Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers

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Did your Crankcase lose a few fingers? Afraid to buy the figure because of the reported damage? Worry no more! Fellow Seibertron.com member Galvatron X has done the legwork to assemble a list of product codes and the likelihood that Crankcase is damaged.

Galvatron X wrote:Because I'm a nerd, I've tallied up all the codes and "finger status" for Crankcase. These are from my own purchases, Seibertron posts and from another site. Nothing statistically definite, just a running total. 03651 looks pretty good. I've opened 2 now with that number and the fingers are intact.

Happy hunting, and post your codes and results (Intact, Cut) here!

03651 - 7 Intact, 0 Cut
10131 - 4 Intact, 0 Cut (2 in Canada)
10191 - 1 Intact (Scotland)
10531 - 3 Intact, 1 Cut
10561 - 4 Intact, 2 Cut
10601 - 3 Intact, 14 Cut
10801 - 0 Intact, 1 Cut

While it appears the product code will help you select an undamaged Crankcase, the codes cannot be taken as a guarantee. Good luck and good hunting!

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Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225723)
Posted by sentinelprime1234 on May 20th, 2011 @ 9:19am CDT

I was lucky to find out that mine had his fingers

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225740)
Posted by Rated X on May 20th, 2011 @ 9:38am CDT

Mine was code 10531. The middle fingers were both clipped. I think this was done on purpose probally because they didnt have time to create a new mold and wanted the fingers to be proportioned. The long finger was probally an error in the mold. Or maybe its just the american version being politically correct. (F***in Bastards) What do you want for $9.99 ???

I only bought this guy cause he is a blatant homage to the Predator. Thats gangsta.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225781)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 20th, 2011 @ 10:56am CDT

Every Crankcase I have seen has been 10601.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225785)
Posted by LiKwid on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:01am CDT

Bush leauge if you ask me.. I didn't even notice anything until I read this thread.. Ole Boys whole hand is lopped off..Come on, it's not like hasbro hasn't found more ingenious ways to give us the finger right?

I got mine at a San antonio traget 10601.. Only his thumb survived...

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225789)
Posted by darkjedi187 on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:13am CDT

I grabbed the last 10601 from target ne ohio and from the top down view it looks like the finger is still intact. Can anyone else confirm you can see it looking from the top of the packaging?

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225792)
Posted by TimothyR on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:16am CDT

i just picked up a 03641. hopefully since the 03651's have all been intact mine will too.

guess i'll find out later tonight.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225794)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:26am CDT

I've only ever seen 10601's so far.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225796)
Posted by jaws on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:27am CDT

I've got a 10601 & 10801: both cut

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225803)
Posted by itMFtis on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:39am CDT

Found one 03651 Crankcase out of about a dozen of them at Walmart today. All the rest were 10601. Opened it up and am super happy about my new spiky fingered Crankcase.

This is in Manassas, VA.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225807)
Posted by darkjedi187 on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:46am CDT

I really don't want to open up the one I just got can anyone confirm you can see the finger from the top of the packaging?

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225808)
Posted by TheDEMOLISHOR1234 on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:47am CDT

I got mine last week, he had no problems.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225810)
Posted by itMFtis on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:49am CDT

darkjedi187 wrote:I really don't want to open up the one I just got can anyone confirm you can see the finger from the top of the packaging?

Not sure how that would be possible considering his hands are tucked deep between his arms and body, unless you can see through his plastic paneling, which you can't.

Also wanted to mention that the unclipped one I opened today was waaaay less floppy than the clipped one I bought on release day.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225812)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:53am CDT

itMFtis wrote:Found one 03651 Crankcase out of about a dozen of them at Walmart today. All the rest were 10601. Opened it up and am super happy about my new spiky fingered Crankcase.

This is in Manassas, VA.

That's great! That's why I've been putting all this together.

Yeah, 03651 seems like the best bet so far!

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225814)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:56am CDT

Thanks for all the additional data, guys. Keep it coming!

Here's an update. TFW seems to be down, so I'll add their data later.

