Cool,

I'm glad that things are starting to work out.  From looking at your top pic, it looks like the blade is stationary and fixed to the forearm armor.  I wouldn't try rigging it for hands, fingers,etc.  You technically should have the chest, both collars, rShldr, and rForeArm.  You could leave the abdomen, and rHand in there, but make them ghost bones.  Keep up the awesome work, I can't wait to see it finished. -Starkdog