Thanks for the kind words, all.
To be honest, I'm VERY tempted to get the Classic pedestal version and interchange the two on display - between wall and pedestal. The quality exceeded my expectations. My only hesitation is do I go for it now or wait for another version (which I'm sure will be released based on the recent announcement.)
As for some of the comments:
- The black accents on the scratches stand out more with the flash - when I took the photos. It doesn't take away from the look in my opinion. And in person that don't stand out much, but at the same time, standout just enough that you don't 'overthink' it. It looks like it should be there is the only way I can describe it.
- As for the look, it wasn't featured in the movie, but I'm in love with the weathered look. Ever since I saw the teaser poster, I had to have it. It's almost more of the 'symbolism' for me. I'd arguably say that is this is the best Marvel Studios movie to date. So why not get a version that represents this particular movie? This is THE definitive "Winter Soldier" look, IMO - which sounds weird for a 'version' that wasn't in the movie - but for me, it was. (If that makes sense...) The nice thing is I'm sure King Arts will make more "Classic" looks and I'll have plenty of time to get those down the road - but that won't be the case for this, I'm willing to bet.
I can appreciate that some don't like it because it's definitely not for everyone. The initial pictures from King Arts a year ago-ish really did appeal to me, and in-hand, this didn't disappoint - the wait was worth it.