Yesterday we had the opportunity to go down to the Discovery World (where my older brother works) for a Star Wars group exhibit. It was a reenactment group that dresses as Stormtroopers or other members from the Empire. There was also a group that made R-series droids (like R2-D2). All members of both groups make their own costumes/droids. It's an expensive hobby but actually really cool.
We were able to watch a guy mold a mask for Chewbacca and he discussed how it was made and how the mouth is made (each tooth created separate). It was really neat. There were also a lot of props there that people could handle (carefully--these people made them themselves for goodness sakes!) and so we have a few pictures of that too.
Timmy had a good time. He was a little scared of the people in costume (maybe because he couldn't see their eyes?) but didn't freak out or anything. Erik, of course, was in his element. We had contacted a few other Star Wars fans but they were unable to come (really, studying is more important? On a Saturday??). While I have been tolerant of Erik's enthusiasm for Star Wars and have even read a few of the books myself (also known as the extended universe) I was never as excited over the prospect of this event as Erik. However, that being said, I would totally go to something like this again. It was so neat to be able to talk to the people behind the costumes and to see everyone enjoying the event. There were a lot of little kids there dressed like Stormtroopers (so cute!) and a few dressed as Jedi. Apparently the Chewbacca guy actually dressed up in his costume later but we had already left. There was also a Darth Vader walking around but we came on his lunch break (what!?! Darth Vader eats lunch like a regular person?).
Again there are more pictures here.
