XM does GREAT work. However, sooner or later, a company will have a miss from time to time. That said, XM's Thor isn't done yet. We all know XM listens to it's customers and isn't afraid to make changes. We have yet to see the final product when it comes to the XM Thor. However, I'm just a HUGE fan of the dynamic pose and sculpt of SSC's Thor PF. As you know James, I'm not a big fan of cloth on my statues...but SSC just nailed the mixed media element on Thor's costume. I think it looks outstanding.
What it boils down to for me is that SSC's Thor had me from the get go. As soon as I laid eyes on the PF, I was smitten and I knew I would be adding it to my collection. I felt the EXACT same way about the XM Mags. That one proved to be much more difficult to add to my collection though.

But, I got by with the help of a good friend. The bottom line is that XM and SSC are pumping out some good merch. We get more options and character choices in 1/4 scale. IMHO, it doesn't get any better than that. We now have two 1/4 scale Thors to choose from. In this case, I just like the SSC PF a lot and I'm looking forward to putting him on my display shelf. I knew it was the Thor statue I was waiting for as soon as I saw it.