN starter pieces? My Mera came off her puke with little effort. :disappointed:
Mine are all still intact! But there is super-glue, thank God!:cool:
DARKKNIGHT188
06/15/2010, 18:56
Non of mine were broken bit my lex luthers name was paint so it said x Luther
readyeddy?
06/15/2010, 18:58
Mine are fine but I'll be damned if I haven't lost the flame breath for my Etrigan figure.
Widowmaker03
06/15/2010, 19:02
lol i haven't gotten them yet, but even if a fig comes off the base it is a "non issue." just a little dab of glue and good as new. honestly the complaints are getting old, the sculpts look great, the playability is all there... is there no pleasing you whiners?
Manchine
06/15/2010, 19:17
Haven't even gone to my comic shop and bought mine yet. =/
MopedKid86
06/15/2010, 19:19
Several of my figures came with extremely stubborn dial mechanisms. Mera and Flash were the trouble ones because of the weakpoints on the sculpts.
If the problem is the dial, it's possible to pop the dial open and use a file on the "disc" (the inside part. The outside part is the "cup." For additional reference, all BN figures are on the disc.)
If a figure is stubborn, 4/5 times there is a noticable problem on the disc's rim, generally it looks a bit white. Get a lady's nail file (metal), a sanding block, or a working file and a few seconds sould do fine.
My figures (And the others at my venue who got them) were all in one piece, though many needed that fix.
DJMillag
06/15/2010, 19:32
mine are tip top shape. nothing has broken or cracked or anything.
JDKenada
06/15/2010, 19:41
I've not had a problem at all.
Perhaps it's because I remember trying to turn pieces like Blade back in the days of Infinity Challenge, but half the reason I've not had a figure break since returning to said dial type with Hammer of Thor is for me common sense dictates that if I tried turning half of the figures by the figure, they would break. Instead, I do the thumb in the pie-hole trick.
(I just realized how bad "thumb in the pie-hole sounds.")
Flash's left arm was hanging off. I re-glued on. No big deal.
SevenBlueSeven
06/15/2010, 20:12
My mera is missing half of her dial.
The paper piece that has the stats is missing most of the information on the defense and damage stats for the clix.
Other than that, all pieces are fine.
hanzoslash
06/15/2010, 20:31
My mera is missing half of her dial.
The paper piece that has the stats is missing most of the information on the defense and damage stats for the clix.
Other than that, all pieces are fine.
Post a picture, it sounds interesting.
I have not broken any of mine, but I did break a someone's Mera by trying to click it.
My Mera broke not when she was coming out of the package but from when I was turning my dial. She sort of spun off. It was at the puke meets mouth part. I reglued with her hand and mouth to the main body of the puke. Than I popped the click off the dial and shaved the border so she spins better. She is acutally working nice. It also made me feel good for fixing it. I can see frustration but I'll rather have fragile than bad looking scuplts.
Yeah, that's what happened with me too. I did manage to jury rig an apparatus so she can be glued back into the original pose but reposing her sounds like a much better idea. I'll try that once she inevitably breaks again.
All 4 of my Meras were fine (bought 2 sets, then traded for 2 more).
None of the other figures had any defects/problems either.
And had I not intentionally been trying to remove the plasma from my first two Meras? I'm sure that they would still be in perfect codition.
carnage7575
06/15/2010, 22:00
Everyone that has gotten them that i know, have had no problems with them at all. They look amazing and are great clix. Thank You wizkids for making such great looking clix
Herrbrane
06/15/2010, 22:51
my mera came close but re-enforcement was applied
Same
One of my friends opened the starter took out mera and proptly dropped her at she broke. I made fun of him for the next couple of hours
UltraMANOS
06/16/2010, 00:05
*snap* Thank Hera for Super-Glue.
i second this!
I've had no problems. Nobody at my venue has either, to the best of my knowledge.
TerminusV2.0
06/16/2010, 00:46
*sigh*
Who here already has broken BN starter pieces? My Mera came off her puke with little effort. :disappointed:
Hmmm. Now there's something you don't read every day.
Mine did not break right out of the package but my sister's cat knocked them all off the table. Only 2 broke but they also repaired very easily and the damage is unnoticable. Mera broke right at the mouth and Scarecrow had a bird wing fall off. I was amazed that only 2 were damaged. I bought my set weeks ago off the internet and thought bout selling a few and buying a new box on release day. I enjoyed having them to play however. The extra $15 was worth an early set.
Spider-Bat
06/16/2010, 02:03
My Scarecrow had a crow that was missing a wing right out of the package. It turned up under the dial of The Flash (between his dial and the plastic bubble). And the Flash is all tipping over to the right, like his ankle is broken.
