Saroumanos
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So, u got it 2 times customised..It's a thing of beaty. The factory body sculpt is gr8 so i guess u had to do wht u had to do...
Statue Predator 2 City Hunter 1:4 Maquette.
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He's a saint for repainting that netting.
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My replacement is at the local depot, I doubt they will be working Monday as it's a bank holiday, so hopefully I'll have a good example of one of these on Tuesday...
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Fingers crossed for you Matt.
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firefly76
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Hope you get a good one this time.
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Python
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Me too, thank you. 
Collectorcol
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Congrats Firetly. Any pics of the unmasked repaint?
Good luck for tomorrow Matt.
Good luck for tomorrow Matt.
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So, two months after first contacting CS about my poor quality P2 maquette, my replacement has just arrived. Totally cool, I don't mind waiting at all as I'm patient and we got there in the end, I also appreciate the new system has bugs that needed working out. Aliesha and Belen were both really great to deal with when they finally got hold of my case, great guys all around! Happy enough with all of that.
Also, I'd given a list of all of the issues my first one had and the replacement was inspected before shipping to me (confirmation of this inside the box) so no worries. I opened it with the usual beaming smile on my face and it was soon wiped off....
I'm not going to say much today because I am very much aware that I am talking out of frustration and I really don't want to say anything I'll regret up that will offend anybody. I like Sideshow, I mean I really like sideshow. But there comes a point where you have to ask is this acceptable? Is is acceptable on a low end piece, never mind a $1200 premium collectible?! I'm just totally deflated, I'm wondering why I even bother with this hobby tbh as it is always the same. My Big Chap LSB was a mess, I kept that thread alive with excitement for over a year but ultimately ended up without one as I had to accept the refund and lost the import duty I paid. My P1 bio didn't even have magnets in it and wouldn't connect to its stand, I took the refund rather than risk another and I lost the Tax & duty + whatever extra charges we get our end for that also, a weeks wages wasted and missed out to boot. I paid £200 duty on this thing and I think I'm about to lose that as I'm not sure I'll be helped out for a second time, if you can call this replacement help... And I still feel like I'm in some way in the wrong or an inconvenience every time I message with an issue, that's why I kept my scratched up Warrior LSB with a broken tendon. It's just not fun.
I haven't even taken it all out of the box yet, so who knows what else is waiting, for now, here is the main body of the maquette. Who is putting this stuff together? Genuinely? They simply don't care one bit.
The armour is not even attached close to the body and doesn't follow tit's contours at all, it is just ugly glue strings one side, which are very much set in place so it isn't as if I can just push it in. And his shoulder sling beneath his armor, warping it and pushing it out on the other side. The sling is pulled tight under the armour so wont budge into place. This in turn with the warped area where the sling connects to the top means the head doesn't fit properly as the dreads push against the raised armour. I mean what do you even say to this really? I'm not even angry, but I couldn't be much more disappointed at the minute. I have several of the 1/4 Necas, they aren't really comparable products of course but they all have a consistent quality without even the slightest hint of excess glue or paint chips like this has in abundance. And they cost less than a tenth of this thing so it's hard not to compare them and ask questions. I don't know, I'm putting it back in the box for now, I'll build it up tomorrow or later in the week and speak more then. From day one, this piece has been the most frustrating statue in the history of collecting....
While we're at it, would it really hurt to use a rod as a starting point for stuff like spears? Also this one has a weaker magnet than my first, it is pretty much unusable.
Also, I'd given a list of all of the issues my first one had and the replacement was inspected before shipping to me (confirmation of this inside the box) so no worries. I opened it with the usual beaming smile on my face and it was soon wiped off....
