Man, I have to say the QC isn't getting any better at Sideshow.
Scuffed paint on the cheek and jaw areas and the mask isn't even fully painted on!
Weird extra "mole" on the bicep
Pitted metal on the back of the claws making it very rough
And a missing protective tip for crying out loud! [emoji38]
The figure does look very nice in person, but these mistakes shouldn't be happening at this Hot Toys prices. I've never had these kind of issues with a Hot Toys figure. If they want to charge HT prices for these, then they need to match the quality.
Only thing figure-wise and not QC wise I don't like are the arms. They've got no side to side articulation. The way they've sculpted the connection area with the arms only allows it in the one position. I don't see why a more ball jointed system couldn't have been used here. You can fudge it a bit by making the connection less firm, but the arms really weren't mean to move at the top of the bicep. The shoulder has full range of motion but without the joint below them being functional, it severely limits the poseablitly of the arms. Having the choice of sculpted straight or bent and an articulated set is very nice though. I do also wish all the hands could be clawed or unclawed. Not sure if removable blades would have worked, but it would have been cool to have him just popping out two around a guys throat or flipping of Cyclops with just one out. But not even Hot Toys has taken that on.
Better than the Punisher at least. That was the first figure I sent back as just unacceptable because of the George Hamilton tan they thought he should have. Real shame there as the headsculpt and gear were all nice, but botching the head was just too much to overlook. As long as you don't get the amateurish QC errors I got, I think most will be very happy with him despite his limited arm articulation. A very nice addition to Deadpool. Here's hoping the line doesn't die now. Flash never saw the light of day for DC so who knows if Daredevil might go that way too. Still hoping for a Doctor Doom.