MacGyver2506
06/16/2010, 02:24
The gripping hands of dead plastic tried to pull Flash and Mera apart to become Black Lanterns, but Flash's hope and Mera's rage (and my steady hands) were too much for the Blackest Night packaging to handle. :)
Non of mine were broken bit my lex luthers name was paint so it said x Luther
He's a scientist and has a bald head so should that be PROFESSOR X LUTHOR
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
spider_ham
06/16/2010, 03:20
The key to removing figures in one piece is to be patient, manipulating the blister area around the figure in order to make them pop out easily.
Spider-Bat
06/16/2010, 03:29
The key to removing figures in one piece is to be patient, manipulating the blister area around the figure in order to make them pop out easily.
Be that as it may, mine were broken before even opening the package; the plastic is just brittle.
red king
06/16/2010, 08:34
They should be a little stronger. If I was going to buy a "Do it yourself kit" I would have expected it to be a little cheaper, and I would have preferred to be able to come up with my own dials!
Lex came off of his stand at first click. Mera snapped off at the mouth. Both are to be glued tonight.
gmastermcd
06/16/2010, 09:00
My Mera got nudged by a die during a game and broke off at the mouth to puke area.
honestly the complaints are getting old, the sculpts look great, the playability is all there... is there no pleasing you whiners?
This really made me chuckle and I agree - whole heartedly.
Remember when clix would fall out of the boosters broken, missing parts, bent completely over, on different bases or feats would be folded in half or curled almost to a circle?
Com'n folks this starter really raises the bar in both sculpting and quality control.
Trader2699
06/16/2010, 09:42
Back in my day you got a booster of broken clix and you liked it!
In fact, you took the opportunity to Frankenstein them together, like the old GI Joes.
PaxZRake
06/16/2010, 09:46
Looks like 20% of the polling population are not gentle lovers.
Spider-Bat
06/16/2010, 09:50
Back in my day you got a booster of broken clix and you liked it!
In fact, you took the opportunity to Frankenstein them together, like the old GI Joes.
Be that as it may, I wasn't $30 for 7 figures; it was more like $5 for 4 figures. I don't expect figures to be perfect in boosters, but when the figures are broken before I even open the package, it's a little annoying.
Munchoboy
06/16/2010, 10:02
Be that as it may, I wasn't $30 for 7 figures; it was more like $5 for 4 figures. I don't expect figures to be perfect in boosters, but when the figures are broken before I even open the package, it's a little annoying.
Wow, I never paid $5 for 4 figures, not for new product anyhow, which really should be the point of comparison, no?
Hyperbole aside, I gotta agree with Trader2699, Aukos, and the others expressing disbelief at the (unwarranted IMO) level of criticism directed at the BN starter.
A dab of glue will do ya; remember, less is more! ;) :laugh:
Looks like 20% of the polling population are not gentle lovers.
Agreed.
Thrumble Funk
06/16/2010, 10:06
Mera broke, and I can't seem to get her to re-glue neatly/stably.
Ah, well.
Thrumble Funk
06/16/2010, 10:07
Looks like 20% of the polling population are not gentle lovers.
I didn't even get to that point! Mera broke before our first date!
honestly the complaints are getting old, the sculpts look great, the playability is all there... is there no pleasing you whiners?
Why is it that someone who pays $30 for a product and expects that product to be intact is labeled a whiner by you?? :confused: Comments like these make me miss negative rep.
I haven't gotten "mine" yet, but I got a set I used as prizes for the last Maryland Mega Game.
When I opened the outside packaging it was clear I needed to use some care in removing the figs, so I did.
Result - all the figs came out just fine, and they all looked AMAZING!:grin:
Thrumble Funk
06/16/2010, 10:40
lol i haven't gotten them yet, but even if a fig comes off the base it is a "non issue." just a little dab of glue and good as new. honestly the complaints are getting old, the sculpts look great, the playability is all there... is there no pleasing you whiners?
Define "whining" and then we'll talk.
I know I haven't "whined" by my definition (RE: the correct one).
Spider-Bat
06/16/2010, 11:07
Wow, I never paid $5 for 4 figures, not for new product anyhow, which really should be the point of comparison, no?
Hyperbole aside, I gotta agree with Trader2699, Aukos, and the others expressing disbelief at the (unwarranted IMO) level of criticism directed at the BN starter.It's not hyperbole if I was actually buying Infinity Challenge, Hypertime, and Indy boosters at $4.99, is it? OK, maybe I forgot the add the tax in... Even if I round up to $6 for 4 figures, it's still "new product" and I would expect some breakage there (in a booster). At almsot $4 per figure, I would hope the packaging of the BN starter would be such that the figures weren't already damaged.
