Just opened mine this morning.
One downside was that my piece had an absolute nightmare amount of pulled threads, which took me about an hour to carefully trim, although thankfully none have caused any problems or holes or weak points, mostly they were just frays. The tailoring overall is pretty damn good really, even though there is some creasing that I could have lived without, but that's being really picky.
I also think the clothes on mine were applied while the paint/finish/wash was still wet, because there were a couple of areas on his legs where the material was stuck (unnaturally) to the leg, but I carefully managed to seperate those areas and have since started futzing the paints to look a bit straighter and smoother. Again, no biggie.
The exclusive head though is quite weird to me. I never liked it in the initial reveal or the pics up on Sideshow's site, still didn't like it in the pics shown by others who were posting once they got theirs in hand, but in person I actually kind of love the exclusive head sculpt. And I honestly never expected that.
In person it just works so much better than it ever looked to me in any of the pics I have seen. I mean I was absolutely sure I'd be using the regular head (which is every bit as great as I always thought it was in the pics), but now I honestly just don't know, but right now as I type this there he is with EX head sculpt attached. So if, like me, you never liked the Ex head, keep an open mind...it might just surprise you.
And the paint on both head sculpts is top notch by Sideshow quality. Definitely looks like they were out to impress with this piece, and that they have. I can't recall the last Sideshow head sculpt that was this well painted. So very happy on that count as well.
I'm not one who uses the word grail very often, and almost never when describing a new or upcoming piece, but I would be amazed if this didn't become one for many people in the future. It is a truly iconic character done amazingly well. If you have any fondness for the character at all, get one now. Seriously. It's everything I'd hoped it would be, and more.
I mean, Hell, even the damn box is great on this piece...
Now if Sideshow can keep this up with the Batman, Poison Ivy and Superman pieces and beyond, then I might as well just mail them my wallet right now.
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