I finally opened mine yesterday. The star is ever-so-slightly off on mine, but not skewed enough to worry much about for me at least. I wouldn't have even noticed if not for the video review.
I like it about as much as I thought I would - the costume is great, I love the paint job on the unmasked head, the shields are awesome. I don't think the alien gun is as cheap as others are saying, the paint job is nice on it too, but I have no interest in displaying it, so it's a nonfactor really. But it does seem fairly lightweight compared to other Hot Toys accessories.
The negatives are interesting to me though for a Hot Toys figure. The hood was extremely difficult to put on, and the little snaps feel cheap and fragile. Metal would have been a much better choice there. And the gloves and boots seem early 2000's Sideshow-quality to me. The sculpts seem soft, and the paint isn't 100%, which surprised me coming from HT.
I personally would have thrown out the gun and dedicated those funds to metal hood snaps,better detailing on the hands and boots, and Quality Control on those stars. It doesn't BOTHER me, honest, but I kindof expect more from Hot Toys.
I guess at the end of the day what I'm saying is that, aside from the head, this could very well have been a Sideshow release and I wouldn't have noticed much difference. The star, snaps, gun, hands, and feet don't live up to my experience, and for that, I can't give it full stars. I'm glad I bought it, but this is the first time I opened a HT product and didn't quite feel I got my money's worth. Just my two cents.
