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Hey Christina, you have been telling me you two will join up for well over a year now. No more excuses. Time to take the plunge...... Aidan

In all seriousness yes, anyone can clear any costume they wish, regardless of gender. The only obstacle as I understand it is that you would either need to stick on some suitably impressive sideburns, or wear Kallas' helmet so that the sideburns can't be seen. So long as the costume is accurate, all is good!

Welcome Jacob

Hey Sal, Great to see you here already. Yes, it was myself you spoke to on Sunday. You've taken the 1st step already. Both @BandageMonkey & @SyntaxError have given you great first tips already. Why not come along to the next troop as a crew member in order to get a good feel for yourself to what we do. And never be afraid of asking questions here. There are no silly questions & hopefully someone will be able to answer anything you may ask. Shane

Hi & welcome Crystina & Amara. We look forward to seeing you both at future events as crew & eventually costumed members. Just saying that a jawa is both 501st and Rebel Legion dual costume.

Welcome Jacob to our forums. Hopefully, we'll get to troop alongside you both some day.

Just a quick follow up to follow the instructions below and post in this thread to request access VIA our admin.

Hello and welcome Crystina. Always great to welcome new members to our community! Definitely, yourself and Amara should join! (Ideally both RL and 501st!) If either of you would like to join us at an upcoming event, we are always happy to have new people join us as crew which can be requested through the link below. This will allow you to see the events calendar. Crewing is a great way to meet members prior to going through the membership process with either 501st or RL and is an essential role especially where we have TKs or other kits with lower visibility or restricted movement. It can also be beneficial if you wished to target smaller events to meet a few members at a time. We're all friendly, helpful and definitely a little bit crazy!

Hello and welcome Sal! It's always great to have people follow up with us after cons and events. I thought it appropriate to move this thread to Introductions. There are lots of friendly, helpful and slightly crazy members here who can give tips and guidance of how best to move forward. @BandageMonkey has definitely given a couple of good suggestions in terms of crewing and deciding on what type of costume you'd be interested in. In my opinion, there are three main items to consider, each having a different level of importance to each individual; 1) What characters do you like from the Star Wars universe - no point being a TK if you think TK are "meh". The Costume Reference Library (CRL) is a great resource to see whats out there in terms of approvable kits. My only word of warning here is not to read too much into the detail and requirements from the start. Get a feel of what direction you'd like to go in and ask around. Put together a short list of characters you're interested in and even take a look at the detachment forums, which are also listed in the website below. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CRLbydetachment Each 501st kit is categorised by detachments; TK are part of the First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment, Scout Troops are part of Pathfinders, etc. There are 100s of different kits which are clearable with the 501st, so have a look around, get a short list together and ask questions. 2) Expense: (DIY versus Commissions) - this point is something only to consider once your close to deciding "this is the kit for me". If you're into DIY, you can reduce the expense by building or 3d printing components yourself, or if you go down the pre-built route, there are different considerations on cost as well as time until the kit is ready. My TK for example took approx 4 months from ordering to completion. In terms of scale considering a Darth Vader Versus a TK for example, there is a massive cost difference (1000s). 3) Comfort: What is comfortable to wear - if you are claustrophobic or dislike having restricted movement, a TK may not be the character for you, but an imperial admiral is a great choice and isn't restrictive given that its a "face character". Hopefully this makes some sense - before choosing my first kit, I hovered around these forums for at least 6 months, but I'm rather indecisive!

Greetings Jacob and welcome to the forum. Its always amazing to have visitors from our international members. Definitely would be ok with us. We've had international members troop with us previously. We'll organise your access so you can see our events calendar and can go from there. Hopefully one of the dates may suit!

Hello Sal, Welcome to the forum. I was not at the con this weekend, but it possibly could have been Shane @Dropkick you were speaking to perhaps. As to where to start, you have already taken that step by creating a profile here. I would not know about any costume meetings off the top of my head, but if it was Shane or any other member that was at the Con, I am sure they can shed light on that for you. In reagrds to where to start with a kit, is there any in particular your interested in. If your unsure could start with looking at what era of Star Wars you like most and look at what takes your fancy costume wise. If your stuck and need more help, you can always ask on here as, the group have a wide verity skills and costumes. So help is not to far away and if not. We can always guide and point you in the right direction. Other aspects you can take part in is Crewing. As this is extremely helpful for our TKs and other members with kits the reduce sound and visablity (Mainly those blind TKs). WFor this jump over to the crew rank section on the form to request crew rank access. This way you will see the events and be able to sign up as crew, so the next event you can take part. Outside of the above, any questions just reach out and anyone here will be happy to help. Hopefully will see you sometime at an event. BM

Hi Guys. My name is Sal. I just met you guys at the MegaCon Dublin 2024 this weekend and had the opportunity to speak with you about the group and get to know what you do. I'd like to be part of and help with the work, but I'm a bit lost now about the next step. I remember I spoke with Sean (I think this was his name. The Empire General cosplay) and he told me there was a meeting to see which costume ideas I could do, etc. Could someone give me a light on it, and also if we have meetings or another channel for communication and news? I'm very excited to start. May the Force be with you all K

I mean, hey, I can be a double agent. Is anyone going to Celebration?

Nooo don't listen to them...dark side stinks...they said they have cookies but never got one since i joined them Rebellion is the way

Can I enter on that? Is it allowed?

Hello, I am a Canadian Garrison Member looking for international access. As well as hoping to pose a question. My wife and I have been talking about traveling out to visit your beautiful country. We would love to troop should that ability arise. If that's okay with you? Thanks! TI-42407 (Jacob)

Welcome Crystina! It would be great to have you onboard, and you can (and should ) 100% make a female Kallus!

If I can make a female Kallus costume I'm all for it

Hi Crystina. Looking forward to meeting you at one of the upcoming events….. where we’ll try and lure you to the 501st dark side . Hope to see you soon! - Keith

Hello Crystina, Welcome to the forum, I followed up with your post about then Existent Endor Leia costume, which should get you going. Any questions do heisitate to reach out. Its great to see some more entering the legion. BM

She's very shy. But she wants to join before Celebration, so I think it might happen soon.

Hi Crystina...welcome to our forum...your wife is doing good in pushing you to join the rebellion...in fact she should join herself as well

My name is Crystina. My wife Amara and I moved to Ireland four years ago, and she's wanting to join the 501st and eventually the Pathfinders, so she has been bugging me to join with my Endor Leia costume. I also have droids in various states of partial build and am a member of the droid builder's and Baddedly's forums. Nice to meet you!

Looking forward to chatting to yourself at future events, Peter

You're very welcome here Peter! As the lads said, just request the crew rank and you'll be able to see all of our upcoming troops. We can always use some extra crew at troops both big and small, so you'd be more than welcome any time!