It's such a shame when you feel LUCKY (like you've won the lottery or something) to get a statue from SS with little QC issues. On top of that, you have to worry about getting another bad statue when you replace one! WTH! This was supposed to be the piece that showed us and other companies who SS really is, well, unfortunately it does.
I'm going to call this maquette "The GREAT FAILURE" (In my eyes) from marketing, packaging, and QC to delivery. As great as this piece is overall, it's just as bad in regards to QC. I personally think they would have sold a ton more had they given EVERYONE a smiling head and made the EX the cube or something. Now, they have plenty of REGs slowly selling due to major QC issues. It seems for every good one someone gets, someone else is returning one with major issues. My guess would be 50% decent, 50% terrible (Not fact, just opinion). On a $1200 statue, I think this is horrible, just my opinion.