1/6 Luke Skywalker: Red Five X-Wing Pilot Sixth Scale Figure

[Darth Skywalker]

It's always recommended (in the email sent) that people cover the piece in something (such as a heavy duty trash bag) to prevent anything from flying and injuring the person destroying the item.

-SideshowAlex

It was a couple years ago with me. They would ask for photos of the defect, then they'd send replacement parts. Once replacements were received, you had so many days to send photos of destroying the defective parts or else you would be charged for the parts. So I guess the way it's done now is different.

Either way, you can't tell someone to do something dangerous because you don't want to recover your own defective/damaged product. What if the shrapnel flies out of a hole in the old pillowcase? The hammer tears through the trash bag? Just the fact that you're suggesting taking extra safety precautions before destroying the product proves that you acknowledge that you're instructing customers to do something that may cause them harm. It is a violent and dangerous act in itself. It's not like falling off a bike and trying to sue the bike company.

I'm not trying to put down Sideshow. If anything, I'd just suggest getting proof of the damaged product, then sending a replacement. End of story if you don't want the old product back.

 

[Wor-Gar]

You're the type of guy lawyers love.

Sideshow should really require that everyone just send their damaged/defective figure in its entirely back to them BEFORE they send out any replacement. Problem solved.

I bet you that half the people that ask for replacement parts would stop trying to get two pieces to choose which one is better.

And no one gets hurt with shrapnel or faulty hammer heads.

 

[Darth Skywalker]

Hey man, if it was me and I hurt myself, that's my own problem.

But if I owned a company that served thousands of strangers, I'd make sure to cover my butt.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I think I was still writing when you responded...

 

[Asta]

Will have to do the dirty deed today then.

Read him his last rites, put him in a body bag with all his worldly possessions and bash him flat with the sledge hammer.

 

[TonTon]

Will have to do the dirty deed today then.

Read him his last rites, put him in a body bag with all his worldly possessions and bash him flat with the sledge hammer.

Don't forget to have an ambulance standing by, and the number for a good lawyer memorized, as your eyes will probably be full of plastic shrapnel. God speed.

This is making me think of the Tama 3PO demolition. Someone needs to dig up that video. Never mind, found it (it's like watching a murder):

 

[CAhobbit]

It was a couple years ago with me. They would ask for photos of the defect, then they'd send replacement parts. Once replacements were received, you had so many days to send photos of destroying the defective parts or else you would be charged for the parts. So I guess the way it's done now is different.

Either way, you can't tell someone to do something dangerous because you don't want to recover your own defective/damaged product. What if the shrapnel flies out of a hole in the old pillowcase? The hammer tears through the trash bag? Just the fact that you're suggesting taking extra safety precautions before destroying the product proves that you acknowledge that you're instructing customers to do something that may cause them harm. It is a violent and dangerous act in itself. It's not like falling off a bike and trying to sue the bike company.

I'm not trying to put down Sideshow. If anything, I'd just suggest getting proof of the damaged product, then sending a replacement. End of story if you don't want the old product back.

Destruction of a piece isn't as violent (or frankly shouldn't be) to the point that chunks are flying all over the place that they are getting hit in the eye. But people in the past have decided to use forceful means for product destructions. As such, this is why we've put in the recommendation of using something more heavy duty to encase or cover an item, so that if a person decides to go to town for whatever reason that they are taking a precaution to not injur themselves. We certainly do not want people injuring themselves and would hope that our recommendations are always followed.

-SideshowAlex

 

[Asta]

Don't forget to have an ambulance standing by, and the number for a good lawyer memorized, as your eyes will probably be full of plastic shrapnel. God speed.

Safety goggles will be involved... I'll make sure Luke's visor is lowered. It'll give him a false sense of security that nothing bad is about to happen.

This is making me think of the Tama 3PO demolition. Someone needs to dig up that video. Never mind, found it (it's like watching a murder):

"Oh, the humanity..."

 

[CAhobbit]

Safety goggles will be involved... I'll make sure Luke's visor is lowered. It'll give him a false sense of security that nothing bad is about to happen.



"Oh, the humanity..."

Or just turn his head and have him looking away. He won't see it coming.

-SideshowAlex

 

[Asta]

Or just turn his head and have him looking away. He won't see it coming.

-SideshowAlex

Good call.

 

[Asta]

I'm now no longer the proud owner of a Sideshow Luke X-Wing Pilot.

I went to work on him with a lump hammer. He was surprisingly tough and put up a good fight.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Kuat you vicious sob! That looks awful.


But if I ever have to do that I'm using m-80s

 

[Tee-Kay]

Sorry to hear your Luke was defective. I guess you're good for another ride with UPS now. Mine will be here anytime now. Crossing fingers he will be defect free.

 

[Asta]

Kuat you vicious sob! That looks awful.


But if I ever have to do that I'm using m-80s

Sorry to hear your Luke was defective. I guess you're good for another ride with UPS now. Mine will be here anytime now. Crossing fingers he will be defect free.

I'm going to be deprived of the excitement of a UPS delivery this time, as both Alex and the Returns rep said replacements come directly from their U.S. warehouse.

Hope your Luke will never have to go through the kind of pain I had to subject him to.

Ever since I was a small child I apparently had a phobia about broken things. I'll probably have to go into therapy now after being forced to break something that was mostly perfect.

 

[Prime Clone]

I think Harrison Ford's next line of work is destroying defective SW figures!

 

[Asta]

I think Harrison Ford's next line of work is destroying defective SW figures!

He'd have to put more effort in than he tried with Jimmy Fallon's HT.

The body on Luke withstood several blows from the lump hammer before it finally gave way.

 

[paramoremcr88]

Poor Luke. Looks like he's in the wreckage of an X-Wing crash.

 

[Alainator]

I'm now no longer the proud owner of a Sideshow Luke X-Wing Pilot.

I went to work on him with a lump hammer. He was surprisingly tough and put up a good fight.

Well, consider the alternate ending of ANH. Han didn't return to aid Luke. Vader did shot down Luke. Death Star survived the rebel attack. Luke is KIA.

 

[Natedog]

What are you doing with the parts?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

UGH. That is heartbreaking!