Aspen Matthews Statue

[Glennfett]

i just think it is unlucky...it is the shipping company drivers for sure.Their misshandling OR the people that handle these at customs etc.
Mine came all the way to Australia...no snaps,no broken fins.all intact.
Touchwood it never happens to me...cause my next purchase is Grace....

[le Gardien]

Originally Posted by Fremen

I'm just wondering if the base maybe is sitting too deep in the styrofoam. Maybe that causes stresses which make it snap at that point.

Perhaps yes the base is very heavy and if the statue is not properly plated on foam it creates a fragile area (ankles)

Originally Posted by Bolo2002b

i hope when our new black armour ASPEN is ship this week friday. We dont receive broken ACLs. This is crazy. I think the foam packing inside is not level to support the acls.

I hope better protection on black armor

Originally Posted by ssurfer23

oh mine, so sad for you
that was why i was hesitant to buy online as i think that breakage part is the weakest as the base is so heavy.

i just got mine from my lcs

Sur it's better, but I just saw in one LCS and the price in France is just delirious .475€=682$ imagine for both more 1300$ , humm no comments ...

Originally Posted by Glennfett

i just think it is unlucky...it is the shipping company drivers for sure.Their misshandling OR the people that handle these at customs etc.
Mine came all the way to Australia...no snaps,no broken fins.all intact.
Touchwood it never happens to me...cause my next purchase is Grace....

Grace héhéhé cool glenn

[puntapret]

Hi guys,

Does the replacement wing and statue has started been shipped by Aspen ?

[Jayden]

Replacement wings have shipped already (least first wave I believe)

Haven't heard about replacement statues yet.

[puntapret]

Originally Posted by Jayden

Replacement wings have shipped already (least first wave I believe)

Haven't heard about replacement statues yet.

Thanks Jayden,

I will try to contact Chris again next week

[Jayden]

If you can't get ahold of Chris, try Becky as well.

[frankm]

Puntapret / All,

The replacement statues will be arriving at Chris' later this week. Finally!! If you're waiting on a replacement, you should thankfully be getting it very soon. Hit up Chris and/or Becky and they'll make sure to help you out. Thanks!

[Jayden]

Awesome news Frank!

[dechirico7]

If anyone is looking for an Aspen statue, I have mine up for sale in the buy/sell/trade section.

[stormshadow007]

Originally Posted by High Lord Apocalypse

the break on aspen is at the point of union between the weakest point (ankle) and the heaviest point (base). ofcourse the package gets thrown around. i have friends who work for shipping companies and they tell me that workers throw em to save time instead of picking it up and moving, some even sit on boxes. that's a given. i was merely stating the flaw on the statue design that is not the most suitable when it comes to shipping. this is the same issue as the DC Aquaman, Bowen's first Captain america statue or a human tearing their ACL. if the weakest point cant take the shock, something has to give.

If Aspen wants to deal with less headaches that may only be from the flaw of shippers throwing their stuff around, simply make the base separate from the statue. there is reason why almost all statues with relatively heavy bases are made separately.

I agree with this sentiment. I refrained from preordering this because I expected that there would be some breakage issues (wings, legs, etc). I have the other two and just need Aspen to complete the set. They need to step back and carefully assess future statue designs because ultimately, issues like these will only add to their operating costs.