Thanks for the welcome. I'm 5' 10" and 150 lbs which is why I thought the ANH derived kits mentioned in the tutorial may work best.
I apologize if this seems like a "where to I buy armor?" thread. As you know everything is a bit hypothetical until you actually start making something; it can actually be hard to even formulate questions properly to search for more information in the archives. I'm just looking for that initial nudge in the right direction and am intimidated by some of the frustrated posts I've read about people in similar situations trying to get started.