Photo TR: Adam goes to Star Wars Celebration V

[TheRapidsNerd]

Adam,

I see you found some of my 501st buddies. Great Report! So wanted to see this, so big thanks for the coverage.

 

Quick background on R2-KT:

Katey was the 501st Legion founder's daughter who died of cancer. The pink Astromech is a rolling memorial to her. I got to meet R2-KT this summer along with some of the folks from the same garrisons you saw. I'm a member of Alabama Garrison and hope to working with Central Florida after the Orlando move in a few weeks. And yes, the guys from Belgium are awesome...and insane! They did a great job on all the props and sets. Just wow!

 

We need to get together and talk shop sometime, but back to point, again, very cool report.

[mcjaco]

It seems a natural fit to this would have been Meredith Salenger. Disney's The Journey of Natty Gann, and she did voice work for the Clone Wars.

 

And she's hot.

[jedimaster1227]

Here are the photos from the fourth and final day of Star Wars Celebration V!

Have I made it clear how much I love Wampas?

Its a Starstroller 2000!

Something, something, something... Darkside....

 

Something, something, something... Complete.

If I ever go the way of Shmi Skywalker, know that I wasn't the catalyst for a Jedi purge and the mass murder of younglings.

In Mos Eisley, all affairs must be done covertly.

I found her on Tuskenwifefinder.com.

 

Don't judge me.

None of these were any good to play as in Star Wars Battlefront II... Just so you know.

You'd be surprised to see how much of a presence Lego had at the event.

As mentioned before, the 501st Legion has a strong presence in the canon of Star Wars.

Hiya Brent!

For those that do the things I can only dream of doing...

 

Followed by quickly abandoning that dream in favor of something more productive.

I'm pretty sure Bryan has a robot joke from some obscure movie (no, not Pootie Tang). Ask him for me.

 

Kay? Thanks.

I am haunted by this image every night at the bombad hour of 3:00 am.

See? Star Wars and Disney? Mickey Ears?

 

It fits.

It fits so much that it needs two photos to prove its fitting.

We have fun.

Royalty present and accounted for.

His attitude matched his outfit.

Caption contest alert!

 

Get working on it!

Meet my role model.

I WILL OWN YOU!!!

A most fitting end for a most annoying creature.

"The universe is an elephant!"

 

Robot Chicken Star Wars fans unite.

Even though it took me nearly five minutes to get the ball to the second bar on the tube, my cousin instantly got it to hover at the top, only having difficulty calming her beta waves to allow the ball to lower.

NO!!!!

One of my favorite costumes of the entire event.

 

Robb, can I buy you one of these for Christmas?

When Star Wars Episode 1 first came out, Pepsi produced these coolers as part of their promotion for the film. My dad ended up purchasing three for me, one of which is in my room at home, another in our bonus room and one more on our patio.

 

I found one more!

I haven't been able to complete many of the remaining Star Wars books in my collection, but I may pick this one up soon because of the unique content behind it.

 

I mean, zombies in the Star Wars canon? That just screams to me as my dream Halloween Horror Nights house!

Youngling Fett.

The Lego mural was completed by the middle of the fourth and final day of the convention, and I'd say it was pretty impressive.

The chalk art was also done by the last day.

 

As revealed in the Main Event with Lucas, the guy on the left is actually Darth Maul's brother.

Fans of the old FAO Schwartz location at Pointe Orlando may remember this little beauty, returning the city beautiful once more.

This is how it should be done.

The Hoth scene recreation was a popular part of the show floor.

I love Family Guy!

Get ready for Wampa Mania!

Cookie Wampa!

A Boy and His Wampa.

In the tundra, the frozen tundra,

The Wampa sleeps tonight.

He found me soaking up the Florida sun and wanted some for himself.

You tell me.

A look at the complete set of badges for the event...

The surprise hit in terms of merchandise for the event was the retro Yoda ears cap.

Clever details like this, I wasn't able to notice until the last day.

If this were me, I'd of been in heaven for life.

Those online battles really roughed him up!

Now this... This is cool!

[jedimaster1227]

(Continued)

I took this photo for the kilt. Not the female scout.

 

Just kidding!

We ran into Jay Laga'aia on the show floor!

Its the dune frog from the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi!

Hello... Ladies!

Just saying, it will never get this bad for me.

For scaling purposes.

Lego Boba also had a pretty cool costume.

I've never seen a Dengar costume before!

Then he decided to hold me hostage, which (as you can see in the photo) actually took me by surprise!

I took like 20 of these for my room!

Green=Star Trek

Pink=Star Wars

I'm about to be sniped!

This is all kinds of awesome!

I didn't really know how to escape this situation...

Kill shot!

A favorite photo from the convention...

Not exactly sure how this fits, but here she is...

Jealous? You should be... I'm a Twi'ilek pimp!

"Mhmm! Turkey leg! Turkey leg, turkey leg, turkey leg!"

Watch out... The pencil is mighty as the sword.

 

Or something like that.

WANT.

I agree.

If I had to be immortalized in my dying moments, I'd be content with this.

This booth was just far too tempting!

Far more entertaining than The Last Samurai was...

Better than the Star Wars Holiday Special.

No comment needed.

Despite the nerdiness of the legos, I'm quite proud of this photo.

Jacen and Jaina dueling in the halls...

 

I see a future Sword of the Jedi and Darth Caedus in their futures.

A few more impressive costumes could be found before we hit the road.

Seriously, FedEx's item storage deal was a life saver during the event!

The only Wampa I didn't like at the event... He wouldn't even stop to take a photo with me.

This guy was extremely friendly despite such a wicked appearance!

They did a parade of droids to wrap up the event, which was sortof neat.

Something about this image is just off...

Chewie came home with me following the event...

 

Overall, Celebration V has been hailed as a great success, not only for Lucas but for Orlando. With record numbers in attendance and a great response from attendees to the venue and the layout of the event, whispers of a return in three years have quickly begun to circulate.

 

I know I had an incredible time at the event and will be crossing my fingers in hopes that it does return to Orlando in three years for Celebration VI.

Edited September 14, 2010 by jedimaster1227

[SharkTums]

I sense someone is not as into Star Wars as their parents!!!

 

 

That is just the best face ever!!!

[triggernel]

Not the biggest Star Wars fan myself, (bigger than most 15 year olds), but I really enjoyed your updates, and totally agree with you about some of that merchandise.

 

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