>>96300487
I figured out why this kit sucks ass. They did all those textured rock pieces that go under the armor because they wanted you to be able to paint it glowing from within, like in the game. So you need those textured bits underneath to do the cool glow effects.

The problem is, they didn't realize that model kits are different from video game models. And on the actual kit in hand, those decorative gaps on the shins and around the belly are so small, you can't see shit. So the glowing effect doesn't work. It basically can't work, because the parts that would be the brightest are in the deepest shadow on the finished kit.

That's why the shins are 8 parts each and the torso has a big u of plastic hanging from a tiny scrap of plastic on the inside. To give you the option to do a literally impossible paint job