just started to print the inserts so they should be done by lunch tomorrow. after i get home from school i will make sure they fit in the vambraces and if so, i can sand, paint, and then attach them to the rest of the vambrace. then i will do the final weathering touches on the vambraces and they will be complete.
I do plan on putting a few coats of clear coat on all the pieces, and maybe some clear vinyl, kinda like the stuff you would use in a cricut machine, on the high contact areas just so no paint comes off. i have seen Frankly Built use this on his MK39 Starboost Iron Man suit and it looks like a good idea.