I'm not going to say much today because I am very much aware that I am talking out of frustration and I really don't want to say anything I'll regret up that will offend anybody. I like Sideshow, I mean I really like sideshow. But there comes a point where you have to ask is this acceptable? Is is acceptable on a low end piece, never mind a $1200 premium collectible?! I'm just totally deflated, I'm wondering why I even bother with this hobby tbh as it is always the same. My Big Chap LSB was a mess, I kept that thread alive with excitement for over a year but ultimately ended up without one as I had to accept the refund and lost the import duty I paid. My P1 bio didn't even have magnets in it and wouldn't connect to its stand, I took the refund rather than risk another and I lost the Tax & duty + whatever extra charges we get our end for that also, a weeks wages wasted and missed out to boot. I paid £200 duty on this thing and I think I'm about to lose that as I'm not sure I'll be helped out for a second time, if you can call this replacement help... And I still feel like I'm in some way in the wrong or an inconvenience every time I message with an issue, that's why I kept my scratched up Warrior LSB with a broken tendon. It's just not fun.
I haven't even taken it all out of the box yet, so who knows what else is waiting, for now, here is the main body of the maquette. Who is putting this stuff together? Genuinely? They simply don't care one bit.
The armour is not even attached close to the body and doesn't follow tit's contours at all, it is just ugly glue strings one side, which are very much set in place so it isn't as if I can just push it in. And his shoulder sling beneath his armor, warping it and pushing it out on the other side. The sling is pulled tight under the armour so wont budge into place. This in turn with the warped area where the sling connects to the top means the head doesn't fit properly as the dreads push against the raised armour. I mean what do you even say to this really? I'm not even angry, but I couldn't be much more disappointed at the minute. I have several of the 1/4 Necas, they aren't really comparable products of course but they all have a consistent quality without even the slightest hint of excess glue or paint chips like this has in abundance. And they cost less than a tenth of this thing so it's hard not to compare them and ask questions. I don't know, I'm putting it back in the box for now, I'll build it up tomorrow or later in the week and speak more then. From day one, this piece has been the most frustrating statue in the history of collecting....
While we're at it, would it really hurt to use a rod as a starting point for stuff like spears? Also this one has a weaker magnet than my first, it is pretty much unusable.
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All I can do is shake my head in disappointment.
I'd say they're getting consistent with never remedying anything, so they have that going for them.
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Pretty much exactly how I feel this evening.
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"(confirmation of this inside the box)"
How do you know this is true?
I had a piece of paper saying that my Alien bust as checked...remember it turned out to be Stingray's return.
It is true they slipped a paper in their stating they checked it, but that dont mean crap apparently.
My suggestion (and what I do for SS now), is just waiting until you can see the piece in hand.
How do you know this is true?
I had a piece of paper saying that my Alien bust as checked...remember it turned out to be Stingray's return.
It is true they slipped a paper in their stating they checked it, but that dont mean crap apparently.
My suggestion (and what I do for SS now), is just waiting until you can see the piece in hand.
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Well this is true, but the box on mine did have lots of extra (yellow tinted) tape so I suspect the box was opened at least. It clearly wasn't inspected for much however as it took me all of 1 second to see it after lifting the tissue. The base is full of rubbish also as the cheap packaging crumbles and sticks to the excess glue all around the bottom. I'll look at the rest another time.
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Man that is crazy. Sorry your going through this.
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So SOOOOOO sorry Matt 
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So, two months after first contacting CS about my poor quality P2 maquette, my replacement has just arrived. Totally cool, I don't mind waiting at all as I'm patient and we got there in the end, I also appreciate the new system has bugs that needed working out. Aliesha and Belen were both really great to deal with when they finally got hold of my case, great guys all around! Happy enough with all of that.
Also, I'd given a list of all of the issues my first one had and the replacement was inspected before shipping to me (confirmation of this inside the box) so no worries. I opened it with the usual beaming smile on my face and it was soon wiped off....
