Mine arrived in perfect condition. After a couple of rough transformations, this valk is still solid as a rock with 0 issues.
I didn't know it was possible, but Arcadia/Yamato keeps on improving their QC with each release. This valk is the best one I've got so far.
I hope we don’t turn any stiff joint into a full blown QC conspiracy, as there was with the Yamato VF-1 cracked shoulders (1 out of my 9 valks have this “issue”).
(BTW I'm curious, I have yet to see a similar thread for the Bandai Renewals. All mine ( are riddled with loose limbs, paint scratches & smudges and various other issues, which we surprisingly don’t acknowledge much)