Finally got my Wolf today. He is absolutely the best Pred to date, only cause he comes with so much more gear than the P2 Elder. I would prefer a cloth loancloth, but they used a great material to make it, its very easy to hide the display stand with it. I would suggest dipping his mouth in some hot water and then you can get a bit more expression with his madibles.
So are you guys actually cutting the post in half when you doing the mod? What i did was remove the caster from the top joint, and then cut the pin out of the arm. After you do that you basically have a ball joint when you slid the arm back facing the way you guys have it. Itll probably be really loose, so you can just put a layer or two of super glue inside the arm to build up some friction with the ball.