I fully expected this to be able to be propped up so I was not expecting all the pieces to be loose and for it to HAVE to lay flat. So she takes up more room in the case than I was anticipating. I used sticky tack to hold the starfish and towel in place. I also expected the sand bit to be a harder plastic but its a flimsy flexible plastic.
Overall the figure is gorgeous. Rating it 4 stars since I can't rate it 3.5.