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Hover Tank Trooper
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Hover Tank Trooper

December 14, 2016

So I decided to get into Rogue One build and that means my all time favourite the Tank Trooper. Forget the Death Trooper, you cannot

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3D printing: Hover Tank Trooper
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3D printing: Hover Tank Trooper

December 14, 2016

This one is a beauty and one of my favourite helmet ! And these are the results once printed, glued, sanded, and painted. !

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TheRedShirtTrooper @ Shanghai Comic Con
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TheRedShirtTrooper @ Shanghai Comic Con

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

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Redemption Team : first live meet-up
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Redemption Team : first live meet-up

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

“Redemption” is a project that took place between Beijing and Shanghai. I was in Shanghai and Troy’s Team in Beijing, we had never met IRL

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Rebel Helmets
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Rebel Helmets

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

After my initial red5 x-wing helmet build I realised that I actually enjoyed making these helmets because of their paint job. I found it refreshingly

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“Redemption” fan film…
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“Redemption” fan film…

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016

Last June at Beijing Comic Con quite a few people came to take pictures with Chewbacca. Then later in a WeChat group about Sci-fi someone

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T-shirts…
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T-shirts…

October 5, 2016

The nice thing about mixing passion with skills is that you can create things for you. IN my cases a lot of design for T-shirt

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Making a Pilot Part.02

September 27, 2016

After the built, the painting… and I made a few mistakes at first and kinda had to do a reset, as usual one step front

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what is the 501st?

September 21, 2016March 27, 2019

This is the question I get so often when I say “I’m a trooper in the Legion 501”.  Of course being a member it is

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X-wing helmet RAE
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X-wing helmet RAE

September 21, 2016September 27, 2016

I was commissioned to do another two X-wing helmet; another “Red Five” Luke Skywalker and Raeh… the scavenged helmet Rey plays with on Jakku in The

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Y-wing Rebel fighter Pilot helmet
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Y-wing Rebel fighter Pilot helmet

September 21, 2016

I am an imperial at heart because their costumes really talk to the designer in me, the repetition, use of negative space, uniformity… all that

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Stormtrooper costume …
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Stormtrooper costume …

September 21, 2016

Following the post on Bad Star Wars in China and how costume are very loosely put together for commercial events, I decided to show new

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What’s in a Jedi costume?
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What’s in a Jedi costume?

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016

I’ve been asked that question many times and really it depends on the character. Some are more complex than others and if you talk about

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Thanks Michelle
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Thanks Michelle

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016

The downside of making so many costumes is that you get to a point where you need the make room for more. Actually in my

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Beijing ComicCon: Chewbacca
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Beijing ComicCon: Chewbacca

June 11, 2016

Great two days, several sessions with the walking carpet. Unfortunately wearing Chewiee is not as easy as say a spiderman, batman, deadpool … it’s hot …damn

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Star Wars in China … the ugly !
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Star Wars in China … the ugly !

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016

When fans around the world gathered in the 70’ies to celebrate Star Wars by making their own props and costume that was “beautiful” not because

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Fresh from the printer..this summer polo design
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Fresh from the printer..this summer polo design

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

every season I design new polos …because that’s what I wear quasi exclusively.  This season I started with the idea “original” as per original trilogy.

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Dancing Trooper
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Dancing Trooper

June 7, 2016

I’m a big kid and I love to play with my toys !

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Making a Pilot Part.01
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Making a Pilot Part.01

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

I have stepped into the light(side) and started my first rebel helmet build. Of course it is an X-wing … but which one? Outer shell

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InHouse vol.13
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InHouse vol.13

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

Got interviewed by swire group’s InHouse magazine. Thanks to Ru Brown for his amazing pictures !

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Imperial Binder holster
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Imperial Binder holster

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

Disney released a cool toy, the imperial binder; I modded them to have a magnet closing system and then made that holster as requested by

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The Belt..

May 5, 2016

I really love working with leather, such a noble material although quite unforgiving. It is just a shame I need to reprint the belt buckle!

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Ipad Sketching
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Ipad Sketching

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016

just found some old sketches I made with paper53 and my ipad mini

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Sculpting Bossk
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Sculpting Bossk

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016

I had to have a go at sculpting, first try Bossk and the end result is not too shabby, the scale is too small but

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Star Wars LP
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Star Wars LP

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

classic British Band LP cover re-imagined in the Star Wars Universe

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Finally !
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Finally !

May 1, 2016

The redshirttrooper got is display mannequin ! Been a while but it finally got here.

