I'd suggest just leaving him be then. No use trying things that you're not really familiar with, especially with such an expensive figure. Maybe he will loosen up some over time.

Ended up letting it rest upside down overnight to see if any of the oil would run into the socket... And it worked! I was worried I might've used too much (which would've been much more easily fixed than a broken joint though ;) ), and both are pretty loose now. BUT firm enough to not move when held unless shaken. So I'd say I'm pretty satisfied.

Good idea, glad it worked out! I hope the joints on mine aren't too tight. I'm moving soon so I've been leaving all of my Bandai Japan figures boxed up. I only open them to check that they are defect free and have all of their accessories.

is there any news on the medabots d-arts?

Pretty sure D-Arts Medabots is a dead line. :(

I'm still waiting for some D-Arts news from SDCC, I guess they don't have any on display yet. Must be on that plane that has the female yellow ranger...

Ultimate Armor X is on display, but that's about it :(

I'll be able to check tomorrow! :D

any d-arts digimon or megaman news?

Yeah, Ultimate Armor X. But that's it. He's the only new thing coming up anytime soon other than the D-Arts Zero Sigma. Digimon is kind of done at the moment other the new War Greymon release.

We never got my precious Arc Beetle, either...
Bandai! Why didn't you tell me Medabee and Rokusho were under performing!? I would've bought as many as I could if it meant I could have gotten an Arc Beetle! :S

i want an arcbeetle AND a sumilidon... and every other medabot!

I never got around to buying the Metabots figures. I would love to have them, but I just couldn't at the time. I collect Hasbro Marvel stuff as well so it's always a balancing act and I have to prioritize.

I'm worried about Digimon, but at the same time I have hope. I think the line would do better if they pushed it harder, maybe went with some more popular releases along with the older ones. I think they focused a bit too much on Adventure, even though that's my personal favorite.

Oh, so that's why no one has taken pictures, Ultimate Armor X isn't news. That's a shame, I was really hoping to see at least one prototype or new figure. I've been waiting for a Protoman figure since this line started, and now that we've gotten Megaman and Bass I feel like he's got to be on their list. I'm just impatient, lol.

Protoman is the only real thing Ive been waiting for with this line. But I was hoping they'd work out the QC issues of the line before getting to him :p

Protoman, definately. Long as he comes with his Gelgoog Shield.

The MM line doesn't seem too bad overall, though on my Zero v2 his right arm never wants to stay in place where it connects to the forearm. Otherwise they seem to have good tight joints. Oh, my MMX had weird black marks on each face, but using an erasure and exacto blade I was able to clean them off and leave no trace of anything. Not a big deal, but still annoying.

It's tough say what my biggest want has been with this line overall. Protoman, Zero v2, and Bass are all pretty much equally important to me. That said Protoman was the first MM character that was wasn't MM that really left an impression on me. I like the Robot Masters, Mavericks, Scientists, MM Legends, but until they do Protoman I will sigh everytime I see a new reveal. lol. Not to sound whinny, I love it all so far.. Protoman is just.. well, you guys love him too so you know. :)

My Zero V1 and 2's had shoulder issues and the hair broke off incredibly easily on the V1. Any version of the X mold I've handled has arms that pop off at the elbows just from looking at them, and my Vava has floppy knees. Oh and I had to buy a second X because my first one had frozen bicep swivels and I wound up shearing his arm off :lol

Darn, that's horrible. I'm super careful with mine, if it doesn't move.. I don't try to move it. lol. With Zero I've been careful, the hair is a big annoyance, but I love the character and sculpt. My Vava is solid though which is nice. Man, ouch, buying a D-Arts figure twice, expensive. :(

Well my second X has frozen biceps again that I'm terrified to try and nudge out of place. Suggestions?

Maybe try what Electric Turahk did? Though I'm not sure what oil he used, but it seemed to work on his MetalGarurumon.

Shock oil. It's amazing stuff, but really only good for ball joints. So a bicep problem... :/ I know people have stuck stuff like NECA figures in the freezer for stuck joints, but I don't know if that only works for certain types of plastics and if it would apply here. Unfortunately that's all I can think of though.

So Ultimate Armor X is it at SDCC? Still leaves me wondering what Bluefin meant by "D-Arts western character" then...

