David was lucky to have participated in such a rare event. Star Wars characters visited his ToysRUs in Livonia, Michigan back in October, 1977. What a time to be alive! Looks like Vader is ready for his close up!…
Tag: Costume
Chris and his brother meet with some well known faces from the movie Star Wars! That’s how the late 70’s newspaper article would start, no doubt.
Seeing anything even loosely related to Star Wars when growing up was ALWAYS worth …
Dale remembers,”It was August of 1980. I spent the rainy days of my summer vacation making this wampa mask from paper bags, fun fur, heat formed plastic, a nylon footie, and styrofoam cones. I debuted it at a joint birthday …
Emmett remembers,”There used to be an awesome and terrible indoor amusement park in Bolingbrook, IL called Old Chicago. If you’re not familiar, I recommend a search. It was really something. This great R2 and semi-passable 3PO were there for handshakes …
Jason sports a cool Trooper mask and home made armor. Armed with a Blaster, he’s ready for any Halloween trouble that might come along. Trick or treat, or you’re gettin’ blasted!…
Brian certainly looks intimidating in his Vader costume! I’m not sure if Mr. Pumpkin is laughing, or screaming in terror. Only Darth Brian knows for sure……
Vader is ready to make his usually ominous appearance! Jonathan sports a home made Vader that is just as good as any store bought Vader back in the day. Well done!…
Russ remembers,”Found an old photo today. Sadly a little damaged but you can see my arm wearing my Ben Cooper Batman and my big brother Dave as a Stormtrooper. Halloween 78 or 79 I’d say.”
Good time, good times!…
What a gem of a find, Christopher tell us, “Came across this pic stuck in a book I got years ago. Never noticed it. Does anyone remember meeting Prince Tha-Dar? Can’t remember where Collection came from…?”
At this moment, Prince …









