Great article Maz
I totally agree with your points. I was also one of the lucky ones to get a near perfect figure.
My only complaint (which you have mentioned) is the ability for Scoria to hold his weapons.
I pre-ordered Scoria as soon as it was available, and I was concerned with some of the QC problems others were reporting (mine was sent late for some reason) so I held off getting Soar. That all changed once I opened Scoria, I will be getting the entire line. It might sound lame but I have only had 2 figures that have taken my breath away when I have opened them, Scoria was one of those figures.
I was already on the Fans Toys bandwagon after Quakewave, I am well and truly at the front of the wagon after Scoria.