Mysterious Stranger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Got an email response from DST about my wrong footed Aliens and 2 right arm Wierzbowski. They'll replace the feet but won't replace the arm because "the arms are ambidextrous. They bend both front and back. As long as the smallest part of the hand is face inward towards Wierzbowski, it’s the correct hand." Maybe I'm missing something but all of the Minimates I have clearly have a left and right arm. There is a point on the back of the elbows that doesn't allow movement backwards (at least not as far as they go forward). I tried moving the arm forward and it doesn't bend nearly as much as it does going backwards, so I know its the wrong arm. Can anyone help me with this before I reply back to DST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Arms are not really interchangeable as there is a left and a right. They know this, or at least, they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thanks Shanester. That's what I thought but wanted to double check just in case I missed some obscure piece of Minimate construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Consider a character like Cable, too, where he's asymmetrical. That may not apply here, but the point is that there IS a right and a left, and sometimes that's a pretty big deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I'll check with Kelsey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I'll check with Kelsey. Thanks Zach. That's who I got the email from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 "the arms are ambidextrous. They bend both front and back. As long as the smallest part of the hand is face inward towards Wierzbowski, it’s the correct hand." Yeah, totally not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMM1 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Maybe she was thinking hands not arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 No she was definitely talking about the arms. Regardless she's sending me new left feet for my Aliens and a new arm for Wierzbowski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMM1 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Just opened my case. Burke's leg snapped at the peg when I tried to move it. I emailed Customer Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Lookout, Magoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Got mine today(thanks Luke), only issue was two lefts on one, two rights on another. Easy swap. Loving these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'm wondering how these sold at everyone's LCBS. I stopped at mine the day after they got them in stock. I had $20 in store credit so I bought Burke, Spunkmeyer and an alien. Wierzbowski was the only one that had been sold thus far. I came back Saturday to buy the other two aliens that I needed and there was only one Alien left (which I snatched up). These are probably the fastest selling minimates that I have seen at my LCBS. I wish I had the extra money to get a bunch of them when I first saw them. I may end up just buying a case from Luke and selling the extras that I don't need. If they sold as fast for others as they did for me I could see us getting numerous Alien/Aliens sets. They turned out looking so damn cool. I still have my fingers crossed that we get a crawling version of the alien too at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 No she was definitely talking about the arms. Regardless she's sending me new left feet for my Aliens and a new arm for Wierzbowski. I have to assume she just didn't know. The arms are definitely not the same. They are structurally different, both halves (upper and lower arm). Also, I opted not to open my first case. If there are wrong parts in it, I will cry sometime later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'm wondering how these sold at everyone's LCBS. Mine never ordered them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1 of my many shops sold a case worth and has another. The many others don't appear to have ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'm wondering how these sold at everyone's LCBS. Mine never ordered them. Mine are in my dreams . Regarding DST & their response to the 'left arm being the same as the right arm' .......I would have thought that they would be bending over backwards in the circumstances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 She made a mistake, guys, not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Exactly AND she fixed it right away that same day. I was just looking for clarification from the "experts". Didn't mean to stir up anything. Zach, thanks for any behind the scenes help with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 My battle-damaged alien was missing spikes from his back. Emailed last week, response the same day and I got a complete one today. AND I've scored 6 sets of Jules hands for my 6 Pulp Fiction sets a bit back. Customer service is TOPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Regards the Jules hands ...are these available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Just email customer service. Since I bought so many I took a picture of all my sets and included it so they'd know I wasn't scamming them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogi Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) I'm wondering how these sold at everyone's LCBS. I went to a few shops last thursday, two of them had the dump case, one store had all the humans and one alien warrior left, the other place had 7 figures (the humans and a few aliens) left. Seems the Aliens are selling fast and the humans are lingering (at least in my neck of the woods) Edited October 25, 2014 by Shogi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 and at my store every human in one of each alien was gone when I got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 My LCS sold out 2 boxes the first week. Luckily i was saved 2 aliens. They just ordered another box because I said I would buy most of them if they did. The Aliens are really, really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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