It's been a very long road, but one that has taught me so much, and finally I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I rebuilt the model from scratch, adjusting it to fit human proportions more closely, and with a much cleaner topology. I'll begin a new thread with my WIP as suggested, where I will post progress on the 3d printing and overall process with the physical armor. Thanks a lot guys for all the help you've given me along the way.
The list of things that are missing in my model are as follow:
-Gauntlets
-Backpack
-Little detail bellow the belt
-Figure out a way to make the belt more comfortable to put on