So, we have been debating going to Florida for Celebration V. How can we NOT go??!! We have to go…but the costs add up big time and the lines are long and crazy.

So, who else is going and are you finding any deals on hotels? To rent a car or not? In Florida, you almost have to. We actually were thinking about renting a house. Houses are almost the same price as a hotel room, but with a full kitchen and some have pools. It would be awesome to share a house. Anybody else thinking about going and want to rent a house together?

So now onto better subjects…you should see my stormtrooper armor!  It is coming along.  I have dedicated this gorgeous Saturday to sculpting.  That is my plan and I am sticking to it.  I hope to add pictures to this blog soon, also.

And before I forget, I really wanted to introduce somebody for those of you who have not heard.  RJ started answering email for me back in January of 2009.  I still cannot believe that it is 2010 already.  I remember seeing the movie, 2001 Space Odyssey and thinking that that was a million years away and here we are already, way past that!  Ok, so I digressed, back to RJ.  She is fantastically business oriented and is of great, great help to me.  Plus she is a swimsuit model, so you cannot really deny the amazing combination there!!!  And yes, the minute that her armor is done, I will be posting pictures of her in it!!!  With or without the bikini? Hmmmm…you will all have to stay tuned for that!!!!

Well, apparently there have been some silly rumors going around on one particular forum that I am not making AT-AT Driver armor and I want to set the record straight!  

I AM STILL MAKING AT-AT DRIVER ARMOR!!!

And I never stopped.  It is good looking armor too, if I do say so myself!  Check out my flickr pictures at laws29.  Good stuff.

So we have wracked our brains as to why a rumor gets started in the first place.  Because if somebody has a question, they can always ask.  And yes, I am horrible at answering email, which is why, RJ is doing it for me.  So now I get to concentrate on what I like to do and that is to FORM ARMOR and to SCULPT ARMOR.     Especially AT-AT armor!   So, this rumor may now be put to bed.  I hope.  

I was thinking that if I was ever going to start a rumor, there would have to be motivation.  Now what motivates us?  Money? Fame?  It is typically for some kind of reward.  Or it could be just out of ignorance.  Either way, it does not really matter.  What matters is that I still make many different kinds of armor and I enjoy it.  I definitely do not do it for money or fame,  because face it…I do not really see a whole lot of either.  And that is ok!  I make armor because I love it and people seem to like my armor.

So bottom line….I still make AT-AT armor.

It is a new year and there are lots of great things to look forward to this year. Celebration V is coming in August and we cannot wait to go!!!

And something that we have been looking forward to for a loooong time is to see our Stormtrooper finished & ready for all. And I am telling you, we are soo sooo close. It looks amazing too. I am going to try to post some pics soon!

Hello again,

I’d like to address one piece of the snowtrooper armor specifically. It’s been a continuing topic of debate and a personal pet peeve of mine. Many of you, I’d even say most wear your ab plate as you see it displayed on the touring LFL snowtrooper. Let me ask you all a question: Do you think that the person in charge of assembling that display was the same person that designed the armor? You’ll notice that the top of the ab plate is the same shape as the bottom of the chest. This was an intentional design. When worn in the correct position, the ab lays flat above the cod and just inside the chest contour. Otherwise when it’s upside down, the top of the ab is always shoved behind or overlapping the cod and rubbing on the bottom of the chest. Some may argue that the snowtroopers in the film wore their abs in the same fashion as the LFL display. The truth is that the majority did not. Every film has it’s errors and costuming errors are common. Simple logic will tell you which way to wear a snowtrooper ab correctly but the choice is yours.

I’d like to honor the passing of Joe Price who inspired me to try my best and encouraged my creativity. I feel very fortunate to have met him and to have had the opportunity to exchange ideas and insights. Joe had a passion and a talent for doing the things that brought him joy. His sculpting abilities were very apparent in his own original projects. He gave good advise and he always did everything he could to provide me with the recourses and materials to make my projects easier. It was an honor to work with him over the years and to have had him consider me a brother.  His enthusiasm for armor and the art of costuming will be greatly missed by the Star Wars community

Hello everyone,

 Thanks for checking out the site.  It will actually be undergoing a makeover within the next few weeks so be sure to come back and check out the new pics.

Dan

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