Battletech Premium Miniature Stormcrow TC or B

Join me for another review of the joint Catalyst Game Labs/ Monster Fight Club “”premium”” mech
EDIT: Future Banzai Here.
I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING: the TC configuration arms are backwards.
Record sheet from battle of Tukkayid 3rd printing, confirms it and the original model (the thumbnail) to verifies I am not insane.
JFC Catalyst, get it together!
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[@greysonjones5429]

This looks great! I'm now just waiting for the Black Knight BL-9-KNT. I need the Clanbuster with the Sword. Apparently they were both being sold at Gencon... Hoepfully they release that soon.

[@jamessmith5666]

These kits should really be offering 2 torsos and bases for all the arms and legs you're getting, for an extra couple dollars to make it more of a value for money product.

[@DrBanzai]

Agreed.

[@stevenjacoby61]

The clan buster and hammerhead are must haves. The rest don’t seem that special. Premiums seem to be a mixed bag so far. Need more options for building and posing

[@seanuh60]

I'd love a newbies guide to building all the variants.

[@The_Other_Horror]

Only premium of these so far is the price. I'd love to see them make premium models in hard plastic; that would be something.

[@Kasperl88]

So I propose we call this TC configuration "Southpaw".

[@DrBanzai]

I’m with it!

[@Kingofdragons117]

They really need to find some other company to do these 'premium' models. I just don't get how bad their QA is. Is it this Company or is CGL just not giving a damn?

[@DrBanzai]

A bit from column A and B; I’ve got a source. Apparently none of these quality issues were known about and they are just now ordering copies to be shown to Catalyst management.

[@DiggingForFacts]

So in general these don't look premium enough to be worth the money even if there was ready access for me. Casting seams can be cleaned up, but fixing the cast sag and overly shallow details is nigh-on impossible. It also suggests these didn't get sufficient time to cure and set. The oversized ball joints and excess amount of mold release agent screams further bad QA, which all is a shame since the UAC and the Gauss seem to suggest there's a scope for much better detail than the PVC bois if these were given the proper treatment. The zip-loc bags are also too overpacked, which could induce breakages etc in shipping. A damn shame since these kits could solve my biggest two gripes with the regular minis: the lack of customisability in loadout/pose and the sharpness of the detail. In resin they also have the benefit of not being as weighty/difficult to keep in one piece as the white metal IWM stuff. Not that it ultimately matters because there's better odds of me having access to the IWM stuff if the premiums are CGL web only.