Yea, its the one of the main gripes i had with this piece that stopped me from ordering...and i love a bit it IM!
I just don't get the pose?
It's just so awkward looking... Not taking anything away from those that have it on pre order...i'm sure it's an awesome statue in hand but mine are just my own personal views. I really wanted my first Cinemaquette to be Iron Man too
Ideally, i would've loved to have seen a matching base so that it could be paired up with the incoming ECC Hulk Cinemaquette..that would've been cool! The Gantry base has been done so many times now and just doesn't go with the pose?! Also would've liked to have seen more Battle Damage on the armour too.
With that said, the paint apps look pretty good with some cool light features and the RDJ Portrait looks really well done too. However, for the price, i still think both the Iron Studios Iron Man MK43 (which is practically 1/3 scale) and the 1/4 Scale Hot Toys MK43 are just as good in my opinion and you could own both of those for less half the price of the Cinemaquette