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Hey all,

 

Is it normal to not be able to bend your arms much more than 90 degrees when you're wearing your armor? I want to get some opinions before I start trimming even more. I have RT-Mod so I know all the pieces are made for some one around 6'2" and I am around 5'8 so that might be the source of my issues...

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If u can put and take off your helmet in armor, i think ur fine, u can alway do small trimming if u want more range in movment.

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  • 4 weeks later...
I can bend my elbows slightly more than 90 degrees, but no more. I'd say it's perfectly normal. TKs weren't designed for cat-like mobility. ;)

 

Roger that. Remember that the less black the better. Alas, the tradeoff between looking good and being comfortable :( I call the dark marks on my arms that make me look like a drug user "armor kisses", but agree that ideally it would be nice if they weren't there.

 

That said, you can usually do little trims to make it easier at least.

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Thanks guys! Geez I started a lot of question threads without replying what I actually ended up doing. I decided to trim about a quarter of an inch off of the inner elbow "swoops" on the forearms, so I could get a pinch more bendability without compromising the length of the pieces. Now I can put my bucket on and off without gratuitous amounts of pain ;)

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I get some of the worst "armor kisses", as Paul would say....

 

Cat like, we are not. Pretty darn cool looking.. we are.

 

I was trying not to trim too much off of mine at first, but then I found and could not drink, so it had to go! :D You can trim back more on the half circle part. Make sure that is lined up with the part of your arm that bends in.

 

Julie

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