Hi Andy! The TM is the best you can get IMHO, I'm in love with mine too!
Seems that you have to "shrink" the biceps a bit. I did the same with mine, and trimmed until they don't open up the shoulder bell.
I trimmed a lot of the shoulder bell lip too, look at my pics.
As for the thighs strips, heat them up gently with a heatgun, keep them well pressed flat on the table and bend them to follow the thigh curve, I did it that way. Heat gently and evenly and work in small increments, then sand down and finish the strip.
I don't have the armor here to take measurements, I will as soon as I get home this evening
The trick is to watch again and again all the reference pictures and trim the armor to perfetcly fit YOUR body structure.
Be sure to check Stukatrooper's Build, that's what I did http://www.flickr.com/photos/stukatrooper/...57603721766632/
If you have other questions just ask