Persistent NullReferenceException with skins

For the last few days, since skins were "fixed", I've been getting a *tremendous* amount of frame spikes when being around skinned deployables (namely large boxes). When I say spikes, I mean my frames drop to ~20 for roughly a minute before stabilizing.

This is the error that pops up on my screen whimsically when this happens:
http://i.imgur.com/LHekaMW.jpg

Is this a temporary problem until the next update or is there a possible local fix? Just looking for some input.

Thanks.

 

I should have added a few more relevant details before but I'll do that now (apologies):

• .. seems to be isolated to me. No one else on the server experiences it, including my mates who team with me. Happens only around skinned large wooden boxes in my loot room.
• I've already uninstalled/reinstalled the client with no luck. To my knowledge, this server does not use any plugins either.