I got my base Cloud today from Kit. Mine did not include any extra bubble wrap but Kit double boxed and there was no visible damage.
Didn't have time to properly futz and pose and take pictures but I did a quick once over:
1. Couple indent holes in his shoulder that I was able to mostly massage out. Should clear up in a week or two.
2. Sword has a handful of light scrapes and scratches but nothing deep enough to bother me. Mostly just if some heavier natural light hits it.
3. Couple loose magnets in one of the swords that I'll probably super glue back in.
First off, the sword should have been packed way differently. This is my biggest miss for GT on this. It has way way too many loose and sharp parts to be sitting by itself in a little plastic holder. Completely inexcusable choice that baffles me. Anyway, that venting aside, there's nothing that would make me cause a fit or ask for a return. A few of my thoughts on the figure:
1. Even though it was packed like a joke, the sword is seriously an impressive bit of engineering. Hard to put into words how impressed I am that they pulled off such a unique weapon and it all fits so seamlessly.
2. Head sculpt is spot on, absolutely superb.
3. Outfit and equipment and everything is fantastic and well crafted. I do agree the sleeve is a little long. I think with some proper futzing it's fine, but the snap pieces and the body fight the adjustments tooth and nail.
4. Silicon body is incredibly robust. I don't see this thing tearing particularly easily. I've had about a dozen TBL bodies and this makes them feel cheap. I could be wrong but that's just from my initial feelings.
5. He's definitely very sickly pale looking. Not sure if that was intentional based on the movie but our boy is definitely titanium hwhite.
6. The ankles on mine are fine. Weaker than I'd like but far from terrible. I'll check them out a little more tonight and see if I can tighten them up. Not a miss but a step back imo.
7. I don't need to write a long thing about it but the packaging for this is just... why. It's like parking a Ferrari under a tarp and considering it safe in a storm.
That's all my thoughts for now. Very happy with everything but still disappointed in some packaging decisions here.