fat weird thighs!?...Is this intentional!?...
  I'm not sure how it could have been done by accident,...
 :dev7: 
 Here's the comparison image again,... 
http://wat.midco.net/eggnog1/imperial-front.jpg)  
 I've altered virtually everything on the model. The entire jacket is thicker, and the sleeves are longer. I reshaped the front of the collar, his shoulders, and although it's hard to tell in the pic, I also made the calves of the boots slightly thinner. I modeled on the officer's disc to the front of his hat and the belt. And finally, as you put it, I added his 'fat weird thighs',...  
 And why you ask,..? Because that's the way it's supposed to be. 
http://wat.midco.net/eggnog1/imp-uni.jpg)