so made a bit of progress since last update
got my kness cut out and bent into shape aswell as my shins which have now been shaped.
plus got the parts that needed welding done aswell so the shoulders and knees have been stitched together and just need to be ground back to look a little cleaner.
additionally the overcuts I made on the backplate have been patched since I like the idea of having parts of my armour having obvious repair points so any major mistakes I made during the cutting process kinda work with that idea.
back plate is ready for shaping but needs a bit of grinding of the welds a bit first which I'll get done this week.
Additionally I've decided to build this kit for the Recon brigade so will be updating an additional thread with more details about different parts of the kit there.