Update!
Armor assembly is coming along, just about everything is cut out apart from minor on-the-spot trims as i get everything put together. As I suspected, the ABS parts are just like how I remembered when I built my TK. I started by gluing together the biceps, about as easy as it comes.
This, I'm afraid, is where the easiness ended. The shins were/are quite tricky. The first thing I did was heat them up and bend them to be smaller to fit my skinny legs. The next problem I dealt with was the cover strips being kinda wonky from weak pulls or whatever. I ended up gluing them together and once the glue had dried, I went in with abs paste on the seam and globbed it up. When that dries, i will sand it down smooth and hopefully have a solid piece of plastic.
Got a few other things waiting in line for the clamps to get glued. All fine so far....
Now for the biggest problem I am having. I HATE this resin back peice. Dremeling a big hole in a printed part is definitely outside my comfort zone and I really don't like how it came out. I am hoping I can fill in the gaps and make it look somewhat okay once the glue dries. Right now it looks not very good...
Also painted some of the smaller greeblie bits such as belt boxes/plates/buckle, wrist rockets, and parachute buckles. Those all came out fine. The hand plates didn't come out very well so I sanded them a bit more and resprayed them. Now they are WORSE. 😞 I will let them cure all the way then sand them down and try again later. I must learn patience as yoda says. Anyway, that's all for now!