I just watched the 3 minutes where the Pred comes out of the water and Dutch is covered in mud (was double-checking the canon pivot).
The movie design is a work of ARTISTIC PERFECTION - gives me chills to watch Kevin Peter-Hall do his magic.
This - not so much
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) that this can happen, and to be mindful of that when handling their statues. 
Thanks, and if I keep it that is what I will do. And you're right...I was happy with it from an overall standpoint till I discovered that issue. That kinda pushed me back over the other side of the fence. In looking into it further, the dreads are not allowing it to fully seat into the body's base and allow the magnets to make proper contact. There is a 2-3mm gap in the bottom. The dreads are fixed into place (they are numbered on the inside too like the Wolf), and I think if they were slightly off in position when attached at the factory, you will have this issue. It normally might not be a big deal, but his neck joint is at about a 30 degree forward angle, which with the high CoG of the head allows it to roll right off the body. It will sit okay on its own, but it only takes a tap to the back of the head or a bump to the statue to have it fall out (which I tried my best to show in the video). I am going to give it a few days to see how it grows on me before making a return decision, but it's just not something people should have to worry about on a statue of this price range. If I had not caught it, the head would have fallen on the floor. The MAIN thing I want to do here is give buyers a heads-up (
I also forgot to mention that mine had been previously opened and taped back up. I assume there was a QC done at SS to inspect these guys, but someone should have noticed that at least on mine, the head falls off.
Thanks, and if I keep it that is what I will do. And you're right...I was happy with it from an overall standpoint till I discovered that issue. That kinda pushed me back over the other side of the fence. In looking into it further, the dreads are not allowing it to fully seat into the body's base and allow the magnets to make proper contact. There is a 2-3mm gap in the bottom. The dreads are fixed into place (they are numbered on the inside too like the Wolf), and I think if they were slightly off in position when attached at the factory, you will have this issue. It normally might not be a big deal, but his neck joint is at about a 30 degree forward angle, which with the high CoG of the head allows it to roll right off the body. It will sit okay on its own, but it only takes a tap to the back of the head or a bump to the statue to have it fall out (which I tried my best to show in the video). I am going to give it a few days to see how it grows on me before making a return decision, but it's just not something people should have to worry about on a statue of this price range. If I had not caught it, the head would have fallen on the floor. The MAIN thing I want to do here is give buyers a heads-up (
I also forgot to mention that mine had been previously opened and taped back up. I assume there was a QC done at SS to inspect these guys, but someone should have noticed that at least on mine, the head falls off.
