Got my set today (finally!) and I'm with Kaldas that I wish there was some sort of instruction on how to accurately wrap the scarf. There's a few bits that instructions would have been nice.
In addition to the scarf, the buttpack was surprisingly difficult to attach. Going with the realistic Alice clips is really cool in theory but at smaller scales is a nightmare to deal with. But, props for the effort on Lims Toys part. Hopefully in the future they perhaps reconsider this approach, I'd prefer ease of attachment over accuracy in the instance of stuff you aren't going to see anyway. I ended up having to undo a bunch of the webgear to get it on but at least it looks great in the end. Really, just by the nature of how complex Venom's design is its really easy to knock off packs or mess up alignment on the straps and need to spend some time carefully adjusting again. But really I don't know how Lim would have avoided that beyond changing the way packs attach and once you get it finally set up it looks so good its a minor grievance.
Also, is there a way the knife is supposed to attache or are we expected to just wedge it between the pack and his body and let friction hold it there? Its sculpted with slots that a strap could attach but I didn't see anything in the box that seemed to be for that part.
Overall its a great set. The both look pretty spot on and everything feels surprisingly high quality for an unofficial product from a smaller company. Even the box art looks good which as a graphic artist its always good to see, and is rare on products like this. Really, outside of the lack of instructions for some bits, and just how fiddly Venom is (seriously, some of these straps and packs are a pain to keep in place) its a top tier figure and well worth the cash. I originally was thinking I'd sell off the Big Boss figure since I don't really care about that look from like 2 minutes of game time but its all so well done I kind of still want to keep him. In the end I really can't wait to see what little changes are made to Venom make it work in an even smaller scale for that upcoming 1/12 scale figure. Definitely glad I went in on two of those.
