Finally opened mine up.
One of the hooks used for putting the arm guards in place doesn't exactly fit into the hole at the bottom. It's a tad too large. Isn't a huge problem but the arm guard will probably drop a lot when you're trying to pose your Bats on top. The other one fits well.
For some reason mine seems to bank to the left a bit; i.e. it doesn't exactly stand level to the ground. Might be because of how the pod was designed in the first place, and probably something to do with weight distribution.
EDIT: My front wheel's a tad crooked. Not very noticeable except when you're looking it straight on at eye level.
I tried posing my DX02 on it, and managed to get him lying slightly down on the Pod; pretty sure it's really lying down on the Pod in the real thing. I went ahead and stuffed a bit of blu-tack between the head and the neck such that Bats can look in front instead of down. I didn't bother trying to pose Bats holding onto the grip; it was already a nightmare trying to get his legs in position. The elbow joints on my Bats were pretty stiff as well, so if you were to add that with the arm guard issue, it'd probably be almost impossible to pose with him grabbing onto the arm guard.
I didn't try the cape holder as well. That thing doesn't just look cheap, it is cheap. It's flimsy, and when I tried placing the cape alone on the cape holder by itself, the shape just won't form. I can see how the fabric is meant to keep that cheap plastic firm, but I'm seriously appalled that Hot Toys would re-release the Pod with such a cheap item in it.
No problems with my LED lights, but the banking thing does make the Pod look uneven when viewing up front. Had some trouble removing the screw as I couldn't find a screwdriver which was small enough. The cap for the batteries holds pretty well without the screws, so I just kept the screws with the plastic strap.
So overall, this would be perfect if not for the loose connector for the arm guard and that cheap plastic holder. Otherwise, the detail for the Pod is amazing, and no damages on mine at all - it's very well protected.
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Don't screw this up for me Thanksgiving! lol
