Most of these can be blamed on child safety regs, and finding out late in the process that the original designs weren't safe. So they reinforce parts in such a way as to get in the way, neuter features, etc. It's possible the standards were toughened recently (or Hasbro decided to internally enforce tougher tests than the government mandated), catching the designers off guard.
These guys don't really care what people do with things in the privacy of their own home, as long as they've insulated the company from any lawsuits that may result. As in, my TF:A toys may no longer pass drop tests, but I've done so much "warranty invalidation" on them that there's no way I could successfully sue Hasbro if a kid choked on a fragment of my Bumblebee or Swoopmace. If you wanna bullseye womprats they don't care, as long as you can't do with with an unmodded version of their toys. ;)
It just seems odd that, given what I've seen them for for remolds in Botcon exclusives, why they could not fix the mace in a better way, rather then add to the toy cost with useless parts (though I am happy that you were able to fix it!)
Well, even neutered it still allows for lightpiping effects, so it's not utterly useless. And it's always easier to make a part bigger, just carve more out of the mold die.
Yep, that's pretty much how I did it, and I can totally see how they might have been concerned about the flames snapping off this way, but the solid ridge in the middle would more or less prevent it unless someone popped them out and then deliberately tried to snap them off.
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Isn't it amazing that several of the TFA characters have to be modded to be made to work the way they were meant to?
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"We're ok with the gun, but the food might be accidentally consumed so it's not safe."
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