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Not sure this will fix anything though.
I don't have mine yet, but if there is friction, it's both on the sides AND at the bottom of the gloves. This fixes only the sides unfortunately...
I can't see SSC nor HT doing anything if this is an issue that affects all the pieces. It'll be the standard affair of contacting CS, those who were fastest out the gate will get replacements and either destroy their old one or send it back. Those who received theirs later or waited will be told that all of the replacement deadpools are gone and all SSC can do is offer them like $30 credit or they can request a full refund. HT won't do Jack****.
I'm in Canada too and pay out the nose every time I get a 6th scale from Sideshow which is why I can only get maybe 1 a year - DYING for a CW Cap after having to cancel my AOU Cap twice, but it was Cap or DP, so of course DP - so believe me, I know the pain of paying a LOT for these things only to have to deal with issues. My wife has medical issues, we're tight trying to keep her health-battle going, and my wife likes to get me one of these when she can because of everything I do. Trust me, I'm really hoping this is something that can be dealt with or that's not wide-spread. Being Western Canada, which is just north, costs me A LOT of money to get these things with the ridiculous exchange rate, the ridiculous shipping, the ridiculous EXTRA customs costs....by the time I get this figure, it's going to cost me an extra $100+ more than most of you - obviously my brothers and sisters across the pond share my pain, but you US people should remember you're not the ones paying out the nose and I'm still fine with this because right now it's potential issue, not something definite for all figures in the production line of, what, 5,000?
My heart sank before I even hit play on the video when I heard this was happening. And then I saw it, and before I had the chance to see the other videos I had a good inkling as to why, and then I watched the rest of the videos and they confirmed my thoughts. Now, there's no WAY I'm putting epoxy on the sleeves while the black ball joint is attached. That is part of the wrist bend articulation and I'm not about to screw that up. What I'll do is inspect it upon unboxing, and go from there. I'll more than likely pop off the black ball joint, add my own epoxy to the place where the sleeve folds into the joint to just give it an extra way to stay put where it's meant to be, let that set, then put the black ball joint back in and just take it easy on the trouble area. MAYBE I'll coat the sleave at the wrist with a clear silicone before putting the black ball joint back in, but probably not. Widening the wrist cuffs is a possibility, but I really like to refrain from doing any sort of surgery on my figures.
Hell, my SS Boba Fett, his belt pouches are only glued on one side, so they literally swing out and hang off like he has wings, and I haven't done anything about that yet, one of his knees is insanely tight, can't bend, won't force it - I've brought it up here before and got GREAT advice - and I haven't done anything there yet either. I'm just really wary at making any real modifications to these very expensive collectibles, and not for value or re-sale later, just like to keep my figures as pristine as possible. I've always been that way. I still have all of my old Star Wars toys, and even though I played with them all growing up in the 70s and 80s, they're all actually pretty near mint. Call it OCD. LOL
I think the best course of action would be to wait and see where we're at when the orders start arriving into our grubby little hands, and go from there. I understand the panic because these things cost us a lot. But I don't understand angrily backing out based on the limited amount of information we have right now. Wanting to know where we're at is only truly possible once we all have our figures and we can finally see the extent of this entire issue. I'm sure if it's widespread and bad, SS and HT will do something about it. Like we all keep saying, these suckers ain't cheap! We deserve to get what we are paying for. But even if they don't, we're a smart group, many here are extremely talented, so we'll all figure it out together if we have to. So let's just keep cooler heads, not jump the gun and assume everything's gone to pot when in reality, we could be looking at a few dozen pieces out of a very large batch made up of a few thousand.
We'll all deal with it if or when it happens. But if some of you really have made your minds up already, then by all means cancel. Other people will happily take your figure, as you've seen by posts already. But I personally think that's too knee-jerk and you guys will be kicking yourself because you backed out prematurely instead of waiting to see what actually happens. Hang in there....it'll get sorted one way or the other, and if you end up wanting to sell it, I'm sure you won't have issue finding a buyer. Hell, I may want another one to keep in the box permanently.
J
I'm in Canada too and pay out the nose every time I get a 6th scale from Sideshow which is why I can only get maybe 1 a year -DYING for a CW Cap after having to cancel my AOU Cap twice, but it was Cap or DP, so of course DP - so believe me, I know the pain of paying a LOT for these things only to have to deal with issues. My wife has medical issues, we're tight trying to keep her health-battle going, and my wife likes to get me one of these when she can because of everything I do. Trust me, I'm really hoping this is something that can be dealt with or that's not wide-spread. Being Western Canada, which is just north, costs me A LOT of money to get these things with the ridiculous exchange rate, the ridiculous shipping, the ridiculous EXTRA customs costs....by the time I get this figure, it's going to cost me an extra $100+ more than most of you - obviously my brothers and sisters across the pond share my pain, but you US people should remember you're not the ones paying out the nose and I'm still fine with this because right now it's potential issue, not something definite for all figures in the production line of, what, 5,000?
