Thanks Dark Knight and 138! Much appreciated.
This post was a long time in the waiting for the cord to my buddies camera, but I decided to pay the Wauconda Library a little suprise visit! This was the Thursday after the blood donation troop so Riv gave me some of the nifty MWG cards...so I was also on a mission to deliver the card to the crew of the library...
I typed in "the Death Star Plans" into the library search engine, when it couldn't find it, I called a library assistent (which happened to be my friend) and said, "The Death Star Plans are not in the Main computer." I barely said it with a straight face...thank you helmet!
Little did I know my adventure would just simply amaze people everywhere! My walk there passed a large park district for many little tke soccer games...I didn't stop to greet them but however from across about 80 feet the games stopped cold and they all waved and cheered. The feeling was mutual under the bucket
I patroled around town gathering essential items and making the good citizens happy. But Jewel awaited, I needed some tools to convince people to come to the dark side of costuming...so a baked good in the form of the Millenium Falcon made do.
Come to the darkside, we have cookies!
What do you mean my credits are no good here!?
After some were converted, I needed some water...and a bandana. Went to Subway (strip mall) and got free water. Cooled down and went to Mickie D's on a repeat mission. Had to improvise to stay in character...however mission accomplished!
I then trekked back home with my loyal buddy and amatuer photographer Mikey, but decided to parade up main street. Well the reaction was over the top. To about 30 middle aged people I explained the mission of the Legion and the charity we do, regardless to say there was a lot of interest in the Legion and I am to pass on a lot of thanks for what you guys do and what I am just starting. I eventually was called into multiple establishments for adoring citizens. Needless to say another objective complete.
One too many cookies...
Anyone want to give a trooper a lift? Hitch hiker trooper!
As the day was winding down and it going on 5 hours in the armor and about a mile and a half trekked I called it a day. I am just so PROUD of how my suit stood up to the test
(secret training for BARTLETT!) and was actually not uncomfortable at all...disrgarding the obvious lack of points of articulation!
Whole album,
http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x36/ ... a/?start=0
Updated pics to come very soon, with a post alll materials and cost, and all the people who got me to this point in what was a momentous challange for me...starting this at 16 and ending at 17 years old and ZERO experiance in armor making.
