Awesome info, thanks for clarifying! Two last questions about the ABS paste, I promise. First, this may sound stupidly obvious, but before dumping the scraps into acetone (or MEK I understand is ideal), do I need to remove the protective coating? Second, my limited understanding of the paste was that it is more like a glue, used to weld existing pieces back together, but it sounds like you're saying it can be used to actually rebuild small sections itself - do I have that right?
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New questions (there really should be a build thread for this kit) - I'm noticing that a LOT of the halves of pieces don't line up very well when just placed together (nothing glued or even taped yet as I'm still finishing rough cutting) - calves, forearms, biceps....is this normal? Lastly, I keep checking the pieces against myself, and it seems as if, how to put this delicately, the suit is deisgned for a more...hefty trooper. I'm over six feet and not a beanpole, but I feel like I'm swimming in the kidney plate for example - again, is this normal? Will stapping pull it all together?