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After trying to locate this one for a while, I finally got my hands on the away version, brand new in the box! The white home jersey version is easier to find, but it comes with fewer accessories, no branding on the basketballs, and honestly, the red jersey just looks better.

However, upon unboxing it, I noticed a few issues:

• Color Staining: There are severe color stains on the left elbow and knee. It looks like the black dye from the arm band and calf sleeve bled through, even though there was factory plastic wrap placed between the body and the fabric pieces. I tried removing the stains but had no luck. I think the only way to fix it is to repaint the skin on the knee and elbow, and maybe wash the fabric sleeve/band to prevent further bleeding.
• Sticky Jersey Prints: The screen-printed graphics on the jersey are melting and feel very sticky. Luckily, most of it is on the back, but it still bothers me a bit.

The seller wasn't a formal shop or dealer, and it's pretty much an unwritten rule that when you buy a sealed, older figure, you take a risk on factory defects or deterioration (kind of like how Hot Toys pleather flakes even if it's brand new in the box).

Overall, this 1/12 scale figure is still a lot better than the 1/9 Enterbay Jordan I used to own. It's just a bummer that mine came with these specific damages out of the box.

I don't have the skills to repaint the figure's elbow and knee myself, so I'd have to pay someone to do it, which is going to cost me. As for the melting screen print on the jersey, I'm really unsure of what to do. I’ve seen people fix screen printing on real human-sized jerseys by painting over them, but I don't know if doing that on a 1/12 scale jersey will make it look better or worse. That would also mean paying someone for a fix, and I’m on the fence about whether it's even worth the extra money.

Has anyone else run into these issues with this figure? How did you go about dealing with the color stains and the melting jersey prints? Is it worth trying to get it fixed?

Like the title says. The figure in particular is the Iconiq Studios Ryu. How much of an angle or dynamic position is actually safe for these seamless bodies? And for how long can you safely leave them posed?

I've been unboxing a few of these over the past few weeks. Here is a picture of my 1/6 collection for now! (The InArt figures, besides Joker, are in a separate small glass cabinet.) There are a few more on the way, but they won't arrive for many months or even a year.

I know some of the poses are lackluster, but I don’t have much space for dynamic posing and I'm afraid of damaging them. Gandalf fell a few times, so I put "crotch grabber" bases on top of the original bases for him and Aragorn. I can't do dynamic poses for Aragorn or Legolas holding their sword or bow because there isn't much space, and Aragorn seems to have trouble holding his sword at certain angles or positions—maybe because of the magnetic joints? I will try to improve the posing for some of them later.