[Dolemite]

Saw this and the Chell re-release at retail today. While Gordon is almost identical to the original release (except for the HEV suit looking a bit 'dirtier'), Chell is actually cast in flesh-colored plastic this time around. Unfortunately, despite that upgrade, the Chell figures otherwise looked worse than the original release due to numerous QC issues. There was an entire case on the peg and every figure had mis-aligned paint apps, bleeding (especially on the white tank top and the hair), noticeable facial scratches, weird bugged-out eyes (she seriously looks like she's on coke), and globs of glue on the hairline. Some of the figures also had slightly 'squished' plastic where the forehead meets the hair, as if someone at the factory pushed down way too hard when gluing the hair down.

Hopefully this just affects this batch and not every figure released. I'm looking forward to Joe's upcoming review to see if he runs into these problems as well (I hope he doesn't).