Geralt Grandmaster Figure from The Witcher

Alright, I was very anxious about getting this one, and 1 month later it arrived here in Brazil.

About the packaging:

The box arrived completely destroyed... so, I'm not sure what exactly happened at customs in Brazil, or if there was a tornado during the flight from US to BR, but seriously, It's a miracle that only the sword arrived a bit bent, and the rest preserved. Take a look on the pictures and see it for yourselves.

A suggestion is maybe to add some extra protection, and perhaps a declaration to Customs, saying that there are no drugs or weapons inside the package, so no need to destroy it.

About the quality:

The quality overall is good, although could be better. The painting of the face is ok, while the rest of the body is good. The materials are very solid and made of good quality. But there is something that I simply cannot forgive, which is the ENORMOUS SEAM LINE ON TOP OF THE HEAD. Seriously Dark Horse, what were you thinking when decided to approve a casting like this? There are many ways to hide a seam line, and the worse decision is to put on top of the head of characters. And DH just did that. It kinda destroys the feeling of the good quality of the statue, to something bootleg, or inferior quality.

I can live with that seam, but its unfortunate, and a real shame that there is something like that on a great statue for the price.

I have some Totaku miniatures, and even action figures from hasbro that look completely perfect in comparison with this, and the seams are visible, but not on TOP OF THE HEAD (see the last picture of my review).

About the store:

The price is good, website is neat and works great. And I really like that they shipped the item pretty fast, but the packaging could have some extra reinforcements and a Customs declaration for not destroying the object inside.

If I wanted to give this as a gift to someone, I'd have to give without the box.

Conclusion:

If you are ok with the product having that horrible seam at the top of the head, just go for it! For the price, its a pretty good statue of Geralt! Just pray that the packaging doesn't get punched like mine was.

Original item, arrived in perfect condition. My first figure and I already intend to buy more. Simply perfect.

Item is legit darkhorse merch, but the item I receive has slight damage on the box.