| Acknowledgements, thank yous and stuff |
| The Darth Vader Creations Forum... for giving me the motivaiton I needed to start working on my Vader costume again and putting me in contact with other scratch builders like Darth Sye and Gypsyboy.. |
| TUBFC Mailing list...for putting me in contact with other Star Wars costumers like Darth Frank who gave me the "heads up" on the The Darth Vader Creations Forum. |
| "Darth Sye"... For featuring my suit on his gallery page...sharing ideas on how to make things, and for that darned, elusive cape chain! Creator of "Vader Maker Australia" and the "Vader Creators" list. |
| "Gypsyboy"...Another scratch builder with whom I've discussed many an idea! Creator of the Sith Training Temple ...a forum for discussing such ideas with other home made Vader builders. |
| "Spouse of Vaderkinde"... For putting up with my messes during the building stages...and for finding that nifty cookie cutter used in the rocker switch production. |
| "That Piece of Sith Best Friend of Mine"...For getting me the molding/resin materials to make my chest box pieces...for answering my sculpting questions..for teaching me about parting lines...drafting....mold making. Oh, yes....and how could I forget! For taking all of those awesome photos of my Vader costume. |
| "Father of Vaderkinde"... For all the years he let me "help" him in the basement while he rebuilt whatever was on his workbench....for teaching me how to solder....for passing on those creative and mechanical genes.....For the wire used in my belt box connections...for informing me of the polarity of the LEDs. |
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| Have A Nice Day! |
| "Mother of Vaderkinde"...For buying me the Don Post Vader helmet oh-so-many years ago. For bringing me to see Darth Vader in my very own former home town when a wall paper store had him there for some promotional thingy. (Yes, I know...Darth Vader isn't REAL. It was, however, an actor in the actual suit used in A New Hope. See newspaper clippings below.) |
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