OK, just a few thoughts--they really did a great job. I think it's certainly one of the best jobs they have done on a Star Wars characters at this scale. I know there will be some fans who get out their compass and protractor and try to convince me that it looks nothing like a Stormtrooper, but for my money this is an excellent figure and I don't really see how it could have been better at this price and scale. (Makes me really excited to see a PF Stormtrooper.)
As you can see here, you are going to need to futz around a little but to get the armor to sit right--out of the box, it's a little loose. (See the back piece in this picture.) I was surprised how loose the leg armor in particular was, and how they slid around--but get him posed and set up right and it should look fine.
Also, be prepared--the first time you put a gun in his hand, the black paint is going to scrape right off:
That's a bummer, but it's happened on other figures in the past so this isn't unprecedented for me. Just be really careful posing him with a weapon or he'll have white gloves before too long. You could argue that this is my fault, but I would like to see a more durable paint job for a figure that is going to be posed like this.
There are also one or two places on the armor (right leg for me) where you can see the little break points from the injection mold (or whatever the terminology might be). I'll get a shot in a second. Not that big a deal, however.
I think that overall, this is certainly one of the best looking figures I've picked up in the 12" line. Keep in mind that I have no Medicom or Marmit figures or anything to compare it to--this is the first Stormtrooper 12" I have purchased, and I feel absolutely no need to own one from another company after seeing how well it turned out. I leave it to others to pick it apart, because I love it. They took a Stormtrooper and shrunk it down to the size of my foot, and it's about as close to perfect as I could ask for. I give it five out of five dancing Chewies:
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