Yes, I read EVERY sticky tutorial. I am however not artistically inclined whatsoever. I just want to make sure I'm on the right track here and don't want to continue if I'm doing something wrong. Please let me know if this looks right
You're using the H2 files. The hand plates are in the same files as the lower arm pieces. If you need to make halo 3 hand plates, make robogen's, they are very easy and very detailed.