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The Cataphractii termies have a double layer of shoulder armour. Is the upper piece supposed to be in contact with the body, or should there be a gap? The fit of these parts is annoyingly imprecise, and I can’t tell from the instructions. The arms would be more secure if there is no gap.

Also - how many chainfists in a 7-man unit? 2?

I built mine with the gap, if that helps?

I did mine close to body if the pose is stationary and away if "moving". Like the Armour is actively repositioning to deal with the requirements of the Astartes.

I recon it's well worth checking out the various dakkanaughts efforts with the cataphractii kit before assembly.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/core/gallery-search.jsp?dq=cataphractii

It's my go-to instead of reading instructions.

 SirDonlad wrote:
I recon it's well worth checking out the various dakkanaughts efforts with the cataphractii kit before assembly.

Good suggestion. I see someone put both an autocannon and a chainfist on the same model - maybe I’ll do that too. It makes casualty removal more straightforward.