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Originally Posted by Demona
Has anybody asked Tweeterhead if they have one, or several, on display and if there is any lean with theirs?
I remember this issue happening with another company who learned the resin was mixed wrong (XM's Black Widow). XM created new pieces and sent them to the owners. But XM knew of the issue because the piece they owned started to lean. Also from then on out they used large metal rods in all statues that have a single leg support or large pieces.
Without a rod or a good support this piece will lean. I have no doubt. It's not a matter if IF, it's a matter of when. I just HOPE that this design flaw is corrected before Starfire goes into production.
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Not trying to start a huge a debate, as I don't post on here enough to keep up with it, but I've owned two SP Harleys and don't see how this post or several others on here come across with such assuredness regarding the supposed inevitable lean this piece will experience. I'm not sure why an example where the resin was improperly mixed is relevant, especially when it was that piece's leg (obviously not made of translucent resin and understandably overlooked from an engineering perspective compared to Harley, where TH assessed and responded to longevity concerns during development.)
Like gryphx1 stated, both my Harleys had the foot touching the exhaust trail straight out the box. If anything, that acts as the good support you cited being necessary, as that keeps the pressure concentrated where TH beefed it up on the bottom instead of bowing forward where the trail is thinnest.
For those who are worried theirs is leaning, the easiest ways to check are A) making sure the raised bomb-holding hand is still perpendicular to the ground and B) to see if the trail has developed stress cracks, which occur if the lean is weight-distribution-based but may not if it's melting from the climate.
I own a lot of PVC statues that similarly balance on one leg or effect trail without the need for a metal rod. Most, like Harley, have a short metal peg at the attachment point and balance fine. Believe it or not, metal rods are not always the most sound option because the resin can crack or break around it from unnatural weight balance even if the figure never actually leans or topples over. That's exactly what happens with some DC Collectibles pieces in my experience.
Seems scary.
