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View Poll Results: Would you pre-order this Goro MKX 1/3 ?
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YES, depending on price
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YES, regardless of price
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03-11-2019, 07:28 PM
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#1721
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Cyclops
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 11,564
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Yeah that's actually pretty thick for a statue nowadays
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03-12-2019, 05:57 AM
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#1722
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 2,239
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MegatronG1
Goro is really thin. Since when are statues filled with foam? No one takes issue with this?
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Price for shipping would be crazy
When on your shelf it’s irrelevant
Changing your display/reboxing/moving is a real pain
Other side of the coin I do feel we are paying more and getting less in terms weight but then again I don’t know how much weight is involved in pricing back in the old days when they were solid to now.
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03-12-2019, 09:22 AM
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#1723
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Doc Savage
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 4,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ryuhayabusa6787
Price for shipping would be crazy
When on your shelf it’s irrelevant
Changing your display/reboxing/moving is a real pain
Other side of the coin I do feel we are paying more and getting less in terms weight but then again I don’t know how much weight is involved in pricing back in the old days when they were solid to now.
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With boxes this large the actual weight isn't really a factor for shipping cost. Mine arrived with a broken leg too due to thin wall design.
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03-12-2019, 09:53 AM
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#1724
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Cyclops
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 11,564
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Not when it's more than twice the current weight much less 3 or 4x times.
And no it's not because of the "thin" design. Anything that would have broken would have also damaged a full cast and it's not like you'd be happy with it if a chunk was missing from the leg.
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03-12-2019, 10:27 AM
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#1725
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Doc Savage
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 4,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dao2
Not when it's more than twice the current weight much less 3 or 4x times.
And no it's not because of the "thin" design. Anything that would have broken would have also damaged a full cast and it's not like you'd be happy with it if a chunk was missing from the leg.
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Yes, even 2x the current weight would be the same(even with solid body it wouldn't be 3x or 4x the current total package weight). We are paying around 150 pound rate or more for a box this big. So yes, if he was solid we would be paying the same amount for shipping.
I seriously doubt it would have any damage if it was thicker walled, it was the body that failed from its own weight, not something hitting the box or something that would cause a chunk to break off.
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03-12-2019, 12:02 PM
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#1726
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Doom Patrol
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Belgium
Posts: 8,354
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For the record I am also pro old school solid statues they just feel more statue-y instead of a cast if that makes any sense.
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03-12-2019, 12:36 PM
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#1727
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Cyclops
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 11,564
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Originally Posted by 67L88Stingray
Yes, even 2x the current weight would be the same(even with solid body it wouldn't be 3x or 4x the current total package weight). We are paying around 150 pound rate or more for a box this big. So yes, if he was solid we would be paying the same amount for shipping.
I seriously doubt it would have any damage if it was thicker walled, it was the body that failed from its own weight, not something hitting the box or something that would cause a chunk to break off.
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Its not at half thickness, it would be more than 2x
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03-13-2019, 12:57 AM
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#1728
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Doc Savage
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 4,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dao2
Its not at half thickness, it would be more than 2x
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No, it wouldn't. Most of the torso is already fairly solid with filler polystone, its mostly just the hollow parts of the limbs where the large spaces are. Making him solid would add maybe another 25-30 pounds.
Also, a side note, when I was breaking him apart there was water trapped inside, quite a bit too, so I may have been wrong about the mold issue some others were having.
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03-13-2019, 02:05 AM
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#1729
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Cobra Command
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dao2
Yeah that's actually pretty thick for a statue nowadays
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That's what she said....
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03-14-2019, 03:42 PM
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#1730
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The X-Men
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,089
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Weight doesn't impact shipping cost as much as volume does. I just call it what it is, it's cost-cutting with none of the savings passed on to the customer.
A broken leg out of the box could have been prevented with a 2x cast. Filler polystone chunks doesn't make the structure any stronger. It's just cheaper, and makes it "feel" more expensive.
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