Statue Wolf Predator Legendary Scale Bust

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Thank you for the info.
At the risk of losing more than 100 us dollars (in clearance) , I preferred to lose (maybe) my deposit ...

No worries. I now understand.

Is the Belgian Customs system really that bad?

With Canada, we send in proof of the return and get back exactly what was charged. Admittedly it's a pain (and slow) because it all has to be snail-mail communication - but it always works out OK.

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[tofmovie]

No worries. I now understand.

Is the Belgian Customs system really that bad?

With Canada, we send in proof of the return and get back exactly what was charged. Admittedly it's a pain (and slow) because it all has to be snail-mail communication - but it always works out OK.

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the customs system must be like all the others (not very cool )

 

[careyb]

But you CANCELLED before getting it shipped - yes?

If so, you must have talked nicely to the CS rep - as they said they would NOT refund the NRD on cancellations.

I know they SOMETIMES do it for sales in general though - so guess you got lucky

(* EDIT - yeah just re-checked your post - lucky dog *)


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Yes that's true and I did talk nicely!


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[Collectorcol]

I remember reading throught the form for getting U.K duty back.

The hoops were very small with large flames.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I remember reading throught the form for getting U.K duty back.

The hoops were very small with large flames.

Reminds me of that beef madras the Wife made a couple of weeks back . . .


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[Terrible Towel]

Ok, I have nothing bad to say about SS anymore. Hopefully us collectors won’t have this issue anymore with a sub par piece. They have straightened things out, and I haven’t lost a dime. (I can confirm that talking nice goes a long way

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Ok, I have nothing bad to say about SS anymore. Hopefully us collectors won’t have this issue anymore with a sub par piece. They have straightened things out, and I haven’t lost a dime. (I can confirm that talking nice goes a long way ��

Glad it worked out for you

It's nice when EVERYONE involved is polite, professional, and fair.

(* But please don't expect everyone to go along with your first statement though *)​

I've just done a quick calculation, and even when I get everything refunded (credit, points, $USD paid, $CAD import duties/taxes) I'm still going to be losing about $35 CAD overall due to the massive shift in exchange rates and the "cut" that credit cards take.

Still, $35 for the fun we've all had - I can cope with that


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[Terrible Towel]

$35 isn’t bad at all. You’ll probably recoup that next week during Spooktacular

 

[dmpsk8]

One a positive note...
My custom version of the Wolf is nearing completion. I redid the mouth several times and eventually went with a darker tone, rather than pink.

Mods:
- Repainted a bunch of areas
- Filled the mandible seam
- Added some actual twine to the necklace
- Added surface texture to areas of the skin that we too flat
- Deleted the testicles on the base

It's a million times better. The pics don't even do justice to all the little vein and pore details. Proud to have it on display, even with the PVC mess. Attached are a few shots I took today.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

$35 isn’t bad at all. You’ll probably recoup that next week during Spooktacular

No idea what that is - so I won't

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[Heavy Metal Spike]

One a positive note...
My custom version of the Wolf is nearing completion. I redid the mouth several times and eventually went with a darker tone, rather than pink.

Mods:
- Repainted a bunch of areas
- Filled the mandible seam
- Added some actual twine to the necklace
- Added surface texture to areas of the skin that we too flat
- Deleted the testicles on the base

It's a million times better. The pics don't even do justice to all the little vein and pore details. Proud to have it on display, even with the PVC mess. Attached are a few shots I took today.

Much MUCH nicer looking Kev (obviously! )

Glad you will be happy with it.

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[dmpsk8]

Much MUCH nicer looking Kev (obviously! )

Glad you will be happy with it.

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Thanks man!

 

[newarkcapo]

It does look nicer.

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[Heavy Metal Spike]

Sideshow should get Kev to repaint their entire stock . . .

. . . then fill with plaster or cement to give it the right weight . . .

. . . and add about 25 coats of "armour all" to give it the right texture ​

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[NickNack]

One a positive note...
My custom version of the Wolf is nearing completion. I redid the mouth several times and eventually went with a darker tone, rather than pink.

Mods:
- Repainted a bunch of areas
- Filled the mandible seam
- Added some actual twine to the necklace
- Added surface texture to areas of the skin that we too flat
- Deleted the testicles on the base

It's a million times better. The pics don't even do justice to all the little vein and pore details. Proud to have it on display, even with the PVC mess. Attached are a few shots I took today.

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That looks amazing. Great job!

 

[dmpsk8]

Sideshow should get Kev to repaint their entire stock . . .

. . . then fill with plaster or cement to give it the right weight . . .

. . . and add about 25 coats of "armour all" to give it the right texture ​

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I seriously considered filling the head with something. Unfortunately, I didn’t think the frail neck piece would be able to handle the load.

 

[azurepred]

repaint looks great, but unless I can get a super massive discount, won't be worth it to me to do that. I can only imagine how many contests they will be trying to give them away.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I seriously considered filling the head with something. Unfortunately, I didn’t think the frail neck piece would be able to handle the load.

I think it would have been OK with plaster or resin (excepting heat from curing), but you might have had to add the same (with a metal rod) to the base/neck.

I'd also be concerned about it tipping over backwards (the masked P1 LSB suffers from that design flaw).

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[mr.thrifty]

You have skills my friend! Bust looks fantastic... why is that so hard Sideshow?

 

[Centurion]

Absolutely stunning paint dmpsk8. Now that's the proper level of attention needed with the paint to match the amazing sculpt.
Wish you were near me. I've got a couple of projects that could use your expertise.