UPS delivered mine today. Here's my first-day impressions (which I've learned typically differently tremendously from my post first-week opinion).
At first, the figure was infuriating due to the wobbly ankles. The armor also felt very cheap and brittle, and there were more than a few fear-inducing creaks. After some patient futzing and flexing of the joints, the figure seems to break itself in, and the ankles are no worse than those on Hot Toys' Batman (TDK Original Costume). A large help was figuring out just how the torso joint is supposed to work. At first, I didn't think it could turn, but it can. Just be very careful and slow and don't overdo it.
It seems that patience will be a virtue with this figure, and you should take the time to understand how each joint interacts with the armor so you can adjust the pieces accordingly.
The paint deco is nothing short of phenomenal with some excellent and consistent weathering all over. The helmet is also very well done. Yes, I can see the areas where Sideshow got it wrong, but it is not distracting in the least. It is MUCH better than the prototype, and only the die-hards will see the variations. If this is to be the standard helmet sculpt for future clones, that's fine by me...and I am VERY picky about such things.
The long rifle is very nice, but I'm a bit frustrated by the smaller blaster. The folding stock gets in the way of doing a two-handed grip.
The pictures that follow show a pose that is completely free-standing. Even now, it is still w/o its stand on my desk, which can be quite wobbly due to its construction. As I'm typing, the figure is gently trembling back and forth due to the vibrations going through the desk, but it remains standing. I even just shook the desk, and it remains standing.
The pics were shot quickly and with minimal Photoshop enhancement. They are also not quite up to my usual self-imposed standards, but I've always had difficult shooting white 1/6 scale figures with sharp contrasts. Hopefully, this figure will give me a chance to improve those deficits.
Anyway, enough rambling. Here are the pics.
...gotta wait until tomorrow
