TriForce: M3 Predator & Gold Hammerburst II

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Originally Posted by Ionotropic

I love the replicas Triforce makes, but the boxes don't always come through intact. I have both versions of the snub pistols, and the locust version's box was badly smashed on one corner. COG version's box was scuffed up on several places. The replicas are amazing though, and they're individually numbered, although I wish they would include a certificate of authenticity or a plastic card like first4figures does.

I already preordered the hammerburst and custom M3 predator, and I'm waiting for the gold hammerburst to go live. These bastards are SO expensive, but so worth it. They're heavy, have light up LEDs, and come with an AC charger for recharging. My only qualm is that I don't have a proper place to display them. They could easily take up a whole display shelf.

I had a very long ordeal contacting TriForce's "Marone" the guy who runs the sales/marketing department. Many times I talked with him, explaining proper packaging methods and how I wanted my "M8 Avenger" to be packed so the collector's box was protected as well as the replica itself. They always protect the replica's very well w/ the hard foam, but do not offer any protection for the collector box on the outside.

They use "Fit to box" method for everything, just like 75% of the rest of the collectibles industry does. It makes me extremely frustrated.

In short, after months of waiting for an answer, Marone told me they could not give me better packaging. They lost several grades in my book for this. Would've possibly had an A or A-, after that they went to a D. Since finding out the actual replica had a number on it (behind the magnetic batter faceplate) I bumped them up to a B-.



PS
Who is First4Figures?