Any thoughts on these?

[Nihonius Legio]

Oh ya, it's straps on the inside of the armor that hold the plates together. They are supposed to bend so the plates can fold and allow movement. One half of the torso has at least one strap that is pulled way too tight and feels like rawhide. So this half of armor sticks up tilted at an angle, and it wont bend even with force...(I dont want to risk breaking it though)