Let me introduce myself. Hello! My name is Karsten, and I am fourteen years old. Ever since I was young(er), there were three things I loved more than anything: Star Wars, dressing up in costumes, and helping others. Even my character from an online game I would play would always be dressed in clone armor I designed myself!
So as you can imagine, I instantly connected with the mission of the 501st. Also, I am aware you cannot join until you are eighteen, but I wouldn't mind getting prepared. Perhaps I could have my armor centurion level on my first application! Moving on, here were a few things I wanted to ask you guys your opinions on:
1) Being fourteen, I am not fully grown yet. Should I wait until I'm older to start making my armor? Of course, if I bought it now, I wouldn't start making adjustments to fit it perfectly until I'm done growing. I would only trim the pieces, paint them, gather pieces, etc.
2) If I start this project, there is no garrison nearby me to help. The nearest garrison is an 18 hour car drive away, or a 40 minute plane ride! (Also, they probably only speak Spanish, which I am only half-fluent in) Do you think I should wait until I'm back in the United States and near a garrison? (Probably four more years.)
3) After much consideration, I have decided I like the ANH stunt armor the best. However, being fourteen and having low income, I would rather not have to dish out $1000+ on armor. I am willing to work with untrimmed, unpainted pieces if it means keeping the price down. Do you think the ATA Stunt uniform is a good choice? (I am aware good armor is usually $500+ and am prepared to pay that much.)
Anyway, thank you for any help you can give. Sorry if there are any formatting issues or grammatical errors, I wrote this all on my phone.
