Hello, My name is Brandon Hinds.  I am a huge Star Wars fan and former Civil War Reenactor.  When my youngest so was diagnosed with a rare heart condition and the initial fear among my family subsided, I contacted Make-A-Wish foundation.  My son was approved and wished to go on a cruise and fight Darth Vader.  So, it was off to the Disney Star Wars Day At Sea cruise we went.  However, prior to leaving on the cruise, Make-A-Wish foundation arranged for an "enhancement" to his wish.  This involved going to Dave & Buster's restaurant and fun center to have a party with Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion costume groups.

In seeing and meeting with these guys from the 501st and Rebel Legion, I was right back in the mindset of my days in the Civil War reenacting.  These were intricate movie quality costumes.  I found out these groups were comprised of volunteers that actually pay to do this.  Much like myself when I did the reenacting.  So, I was instantly hooked, asking where do I sign up.



So, first I had to decide what side to be on, and for me that was easy...the Rebel Legion.

next was to decide on the type of costume I wanted to do.  After plenty of research I decided I would do a generic Jedi build.  It was then recommended that I join the Rebel Legion forum to get help and advice, and to start a Work In Progress (WIP) thread on the forum and possibly a blog detailing the process from planning to finish and everything in between.

So here it goes. Wish me luck, and follow me on this galactic saga.