Is anyone here a member of the 501st legion (stormtroopers)?

[AshVX220]

That would be the Star Wars version, the guys that do loads of charity work dressed as stormtrooper's etc. Or failing that does anyone on here have decent Stormtrooper armour or know where it can be hired from?

[Rogue_420]

mk garrison - have own website www.mkgarrison.co.uk - mick is great guy and may be able to help you
or dorset troopers might be able to help you - they are affiliated to MK group
but not many will lend kit out due to cost of original equipment

Edited by Rogue_420 on Tuesday 4th August 12:48

[Famous Graham]

There's something rather incronguous about the word "Dorset" when used in conjunction with Storm Troopers

Reminds me of some standup (Bill Bailey maybe?) taking the piss out of David Prowse's West Country accent "You arrr parrrt o' the rebel alloiance, an' a trayyyor".

ETA - well, the proves you can't phonetically type West Country

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 4th August 12:51

[Rogue_420]

lol yes
agree about the accent

[Famous Graham]

Aha, it was Bill Bailey - shockingly bad video of it, but still :

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids....

[AshVX220]

Rogue_420 said:

mk garrison - have own website www.mkgarrison.co.uk - mick is great guy and may be able to help you
or dorset troopers might be able to help you - they are affiliated to MK group
but not many will lend kit out due to cost of original equipment

Edited by Rogue_420 on Tuesday 4th August 12:48

Thanks Rogue_420, I'd be willing to negotiate some kind of deposit or something as I'm fully aware of the expense (in time as well as money) that goes in to this kit. I'll check the website when I get home later and see what can be done. You can buy a real noddy sset of foam armour os something for about £50, but as I've always wanted to go to a party as a Stormtrooper and the up coming party is Sci-Fi themed I'd like to do it properly.
There were a couple of Stormtroopers at fairford airshow and their kit was amazing, right down to a decent voice box unit.
Again, thanks for the pointer.

[Rogue_420]

where are you from?
and how tall as most armour is cut to fit (thigh pieces espec)

il have a few words and see what i can see roughly for the full armour, undersuit, boots, gun, helmets and voiceboxs etc its approx £1000 for the one costume

it is great and yes they do it to raise money for various charities

april 17 2010 there is a who wars event in corsham wiltshire so great mix of Dr who and star wars

[bigTee]

i can get trooper gear for cost price if your interested.

or i do a good emperor prosthetic on my site for your sci-fi party.....

[Rogue_420]

to warn you if its for a party
that the trooper kit you cant sit down in or u may be able to bend alittle depending on how its been cut to fit

[Rogue_420]

big tee
wow that is great

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

AshVX220 said:

That would be the Star Wars version, the guys that do loads of charity work dressed as stormtrooper's etc. Or failing that does anyone on here have decent Stormtrooper armour or know where it can be hired from?

Is this you per chance?

[Dupont666]

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH...... run away its... Starwarsians, no that cant be right.... errr... Jedians.... no that sounds ghey.... Starwoids....... still wrong, errr...

NERDS....

Run away, NERDS are on the rampage as big storm toopers.

/childish mode off...

[Rogue_420]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMJdtr96Lc4

this is from the other weekend

[anonymous-user]

Grown men and women in Milton Keynes are dressing up as Star Wars characters and going bowling?

[Rogue_420]

thats the MK garrison
Micks on the end

[AshVX220]

Rogue_420 said:

where are you from?
and how tall as most armour is cut to fit (thigh pieces espec)

il have a few words and see what i can see roughly for the full armour, undersuit, boots, gun, helmets and voiceboxs etc its approx £1000 for the one costume

it is great and yes they do it to raise money for various charities

april 17 2010 there is a who wars event in corsham wiltshire so great mix of Dr who and star wars

I'm 5'8" of reasonably slim build (a bit of middle age spread, just round the belly area, not thighs or anywhere else......yet!).

That price is the problem, 'tis a bit excessive for one evening!

I'll live near the Portsmouth, by the way. I won't be sitting down in it at all, as in general the parties I go to at this mates house are fairly full and invariably we are all stood up all evening.

[Rogue_420]

for portsmouth

il send a msg to a friend and see what he can do says...depends if they are booked on same dates

[AshVX220]

bigTee said:

i can get trooper gear for cost price if your interested.

or i do a good emperor prosthetic on my site for your sci-fi party.....

Thanks bigTree, but even at cost price I think it would be too expensive for one evening, do you hire such stuff though?

It's a Stormtrooper (or variant of) I'd prefer to go as.

[AshVX220]

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

AshVX220 said:

That would be the Star Wars version, the guys that do loads of charity work dressed as stormtrooper's etc. Or failing that does anyone on here have decent Stormtrooper armour or know where it can be hired from?

Is this you per chance?

No pony tail, slightly less facial hair and a slightly smaller belly, but yeah, pretty accurate!

[twiglove]

Not sure if this would be good enough quality...

http://www.joke.co.uk/fancy_dress/adult_deluxe_sta...