The main culprit is not unfortunate QC issues,
but reduced material strength due to the pathetically thin components,
which push the material strength waaay closer to its fatigue limit,
which results in higher probability of breakage and lower reliability.

Sadly, Kamen Rider is a very niche franchise.

However... SHF in general isn't tho. So, I hope someone makes third party metal add-on joints someday.

No-one's saying it isn't a factor; just not as strongly as it's being made out to be.

There's thinner components on OOO alone, let alone other Figuarts, and they don't break.

Well, several members here at least implied that the breakage issue was JUST QC issues.

So, your point is:
Reduced material strength is higher in suspect list than QC issues?

Bruh, I am talking about the new elbow joint, not other parts.

There are other parts that are as thin as the components of the new elbow joint, and they don't break.
Why?
Because they are made of different type of plastics.
They behave entirely different compared to POM plastics, THE tough, rigid, brittle plastics used on SHF joints.

Examples of thin/breakage prone parts:
- SHF KR Amazon Neo Alpha has antenna that is made of PVC plastics.
- SHF Shadow Moon, KR Ryuki Survive, KR Fourze & KR Woz have antennas that are made of ABS plastics.
- SHF SS KR Kabuto has Zecter that is made of ABS plastics.
- etc

ABS and especially PVC plastics are more forgiving to stress fatigue.
They're very different from brittle materials like POM plastics, iron, glass, ceramic, etc.

Breakage does not occur on those parts also because those parts are cosmetic parts,
unlike the elbow joint that can be considered structural and functional part (for articulation),
with higher amount of friction.

P-Bandai Web-Exclusive S.H.Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider OOO LaToraTah Comb
 

New ooo ss LaToraTah

Wait, so it comes with purple-eyed TaToBa head?

Yup. I imagine it's because there's not many other accessories it could come with like Tajador's wings or Gatakiriba's hopper legs... and also because Ratoratah is a harder sell on its own merits compared to something more significant like Putotyra or even something more unique like Sagohzo.

Harder sell? Lacks significance? Absurd! What Kamen Rider fan wouldn't want a premium version of the outdoor-sleeping, mayonnaise-loving secondary Rider for Wizard?!

...

*squint*

wait.