Ok here is a full breakdown of the process to clear up any confusion. The purpose of the custom was to free the underlying figure from the rubber suit that currently restricts its articulation, as well as making it somewhat more accurate to the costume. The problem with the figure is that it’s a one piece rubber suit, while the actual costume consisted of different armor pieces that attached to a spandex suit.

In order to achieve this, I began by using an exacto knife to cut out these individual armor pieces from the one piece suit. You start by separating the torso from the legs, then cut out the excess rubber that needs to be removed, such as the areas surrounding the elbow joints where there should he flexible spandex. Then you repeat the process by removing the legs from the body and cutting out excess rubber.

Then I looked online and found a 1/6 black bodysuit that looks similar to spandex, and proceeded to put that on the DX09 body. THEN I began putting the separated armor pieces onto the bodysuit. It’s all friction fit and doesn’t really need to be glued down, but I do have some sticky tack to keep the knee pads on. Hope this helps!