MarmaladeBoy

Thanks guys!

I was intrigued by this and gave it a shot in both my Spider Man costume (whose lenses fog like CRAZY) and my helmet, which isn't quite as bad. It actually made a good difference! Maybe it "cools" your breath or something? They give you that "cool breath" feeling, but I don't think they'd actually lower its physical temperature, of course. Whatever it is, it works!

I've thought a Dremel might be a good idea, but I find them so... intimidating. Just need to man up, I guess! Let us know how it goes. Thanks!

Thanks for links, my friend! Should I attempt to rely mainly on the hobby iron to shorten up the pieces, then, and avoid real "cutting"?

I need to trim down some parts of my FX, since I'm a little dude! It's been many years since I made all my cool little models, so my hobby skills are long extinct. So humor me with this basic question! Do most of you just use the old reliable Xacto and then sand the edge (and then give it a return with a hobby iron if you're hardcore... my iron is in the mail!) Is there a good "guide" to go by while trimming to keep the chest trimming even on either side? I'm thinking maybe just scotch tape a straight edge on top of the chest plate to where I want to trim down to on either side (especially to shorten the inaccurate "wings" that the FX chest has on the ends, going too far down relative to the middle of the bottom of the plate...) My biggest concern is making one side of the plate too short for the other. At which point I'll go back and do the other side again to make it even, and go too far.. so I'll go back and do the other side of the plate again, ad nauseum. Kinda like when I try shave my sideburns I have the same concern about the thighs, actually. Thanks y'all!

Thanks for the input, everyone! I'd like to buy a more expensive suit, I have the money... but I'm CHEEEEAP! I only have limited experience in fashioning costumes, but I'm willing to learn, so I think it will work out with the FX. WetOkole, you look great! You give me a lot of faith that this could turn out really cool. Thanks guys!!

Looks like I'll be investing in a hobby iron! Thanks for the info, my friend. This is gonna be some fun!

After a lot of trolling and research, I'm thinking of getting an FX Lite and an MR CE, hopefully ready for Halloween, and will have the better part of a year to mod it out so I can troop troop troop at the Dragon*Con parade =D My only concern... I'm 5'6", 145 pounds (muscular build).. will the armor potentially look over-sized for my shorter stature? I've wanted to be a stormtrooper for years (only now do I finally have the money), but I don't wanna look like an undersized fool in the uniform. Any other shorties have issues/suggestions? Thanks!