CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:
I figured that matte appearance was due to Daniels’ new costume and was perhaps supposed to show off age or refinishing, etc., but then I saw this clip of him at the Oscars just now, and he’s as shiny as ever.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/28/11131240/star-wars-bb-8-academy-awards-2016… and no red arm ! So the movie version for EpVII might be different after all (doesn’t excuse the fake looking though).
The red arm was fixed by the end of the film. They didn’t make a big point of it and it was pretty easy to miss actually, but it was in the group shot of people seeing off Rey when she goes to find Luke (I think, it was definately a group shot near the end).