>>6416033>since the cracks and breakage don't seem to impede his actual function.If the cracks are real cost cutting measures, then it might loosen the joint, or make it unsustainable in the long run.
Anyway, as I said, he's been my desk bud for 1.5 weeks now and his shoulder hasn't really loosened up. See pic related, the shoulder socket is tight enough to lift Figuarts Ryu and maintain pose without any help of stands. The truth is probably somewhere in between, maybe it is a cost cutting measure because they initially engineered joints that are too tight, but then they consider that it is good enough for QC and the hole prevent the crack from spreading further so it is good enough and they purposely break/cut the socket where they wanted it rather than having it uncut and have people break the shoulder sockets at random stress points
Still Bison is a pretty awesome figure, I don't mind mixing lines and I'll collect the bigger characters Bison Zangief and Alex from SC with medium characters Ryu Chun Cammy Rashid and others hopefully from Figuarts