This is still a big problem with Strelets - recently they've shown some nicely proportioned, well-rounded and detailed masters. But when the final product arrives they are flat as hell as if cast in a shallow mould (to save money?) with shrivelled arms and blurry detail.
The recent Russian Civil War Red Cavalry were a huge disappointment to me having got a single sample box in the hope of buying a lot more
No doubt Strelets will conclude the set sold poorly due to lack of interest in the subject and wide range of alternative uses/conversion potential rather than the poor quality...(same with their M029 Dismounted Mongols and the giant HaT Huns!)
Oh, the frustration!