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Wouldn't work in real life because nobody (except some powerlifters) has a torso and shoulders as wide as a Space Marine. You could try it but you would not be able to move your ams much because your shoulders are inside the torso.
pauldrons on the arms sounds like a lot of weight for the wearer's arms and shoulders and also limited movement for the arms but too much movement for the shoulders, especially when you're moving the arms outwards.
What about some kind of system to manuever the pauldrons out of the way when raising your arms? I haven't built a suit yet but I'm also playing with the idea of an arm mounted pauldron system that gives a little more flexibilitySent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
At some point you will need to connect the arms to the torso or to some kind of undergarment. The arms will have enough mass to start drawing themselves down.personally I think you are better off attaching them to the torso. I have gone with a universal joint I made out of pvc pipes (see White Scars Build) that attaches to the torso. It's quite a light setup. The Pvc pipe joint might also work for what you are thinking of doing. Anything made of metal I think would be way too heavy.