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Pattern Making
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Pattern Making

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

  The solo belt pattern making. Can’t be working with quality leather if I don’t have the paper pattern …

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Stickers: the planet car stickers
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Stickers: the planet car stickers

May 1, 2016

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Tee: Shanghai 2015
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Tee: Shanghai 2015

May 1, 2016

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Flat Icon: Classic Star Wars
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Flat Icon: Classic Star Wars

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

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Wookiee Draws
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Wookiee Draws

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

playing with the wookiee in different styles…

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IT IS A FAN THING, IT IS A FUN THING. PROUD MEMBER OF THE 501st
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IT IS A FAN THING, IT IS A FUN THING. PROUD MEMBER OF THE 501st

May 1, 2016March 27, 2019

Playing is what we first do as kids and often the first thing we loose when we become adults but it does not have to

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The internet gets funny with TFA
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The internet gets funny with TFA

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

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Great Wall stunt !
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Great Wall stunt !

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

The official launch of Star Wars China promotion last November, hundreds of Stormtroopers on the steps of the great wall, a really cool sight for sure.

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Leather: what a find !
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Leather: what a find !

May 1, 2016

Was shopping for some cowhide and found this gorgeous new zealand sheepskin; also came across the perfect thread ! Old Han jacket is a go

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DL-44
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DL-44

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

3D printed DL-44 ESB Han Solo varian, this is much better than resin counterparts, way lighter and easier to build.

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Halloween
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Halloween

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

Took my daughter to school as Casual Friday Vader…major WTH face on that lady ! Also last time my daughter agreed that I’d go with

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food inspiration ?
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food inspiration ?

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

My daughter pointed out why I really like these cookies…look at the name!  That being said  blue, white, black… did Star Wars get inspiration from

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Brick challenge
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Brick challenge

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

 

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Tian An Men
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Tian An Men

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

Their are only a couple of stormtrooper who got their pictures on TianAnMen Square… I am one of them !

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Shanghai ComicCon 2015
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Shanghai ComicCon 2015

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

That was last year and I got box duty 2 days in a row !

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Mini Vader Travels: Japan
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Mini Vader Travels: Japan

May 1, 2016

 

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imperial sleepwear
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imperial sleepwear

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

The tee, pants and sleepers… vader is a master of self-branding !

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Helmet: Imperial Navy
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Helmet: Imperial Navy

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

That thing is just M A S S I V E  

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Leather: jedi Belts
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Leather: jedi Belts

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

6 full jedi costumes commissioned for a major event, all done quite nicely and beautiful belts made to complete the soft parts.

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History: tusken
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History: tusken

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

The tusken raider was the 4th costume I worked on and I must say on of the most fun to complete… all that weathering. My

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Leather: MSPB holster
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Leather: MSPB holster

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

Latest addition to my collection of hand made and stitched blaster holster…

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Helmet: Gunner…
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Helmet: Gunner…

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

I wish they had a grey gunner…the primer coating makes the helmet look awesome in grey ! Maybe I can make a the GreyHelmetTrooper !

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Helmet: Tie Pilot
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Helmet: Tie Pilot

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

Buy kit, cut, trim, fit, glue, screw, sand, prep, sand, prep…ready for paint

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Leather: E11 holster
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Leather: E11 holster

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

One of my creation …

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History: the very first props I made
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History: the very first props I made

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

My first two costumes: 181st Pilot and Imperial Officers, most importantly the first small props I started to make a sell.  

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Helmet Display
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Helmet Display

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

Acrylic boxes just make the display of my helmets that much “precious”

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Boba Vans
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Boba Vans

March 6, 2016May 1, 2016

Hand Painted with the ocular of your favorite Sarlaac Lunch

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The Wookiee is out!!!
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The Wookiee is out!!!

February 13, 2016May 1, 2016

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EPVII: China Opening Night
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EPVII: China Opening Night

January 25, 2016May 1, 2016

January 8th 11.50PM with the 501st mates…

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EPVII : French Screening
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EPVII : French Screening

January 25, 2016May 1, 2016

For this one I went back to the same movie theatre I watched Return of the Jedi on its release date and watched it old

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EPVII Opening Week-end
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EPVII Opening Week-end

January 25, 2016May 1, 2016

December 18th 2016 Opening Week-End LLN

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Belgium Premiere
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Belgium Premiere

January 25, 2016May 1, 2016

December 16th 2016 : EPVII premiere in Brussels

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Celebration Anaheim
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Celebration Anaheim

January 5, 2016May 1, 2016

A few pictures from the Redshirt Trooper in Celebration Anaheim  

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Born in Belgium, I have been in China for 20+ years. Based in Shanghai, you will often find me travelling between Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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