Yes, the sculpts are nice, but actual sculpt is secondary for a figure (at least for me), as the dial and/ease of turning are what makes the game a game. Seeing as my Blue Barry dial won't stay put, Lex will hardly turn, and Wonder Woman has a misaligned sticker, I'm not very impressed. I'd be alright with it if I'd pulled this from a booster, as I could randomly pull more, but I'll either have to buy a new starter or mod the figures myself. And the return of the AE/cup dials makes it harder to get the stickers off of the inner dial.
Am I happy with the starter, as a whole? Yes. Do I think I have valid complaints/concerns? Again, yes. Telling people to "stop whining" isn't really going to do anything but make them direct their venom at you; let people moan and gnash their teeth (it is, after all, the internet).
Munchoboy
06/16/2010, 11:18
Am I happy with the starter, as a whole? Yes. Do I think I have valid complaints/concerns? Again, yes. Telling people to "stop whining" isn't really going to do anything but make them direct their venom at you; let people moan and gnash their teeth (it is, after all, the internet).
Whoa there Chatty Cathy, I never said anyone was whining, only that the level of criticism was unwarranted in my opinion.
That's still allowed, right? :rolleyes:
PaxZRake
06/16/2010, 11:59
Whoa there Chatty Cathy, I never said anyone was whining, only that the level of criticism was unwarranted in my opinion.
That's still allowed, right? :rolleyes:
Do you not see the part where he quoted you? You should have, you also quoted it. Clearly you said it.
Spider-Bat
06/16/2010, 11:59
I haven't gotten "mine" yet, but I got a set I used as prizes for the last Maryland Mega Game.
When I opened the outside packaging it was clear I needed to use some care in removing the figs, so I did.
Result - all the figs came out just fine, and they all looked AMAZING!:grin:See, my complaint isn't that the figures are hard to get out of the package, but that the brittle plastic was already broken before I got the items. Also, with plastic this brittle, I almost feel like I have to transport Scarecrow in cotton...
Whoa there Chatty Cathy, I never said anyone was whining, only that the level of criticism was unwarranted in my opinion.
That's still allowed, right? :rolleyes:Sorry, I did not mean for you to think that my entire post was directed at you specifically. On other pages "whining" has been mentioned, as can be seen on the 1st page (and it was quoted on this page):
is there no pleasing you whiners?
I guess it's my mistake for assuming people would understand that the post as a whole was about the starter as a whole; the only part that was directed towards you was the explanation of getting boosters for about $5 back when the game came out.
Now, Munchoboy, you say that the level of criticism is unwarranted (in your opinon). I did not assume that was directed at me specifically, but it seems that you tend to post as if things are direct responses. Therefore, I'll assume that you think my complaints are unwarranted (in your opinion). Would you care to explain/elaborate on that?
To clarify, my complaints are as follws:
1) The return of the AE/cup dials makes it hard to turn figures with narrow connection points (such as Blackest Night The Flash).
2) The lack of Flight Stands makes it harder to store/transport certain figures.
3a) The plastic used for Scarecrow (specifically his constructs) is hard/brittle and easily broken;
3b) so easily broken that the construct was broken in the packaging, before I even got the starter open.
4) The cost of the starter (approximately $30 US, or a little more than $4 US per figure) seems a bit high for product that has the above issues/problems/characteristics/etc.
Now, points 1 and 2 are general and don't specifically apply to the Blackest Night starter, so you should probably restrict your answer to points 3a, 3b, and 4.
Granite Moose
06/16/2010, 12:03
I didn't break any of my pieces because I deformed the various plastic dimples in the packaging that held the pieces in place before trying to remove any of the figures. They slid out fairly easily.
I was able to accomplish this with all the pieces except for Mera. She basically broke off her "puke" just in handling the packaging.
JohnnyAngel77
06/16/2010, 12:24
No problems at all with mine, save the Hal 'midget'.
I just try to look at it like its a panned back view. Being an action figure collector for years and years, being out of scale for game pieces bothers me much MUCH less than being an out of scale figure.
But no, no broken pieces for me.
Munchoboy
06/16/2010, 12:33
Do you not see the part where he quoted you? You should have, you also quoted it. Clearly you said it.
Sorry, I did not mean for you to think that my entire post was directed at you specifically.
See, now I'm just confused...:confused:
;):laugh:
Trader2699
06/16/2010, 13:13
Children...
If you can't play nice, someone's gonna get their eye put out. And I'm not cleaning it up. :)
Seriously, though. Glue it back into place, and move on. There will be a new set out in a few months right? We can complain about that one then.
