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[superay]

Hi guys I received Ivy today she looks great but unfortunately has a few flaws. I want to know if you guys think it's worth contacting SS for a replacement?

1st photo:Nothing wrong, I just really love this statue.

2nd photo: Doesn't fit in her base properly and it leaves a gap under her shoe and on bottom of the plant.


3th Photo:The base has a green paint smudge.

4th Photo:Has a really ugly bump on her thigh, just next to the leaf.




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The bump on the leg would be my reason for replacement.

 

[theoriginaltombraider]

Frostlord I would definitely send her back. I know replacements and such are a pain in the *** especially from Australia, I've had to do it for my last 3 statues (Babydoll, Jessica Rabbit & Aayla Secura) but in the end you'll be better off for it, with a statue you love!
With a statue that doesn't fit, a smudge on the base, a bizarre growth on her leg and the sloppy paint work of the vines; it seems to me you have some pretty relevant causes for a better replacement and if they say no, than there's something seriously wrong going on inside that company.

Let us know which avenue you choose mate

 

[superay]

EDIT: and THIS IS WHY Harley is wearing cloth: her costume is super-linear and they don't want to be arsed to take the time to paint it right at this scale. Want to bet.

Absolutely agree 100%

 

[Toaster]

Hi guys I received Ivy today she looks great but unfortunately has a few flaws. I want to know if you guys think it's worth contacting SS for a replacement?

1st photo:Nothing wrong, I just really love this statue.

2nd photo: Doesn't fit in her base properly and it leaves a gap under her shoe and on bottom of the plant.


3th Photo:The base has a green paint smudge.

4th Photo:Has a really ugly bump on her thigh

The face on your Ivy is flawless! Mine is suffering from googly eyes and bad hair blending. The bump on the leg is a bit of a bummer, but I'd be tempted to keep the statue regardless...

 

[filip629]

Too many things wrong with yours, you need to send it back. Paint smudge on base, Tumor on leg, not sitting in base correctly...

I think you would make it worse by painting that extra bit. Would be better to dremel it off, but then you would have to match the light green on the base...

No way I could live with that as is though.

Listen to this man. Send it back. No way I settle for that if mine arrives looking like yours.

 

[skorpio8]

Got Ivy today, seems like a few people have issues with the statue so do I. Everything looks gr8 , face , eyes , no paint issues, but I have the same problem with Frostlord. The statue cannot sit properly on the gap leaving a gap, exactly like thye photos Frostlord uploaded, I did sent them an email , but I guess is going to take a while to reply as many have sent similar emails. Here's mine :"Dear SS,
This is to inform you that I have received my Poison Ivy Ex no. 1321/1500, this afternoon (Order no ....). The statue looks good , but Ivy doesn't fit properly on the base. The statue wont sit all the way in the holes of the base .I could sent u pictures if u want to. Now I do not want to return it or anything like that, cause is going to cost me a fortune, to ship from Cyprus to US. However am not that happy with it. Waiting for your kind reply
Thanks
Nicolas "
lets see what they will reply

 

[filip629]

Ivy arrived today! EX #218/1,500.

Inspected her and she looks great! She fits on her base pretty good and the flowers fit perfectly to the stems. The paint apps look nice from what I can see. Surprisingly, her hair that falls onto her chest was painted pretty close to her skin. Same with her vines. Not perfect but, good enough for my tastes. I asked my GF to take a look as well and she gave Ivy the thumbs up, so she's a keeper.

Anyways, enough SS praise. So here's the only problem I have with my Ivy. See photo below. vvv

So you can obviously see my problem. Seems that there's a smudge of different color paint on the center of Ivy's "bra" area. I don't want to chance sending her back. So I'm most likely going to paint it myself. Seems simple enough.

I'll be contacting SS about my minor issue anyways. Maybe I can get a partial refund and buy the paint with that. We'll see.

Other than the minor paint issue, I'm extremely happy with my latest purchase from SS. Congrats to those that scored an EX! The big killer plant heads are awesome! Only way to display her IMO.

Playa, I would put her up and not even think twice about it. Leaves are not all the same color and have various degrees of shading. Your piece looks great to me. I hope that my statue looks as good as yours when it arrives. It also looks like she fits on the base very well. No way I'd send her back or ask for a replacement.

 

[Snadinator]

I also thought it was shading at first. But, compared to the rest of the leaves it kinda stands out.

Here's 2 more (hopefully not as blurry) pics.

With flash:

And without:

What do you think?

I think you are whiny and entitled. This is a perfect example where variations in paint application occur from statue to statue. It looks like the drybrush/highlight was just applied a little thicker here. It is most certainly not something worth demanding a refund over.

 

[INFECDEAD]

I think you are whiny and entitled. This is a perfect example where variations in paint application occur from statue to statue. It looks like the drybrush/highlight was just applied a little thicker here. It is most certainly not something worth demanding a refund over.

That's a bit unfair man. For the price we pay for this stuff they should arrive well painted. And DC seems to have an extra premium on top of other PF's...
That said I learnt a long time ago to have the paints and glue handy for sideshow's unique characteristics of their hand made and hand painted collectibles

 

[Something Sexy]

Mine should be landing today!

 

[BurningRage]

Why did it have to rain the day I'm getting this?

 

[Snadinator]

That's a bit unfair man. For the price we pay for this stuff they should arrive well painted. And DC seems to have an extra premium on top of other PF's...
That said I learnt a long time ago to have the paints and glue handy for sideshow's unique characteristics of their hand made and hand painted collectibles

If you had an actual issue it would be one thing. This is not an issue worth reporting. Hell if it bothers someone so much, it isn't hard to match the paint for such a small area.

I think what is unfair is demanding a refund or replacement for such a silly issue. Hell it isn't even a different color... the other leaves have some highlighting with the lighter green shade too.

