Prime 1 - Batman: Hush 1/3 statue line

[supermetroid]

Originally Posted by ram O

I love my blue Hush Batman. The statue imo is perfect besides the cape issue. As long as the statue is in perfect condition I’m cool. I just don’t see this statue ever breaking by leaning concerns. The statue itself is well put together only thing I’ve seen move is obviously the cape itself but imo is no big deal. Now pumped about tomorrow to assemble my Hush Sculpted Superman to pair them together.

So you acknowledge that the cape has moved because of the weight but don't ever see the statue breaking eventually from leaning?

[ram O]

Originally Posted by supermetroid

So you acknowledge that the cape has moved because of the weight but don't ever see the statue breaking eventually from leaning?

The cape moved because of the cape itself not the statue but again is really not a big deal. And leaning problems I just don’t see it. I think people are overreacting. I have held it with both hands and shook it and it doesn’t move. Like any other statue I own only way it breaks is if I break it myself. This is a beautiful statue in person. And going to sell my other Batman statue maybe and just keep this one.

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by ram O

The cape moved because of the cape itself not the statue but again is really not a big deal. And leaning problems I just don’t see it. I think people are overreacting. I have held it with both hands and shook it and it doesn’t move. Like any other statue I own only way it breaks is if I break it myself. This is a beautiful statue in person. And going to sell my other Batman statue maybe and just keep this one.

Shaking a statue doesn’t prove a thing. Leaning can be caused by the actual statue warping because of weight distribution issues, which slowly occurs over time. And it can be exacerbated by climate etc.

[ram O]

Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes

Shaking a statue doesn’t prove a thing. Leaning can be caused by the actual statue warping because of weight distribution issues, which slowly occurs over time. And it can be exacerbated by climate etc.

Eh... Again I just don’t see it. Have many statues with unique poses. And they are all just fine.

[supermetroid]

It's probably my favorite looking Batman statue yet(I don't own it), I guess it's too soon to say if the issue is overblown or not. To me it's almost worse if it's a long term problem and there's no returns or fixes. I've only had 3 leaning statues out of around 100 and one of them was SS Superman which I know was a common problem.

I think it's good knowledge though if there is a leaning problem, and I definitely would hesitate ordering based on that. You can tell from pictures that the balance is off, perhaps as someone mentioned they didn't account for that when changing the pose.

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by ram O

Eh... Again I just don’t see it. Have many statues with unique poses. And they are all just fine.

Unfortunately I have a few statues which have various leaning issues.

The worst is the Sideshow Superman premium format. I currently have it leaning against the side of the Besta cabinet in which it’s displayed in. But I’ll probably box it up as new statues come in to replace it.

I also have the Sideshow Dark Phoenix premium format which leans a bit. But that seems to primarily have been caused by the foot peg loosening over time rather than the body bending.

I also have maybe another 1-2 which have minor leaning issues, but note that I have over 80 large scale pieces between 1/6 to 1/2 scale statues (not including 1/10 scales or Hot Toys etc). So percentage wise it’s not too bad.

[Biggunz]

So is sideshow giving refunds or credit on this ?

[mva5580]

Yeah I mean for how much everyone posts pictures of what it looks like from the front, a picture from the side really tells the story. There's just so much weight leaning towards the front and if you haven't done any due diligence on at least trying to offset it, I think you've got a chance for some issues eventually. Doesn't mean it will definitely happen, I mean you could have it for years and years and nothing happens. But just looking at it from the side, there's clearly just a ton of weight leaning to the front of the statue.

[ram O]

Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes

Unfortunately I have a few statues which have various leaning issues.

The worst is the Sideshow Superman premium format. I currently have it leaning against the side of the Besta cabinet in which it’s displayed in. But I’ll probably box it up as new statues come in to replace it.

I also have the Sideshow Dark Phoenix premium format which leans a bit. But that seems to primarily have been caused by the foot peg loosening over time rather than the body bending.

I also have maybe another 1-2 which have minor leaning issues, but note that I have over 80 large scale pieces between 1/6 to 1/2 scale statues (not including 1/10 scales or Hot Toys etc). So percentage wise it’s not too bad.

I have that same SS Superman mines it’s in perfect condition. But yes I definitely heard stories about that specific statue. I guess all you can hope for is yours doesn’t turn out bad witch could be a headache shipping back.

[Glencairn]

Originally Posted by mva5580

Yeah I mean for how much everyone posts pictures of what it looks like from the front, a picture from the side really tells the story. There's just so much weight leaning towards the front and if you haven't done any due diligence on at least trying to offset it, I think you've got a chance for some issues eventually. Doesn't mean it will definitely happen, I mean you could have it for years and years and nothing happens. But just looking at it from the side, there's clearly just a ton of weight leaning to the front of the statue.

That pic says a lot, it doesn't reguire much more forward leaning and the risk of toppling over will increase dramatically
Hopefully these things won't kill anyone's kids or pets in the future