Seriously, though. Glue it back into place, and move on. There will be a new set out in a few months right? We can complain about that one then.
Yes it can be reglued. But it's a starter... a jumping on point for new people. What is that guy going to think when he buys his first HC product only to find...
- A broken figure
- A couple of very hard to turn figs (or figs he fears turning because they might break)
- Misprints on the PAC
- A map that needs A LOT of errata on the day it comes out.
If he's just buying it to check out, how likely is he to be around to complain about the next set?
TurboCretin
06/16/2010, 14:29
none broken, but I was excessively careful about removing them.
only problem was the tip of my scarecrow's hat looks like its missing a few centimeters of paint, or is he supposed to have a white tipped hat?
Byzantine
06/16/2010, 16:24
He is indeed supposed to have a white tipped hat, so no worries.
Mine are all in fine shape. Though i wish my flash clicked a bit easier.
Mr. Cranberry
06/16/2010, 17:34
Mine was broke before I opened the package. Tried to glue it, but it fell apart again. Told the guys at my venue that I'll proly just glue her fire to her thigh and dub her my Lindsay Lohan clix.
MopedKid86
06/16/2010, 19:55
My Scarecrow had a crow that was missing a wing right out of the package. It turned up under the dial of The Flash (between his dial and the plastic bubble). And the Flash is all tipping over to the right, like his ankle is broken.
Borrow a hair dryer and use the high heat setting on him for about 10 seconds. Then position him correctly and place him in the freezer for a minute or so, propping him up with a Klondike or something. He'll be fine.
The Good
1. The figures are playable, generally very powerful and fun to play. Luthor needs work...
2. The sculpts are gorgeous. Hal looks even better than Crisis Kyle. Fantastic Sculpts.
3. No actual boo-boos like Hellboy's set had.
The Bad
A. Some of the dials are extremely difficult to turn. This is what the poopstand is for, but some are just too difficult. My Mera, Flash, and Atom all needed a disc shave.
B. The map needs errata. Lots of it. I'm lost on what to call what.
C. While it's a personal complaint, the flavor text on the character cards is silly. Amazon Plus Power Ring Equals? Impervious. Something most other versions of Wonder Woman can do already. Along with lots of other things on lots of other cards nobody actually said, to my recollection...
D. While I haven't seen it yet, most people are complaining about figures that fall apart or were already broken coming out of the package.
WizKids did make quite a few errors with this set, including the delay and it's last-minute announcement.
We'll need to wait and see how the Watchmen actually turn out, then for Web of Spidey before we make any true judgements, but my BN set came about as good as they come, from what I've heard.
SentryWill
06/16/2010, 21:10
My Wonder Woman came lose but glue solved that, I put them all back in the packaging!
Woodford
06/16/2010, 23:02
only Mera was broken in my set but alot of the TB&TB i got where broken
Nitecralwer24
06/16/2010, 23:13
i've moded mine already, does that count? but i did reinforce atom to his base. and yeah, what's up with midget hal and breakable-barf mera?
rpweld03
06/16/2010, 23:31
All fine. At least, they were until I snapped the Atom sculpt off his base to make him a puck figure and chopped Mera free of her puke so I could repaint her green and pose her on some water like a proper Atlantean...
...not that she has the keyword.
The Charlatan
06/17/2010, 01:06
Mera snapped off as I pulled her from the package. Haven't re-glued her yet, thinking of repostioning her figure on the puke. And a wing was missing or broke off when I wasn't looking from the crow on the back of Scarecrow, but I don't feel that that's a big deal for me.
Spider-Bat
06/17/2010, 01:15
I snapped the Atom sculpt off his base to make him a puck figure ...Wait, how do you turn his dial now?
rpweld03
06/17/2010, 08:55
Wait, how do you turn his dial now?
Put your thumbnail or fingertip in the dial slot to brace it. It's also how I turn the Flash fig, without holding onto the sculpt and risking damage. It works pretty well.
Spider-Bat
06/18/2010, 01:13
Put your thumbnail or fingertip in the dial slot to brace it. It's also how I turn the Flash fig, without holding onto the sculpt and risking damage. It works pretty well.
Every time I've tried something like that, my nail gets bent a bit or I hurt my fingers. Oh well.
rpweld03
06/18/2010, 08:43
Every time I've tried something like that, my nail gets bent a bit or I hurt my fingers. Oh well.
See, now, that just mean you need to eat more gelatin. It strengthens your fingernails. Unless, of course, you're a vegetarian or keeping kosher.
