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Originally Posted by Indomitus
I think nearmints recent post about Elektra leaning should be a red flag on this piece and other pieces that try to defy the effects of gravity. I also have Elektra and notice something similar as he describes with an elevated foot although not as bad. The design is inherently prone to lean just based on the body pose and center of mass being off. This could have been helped with a pin on each foot. Another thing that increases the issue is uneven pads on the bottom of the piece. My attempt to fix the issue was to add pads on the gargoyle facing side as where expect most will lean.
I would like to see other peoples set up and if their back legs touch and how their angle compares to the images above. This could be a longer term problem for people if they don't address the center of mass issue. I wonder if this is what happened to nearmint and may in the future happen to many of you. I have my eye on mine.
And then Sideshow is releasing a Flash PF with an even more extreme center of mass position? Good luck.  |
Defying the effect of gravity is perfectly fine, it’s just sideshow...or rather the Chinese vendors they use...shtty manufacturing. For pieces like this and Ringwraith on horse etc.. there needs to be a metal rod that extend up to most of the statue at its center of gravity, along with an reinforced peg opening at the base so both pieces are fully secured forever. Regular casting with the meta rod only extend a few inches at the foot peg won’t cut it.
But the reality is sideshow knows after 30(?) days the statue becomes your problem they only need to worry for the first x days that it doesn’t fall over. So why spend the extra money or effort?
The fanboys (myself included) all have collective amnesia. We get so upset when our statues lean and have quality issues (rightly so given how much $$ wasted). But as soon as the next good looking prototype comes along, all is forgiven and forgotten.
