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Thank you all for your insightful advice! Glad I'm not crazy...I do have access to the beta of Formfitter because of Kickstarter but doesn't seem it will be helpful for a while... I do acknowledge I'll likely print out parts that have been modded and then realize they don't work and trash them...just trying to mitigate the mistakes as much as possible. Okay, seems like a manual process of stitching the parts together and scaling as needed...hmmm...as mentioned, my buddy has been doing design work independently for a few decades so perhaps just sending him the files, he could put them together, I could scale them appropriately through measurements of my body, and then print out...I might be over thinking this, but that sounds like a plan... Thank you @Platinum Lex, I will scour your thread for updated files...definitely would like to minimize reprints and no reason not to get the most accurate ones, eh?! Thank you all again. love the community of support! This will be a long process...and I have a day job that keeps me busy...but hopefully this is something I can work towards for a Halloween '26 reveal...

Thank you for this info and support! Ha, I am a little stuck already... I was looking at the pieces for the left calf. As mentioned before, my calves are kind of big...but I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how to scale Akira's files given it's in like 3 pieces...is there something I'm missing to make this a bit easier to figure out and guestimate it close?! I got my .6 nozzle and would love to start printing soon...the UV Resin sounds like the ticket as well, I'll have to stock up on some of that...

Thank you both for your replies...definitely going to go with the Nico helmet I think...probably unlike most, I'll save the helmet towards the last part... I think there are mods to some of the Akira armor pieces making them more certifiable?! Yea, going to print out the pieces using a .6mm nozzle and not worry about the layer lines as I plan to post process everything...seems some use resin while others use some type of "bondo" to fill in layer lines?! Not sure, need to figure that out...initialy thought was to start printing a lot of the armor while I get up to speed on the post processing procedures, where the most work I understand will be needed....

Hey All, I'm looking to fulfill a childhood desire of having a full stormtrooper costume. I've been an avid 3D printer for the last ~ 1.5 years, putting over 4.5k hours on my first printer (Bambu P1s), but I have never done a costume. I recently purchased an Bambu H2C and a P2S. The plan is to do this mostly on the P2S. I original posted about this on Reddit, and I was going to start printing out Galactic Armory's Rogue One file...but when I started resizing one of the calf pieces, I quickly saw the thickness went up to about 4.5mm which seemed too thick to me. Having done some research, I know that sizing the armor is critically important. I was recommended by @Platinum Lex, to start a build thread here. Thanks Platinum Lex for being so friendly and helpful! I must note, as I've read this more than once, the serious enthusiasts have recommended not to print a Stormtrooper costume, I think the recommendation has been to get an armor set. It seems to be that the printed files are not easily certified to be 501st legal. ** I must state that I don't think my intention is to get this costume certified. My intention is to create a costume that looks good and works well, the main goal of doing it myself with printers I already have. I'm a little worried that the "post production" work will be hard and something I won't love...but let's see what happens. If I can make something that looks decent, I think it will all be worth it. And never say never I guess...having it be able to be certified might not be a bad thing... So here's where I'm at... I purchased Akira's 3D file as it seems to be highly regarded, more so than the Galactic Armory it seems. I purchased 5 rolls of Kingroon ABS grey to start out with...I'm guessing this will take 10-15 rolls and after some research, I went with ABS because it seems to be the easiest for post production (sanding), is durable and heat resistant. I am going to use a .6mm nozzle to save time printing. I am a Kickstarter backer of GA's form fitting software but I don't think they will have anything usable to use for this build as my goal is to have this ready for this Halloween... I have printed out some calipers and will use that to guide the scaling of the files. Please comment and ask me any questions. I will definitely be needing help as I go along...