Finally got this in hand and even though we don't need one more confirmation, here it goes anyway: The sculpt is much better looking in hand than in 99% of the photos. There have been only a tiny number of photos posted that actually capture the figure very well - and none of them were from the early-access bloggers, but from a few posters here in the thread.
I stopped reading the thread for a little while, but did anyone happen to mention how insanely fine the hair is? Very nice, I was expecting something a lot more doll-like. I'm saving final mask application until I have some time and patience to get the hair futzing done right - this looks like it's going to take some effort.