i have issues myself but I think it is more because of my body type and game dimensions being so weird. i would love huge Spartan shoulders and all the massive muscles, but i have more of a runner's build. So tall and lanky it is. Anything I build has to be modified to fit me, which often means I have to bring in some angles and sides but keep the height the same. I imagine its the same for those of us who are heavier as well to get the armor to wrap.
I mostly make helmets and have noticed that game designers also don't make those (or much else in ways of armor) out in realistic functional sizes. Certainly not in universal dimensions you can scale to adjust. More often than not, they make the skin of the helmet in the game the same dimensions as the human skin would be. Looks good, less bulky, but unless there is grafting going on there, not very realistic or functional.
You will probably waste time on a build, but that is unfortunately part of the game for right now. Think of it as practice. We all need more of that anyways.
