A long time ago(1980?) in a shopping mall far, far away (in Macon, GA), I got to meet Darth Vader and Boba Fett. It was prior to the release of The Empire Strikes Back, so it must have been a marketing push to make people aware of the sequel. How silly does that sound now? …
Category Archive: Star Wars
Sharad Hett Costume
I got an email from a 501st/Rebel Legion Tusken friend today asking if I could provide her with costume references for a Star Wars expanded universe comic book character called Sharad Hett. He’s a former Jedi Knight turned Tusken Raider, if you can believe that, and he has a son named A’Sharad Hett, so there’s …
I was a Tusken Raider in an Official Lucasfilm Promo Spot
Yeah, it doesn’t sound quite as good as “I was a teenage werewolf” but it was a lot of fun. A short while back cable network Spike TV had the exclusive rights to air the Star Wars saga. They came up with some great promotional ideas too. Maybe you saw some of the billboards and …
Master Replicas UK Exclusive Stormtrooper Helmet Review
It’s most likely the last Master Replicas Star Wars product to hit the market and it’s also one of the most affordable. This stormtrooper helmet, dubbed by some the CE, is a UK exclusive but there are plenty of folks bringing them over to this side of the pond. Originally a Play.com exclusive, you can …


