The city of Monticello shows a series free movies on the downtown square during the summer. On August 5th, they showed Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We mingled with the fans before the movie and then stayed for the showing.

Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Ryan Summers - 2429

Our third year for the Make-A -Wish walk in Champaign.

Particpating members:
Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Ryan Summers - 2429
Rick Devine - 6712
Tom Durbin - 9293

Everyone,

This event went well, but we had our doubts. We had trouble with this event before: too many unsupervised kids. This time was better. We had fun doing the activities with the kids and taking pictures.

Particpating members:
Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Ryan Summers - 2429
Rick Devine - 6712

Troops,

Another successful troop with the Boy Scouts in St. Joseph. We helped to hand out awards and broke a Death Star pinata .

My contact for this event wants to join us.

Participating members:
Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Rick Devine - 6712

Troops,

On April 4th, the MWG attended a young boys' birthday party. He and his brother are big fans and we had a great time hanging out and taking pictures.

Particpating members:

Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Ryan Summers - 2429
Thomas Bickel - 27823 (handler)

Troops,

For the Rogue One premier, in Champaign, the Carmike theater asked us to make an apperance. We were happy to promote this great movie.

Participating troops:
Chip Childress - 9965 (EC)
Ryan Summers - 2429
Rick Devine - 6712

Troops, A former co-worker of mine asked me if the MWG could attend her sons birthday party at the Urbana Aquatic Center. We took pictures with the birthday boy, the party goers and some of the adults. We had a good time and got some pizza for our troubles. This was Derek Nelson's first troop! Chip ...

Today, the MWG attended Bowl For Kids' Sake at Old Orchard Lanes in Savoy (Champaign), Illinois. Although this event gets smaller every year, the event coordinators were thankful that we were there and I hope we can do it again next year. Chip Childress - 9965 (EC) Chris Stewart - 21470 Derek Nelson...

Troops, On Saturday, the 8th, the MWG attended the 5th annual Community & Campus Day of Service at the University of Illinois in Champaign. It was our second visit to this event which allows volunteers to package food for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. We didn't have enough troops to package food, ...

Welcome DB,

I live in Monticello and it's been years since I've been to southern Illinois. I used to go to Duquoin for the flea market when I went to SIU.

If you have any questions about Vader, feel free to ask me. I've been costuming as him for quite a while now.

Another successful troop for the Midwest Garrison! The troop went very well and, this year, we had a bigger area to dress in. The kids were glad to see us and we took our traditional group picture in front of the Raminator monster truck. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207902788227129&l=fe...

Welcome back. Hope to troop with you soon at a Champaign event.

Our next event, in Champaign, is at G-mart Comics for Free Comic Book Day on the 7th. viewtopic.php?f=70&t=17899

Welcome!

Welcome!

Mahomet is about thirty minutes away from me. I'm in Monticello. Let me know if you have any questions about armor or armor building.

Sounds good. See you then.

Added pictures of the boots and blaster on my Picasa account.

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Troops, I'm selling my Utapau clone armor. I had a few real life expenses pop up that I need to pay for. - The armor was made by Bozo the clone. It's made of thick Styrene, as thick as my old TK armor. I'm including a neck seal, work suspenders and a thigh belt. The shoulder, elbow and knee straps a...

August 29, 2015

Do you think we'll have the armor by then?

where you are all coming from

Rick Devine and I ordered the Anovos armor. We're both near Champaign, so Joliet would be good.

Welcome.

If you have a chance to troop some of our east central Illinois events, we'd be glad to have you.