Button Box-Ab Questions

[Kirby]

I thought I remember seeing something about the AM button plate sticking out too far. Do I need to "thin" it a little or was I imagining I read that post?

 

Also on the other ab section buttons is it OK to attach the buttons directly or do they need to be placed on a scap piece of ABS then attached?

 

[Quebectrooper]

Yeah i'd sand down a little that box to make it thinner and the 4 vertical buttons were on a thin plate then glued on but i put mine directly:

 

[pandatrooper[TK]]

You can leave it or modify it. I think the AM ab button plate sticks out too much so I trimmed it thinner. I added the strip under the vertical buttons for detail, but neither are required for 501st or EIB, just depends on how picky you are.