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Apologies I was asleep, my one night of the year too 😀

A friend is at a Q/A session with Glyn Dillon next week, I asked him to ask about the rubber torso sections

That makes perfect sense

If the look matches hard armour I don't see why not?

Got my measurement chart today so I will be doing that later

I would loved to have had it last year too as I'd have my armour already 😁

Looks to me like it's just very shiny black and just reflecting, below the ear does it too but not as much, I also see no evidence of a metal strip on any other reference.

Can I ask what the metal stripe in the following line is referring too? Chest plate has rectangular button panel at the center. Button panel is painted semi-gloss black with white metal or metal-like stripe on top

That was my thinking too, Taylor

Just my 2 cents, I feel the boot section should just focus on the boots themselves and the armour txt be part of the shin armour section or completely separate.

Nah you are good

Im not saying that it should or should not be there just showing how HT did it

Chest Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk

I took a couple of shots on how the shoulders are done on the figure Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk

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Boots arrived Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk

I could not see on my figure that it would be easy without breaks but I hope it works for you.

What I mean is the way its built you will probably have ugly breaks and probably will tear the rubber on the torso, I had a look at mine before posting and that's why I would not recommend it.😉

The way it's designed you may not be able to put it back together.

One thing I would definitely like to see is the removal of the painted boot, the armour covers that area so I dont feel its needed.

Sometimes Hot Toys do get the details wrong but where they spend more making an effort on a detail then usually its correct. The rubber under the armour would have been cheaper and easier to just mold as part or the armour. However I cant tell you if they had access to screen used.

You are most welcome, what surprised me was the ribbed area at the sides is a rubber like material

Sent you a message in the LMO/DL chat

Sure

After receiving my Hot Toys figure today I'm now hooked on this costume and going to start on a build, thanks to my First Order Stormtrooper I have gloves, you have to start somewhere right?