>>8194655Firstly, the mold is fine, the paint in the joints is the trouble, gently pop the swivels out, sand the paint off, and ell be fine.
Secondly, the die cast is for structural strength just add some tissue or rubber or something to give friction for the ball joints in the shoulders and he can hold the weapon.
Thirdly, get a chrome pen or something for the ankle pistons and a black one for the neck joint area.
Fir 40, he's worth it, IF you think of him as a mini MP Model, he's approached like a model kit, cast in grey plastic, then painted, he's a great version of Transmetal Megatron and goes best with mp10-ish scales.