My bad...I thought you were installing ToB over BG2.
The paper dolls do look a lot worse in BG2 than in BG1. You get used to them pretty quickly.
With respect to final saves, how are you importing? You can only import your character, not NPCs. Copy all your BG1 savegame files to your BG2 Savegame folder and then load up the final save there. You'll lose all your gear, but your stats should be all ok.