Ok, after a year of being in our new house, I finally started putting my collection back together. Today was the Ahsoka shelf, and as I was finally placing this bust in it's spot, I noticed her lightsaber was crooked. So, I try to put it back in and noticed the little half circle bit on the saber hilt (that goes around where you insert the blade) was cracked, and then the piece just fell off entirely. I was so ticked. Whatever, I got to fix it, set it down, and notice the other lightsaber hilt has the SAME BREAK, on the same piece. Keep in mind that my lightsaber blades came broken originally, so they were already fixed before too.) So, she's glued up and curing again, but this is the worst design for a piece I've seen in a long time. This is shameful to have put her out when clearly they lightsabers just plain suck. I'm truly disappointed with this bust. My frustration is quite high right now, with the low quality. And I'm not rough with my pieces, I'm anxiety driven levels of careful. She's also never been dropped or even bumped or nudged, she's sat on a self in an auxiliary cabinet since I got her, untouched, until I put her in the new display today.
Edit: Also, who though this pose was a good idea for a bust too? The lightsabers make it so that she takes up almost an entire square foot of space and is a serious PITA to place in tight quarters displays.
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