Femtrooper Halloween in Waikiki!

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

First of I want to say thank you so much to all of you for the tips and advice. I NEVER would have made it through the night without your improvements! I had what might have been the best Halloween of my life, and I owe a debt of gratitude to FISD and TAG for getting me there!

 

I went out Friday night, and used the lessons learned to tune the armor some more. I work for Navy Morale and Welfare, basically I manage a recreation center for the sailors. I swapped Friday night for Saturday day so I could go out. So Saturday I got up early, trimmed some more, and put un my armor at 9am. I wore it to work, and the sailors loved it of course! Then I stopped into the little fair on the Air Force base to see some friends. I popped out of it to drive to Waikiki, and checked into my hotel at 7pm. I got ready and at 8:30pm I was armored up and ready to go. I was out until 2:30 am, so it was about 16-17 hours in armor total! I had a minor wardrobe malfunction with the knee plate, and my lower underarmor is showing alot of wear, but that was the only problem. At the end of the night my boots really got me, they were very old and worn. I used them because I did not mind painting them white. I'll get some better ones soon (but may not be 501st legal, I want lift!)

 

My guy went as a basic Darth Vader. He really wants to gear up for the 501st now that he has seen all this stuff. He's going to try and be ready for next year. I don't know if I will go 501st legal, I still say I am too short. If I told you how many times I heard the "aren't you a little short last night..." LOL! We could not get 2-3 steps without people wanting a pic. It was really amazing the attention. The Japanese tourists especially were floored! The Waikiki crowd was AMAZING!

 

I met a Darth Maul who was a 501st guy from the Pacific Outpost. There were alot of 501st tourists in town without their armor, I could tell them because them made comments like "Hey, your Thermal Detonator is not right!" LOL! They liked the look too. I also met up with a non-501st Stormtrooper. He looked good, but the helmet seemed big to me some how? It was still a great shot, and really shows the comparison of my armor to a full sized. We stayed with the stormtrooper along time because people kept wanting photos. I must've had 1000 pics taken last night, seriously!

 

I do plan on working the shoulder bells some, and I want to get a heat gun and try to mold the chest/back/forearms better, but the armor has came SO FAR! Thank you again to all my FISD and TAG friends. You guys and gals are WONDERFUL!

 

So here are my pics from last night! I will get a .zip of them up later today. There are even some "behind the scenes" pics for you all!

 

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

"You picked the wrong hotel Rebel scum!"

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

 

 

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

 

view from the Hotel

New Trump Building! Nice pool!

Morning after! LOL!

[The_Trooper]

Way cool, looks like you had a great time there Love the pictures!

[TK 6918[501st]]

Looks like you had fun! Indeed the FX helmet you saw is is big as it gets. The accurate sized helmets would suit you better. Mine is small, I can barely fit my head through it.

 

Is your guy planning on going stormtrooper or Vader (or something else perhaps?)

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

Looks like you had fun! Indeed the FX helmet you saw is is big as it gets. The accurate sized helmets would suit you better. Mine is small, I can barely fit my head through it.

 

Is your guy planning on going stormtrooper or Vader (or something else perhaps?)

 

I think a real Vader would DIE over here! Going to try TK I think, but slowly, over time. He was really impressed with your outpost guys! I think he is the right size for TK

 

Right now, I want to get mine perfected. I am looking for a heat gun now. You all have created a monster!

 

How was the weekend for you all? Have any cool pics/stories?

 

Thanks for the tips too! I got to Waikiki at 7pm. Any later would have been impossible!

 

Julie

[TK 6918[501st]]

My friend has a heatgun and I have a small iron meant for plastic.

 

Be careful with the heatguns, it can ruin armor easily. Have a towel ready dipped in cold or icy water to hold up against the armor to stop any warping to the plastic.

[NoVATie[Admin]]

Looks like you had a great time

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

Looks like you had a great time

 

I sure did! GREAT night, and LOVE my armor!

 

Here are all the newest pics in one easy to get file!

http://www.mediafire.com/?ijmtohzzfzy

 

Julie

[drosch]

Looks like you had a blast! Your armor looks great! I told you this would get addicting!

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

Looks like you had a blast! Your armor looks great! I told you this would get addicting!

 

 

Wish I could wear it to Waikiki every weekend! Now I need to find some events I can wear it to!

[kiyotei[TK]]

Funny I never thought about the need for cut-off underarmor top for femme trooper armor. Great pics, looks like it was a blast.

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

I hated to chop it, it was a good shirt, and expensive! but no other option I wanted the turtle neck look. I have not had any excuse to armor up since Halloween since femtroopers can not do Canon stuff. There is an Anime show here APril 15th that I plan on attending in armor!

Edited March 27, 2010 by Femtrooper Julie

[kiyotei[TK]]

That surprises me. Most events for us in Seattle are non-cannon. All the Cons we do are non-cannon events. Though there are a number of troops we do that the femme trooper would not be appropriate for, like food drives, charity stuff in general.

[Femtrooper Julie[501st]]

Femtroopers are VERY controversial to some The 501st is very big on family image, and we just don't fit into that mold so well. I understand the reasoning behind it.

 

I love the community involvement of the 501st, and want to find a way to support that side. I have learned alot about the 501st since being here, and most are really good people out to make a difference. I am just happy they let me hang around

[crow62[501st]]

Femtroopers are VERY controversial to some

I am just happy they let me hang around

Hi Julie, In CTn it is a looooooooooooooooong post about the femme troopers, let me tell you that your armor it´s very "accurated", and you are who make us be happy here , nice pics, you really had a lot of fun.

Giovanni