How I made my Stormtrooper Armor Comfortable and Ergonomic

Stormtrooper Armor is notorious for being uncomfortable, painful and hard to move in. In this video I'm going to change that!
Join me on this journey to fix all of the problems I have with authentic plastic Stormtrooper costumes, and together we can rule the KZbin Recommended to bring these fixes to people that need them!
Apply some of the changes you like to your own armor, make it better and don't just suffer every time you wear it.
If you don't have armor, enjoy the video and maybe you can get a better understanding of Stormtrooper armor and what people who wear it go through.
Don't copy me step by step until finishing the whole video, because I make plenty of missteps along the way!
This project was started in October of 2020 and was finished in August of 2021.
I'm not a part of the 501st yet, so beware some of the changes may not be within 501st certification guidelines.
My Stormtrooper Kit came from Anovos, but since they've raised their price and appear to be down, I would recommend getting armor from reputable sources such as RS Propmasters or OriginalStormtrooper armor.
Just do your research before you buy a kit, so you don't get scammed. Don't trust "AUTHENTIC!" without verifying that, and definitely do NOT buy Rubie's!
Links:
More JSTU video I was in: • ZOMBIE SURVIVAL CHALLE...
Footage of Stormtrooper falling down stairs: • Stormtrooper Falls Dow...
Garter Belts used for holding up Thigh Plates: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

[@MistahFox]

I hope you guys enjoy and some of you can get some useful help out of this! Remember, this isn't 501st certified so if you're in the 501st you might want to talk to your garrison before making some of the more extreme changes. It took a long time to make this video, partially because of how much I underestimated how much time it would take and partially because I had problems with motivation over the summer. It's finally out, I'm proud of it, and the next videos should be easier. Right?

[@RND3YT]

"Stormtrooper armor just tries to kill you" epic quote 🤣 I fully built my own Clone trooper armor, and it's never something to sit on 🤣

[@MistahFox]

True! I'd love to build Clone Armor some day. Thanks for checking out my channel, your contents pretty good so I definitely subscribed too!

[@RND3YT]

@Mistah Fox Well dude, if you'd ever love any advice, I'd love to show you my armor and I'd love to get some tips from you too! You got discord man?

[@jasondray4048]

For shin guards; use rubber car edging, sold in white, around all edges.

[@timsullivan4566]

Although I know I shouldn't have, but laughed my butt off seeing the guy rolling down the stairs! 😄😄😄

[@user-vy1ud7jf9z]

That's why eva foam is very comfortable and don't pitch ya plus its easy to put on. And take off

[@SaltySwede]

"If you don't know, Stormtrooper armor just kinda tries to kill you." I think this might be true in-universe as well. XD Also, when you had the footage of yourself wearing the harness with just the thigh pieces, I couldn't help thinking "do these make my butt look big?" sorrynotsorry lololol I made a X-Wing Pilot costume for halloween several years ago and I made a lot of dumb mistakes, like not taking proper measurements for the jumpsuit, so it barely fit me, as well as going a little overboard with a black paint wash for weathering on the helmet. It wound up looking less like it was battle-worn, and more like a well-used hard hat, lol. This makes me wonder how comfortable the original film costumes were. I love seeing the little details like these that go into "making the magic happen" as it were.

[@MistahFox]

Hey I love your channel! It's super cool to see you here! Apparently the original costumes were really bad. In the movies you can see a lot of sloppy cuts on the back of the thighs to make them a little bit more comfortable, but still the Stormtroopers sat on saw horses instead of chairs because a lot of them couldn't bend enough for chairs. The costumes were just one size, so they only got actors that were 6 foot to 6 foot 5. When they fitted Luke Skywalker's Stormtrooper disguise, they cut down the chest plate a lot to fit Mark Hamill since he's 5 foot 9 and a little short for a Stormtrooper. Just imagine, some of them had to wear it in Tunisia for the Tatooine scenes! It was extremely lucky my armor still fit after all those blind edits lol.

[@pookart9893]

Now my mistar fox cosplay for halloween will be ergonomic, thanc you mister lesser wolf

[@rolandhanson7678]

This is awesome you basically just made the armor practical by tailoring it

[@user-vy1ud7jf9z]

If you make a stormtrooper armour out eva foam it's more comfortable on your body and easy to put on and take off no pinching

[@MistahFox]

That's a good idea, it is more comfortable and I've used EVA foam to make ODST armor from Halo, but for Star Wars costumes it is extremely difficult to make EVA foam look convincing and only the best foam smiths (which I am not one) can pull it off.

[@stuartdavies10]

I would have assumed your armour would have been made to measure,I guess they don't offer this option.I was measured up for mine and can't wait to receive it. kudos for the bicep pinch solution.

[@MistahFox]

I got mine from a kit, but I hope yours fits you well! For the bicep, I have since replaced the soft foam with harder foam to make it more reliable.

[@stuartdavies10]

@@MistahFox oh I see,thanks I hope it does,good tip about changing the foam thanks for sharing.

[@UrBoiEthanMikl]

I'm your 100th like bro, loved the video!

[@greyofpta5305]

This was outstanding!

[@MistahFox]

Thanks!

[@greyofpta5305]

I would highly recommend some usb powered cpu fans for the helmet and back. It makes trooping SO much more comfortable.@@MistahFox

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

Clone armor is even worse. I have a set I wear and my god does it want you to stay still all the time

[@MistahFox]

That's really interesting, I never looked into clone armor but what's different about it that makes it worse?

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

@@MistahFox they never used any real actors as the models were all cgi. Plus there is less room unlike the stormtrooper.

[@timsullivan4566]

@@lilrobi45xxx42 Makes me wonder what it was like for the CGI actors 🤔... ...oh, wait - never mind!🤭

[@gnomefisher7920]

You can cut the return edge of the wrist end of the fore arm piece as it makes it more movie accurate 🤣

[@gnomefisher7920]

I'd recommend using a Dremel

[@louisGauto]

I feel like being tall helps, i'm short aroung 5'8ish

[@MistahFox]

That it certainly does!

[@mosquito3796]

how much is a stormtrooper kit?

[@MistahFox]

When I bought it it was 700 dollars, but if you want one you really have to do your own research to find one that's accurate and still a good price.

[@theace1602]

imo, ill leave wearing that armor to the actors. even tho it looks sick. the most ill ever do for stormtrooper armor is chest armor, a belt, maybe the shin guards, and the helmet like you see in many of those gritty star wars fan art things. i just cant stand wearing body armor that has no function as i play airsoft as well so it is a mentality i have.

[@theace1602]

at least that way troopers are still protected, but can move at the same time. Like for 80s retro sci fi i get it but cmon george lol

[@MistahFox]

@@theace1602 If you're an airsoft guy, drop the chest plate too since you can't bring your arms close enough together to shoulder a rifle. A scout trooper looks more practical IMO with a bigger visor, smaller chest and no limb armor

[@theace1602]

@@MistahFox yeah that’s prolly smarter, my chest plate it kinda trimmed up so it worked but I def need a new one

[@spongemanicecone2765]

hey dude. I am the new owner of an rs prop masters stormtrooper suit. I haven't had much issues with my suit apart from the fact that I'm 6ft 4 and am essentially the maximum height a stormtrooper could be without completely altering every single aspect of the armor. Do you have an Instagram account. I loved this video and as a 17 year old armor owner, its refreshing to see someone whos around my own age talking about owning such things.

[@MistahFox]

Yeah man! It feels like all of my hobbies are for people much older than me, but yeah I got my armor when I was 16. My Instagram is mistahfox02