fragarock[TK] Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Hi Guys! Since I got my 501st approval back in May I've been on three official troops and one un-official night out with the kids at the Zoo Boo here in Royal Oak. The best one and most grueling so far was a 6 hour troop in September at the Detroit Tigers game. This is a yearly event that has a lot of participation from the Great Lakes Garrison, the Great Lakes Base of the Rebel Legion, and the Mandalorian Mercs. We had a really large group and there were many different costumes which made it even better. For me this was the first time I actually saw a Vader or Chewbacca costume and they were awesome. We got there early to set up and took a few group shots outside the park as the fans started to come into the park. It was quite the scene and super fun to march around the stadium in mass. Then we headed back downstairs to grab some food and get ready for our march around the in-field and a select group got to throw out the first pitch with some lucky kids. We then split into groups around the park to say hi to the fans and take pictures, lots of pictures. I'm sure I took at least 300 and for the most part the adult fans were well behaved and had fun. But like all these events, the best part was seeing all the kids who are so excited to see these characters up close for a hand shake, hi-five or picture. I was also lucky to be included on the photo shoot by Shawn M. Scott. Shawn is a great photographer who attends many of our events. He does standard photos, but takes a lot of time to craft very cool composite shots with special effects. His work is great and it lets the rest of us have awesome photos to remember the troop. https://www.facebook.com/shawn.scott.18 Take a look, there are some cool pictures! I'll definitely be doing this one next year. Special thanks to Kevin Johnson TK 52105 for organizing the wonderful event. Yes, I'm the short one. Our Rebel friends. The dangerous Mercs. And you think a TK's vision is bad! That's me on the right. This is one of my favorites, just kickin' back on a golf cart. Edited October 29, 2017 by fragarock 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwithian Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks like a really awesome day Frank, love the photos Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shashachu[TK] Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Super cool photos! Love the portraits at the end. Also, I spy FX armor! That guy must be old-school 501st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracotrooper Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Wow! What a grand event! The photo stills look amazing too! Add them to the garrison photo album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Just deadly awesome photos and looking like some epic times as well - kudos Trooper!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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