Hello to Redback Garrison

[BIDS]

From what I've learnt so far though I think you will be told that Jedi Robe would not be good enough for approval without a lot of extra work (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong)

Look through the armour build threads there are some stickies there about different made armours depending on your body type/size/shape. You'll also need to think about what stormtrooper you want to be e.g ANH hero, ANH Stubt, ESB, ROTJ, or even get dirty as a sandie

Also look at the whitearmor.net site for specific 501st stormtrooper info

+1, you'll definitely spend more money modding it than it's worth. whitearmor.net (FISD - First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment) is the place to start your research. You'll find several threads about this very topic.

Good luck with your decision, and welcome to the Forum.