Exactly, I agree! It's supposed to be a sad and pathetic creature, like xeno said, an abomination. Like the creature, and I think the sculpt captures that look entirely.I've always liked it and I tend to tear up during it's death scene. It's supposed to be an abomination. It's design and actions in the film represent that excellently.
Just saw some pics of the 'production' piece, they don't look that good which makes me a little bit concerned.
Anyway let us see the photos from SDCC of this piece later this week.
They are bad photos with flashlight, that's why I don't want to post them here.
But I can see details got wiped out, it might be caused by lighting or the cast issue.
I would like to see the photos from SDCC to do some comparison.