alrighty, the poll android armor ... or clothing whatever, I use those interchangeably hehe. Anyway, been working on this for the past 1 to 2 weeks and as of now I got a clean model base to detail. Next up is the highpoly model. Some of that detailing is already done, but it's not really showing here as this is just a low subdivision model.
decided to do the whole outfit at the same time rather than do it in pieces, at least for now up until the highpoly is done. Afterwards, I might start working on a single piece and take it to completion, though I would prefer to get everything done all at once. Takes longer initially to get something out, but less time overall since I can model/texture/uv/etc every piece at the same time and make sure everything fits and has a consistent level of detail.
to keep things simple, I've figured that the only modular pieces here that will be able to be used individually are the vest, skirt and boots. Those underpants and shirt will not be standalone and will only be usable in conjunction with the boots/skirt. Then again, the denim stuff are probably the items that could be best paired with others, so I don't think it's that big of a loss.
other than that, full steam ahead with the highpoly, this should look pretty nice when fully detailed.