I received mine today.
Two things that I didn't like:
1) The scales, just like you say, are bad. It looks like he found a bunch of these blades "scaleless" and dress them in a cheap set of scales;
2) The "shave ready" status is not quite true, according to my standards, but that's not my main problem, I'll hone it just the way I like it. The honing process the razor went through has given it a slight hone wear.
But still, fantastic razor for the price.