Alright, yall.
I've joined your ranks (I'm now a proud Hot Toys DX05 owner - I'm ashamed that it took me this long, but I definitely paid the penalty $$$ lol). I realize that much custom work is required to make this guy proper. I'm currently at Page 98 (that's the LONG form, so for everybody who hasn't changed their settings, it's probably page 898).
I've been a little rough with the figure, and I've gotten the head apart (no tools, no heating, just a little careful thumb action). The PERS came out ridiculously easy, and now I'm trying to decide how to proceed to the next step. Freaks like Rory and Wor-Gar have listed plenty of info, but I'm curious if there's a new consensus.
Here are my questions at this point:
1.) What is the best method to remove the eyeliner (sorry, I refuse to call it guyliner)? Is it removal via rubbing alcohol/nail polish remover? Or washes with reddish paint to minimize its appearance? Looking at my PERS-less headsculpt, there appears to be very little, if any, shadow on the lower eyelid (despite the horrible cell phone pics), but a clear black line on the top eyelid.
2.) For those that have tried it, is it worth cutting into the back of the headsculpt so that the PERS eyeballs fit closer? To me, that is the biggest improvement to the sculpt... getting the eyeballs to be close-set, rather than the DEEP-set way they come shipped. I'm positive that these questions have been answered at length already, and I'm definitely making my way through this thread, but a bit of cheating never hurt anyone!
Thanks in advance to anyone who chooses to share some info!