I finally unboxed my Quan Chi. As people have mentioned, the red tape on the box signifies it was an AP which I thought wasn't. However, this company still suffers from quality control issues as my piece came out flawed. It just shows not even an AP version may not come out perfect.
My concerns/issues:
1.) The piece arrived unexpectedly. I came home from work with this statue sitting on my doorstep. It looks like it was shipped by USPS (bad carrier). I got no tracking notification and no signature was required obviously. So right from the start....poor communication.
2.) I can't get his head to fit on the body due to poor molding. Where is the damn quality control?? I mean, a head not fitting in correctly is kind of a big deal. Even with a little force I could not get it in. It should of fit in nicely like the Kintaro I received from them earlier.
3.) Now I probably will need to wait like 5 months or so to get this resolved....just like my Raiden return.
Other thoughts:
- Not a big fan of the severed head switch-out piece
- Not a fan at all with the additional energy sword. It looks tacky at best when applied. It should of been a whole new switch-out hand if they wanted to do it correctly. However, it's an insignificant piece compared to the rest of the statue and most likely will be overlooked by collectors.
If it wasn't for the molding issue, the statue looks great. I like the pose a lot and the energy effects suits him perfectly. Too bad the poor quality control has dampened my excitement on the statue.
Now I have to deal with their customer service department AGAIN!