Forearm sizing question

[ChicagoMP]

Greetings all!

It's been over a year since I received my NE armor kit from Troopergear, and today I finally started work. I am immediately encountering issues, and I was hoping someone out there could help me out. I've cut the running edge and some cover strips but as I go to assemble the forearms they don't seem to line up on both ends (see pictures). Did I approach the trimming the right way, or did I totally f' this up already? Any help would be appreciated.

 

Cheers!

[Coastertk]

Since the bottom (wrist) has absolutely no return edge I would align the top, tape your two halves together and follow the line of the shorter piece.

[Mutter]

Line up the pieces near the elbow.  Trim the excess at the wrists.  Do NOT cut the excess off at the elbows.  This is a common uncertainty when building for the first time.  I'd also recommend creating a build thread to post your progress.

 

Just my 2 cents

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Don't worry you haven't f* up anything, NE forearms have excess on them. As Jay is saying, align the top and adjust the length at the wrist end.

[ChicagoMP]

Thanks guys. I'll be starting a build thread as you suggested. Something tells me I'll be returning for advice often!

Cheers!

[Rigel[TK]]

You'll love your NE kit when it's complete (that's what I have). The forearms are a pain but nothing insurmountable. Now the NE bucket, that's another story.

[Locitus[Admin]]

By the looks of that first picture, I'm not so sure you have the correct top half matched with the matching bottom. So you might want to play around with swapping them out too.