I'm not going to say much today because I am very much aware that I am talking out of frustration and I really don't want to say anything I'll regret up that will offend anybody. I like Sideshow, I mean I really like sideshow. But there comes a point where you have to ask is this acceptable? Is is acceptable on a low end piece, never mind a $1200 premium collectible?! I'm just totally deflated, I'm wondering why I even bother with this hobby tbh as it is always the same. My Big Chap LSB was a mess, I kept that thread alive with excitement for over a year but ultimately ended up without one as I had to accept the refund and lost the import duty I paid. My P1 bio didn't even have magnets in it and wouldn't connect to its stand, I took the refund rather than risk another and I lost the Tax & duty + whatever extra charges we get our end for that also, a weeks wages wasted and missed out to boot. I paid £200 duty on this thing and I think I'm about to lose that as I'm not sure I'll be helped out for a second time, if you can call this replacement help... And I still feel like I'm in some way in the wrong or an inconvenience every time I message with an issue, that's why I kept my scratched up Warrior LSB with a broken tendon. It's just not fun.
I haven't even taken it all out of the box yet, so who knows what else is waiting, for now, here is the main body of the maquette. Who is putting this stuff together? Genuinely? They simply don't care one bit.
The armour is not even attached close to the body and doesn't follow tit's contours at all, it is just ugly glue strings one side, which are very much set in place so it isn't as if I can just push it in. And his shoulder sling beneath his armor, warping it and pushing it out on the other side. The sling is pulled tight under the armour so wont budge into place. This in turn with the warped area where the sling connects to the top means the head doesn't fit properly as the dreads push against the raised armour. I mean what do you even say to this really? I'm not even angry, but I couldn't be much more disappointed at the minute. I have several of the 1/4 Necas, they aren't really comparable products of course but they all have a consistent quality without even the slightest hint of excess glue or paint chips like this has in abundance. And they cost less than a tenth of this thing so it's hard not to compare them and ask questions. I don't know, I'm putting it back in the box for now, I'll build it up tomorrow or later in the week and speak more then. From day one, this piece has been the most frustrating statue in the history of collecting....
While we're at it, would it really hurt to use a rod as a starting point for stuff like spears? Also this one has a weaker magnet than my first, it is pretty much unusable.
It hurts to read this, mate. I'm sorry.
But don't give up, return this piece of junk. If not for a replacement, at least for a (partial, as I know you might lose £ on taxes/duties) refund. If you keep it, it'll annoy you every time you see or think about it. If you really want this thing, push for a new one. If not, judging by what you wrote, I'd abandon ship.
(I rarely comment outside of the predator action figure threads, but felt I had to send over my thoughts, as I can imagine the utter frustration you're feeling right now.)
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Thanks for your input but don't worry, I'm not even considering keeping this. It is just so frustrating, as a kit builder, I know it takes a bit of time to get various parts prepped and cleaned up and looking good. and fitting them perfectly and ironing out the seem lines etc takes just as long. But it isn't that difficult really and no attempt to do so has even been made here. The guys making this probably don't have weeks (or months even as I'd spend on something like this) to focus on each piece. But that really isn't a factor I care too much about when handing over this kind of money, they should be better than this or they shouldn't be made at all, this particular example is trash pure and simple, the lack of finesse is mind boggling, it is literally just chucked together without a care in the world with no consideration as to what the pieces were being glued on top of, or even the drying time of the glue. Whatever the reason for this, it needs to change asap...
I will build it up later to see what else is messed up and then I'll contact one of the decent CS agents I was speaking with to see if anything can be done. Even now I still want one of these, I just want a half decent example with all of the various bits and pieces put together properly, I'll even fix the paint issues etc myself if need be as I am doing with my Boba Fett PF which has various unpainted areas (didn't even mention that to SSC) I don't think it is too much to ask.
I will build it up later to see what else is messed up and then I'll contact one of the decent CS agents I was speaking with to see if anything can be done. Even now I still want one of these, I just want a half decent example with all of the various bits and pieces put together properly, I'll even fix the paint issues etc myself if need be as I am doing with my Boba Fett PF which has various unpainted areas (didn't even mention that to SSC) I don't think it is too much to ask.
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