Bit of history..
I joined the 501st waaay back in November of 2006 with the Georgia Garrison. I had one of the first ARC Clone Lieutenants. I only had a couple of reference photos to work with as as that point in time that type of clone had only appeared (briefly) in the Clone Wars Cartoon Show. Now, if you do a google image search you get tons of great pics, but all I had to work with was basically this...
And somehow managed to make this as my first costume. It doesn't hold up 10 years later with all of the costuming advancements but back in 2006 it was the jam (I promise)!
(At that point in time no one was making phase 1 clone helmets. The only way to get one was to buy a flimsy two-piece helmet that came from a cereal box in Canada, piece it together, fiberglass the inside, and bondo the frell out of it. Nowadays the options are infinite.)
But alas, I went inactive about a year after getting approved nd sold the suit.
Throughout the years I always felt the itch to do costumes again. Eventually, in 2013 I did a custom mando. In 2014 I did Ghostbusters and built my wife a metroid costume. Last year I did a rebel pilot. However, I always had that feeling like something was missing. Then I got a set of ANOVOS ANH Stunt armor (and made short work of it)!
The GA Garrison handled my reenlistment as I split my time evenly between Atlanta and Charlotte. I've bumped into the Carolina Garrison a handful of times at ConCarolinas, Charlotte Minicon, etc. but felt that now that I have a TK it was time to get involved with them. So, I am looking to help out any way I can and I am excited about the prospect of working with the guys and gals of the Carolina Garrison.
Cheers!