probably not a huge deal. I'm guessing the elbow joint on this is just massively larger than on a regular iron man, so its visually taking away from the forearm. Once in hand, I bet we will be able to see the proper length from the end of the elbow to the wrist. I cant imagine a mistake like this would slip past them. Either way, I love it, and like Kanine said, would be better off without hands. if it bothers you I bet you can pop that hand off and " pretend."