You're doing a pretty disciplined cull there YP, I wish I could look at my PO list and do the same. But I go down the list and I feel like I'd be giving up my first born
How 4n4l is this, I've got two Dragon Astronauts on PO, 1 to display and one to keep in the box simply because previous white suits have been known to discolour under very mild UV conditions. I never buy two of anything, but OC is a bugger.
Some aspects of this GoD release are a still a concern though. On the one hand we have Rory who scored big time with a perfect figure - but on the other, we have Gruff with some minor paint rubs, and also letter from a seller pointing out how poor the QC appears to be. I know if there is a fault it's simply a matter of returning it, but if it's widespread QC issues it kind of tarnishes the buy for me.
The other thing is that I really dig the smiling sculpt, but I'm still not convinced on the BD sculpt. Looks great from some angles, bug-eyed from other angles. I know that this can be the case with a lot of sculpts and likeness, including the DX04 to a degree, but at $220 I can live with it. $350 I'm not sure...
There are also unanswered questions about the durability of the body which will only be known over time. We already know it has its limitations for those who want to bust out some action poses. But that didn't stop me from loving Leonidas.
Lastly, I know I am being seduced by the beautiful, sexy box. IMO the issue with price for a lot of people is not that the kit isn't worth the money, but that most folks see the accessories as superfluous. I'm guessing that they only wanted a figure, not the whole kitchen sink, and they feel bummed for forking out the cash when they won't ever display the accessories. Me, I look at the package and think how well it has been presented, even though I know that if I buy it everything but the figure itself will all stay in the box. $350 for a figure and the warm feeling I get from having a beautiful box packed with stuff... I dunno.
Looks like it's back to plan A - pick up a smiling head sculpt, mod it onto my BL3.5 body and dressed in my custom GoD suit, and leave it at that. I'll have to let the pics posted by fellow freaks satiate my lust for the best GoD Bruce Lee currently available. No doubt it won't take long for the price to skyrocket even further beyond my budget, despite all the complaints we're hearing from ballistic fans. So my hope is for a HT version to be released once my PO condition has settled down in a year or so