With black straps, you wouldn't be able to notice them either way. It's like with some pilots and gunners wearing black armor over black. You can't really see the straps and some don't even bother using side straps since you can't tell.

Think that looks great

Looks great

Well according to that then the shadow bucket needs a center seam on the top of the bucket too.

For accuracy purposes they usually try to avoid comic page art since it's highly inconsistent, where armor changes from panel to panel often

Seen the quality of it recently, I mean it looks ok, but the quality of it seems iffy. The inner lining is only attached in a few places so it can look a little odd.

Where the shoulder models compared to the shoulder models of the stormtroopers from the same game? That should give the most clear indication if there is any actual ridge.

Believe those are pics from the cutscenes which are prerendered and often are different models not used in the actual gameplay.

From the various references of the costume it almost looks like there are three different styles to the shoulder. Almost TK like, smooth, and other looking kinda like a hex pattern of sorts.

Progress, cool.

Looks great