bluehickey

Love the pics, thanks for the mission report!

Congrats Jim!

Sweet, I'll make a point to come by the booth and say Hi!

I fly from Utah on Thursday to get to NY comic con, I will be spending half of my time there working a booth. I won't be wearing any costumes, but I will be bringing my trading cards with me! I'll have my TK and TB cards if anyone would like to trade or just get some from me. So who's going?

If I'm correct there is nothing on the back of the costume, just looks like a black jumpsuit from behind.

the kids version is very obviously Photoshopped. Wonder what the real version looks like?

I wear FX armor with an MTK helmet... they look great together!

Yay, another future trooper saved from the perils of scandalous offers!

Yes! Love me some classic Trek!

You the man Tom!

Who let the yellow buckets in the room?

Don't worry about it too much... I too bought a cheap neckseal that I ended up hating, but it's a pretty insignificant part of the costume once you are all suited up. Just keep your eye out for a better one and you can upgrade later, that's what I did.

Impressive.... most impressive!

Welcome to the Empire TK 5924!

Jesse, add your chip-in information to your first post so others can find it quickly!

Chip in donation sent! We just got a new dog and have had it only for a few days, but I know how quickly they can become family members. I hope everything works out with your puppy!

I agree... as much as I'd like to approach timid children, I wait for them to come to me. Even though I may be smiling at them behind the bucket, all they see is the scary frown.

For Star Wars in Concert, you really don't have to worry about interacting because you are going to be swamped with photos. Basically you'll just stand there and pose while people wait in a huge mob to get a pic with you, at least that was my experience. I usually stay more in character when talking with adults, but with kids I keep it really simple because they are timid and it's easy to scare them. I just high five them and then ask them if they like Star Wars. Sometimes I ask who their favorite character is, or ask if they want to hold my blaster. I too went through a phase where I wanted to interact more and do fun things with people but was worried what they would think of me: Ryan. Then I slowly realized that they'll never know who is behind the mask and that freed me up to be bolder and try more things. The anonymity is actually a very freeing experience once you embrace it.

Wow, I can't even imagine trying tennis in armor with that helmet! Great job!

Congrats, well done!

Wow, beautiful!

I know who looked better!

Hey, I used to live in Oshawa! Looks like it was fun time.

Great photos! Star Wars and baseball are ALWAYS a great mix!

when there has been dogs at events I've been too, they have been pretty calm and generally not interested in us.