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Hi folks Graham here. Had fun hanging with everyone down at the relay. I am the owner of Guild of Nerds. We have a few 501st members in our own ranks so figured it would be good for me to join in here and offer my services as crew for when the Guild is not in attendance or if I just want to escape my minions for a while. No immediate plans to start filling my house with stormtrooper suits but I could be persuaded to have a shot at a General Grievous costume some time. Till then maybe we can build a suit for Pikachu. He might look snazzy with some dark side robes.

That budget should cover it nicely if going the self build route, starting a build thread here can be very useful too, it can help to save a few coins (and costly mistakes), also we can offer great tips along the way, with a few diy skills you will fly it What E11 kit were you thinking, resin kit or 3d print?, I think I have a spare Doopy doo’s kit (resin) somewhere. Here is my number if you want to reach out on WhatsApp for any advise:-0879699304 Kind regards Chris

Welcome @Swifty Much like the rest said a TK is a good starter. But I have a feeling your ambitious, why not a better class of trooper and build a clone . Seriously though TK is a good starting point. I look forward to seeing and hearing about your progress. In the meantime I would definitely look into getting crewing status on here if you have not done so already and then you can join in on some of our upcoming troops. Look forward to seeing you about at the troops

I definitely think I'm going to give "the shed of glittering delights" a shout. I'd like to say money is no object, but sadly even this I have to give a budget too. I'm hoping to keep it around 1.5k... ish. I'm pretty hands on and probably capable of building a kit, but also just letting someone else do it would be nice. Will definitely get an E-11 kit though.

Welcome aboard Sean, a Stormtrooper is an excellent choice for a costume, you can’t go wrong there, it was my first costume and still gets the most use, the smiles on people’s faces never grow old. I would also highly recommend ‘the shed of glittering delights’ (DA props) on Facebook (now based in France), Andy is a nice person to deal with, his kits are accurate and of good quality, I guess it depends on budget, there many makers to choose from, RWA is also excellent but being UK based you have to deal customs fees and such, if money is no object then some go for RS Props, probably considered the most accurate (warts and all), to the untrained eye though (and the public) there is very little difference in appearance between all the recommended (recognised) makers though We can give you loads of help and support here if you go for a kit to build, ready made kits are also available but will often still need alterations for a comfortable fit, personally I have built many TK’s (the name we often use for Stormtroopers) so I have a bit of knowledge in this area. Be sure to also check out FISD detachment of the 501st, it is the ‘go to’ site for everything concerning Stormtroopers, lots of up to date info, build threads etc. whatever you decide we are here to help and support you on your journey

Welcome to the forum Seán @Swifty!

Perfect. We tend to use messanger for conversations in Legion. Thanks for the friend request

Ah nice one! Just sent you a friend request there. I don't use FB much, but you can catch me on messenger.

Welcome Seán. It was myself you spoke to on Saturday in Dundalk. It's great to see you here on the forums & great to see the qr code is being put to good use at cons. For a stormtrooper (TK), I mentioned the shed of glittering delights on Facebook as he's based in France while other makers are based in mainland UK or Jersey (RS props, Shepperton & RWA creations). My fb is facebook.com/tk18170

That's actually such a good idea! Hadn't thought of that, thanks!

Welcome Seán, I'm sure some of our Stormtroopers can point you in the right direction of a kit. One thing to bear in mind - many of our members have started with a standard Stormie in the past, and then as it becomes worn and a little yellowed as time goes by have converted it to a sand trooper. There is certainly also the potential to later convert one to a Mimban trooper in the future in the same style!

Hi guys and girls we are looking for some starwar characters to attend toycon

Hey guys and gals! Been a long time Star Wars fan, but only recently have I been bitten by the bug to get a Stormtrooper costume! Met some lovely folks at the Dundalk comic con that have convinced me further. I'm thinking of just a generic Stormtrooper or if I'm feeling extra adventurous, a Mimban Stormtrooper. Think the generic would work better though, more recognisable, etc. I've only dipped my toes in in terms of looking for a maker, so I'm open to any advise and help there!

Hi Daniel- Sorry we missed up on meeting with anyone! We left on our tour on the 24th, so we didn't have a chance to visit Gamerfest. Had a glorious time rolling around your country and looking at all of the beautiful and interesting sights! Missed out on the boat tour to Skellig Michael because the water was too rough and the boats weren't allowed to go out... So I guess I'll need to come back and try again some time! The furthest north we got was the road between Dublin and Galway, so we still have the northern half of the island to explore some day as well. Thanks for trying to arrange something, and hopefully it will work out better next time!

Let us know if you still want to meet up on Friday evening close to Dublin airport. Thanks

I'm close to the town of Drogheda.

Welcome! Feel free to drop me a DM, I should be back in Tipperary one or two days this week so if I get a chance it would be great to meet up.

@Dropkick where about are you that you are an hour away from Dublin? I might be able to come to you.

Hi @yoshix & welcome to the forums. I'm based about an hour from Dublin & may be able to meet on Friday evening if it suited you. Will need to check a few things, but fingers crossed I should be good.

Hello there! I'm staying close to Limerick (or rather Tipperary) for the next seven days and I'd love to meet up with some to discuss what it's like trooping here. My wife and I are seriously considering moving to Ireland and I'd love to hear what goes on here. If not, I may be able to meet up around Dublin on Fri June 6th but that is a bit harder to do. I've been a member of the Florida Garrison for the last 10 years and it would be a dream come true to one day troop outside of the US. Thanks!

Hi Todd, if you're still in Dublin on the 24th or 25th, many of our troopers will be attending "GamerFest" in the RDS in south Dublin. That could be your best chance to meet with a large group, as the only other troopers during your stay are down in the south east of the country. Safe travels!

Very excited! And yes, I've trooped with Allan before

Inferno is absolutely the best! Looking forward as well

Sounds great Keith! Thank you! Looking forward to it, as of now nothing planned for that Saturday

Hello Todd, I would be based down in outskirts of Cork City, so depending on what dates your around and for how long. I can try and meet up for a Coffee, etc.