Here is a side shot of the torso. Kenner employed metal dowels to hold their hardcopies together. This view gives a nice view of the holes for the dowels. The pieces are cast in a green urethane, commonly referred to as "dynacast". This material was prominently used for hardcopies during the mid-80's.
Hardcopies are produced using a silicon mold (this mold is created from the orginal wax figure sculpting). Once the hardcopy is removed from the mold it may serve a number of purposes. It might remain unpainted and ultimately used to create the steel tooling for the figures. Extra hardcopies are poured as a precaution, should something happen to the tooling master. These extras would remain unpainted as well. If a hardcopy is not destined for tooling or backup, then it will more than likely be handpainted for use in catalog photography, trade shows, or as a paintmaster.
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