Heroes Con is one of the largest 3 day cons in the area with artist comic book celebs, costume contest, panels and lot more! It has been growing exponentially every year.(one small part of the con floor. it also has panal on 2nd and 3rd floors
Some of the cosplayers on Saturday!
A great all around con!!
Where the Carolina Garrison Of the 501st Legion Bring Order to HeroesCon!
Normally the Garrison only gets an 8 foot table and a few passes. I had been bugging the poodoo out of con Staff to allow us to have more space and we would make it epic for the Heroes Con Attendees.
We got green lit and I built a few large sets (Trash Compactor,Mos Eisley Street/door scene with Jawas and droids and Fall of Endor) Mos for all to have fun in the Galaxy Far Far Away.... Have more that I am building look for them soon!
Trash Compactor
Mos Eisley Street/door scene with Jawas and droids.
The Fall of Endor
We had several members helmets and weapons on display. Star Wars music and all lot of 501st costumes!!!
I wanted and had in mind a mini Star Wars Celebration/a taste of the galaxy far far away.... I think it hit its' mark!! At some points, we had attendees line up to get into the Carolina Garrison booth to look and take photos and enjoy a wee bit of the Galaxy far far away...
Make A Wish
Attendees love the larger amped up 501st booth soooo much some wanted to donate to us. We told them we do this for the love of the Galaxy far far away, but if they felt the need to donate, please do so to Make A Wish!! (we had to do a make shift jar for Make A Wish (it was not planned to do this) From attendees loving the sets/booth, they donated $323.41 for Make A Wish at the 3 day con. (not bad if you look at it that this was not our mission/goal at the event)
Droid Hunt
One little pic of the huge number of Heroes Con attendees that played!!
This was the first time that we had done Droid Hunt at Heroes Con. The Attendees had a ball.
Special thanks to the ones that helped with making/working on the badges:
TB 1345 Ken Jordan
TI 6212 Todd Hoyle
TB 976 Cher Lambeth
Hope Roten (Handler/Wrangler)
TK5940 Tom Gardner
Special thanks to the ones that donated prizes for the Droid Hunt:
TB 1345 Ken Jordan prizes Action figures/ Droid Hunt Art
Hope Roten (Handler/Wrangler) prizes Black Series Figures
TB 6559 David Jordan prizes Lego case with surprises
TI 6560 Mandy Jordan prizes SW gift bag with cool SW activities
TB 11110 Chris Gould prizes Imperial Officer rank badges
Nicole Snelling (Handler/Wrangler) prizes a huge lot of SW Comics
TK5940 Tom Gardner prizes 1;1 Han Solo in carbonite face/wall plaque
Special kudos to TK Travis TC 2418 and his handlers on coming in and taking the droid hunt to a new level. Every time I turned around they were handing in a huge stack of Droid hunt Badges!!! Buckets off to you.
Maybe next year I offer a prizes to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place to the 501st the bring in the most DH badges.
The Droid Hunt is now a staple at Heroes Con and We are planning for to have larger prizes and Jedi Mind trick cards.....so If you have one of this "Jedi Mind cards" when you wave your have it does work on the troop.....Next year!!!
A special event happened in the Trash Compactor (no nothing with a wonderful smell we have discovered)
A couple that wanted to remember their special moment, They dressed as Han and Leia and did their proposal in the Trash compactor. I was very special to see this happen. I have only witnessed this at Star Wars Celebrations.
This will be a day long remembered for the Garrison at Heroes Con.
Below, the guy dressed as Han and the Leia his is holding onto are the ones I am speaking about. May the Force be strong with your love for one another!!!
Helmet off to all that can to help with this very large event. Without each and anyone of you this event without have been as epic, You are all in my heart for this!!!
Special thanks to KAG and Sue Lambert for your help on jumping in with setup and breakdown < qapla!!
Kudos to Brandon Robinson for sitting in the hot Uhaul for over an hour waiting on them to let us in to load up and go home!
Costumes that dressed in 501st approved costumes:
CC 26257 Brian Dudas
TB 6423 Brandon Robinson
TB 1345 Ken Jordan
DZ 20421 Jason Hill
TK 10500 Brett Stafford
TC 2418 TK Travis
TI 2606 Derek Nieman
ID 10254 Sandie Maclachlan
TB 72532 Josh Wicks
TB 11110 Chris Gould
TX 8728 Jesse Martin
TK 50166 Drew Rochelle
TI 9014 Sean Coughlin
SL 21972 Jerry Sienkiewicz
TK 4415 Ryan McCormick
TI 6212 Todd Hoyle
IG 8194 Nick Garcia
TD 8743 John Gore
TK 5872 David Cope
TI 6560 Mandy Jordan
TB 6559 David Jordan
Merc/501st
SL 58201 Jared Hughes
Merc
Stacy Boyette
Younglings/ Galactic Academy
Justin Hill - Jawa
DJ Cope - Jawa
Drake Loftis - Tusken Raider
501st recruit
James Hill - Death Trooper
Mouse Droid Driver:
Dalton Hoyle
Sith cheerleader
Kenya Thompson
Rebel Legion
Alex Wilson -X-wing Pilot
Table duty- handlers/wranglers/photographers and non/out of costumed help:
TI 28803 Anthony Conte
TX 857 Ben Jones
TI 6560 Mandy Jordan
Nicole Snelling
Tig
Amy Frank.
Tyler Travis
Renee Hill
Hope Roten
Angie Cope
AJ and his son
501th Heroes Con Booth Manager/Coordinator and loose nut
TK5940 Tom Gardner
Now onto the fun part PIX!!!!
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Link to the Heroes Con 2014 photobucket album.
http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/theca ... t=3&page=1
Again, I would like to thank everyone that helped in anyway to make this event epic!! And for all the Heroes Con attendees for coming by our booth and having some fun with us in the Galaxy Far Far away.....
Next Years Heroes Con (2015) mark that on your calendar, cause the Carolina Garrison with be there with an even more impressive, most impressive booth/event. We will have bigger cooler Droid Hunt prizes with Jedi Mind trick twist!!! more sets etc!!!
Let's just say the Force will be strong with the Carolina Garrison at Heroes Con, so please join the Empire at Heroes Con!!!
. Truly great hanging with you all. You pulled double duty heroes Con and the Vans event.
