I appreciate the kind response kevin, most other people would have misconstrued it, got offended and told me to get bent. I've followed your work for years (big fan) and don't doubt your integrity but it's very cool to hear about some of that other stuff. Hope to follow a similar path.
It looks like the flexible urethane bricks are what's giving the straps a different colour as it appears they are cast as off white. Thanks for sharing these, I'll have to update my forearms.