Mine should be here tomorrow or Friday...
Nice pic, Darth Cruel...on your "issues"...
I'm getting your point about the deco precluding multiples of the same trooper, but...I'm impressed with how they look...my least favorite (if I had to choose) is the factory-fresh Phase l - it looks good, but a little stark on display.
I think you'll like the new under-suit (recently featured on the Phase l Lieutenant to great effect)...it looks better and doesn't hinder articulation as much.
This loose-joint thing...I haven't really experienced it as much as some folks with these clones...but several board members have had success with stripping the figures and tightening the joints up.
As for the hands...I've used the closed fists occasionally, but I'd like to see at least one hand with a pointing finger (especially has potential with commanders)
And yeah, that "stock" is pretty flimsy on all of those guns....
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Great gallery of shots for those of us still waiting...thanks, Aries_Bell!
My only comment is man o man, I sure hope Sideshow makes those new stands (the thigh-grabbers) available separately...the old style just chews into the waist pretty awkwardly. Want to get them for all the Clones...
I got mine today!!
I took some pic review. Hope you enjoy!!