I think a lot of the differences in the stormtrooper in the OT really just comes down to the film makers not being so bothered about it all as we are. If they looked pretty much like the stormtroopers did in the first film then they were OK in V & VI, they didn't have to be exactly the same. Less access to VHS at the time and no internet meant direct comparisons were almost impossible, and most people would have only seen them at the cinema. So as long as they were passable they were OK. Now we can tear them apart and compare and contrast, but who back in 1977 would have thought we would still be talking about Star Wars on such a regular basis 40 years later, let alone that we would be able to peruse UHD screen grabs on our personal computer screens.
All sorts of things got onto film largely I think because it only had to be good enough. One of my favourites is this shot with Princess Leia on the Tantive IV. If you look at the trooper on the far left you can see that his biceps armour is held together with white tape. It's screen accurate guys We can get all too hooked up on it at times, and loose sight of the overall picture.
Seriously though, I think these dudes look cool , and when movies are set around the time of the OT we should see more of them, sanitised and spruced up or otherwise OT Stormies rock
Paul
All sorts of things got onto film largely I think because it only had to be good enough. One of my favourites is this shot with Princess Leia on the Tantive IV. If you look at the trooper on the far left you can see that his biceps armour is held together with white tape. It's screen accurate guys We can get all too hooked up on it at times, and loose sight of the overall picture.
Seriously though, I think these dudes look cool , and when movies are set around the time of the OT we should see more of them, sanitised and spruced up or otherwise OT Stormies rock
Paul