Uh…. he’s in perfect mint condition. Everything you see in that photo is meant to be there. (Here, let me go turn it.)
Edited: Here’s a photo showing the whole dragon, and the missing scales and flesh tone patch on the other side of his neck. http://bladespark.topcities.com/warrior2.jpg He has those on both sides, they’re deliberate, not a mistake. But given that I first wondered what the heck they were, it’s probably a good idea Melody stopped painting them like that.