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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: clonecommander on July 30, 2016, 08:59:43 AM

Title: I am now part of the 501st!
Post by: clonecommander on July 30, 2016, 08:59:43 AM: I've been meaning to post this for a while, but at the local convention I went to in June, I was actually invited by the members of the 501st to join! If you have never heard of the 501st, that's alright, I can explain. They are the premier group of Star Wars villain cosplayers in the world BUT they have a clone division, so you can guess where I am.

I am planning on fabricating the majority of the costume myself. The character I am going to be is the demolitions expert from Delta Squad (A team of Republic commandos who had their own video game). His name is Scorch, from my understanding, he is not exactly the most serious, and has a sense of humor.

I am still so shocked that I was invited, given not just anyone gets an invite. :shocked:
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Post by: melodys_angel on July 30, 2016, 09:12:20 AM: Congrats hun <3 It looks like you will be having a lot of fun in the future :)
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Post by: clonecommander on July 30, 2016, 09:42:17 AM: Quote from: melodys_angel on July 30, 2016, 09:12:20 AM
Congrats hun <3 It looks like you will be having a lot of fun in the future :)

Thanks! Now onto the hard part... getting materials to make the armor out of.
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Post by: Griffin on July 30, 2016, 12:37:16 PM: Congrats, that sounds like fun! :cheer: Good luck with the costume!
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Post by: clonecommander on July 30, 2016, 12:43:26 PM: Thanks! I totally forgot to mention that they do a lot of charity stuff and being a Girl Scout that is no big deal. If anyone has no idea what Scorch looks like, that's something I can solve. After all, I have him as a 3 3/4 scale figure!
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Post by: rybett on July 30, 2016, 02:32:05 PM: Cool!
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Post by: Beldarna on July 30, 2016, 03:22:41 PM: So cool, huge congratulations!
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Post by: invaderhorizongreen on July 30, 2016, 04:51:46 PM: Congratulations, to you, that is awesome to hear.
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Post by: kestral_kitsune on July 30, 2016, 05:10:15 PM: that is awesome!! I have a friend in the Mandolin ranks and he's trying to convince me to join up XD
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Post by: Taxel on July 30, 2016, 06:30:45 PM: Congrats! That sounds really cool. I hope you post photos of your costume once its all done!
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Post by: True on July 30, 2016, 09:05:18 PM: That is awesome! Each year I go to our C4 con, I collect the trading card! xD that sounds like such a fun experience and congrats!
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Post by: Kiwi on July 31, 2016, 06:28:18 AM: That is awesome! Big congrats Clone :D

(pssst, see if you can steal me one of their working lifesized R2D2s - I'll meet you at the border ;) LOL)
Title: Re: I am now part of the 501st!
Post by: clonecommander on July 31, 2016, 08:31:01 AM: Quote from: Taxel on July 30, 2016, 06:30:45 PM
Congrats! That sounds really cool. I hope you post photos of your costume once its all done!

That might be a while. I need to get all the materials and that's not going to be cheap. But I will try and post when I get parts fabricated.

Oh, Kiwi, at the convention, there was a pair of R2-D2's..one of them followed me around for a few minutes!
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 31, 2016, 01:39:46 PM: Congrats! The 501st are AWESOME!
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Post by: tulagirl on July 31, 2016, 04:12:05 PM: My husband is a member. Enjoy! He has about 4-5 armored 501st approved costumes. He really enjoys the charity aspect of the group. I know he would say, spend the money and the time to get the correct costume as it will have to be approved by your 501st group. Take your time. It is a wonderful organization. Don't be afraid to ask them for help. Here they have armor parties from time to time to help members build their armor. There is good armor and bad armor so ask lots of questions. My husband has built all of his on his own, but when he first started they helped him a lot with it. :)
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Post by: kaoskat on August 01, 2016, 04:58:27 AM: Congrats!
Title: Re: I am now part of the 501st!
Post by: clonecommander on August 01, 2016, 08:27:13 AM: Quote from: tulagirl on July 31, 2016, 04:12:05 PM
My husband is a member. Enjoy! He has about 4-5 armored 501st approved costumes. He really enjoys the charity aspect of the group. I know he would say, spend the money and the time to get the correct costume as it will have to be approved by your 501st group. Take your time. It is a wonderful organization. Don't be afraid to ask them for help. Here they have armor parties from time to time to help members build their armor. There is good armor and bad armor so ask lots of questions. My husband has built all of his on his own, but when he first started they helped him a lot with it. :)

The charity aspect was what sealed the deal for me. As a Girl Scout, I love stuff that lets me give back or put smiles on the faces of others (Mainly with Girl Scout cookies). As I plan on doing the fabrication myself, I am already asking questions even though I have yet to start making armor!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 08, 2016, 03:05:09 PM: Sounds like fun. Way to go!
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Post by: clonecommander on August 08, 2016, 06:20:41 PM: First off, thanks everyone!

Second thing: the challenge for me is going to be getting the armor pieces to look right for a Republic Commando as well as fit me properly. Wish me luck!
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Post by: ghouldilocks on August 14, 2016, 08:04:10 PM: That's really awesome! I see a booth for them every time I go to any type of con, and it seems like such a great group to be part of!
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Post by: tikibirds on August 15, 2016, 06:48:56 AM: Very cool :biggrin:
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Post by: brightberry on August 15, 2016, 09:14:02 AM: That's really cool! Congrats!