03651 - 8 Intact, 0 Cut
10131 - 4 Intact, 0 Cut (2 of the "Intact" were in Canada)
10191 - 1 Intact (Scotland)
10531 - 3 Intact, 2 Cut
10561 - 5 Intact, 2 Cut
10601 - 3 Intact, 17 Cut
10801 - 0 Intact, 2 Cut

(Wow, front-paged. Cool!

)

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225816)
Posted by darkjedi187 on May 20th, 2011 @ 11:57am CDT

itMFtis wrote:
darkjedi187 wrote:I really don't want to open up the one I just got can anyone confirm you can see the finger from the top of the packaging?

Not sure how that would be possible considering his hands are tucked deep between his arms and body, unless you can see through his plastic paneling, which you can't.

Also wanted to mention that the unclipped one I opened today was waaaay less floppy than the clipped one I bought on release day.

Oh?. From the side it looked like i could see his hands. guess I will have to open him to find out for sure.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225829)
Posted by Solrac333 on May 20th, 2011 @ 12:28pm CDT

I say if it's cut, then return it as damaged.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225833)
Posted by r3devi7 on May 20th, 2011 @ 12:38pm CDT

Reporting in from Albany, NY

10601 Longer two fingers are clipped, rather neatly on mine. SO not going to bother buying another.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225854)
Posted by darkjedi187 on May 20th, 2011 @ 1:40pm CDT

well my 10601 is clipped :sad:

guess he will be getting returned. Gonna try to find another one

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225867)
Posted by prowl123 on May 20th, 2011 @ 2:09pm CDT

The fingers on mine are cut. :sad:

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225879)
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on May 20th, 2011 @ 2:21pm CDT

darkjedi187 wrote:
itMFtis wrote:
darkjedi187 wrote:I really don't want to open up the one I just got can anyone confirm you can see the finger from the top of the packaging?

Not sure how that would be possible considering his hands are tucked deep between his arms and body, unless you can see through his plastic paneling, which you can't.

Also wanted to mention that the unclipped one I opened today was waaaay less floppy than the clipped one I bought on release day.

Oh?. From the side it looked like i could see his hands. guess I will have to open him to find out for sure.

If you look close enough you can barely see them, but I don't think you'll be able to make out if they've been clipped or not.

I'd like to thank Galvatron for doing all this detective work. You've helped a lot of people out.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225886)
Posted by Seibertron on May 20th, 2011 @ 2:31pm CDT

darkjedi187 wrote:I grabbed the last 10601 from target ne ohio and from the top down view it looks like the finger is still intact. Can anyone else confirm you can see it looking from the top of the packaging?

There's no way to see what you're getting until you open it, unless you go by the numbers imprinted on the back of the box by the Paramount logo. I guess Forrest Gump summed up Crankcase best.

Forrest Gump wrote:Crankcase is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225892)
Posted by darkjedi187 on May 20th, 2011 @ 2:36pm CDT

Gonna check out walmart on my way home. This one might be getting returned. It really sucks they cut them off it looks awful.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225979)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 20th, 2011 @ 5:07pm CDT

These are the UPC code on the back right?

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225990)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 20th, 2011 @ 5:20pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:These are the UPC code on the back right?

It's the number stamped into the bottom of the card (on the back). Here's a picture of the number (from my Topspin figure).

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1225999)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 20th, 2011 @ 5:43pm CDT

you sure its 03651? i looked at 8 boxes while i was at walmart (needed some way to kill time) and they all started with 10 save for one that started with 05. Has anyone tried to get hasbros take on this? Id really like to know why they decided to do it this way, to my knowledge this is the first time anything like this has happened.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226004)
Posted by Atomatron on May 20th, 2011 @ 6:04pm CDT

clipped

10601

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226005)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 20th, 2011 @ 6:05pm CDT

Megatron Wolf wrote:you sure its 03651? i looked at 8 boxes while i was at walmart (needed some way to kill time) and they all started with 10 save for one that started with 05.

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of variety in the numbers. I've only seen 10601 and 03651 up here, and it was only one Wal-Mart that had the 03651 figures.