 

[filip629]

I think you are whiny and entitled. This is a perfect example where variations in paint application occur from statue to statue. It looks like the drybrush/highlight was just applied a little thicker here. It is most certainly not something worth demanding a refund over.

A bit too harsh on the man Sandinator. Leave out the whiny and entitled. I agree with the rest of your post. He posted pics and respectfully asked a question about the statue. IMHO, no need to take a shot at him for doing so.

 

[INFECDEAD]

If you had an actual issue it would be one thing. This is not an issue worth reporting. Hell if it bothers someone so much, it isn't hard to match the paint for such a small area.

I think what is unfair is demanding a refund or replacement for such a silly issue. Hell it isn't even a different color... the other leaves have some highlighting with the lighter green shade too.

For the increased price of the DC line I have higher quality expectations and I take issue with the way this statue is painted from the examples on the last couple of pages (acknowledging the pic size blowing the issue out of proportion). It's the accepting of this sort of paint job that causes paint ap quality to be an monotonous ongoing issue. That P2 lsb is a ****ing disaster. But people buy it, accept it and round and round we go.
I get mine next week. It will cost me close to $500 and I am finding it harder and harder to justify outlaying that kind of money on half assed workmanship.

 

[Mose Harper]

Got Ivy today, seems like a few people have issues with the statue so do I. Everything looks gr8 , face , eyes , no paint issues, but I have the same problem with Frostlord. The statue cannot sit properly on the gap leaving a gap, exactly like thye photos Frostlord uploaded...

Here's where I had to sand the edge of the rock on the base with the dremel.

This was the area that was preventing the foot from fully seating. Once I ground a little of the edge off, the foot sank in properly and the vine next to it sat in fully flush. Even though you're going to take a little paint off the base grinding that edge, the foot will block it anyway making it an invisible tweak.

If all else about your statue is perfect (or close to it), I would definitely recommend going to Home Depot and getting a small file and filing that edge a bit. Much less work than going to the toruble of getting a replacement.

Why did it have to rain the day I'm getting this?

It was coming down in buckets yesterday when they delivered mine and the shipping box was soaked just walking form the truck to the house. I thought for sure I would have to toss the shipper, but to my surprise it dried out just fine a few hours later. You'd never know it had been wet. Good thing they wrap the actual statue box in a bag though. You should be fine.

 

[comicbookguy]

Why did it have to rain the day I'm getting this?

here too but I really don't think it will be delivered today.

 

[MasterSafara]

For the increased price of the DC line I have higher quality expectations and I take issue with the way this statue is painted from the examples on the last couple of pages (acknowledging the pic size blowing the issue out of proportion). It's the accepting of this sort of paint job that causes paint ap quality to be an monotonous ongoing issue. That P2 lsb is a ****ing disaster. But people buy it, accept it and round and round we go.
I get mine next week. It will cost me close to $500 and I am finding it harder and harder to justify outlaying that kind of money on half assed workmanship.

You need to just wash your hands and be done with it because apparently SS uses factories to help churn these pieces out. Each piece may be hand painted but as you said for the money it doesn't meet expectation some (you and me included) have for these pieces. Others it doesn't bother much. But this is how SS works. If you don't like it you can walk away. Someone will be happy to take your place I'm sure.

 

[comicbookguy]

I tried a few times to maneuver her into the base, I took her out and tried to place her in a different way but it's no use, she wont go in any further.

As for the bump on her leg, it bothers me so much because that's the first thing u notice when looking at her legs. It sticks out quite a bit so that makes it kinda noticeable. What makes it worse is that it is on the front of the statue, I could probably deal with it is it was on her back somewhere.

Get a replacement this is not only so ething small. The lump is so bad on it.

Dust while you're at it

it's been a long time. I said I would do it every few months. But it's been almost a year since I said I would.

hey Collectorcol,

Yes it's true. I was at my local comic shop intedning to buy the Scarlet Witch PF. They had an EX and a non-EX. Bc of paint jobs, one had a better base and the other had a better statue. The owner allowed me to swap out the better of the two and before paying I decided to put it together in front of him. Guess what? It would not fit even tho upon inspection it should have fit. We also assumed that they are from the same mold. Apparently not.

See I told you all about this. It happens a lot even if it's the same mold. Each one is made to fit each statue. It's going to be hard to get a new base risking the same issue again. I tried before on my chicken leg maul ex and maleficent but both did not fit on my replacements. Sometimes the rods are not even the same depth.

 

[theoriginaltombraider]

For the increased price of the DC line I have higher quality expectations and I take issue with the way this statue is painted from the examples on the last couple of pages (acknowledging the pic size blowing the issue out of proportion). It's the accepting of this sort of paint job that causes paint ap quality to be an monotonous ongoing issue. That P2 lsb is a ****ing disaster. But people buy it, accept it and round and round we go.
I get mine next week. It will cost me close to $500 and I am finding it harder and harder to justify outlaying that kind of money on half assed workmanship.

Just my two cents worth but I personally feel that the SS representatives no longer visit and watch over the production facility in Asia as commented upon in their studio tours, which is a shame because when you compare the QC of Vampirella too some of these Ivy's, there's a severe drop in focus and attention too detail...then again just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[Mose Harper]

...which is a shame because when you compare the QC of Vampirella too some of these Ivy's, there's a severe drop in focus and attention too detail...then again just my thoughts on the matter.

The Vampirella PF has nowhere near the same level of precision required in it's paint apps as Ivy does. Apart from the portrait, the Vampirella statue is about as basic as it gets. Ivy, by contrast, is one headache area after another. No surprise it got delayed as long as it did. I'd bet each one took at least four times as long to paint as each Vampirella did. At least.