Finally, a major update.
I thought I had completed the paint job, I had added a few accessories to the body: capes, the crotch guard thingie etc. It looked quite nice in my opinion.
The head was done as well.
And then I realized the head and its tentacles didn't sit properly on the shoulder armor. I couldn't push the head all the way down onto the neck ball because the shoulder pads got in the way of the tentacles. I didn't like the overall look of it so I decided against extending the neck's length. Instead, I decided to move the shoulder pads a bit closer to the extremities of the shoulders.
Although this time, instead of re-adjusting everything to use the existing pegs on the inner side of the shoulder armor pads (and thus having to drill new holes into the torso), I decided to get rid of the pegs and use neomydium magnets...
I drilled small holes into the torso and into the shoulder armor. I inserted the magnets in those holes, glued them, and then covered them with epoxy. I've only worked on the left side so far, so I can test it tomorrow when the epoxy has fully cured. That will allow me to make adjustments if needed...
Boy, is this a challenging project.