Pretty sure they mistakenly meant the Injustice figures. It seems their plan didn't quite come together.

You know what sucks about liking a Mega Man franchise that's not classic or X?
Battle Network D-Arts won't extend past Megaman.EXE and Protoman.EXE, and Legends D-Arts won't release more than just Volnutt and Tron Bonne.

I know it's extremely unlikely, but I'd love to see some Robot Masters. I know villains aren't popular, but Metal Man is extremely well known, and Air Man even has a song about him!

You know what' worse? Being a fan of Legends :o

Sure it wins a pole from time to time, but anything yet? Nope. But I'd kill for EXE myself.

Ouch. That MML3 cancellation must have stung :lol

I don't know who has more say, Bandai or Capcom, when it comes to this.
But if it's Capcom, then polls are just for show.

I love pretty much everything MM, I'm right there with you. I don't get how people can like classic & X and not like EXE and Legends. All of the designs are cool. Personally, I think X got a bit too crazy towards the end and enjoyed the stylistic changes that EXE and Legends offered.

I was never a real fan of X's designs, to be honest. X, Zero, and Vile were it. Sigma and the Robot Masters and Mavericks were all ranging from meh to overdesigned.

I'd swoon for some Battle Network characters. Even if the only offerings beyond Megaman.EXE and Protoman.EXE is Bass.EXE, I'd accept it wholeheartedly.

Actually the X part of the franchise is my favorite part. But now that it's gotten some love I'd really like to see some Legends, EXE, and Megaman Zero figures. I honestly don't care much for OG Megaman outside Protoman and Base & Trebble :lol

Overdesigned is the perfect word for it. I love X, I really do, but there is a lot of overdesign, and it go worse as the series progressed. Classic probably has my favorite designs overall, and I like X most when it's rooted in Classic aesthetic. Which is probably why I own Zero v1 & v2... Besides loving the character (yet I don't have much fondness for that ZX or w/e he is)..

I was more of a classic fan, but I always liked the RM's over Mega Man himself (I'd love for a Protoman, though).
Can't defeat Air Man? More like can't release Air Man, am I right?
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Hmm...Would anyone like some Starforce characters?

I wasn't a big fan of Axl, either.

LOL! Yes! Great joke. :D

Axl, yeah, I don't like him at all. In fact, I would say that, and the redesign they did with X around that time really turned me off of the last few games. EXE was a lot more fun and a nice change. MMX1-4 though? Oh yeah! I didn't really play 5 & 6, but they look like pretty standard MMX fair compared to Axl era MMX.

Oh dude Axl was the damn made up for cash character :lol I like him well enough though. I could buy his D-Art. X7 is what turned me off to the franchise though, all of Mega Man, for a long time.

Well, at least Searchman EXE would have a decent chance right? I mean he didn't have the biggest role in the games, but him and Raika became main characters in the anime and manga. I mean, I can hope for my favorite Navi right :cry?

About as much chance as Planetman.EXE or Pharaoh Man (I'd love for a classic Pharaoh Man D-Art).

I feel like Tamashii's showing at SDCC was pretty weak this year. Very little in the way of anything new, and not much on display in general it seems.

I think it's safe to say the Street Fighter & Mortal Kombat D-Arts have been debunked by this point. That's a shame, but I didn't believe it anyway. I was hoping for at least one reveal from the D-Arts lines Bluefin imports, oh well. I wonder what is in store for Megaman, Digimon, KOF, et all in the future.. It seems uncertain.

It's a shame, because I absolutely hate KoF :lol

I love KOF.. but they really botched Terry Bogard. It's not even the body or articulation, that was fine imo. It was the head sculpt. It just looked flat, oddly proportion, and just weird. He's my favorite character from FF/KOF and even I won't buy him he's so weird looking. :(

Wow... Mewtwo's being rereleased already.

Elizabeth and the Thanatos rerelease go live tonight as well, for those interested.

Oh sweet! I missed out on Mew-Two :D

Is he still including the Mew?
I ask because Mew wasn't individually packed. Mew was in the same box as Mewtwo.

Elizabeth is VERY tempting. Almost makes me wish I bought the SHF Zero of the Persona 3 MC...