Here's a picture of the ones I bought there.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226010)
Posted by dragons on May 20th, 2011 @ 6:15pm CDT

03651 - 7 Intact, 0 Cut
10131 - 4 Intact, 0 Cut (2 in Canada)
10191 - 1 Intact (Scotland)
10531 - 3 Intact, 1 Cut
10561 - 4 Intact, 2 Cut
10601 - 3 Intact, 14 Cut
10801 - 0 Intact, 1 Cut

10601 -- cut

03651, or ( 10531, 10561 ) card got thrown out before i could make out number 90 percent sure its 03651 - intact

you sure its 03651? i looked at 8 boxes while i was at walmart (needed some way to kill time) and they all started with 10 save for one that started with 05. Has anyone tried to get hasbros take on this? Id really like to know why they decided to do it this way, to my knowledge this is the first time anything like this has happened

so littel kids dont poke there eyes out :lol:

edward scissor hands

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226012)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 20th, 2011 @ 6:22pm CDT

Thanks for the info, dragons!

Here's the latest tally.

03641 - 1 Intact, 0 Cut
03651 - 10 Intact, 0 Cut
10131 - 4 Intact, 0 Cut (2 of the "Intact" were in Canada)
10191 - 1 Intact (Scotland)
10531 - 3 Intact, 2 Cut
10561 - 5 Intact, 2 Cut
10601 - 3 Intact, 22 Cut
10801 - 0 Intact, 2 Cut

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226059)
Posted by dark_durahan on May 20th, 2011 @ 8:17pm CDT

LOST Cybertronian wrote:No, this isn't the latest Mosaic. Theallspark member SwiftEagle has reported that the middle finger of both hands on DOTM Deluxe Crankcase has been clipped. This information has also been confirmed by our own El Duque. Has this been done for safety reasons? More than likely it has. There is no word yet if the TakaraTomy version has also been altered in this way. You can see the before and after pictures below.

Before

After

I buy mine yesterday and it got the number "10521" and is an uncut

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226121)
Posted by Biff_Cool on May 20th, 2011 @ 10:12pm CDT

A bit off topic, but I picked up a Deluxe Class Roadbuster at WalMart today only to open him when I got home and realize that he only has one headlight painted on to him. LAME!

Just something to watch out for, as the headlights are visible through the packaging and had I paid more attention in the store, I could have selected a different one, as there were several in stock.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226208)
Posted by BeastProwl on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:15am CDT

MINE WERE CLIPPED!!! DAMMIT HASBRO, WHY? :evil:

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226214)
Posted by Sideslap on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:44am CDT

I managed to get to TRU tonight because they had a sale on the human alliance basics, deluxes, and voyagers. I was super unsure on crankcase especially after reading this, this afternoon but to my luck mine wasn't neutered for "safety reasons" and now can continue to wreak havoc by poking out optics and flipping the bird on the battlefield :twisted:

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226363)
Posted by Psirhcillius on May 21st, 2011 @ 11:56am CDT

Posting from Australia, bought a 10131 Crankcase last week with all fingers perfectly intact.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226369)
Posted by ChrisIzDaShiz on May 21st, 2011 @ 12:13pm CDT

Is there any way to tell if they have been snipped off by looking at it inside the package without opening it? I just went to target and wal-mart and out of atleast 20 crankcases there was only one that was product code, 10531 and the rest where 10601 which is known to be snipped. Thus that being said I bought the 10531 and I'm pretty sure you can see the finger sticking out of the bottom looking at it from the top....scared to open.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226381)
Posted by Seibertron on May 21st, 2011 @ 12:41pm CDT

This isn't for safety reasons ... this is because he looks like he's giving you the finger.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226385)
Posted by PrymeStriker on May 21st, 2011 @ 12:59pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:This isn't for safety reasons ... this is because he looks like he's giving you the finger.