Alternately, use the inside tip of your thumb (either one) to just slightly hook the rim of the dial window. Don't exert pressure with the thumb, turn the dial with the other hand, and just use the thumb to brace the dial top.
KillerSavage
06/18/2010, 12:53
Mine are fine. Though that is still a staggering number of people with broken ones. Judging by the fact there is a thread about new base design wizkids isn't happy with this. The trouble they don't like the ring used to turn the "H" bases. So trying not to have that little ring is creating more trouble.
Spider-Bat
06/18/2010, 13:08
See, now, that just mean you need to eat more gelatin. It strengthens your fingernails. Unless, of course, you're a vegetarian or keeping kosher.
Alternately, use the inside tip of your thumb (either one) to just slightly hook the rim of the dial window. Don't exert pressure with the thumb, turn the dial with the other hand, and just use the thumb to brace the dial top.Nah, it means I need to stop biting my nails absentmindedly. I can turn some of the figureless dials without trouble (or with little trouble), but some of them are nigh impossible.
Mine are fine. Though that is still a staggering number of people with broken ones. Judging by the fact there is a thread about new base design wizkids isn't happy with this. The trouble they don't like the ring used to turn the "H" bases. So trying not to have that little ring is creating more trouble.Is there a seperate thread about that on HCRealms, or where are you talking about?
KillerSavage
06/18/2010, 17:39
Is there a seperate thread about that on HCRealms, or where are you talking about?
This is the thread I'm talking about.
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=280295
Spider-Bat
06/18/2010, 17:51
Thanks for the link!
flatmatt
06/19/2010, 16:35
No, but I just bought them today. This Flash is impossible to turn! Can't grip the figure, can't grip the crescent because of his energy trail, can't grip the stat slot because of his body.
I'm not sure about purchasing this starter set...
Too many people broke the figures...
The thing is, i'm from South America, and maybe the figures will broke during the shipment...
What do you think?
Buy or nay?
I'm not sure about purchasing this starter set...
Too many people broke the figures...
The thing is, i'm from South America, and maybe the figures will broke during the shipment...
What do you think?
Buy or nay?
Buy for sure. It's too good a set to pass up on. Great figures, great dials, great sculpts. New PAC, rulebook and map (though I wouldn't consider this particular map as a great selling point). Well worth the money.
Yeah, i was thinking that.
But i love the sculpts. I want that figures intact.
That plastic it's that bad?
Yeah, i was thinking that.
But i love the sculpts. I want that figures intact.
That plastic it's that bad?
I have had no problems with my figures. They all came intact, none broke when I took them out of the package, and I've had zero problems with turning the dials (or loose dials).
The only 'problem' is the map. It's hard to understand, but they 'cleared' it all up in a post somewhere around here.
I have had no problems with my figures. They all came intact, none broke when I took them out of the package, and I've had zero problems with turning the dials (or loose dials).
The only 'problem' is the map. It's hard to understand, but they 'cleared' it all up in a post somewhere around here.
Thanks. I'll purchase it then.
Rep.to you.
Mine are fine but I'll be damned if I haven't lost the flame breath for my Etrigan figure.
I had one of these and had someone glue the flame breath on his butt.
It now looks like he had too much Taco Bell.
towishimp
06/22/2010, 19:47
Mera fell prey to my cats quickly. The cats usually bat about my Clix, but Mera is the first one they ever snapped off. She's proven difficult to repair, too. Model glue didn't hold her; any suggestions?
Spider-Bat
06/23/2010, 00:41
Mera fell prey to my cats quickly. The cats usually bat about my Clix, but Mera is the first one they ever snapped off. She's proven difficult to repair, too. Model glue didn't hold her; any suggestions?I used a little Krazy Glue (this style of tube):
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41pg5Gj9DlL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Mera fell prey to my cats quickly. The cats usually bat about my Clix, but Mera is the first one they ever snapped off. She's proven difficult to repair, too. Model glue didn't hold her; any suggestions?
If you can make sure any old glue is removed from both pieces before trying again.
Suggestions to try in order:
Glue
Super Glue
Super Duper Glue
Zip Tie
Staples
Brad
Screw
Nail Gun
Railroad Spike
Granite Moose
08/29/2010, 14:07
Thread necromancy:
My Mera has fallen prey to the dreaded puke break. I have tried Super Glue which has always worked in the past, but it doesn't seem to stick. No matter how long I allow her to "set", she falls right off the puke again. I am using the same process I have used in the past. I glue the areas to be reattached and then hold them together for a few minutes. After that they are usually able to stay together so that I can let it sit for a day or two; but this approach is unsuccessful with this figure.
So a question to the others that have managed a fix: any tips on how to keep her attached?
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