My heart sank before I even hit play on the video when I heard this was happening. And then I saw it, and before I had the chance to see the other videos I had a good inkling as to why, and then I watched the rest of the videos and they confirmed my thoughts. Now, there's no WAY I'm putting epoxy on the sleeves while the black ball joint is attached. That is part of the wrist bend articulation and I'm not about to screw that up. What I'll do is inspect it upon unboxing, and go from there. I'll more than likely pop off the black ball joint, add my own epoxy to the place where the sleeve folds into the joint to just give it an extra way to stay put where it's meant to be, let that set, then put the black ball joint back in and just take it easy on the trouble area. MAYBE I'll coat the sleave at the wrist with a clear silicone before putting the black ball joint back in, but probably not. Widening the wrist cuffs is a possibility, but I really like to refrain from doing any sort of surgery on my figures.
Hell, my SS Boba Fett, his belt pouches are only glued on one side, so they literally swing out and hang off like he has wings, and I haven't done anything about that yet, one of his knees is insanely tight, can't bend, won't force it - I've brought it up here before and got GREAT advice - and I haven't done anything there yet either. I'm just really wary at making any real modifications to these very expensive collectibles, and not for value or re-sale later, just like to keep my figures as pristine as possible. I've always been that way. I still have all of my old Star Wars toys, and even though I played with them all growing up in the 70s and 80s, they're all actually pretty near mint. Call it OCD. LOL
I think the best course of action would be to wait and see where we're at when the orders start arriving into our grubby little hands, and go from there. I understand the panic because these things cost us a lot. But I don't understand angrily backing out based on the limited amount of information we have right now. Wanting to know where we're at is only truly possible once we all have our figures and we can finally see the extent of this entire issue. I'm sure if it's widespread and bad, SS and HT will do something about it. Like we all keep saying, these suckers ain't cheap! We deserve to get what we are paying for. But even if they don't, we're a smart group, many here are extremely talented, so we'll all figure it out together if we have to. So let's just keep cooler heads, not jump the gun and assume everything's gone to pot when in reality, we could be looking at a few dozen pieces out of a very large batch made up of a few thousand.
We'll all deal with it if or when it happens. But if some of you really have made your minds up already, then by all means cancel. Other people will happily take your figure, as you've seen by posts already. But I personally think that's too knee-jerk and you guys will be kicking yourself because you backed out prematurely instead of waiting to see what actually happens. Hang in there....it'll get sorted one way or the other, and if you end up wanting to sell it, I'm sure you won't have issue finding a buyer. Hell, I may want another one to keep in the box permanently.
J
I feel you on the figures from sideshow. You ever get any from Toys2.net? It's sometimes cheaper then sideshow and a Canadian store in the Greater Toronto Area. Saves on the import fee/shipping
I don't really find them to be much cheaper at all. Yeah you're saving like $10 on shipping compared to sideshow but you're paying GST instead of import duty which can be just as much.
The only things I really like about toys2 is that I can sometimes find stuff I can't on sideshow (like all my deadpool cosbabies) and if stuff sells out at the bigger online places, sometimes toys2 may have it in Stock.
I don't really find them to be much cheaper at all. Yeah you're saving like $10 on shipping compared to sideshow but you're paying GST instead of import duty which can be just as much.
The only things I really like about toys2 is that I can sometimes find stuff I can't on sideshow (like all my deadpool cosbabies) and if stuff sells out at the bigger online places, sometimes toys2 may have it in Stock.
Probably not, as that plastic would move around too. It would make the friction worse. I see no reason why epoxy wouldn't fix it. Especially if you widen the hole of the glove a little.I wonder if you could just use a piece of the plastic they give you in the box to protect the paint to line the inside of the glove or wrap the wrist? Wouldn't that eliminate the friction?
From what I've read on the board HT/SS normally take care of easy fixes. However, when it comes to larger line issues they do very little. It's definitely a wait and see situation for all of us.
Not sure this will fix anything though.
I don't have mine yet, but if there is friction, it's both on the sides AND at the bottom of the gloves. This fixes only the sides unfortunately...
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