THANK YOU! That's what I've been saying all along.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226403)
Posted by zebanshee on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:20pm CDT

so other the just lookin at crankcase hands which mine is cut to how can u tell if his fingers are not cut is there like a code or something on the package

also on mine he has to right side pinchers

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226408)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:24pm CDT

zebanshee wrote:so other the just lookin at crankcase hands which mine is cut to how can u tell if his fingers are not cut is there like a code or something on the package

also on mine he has to right side pinchers

You have to check the product codes stamped next to the Paramount logo. Check the News Archives or a few pages back for the exact codes.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226424)
Posted by zebanshee on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:53pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
zebanshee wrote:so other the just lookin at crankcase hands which mine is cut to how can u tell if his fingers are not cut is there like a code or something on the package

also on mine he has to right side pinchers

You have to check the product codes stamped next to the Paramount logo. Check the News Archives or a few pages back for the exact codes.

ah thx i was lookin all over the package for it an i found it its just a indentation its not a printed thing

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226429)
Posted by PrymeStriker on May 21st, 2011 @ 2:56pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You have to check the product codes stamped next to the Paramount logo. Check the News Archives or a few pages back for the exact codes.

It's more of an indentation than a stamp.

When I checked my Walmart all I saw was |060|, which I didn't know the bracets were 1s. So I picked up |060| and his mid. fingers were chopped off.

I'm not too upset, compared to pictures, they look better than expected IMO.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226468)
Posted by NebulanFree on May 21st, 2011 @ 4:11pm CDT

Tampa, FL

10601 x1 Cut
10531 x2 Cut

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226471)
Posted by OlivusPrime on May 21st, 2011 @ 4:23pm CDT

Got 10321 in the mail from The Entertainer, no snipped fingers.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226472)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 21st, 2011 @ 4:24pm CDT

zebanshee wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
zebanshee wrote:so other the just lookin at crankcase hands which mine is cut to how can u tell if his fingers are not cut is there like a code or something on the package

also on mine he has to right side pinchers

You have to check the product codes stamped next to the Paramount logo. Check the News Archives or a few pages back for the exact codes.

ah thx i was lookin all over the package for it an i found it its just a indentation its not a printed thing

To top it off, it seems any code lower than 10191 has a 100% intact rate, so those should be safe.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226518)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 21st, 2011 @ 6:51pm CDT

UPDATE

03641 - 1 Intact, 0 Cut
03651 - 11 Intact, 0 Cut
10131 - 6 Intact, 0 Cut (3 of the "Intact" were in Canada, one in Australia)
10191 - 1 Intact (Scotland)
10321 - 1 Intact, 0 Cut (United Kingdom)
10531 - 4 Intact, 5 Cut
10561 - 5 Intact, 2 Cut
10601 - 3 Intact, 27 Cut
10801 - 0 Intact, 2 Cut

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226522)
Posted by Galvatron X on May 21st, 2011 @ 7:21pm CDT

So I went to my Wal-Mart tonight to get the last 03651 figure they had. I got it, and was on my way to look for something else, and stumbled across a HUGE DOTM endcap, separate from the regular spot.

So of course I start pawing through them, looking for Crankcase. The first one was 10601, but then I found SIX MORE with the 03651 code. I bought 3, and left 3. I got home and opened one and, as expected, he did have intact fingers!

Here's a picture for a little proof.

If a Seibertronian wants me to hook them up, I will!

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226530)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 21st, 2011 @ 7:49pm CDT

FYI the TRU in Douglaston NY only had the 10601 Crankcases in stock, something tells me it's a NY thing.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226535)
Posted by Skyfire77 on May 21st, 2011 @ 8:05pm CDT

WalMart in Bethel Park, PA, #10601, cut (though it's at least an even cut, and the same length on both fingers. Have to see if I can scare up some pics of an uncut figure, I might be able to fab new fingers with Mighty Putty.)

On the other hand, OMG new stock! I haven't seen that since Wave 1 RTS hit.

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226555)
Posted by Sideslap on May 21st, 2011 @ 8:53pm CDT

Oh yeah the code on my canadian one that was intact was 10131

Re: Dark of the Moon Crankcase Product Codes to Avoid Damaged Fingers (1226569)
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on May 21st, 2011 @ 9:36pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:This isn't for safety reasons ... this is because he looks like he's giving you the finger.

Yeah his back mandibles would more of a safety issue than his tiny little fingers.

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