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PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED
 Last winter brought quite a bit of snow and subzero temperatures to
the suburbs of Chicago. One might think the sun-savvy Sandtroopers
might be taking to shelter and waiting out the cold of winter, but
after all this time I would hope you know better. A phone call
regarding a top-secret assignment was passed down to me and I was
informed Dustrho and I would be taking part in a modeling assignment
with Star Wars artist extraordinaire
Dave Dorman. I could only think
what an honor this truly was. The 501st Legion would flex their
muscles and the might of Rolling Thunder would serve as the means to
illustrate the might of the empire. Truly a match made in Mustafar.
 Thinking back to my early Sandtrooper
days with General Vaughn and Jason. I remember the General boasting
about his ultimate haul and treasure from
Celebration II. The
Dewback Patrol is a great print even if you are not a Sandtrooper
fan. To be asked and hand picked by Mr. Dorman himself was indeed,
humbling. Even Lord Vader knows when to take a bow but I couldn’t
shake the feeling of how cool this really was. Even with all these
feelings I had no idea what I’d be in store for. Due to scheduling
issues I would be in a separate shoot with another TK who would also
serve as an Emperor’s Royal Guard. Legion members who pack more than
one costume in a vehicle is indeed another miracle of the Force!
 After seeing the rough draft of the
print, combined with the incredible talent of Dave I knew this would
be a solid hit as many of his past works have been. As several
members of the Midwest Garrison would descend upon the home of Mr.
Dorman throughout the weekend, I don’t think anyone had a clue to
what we were taking part in. It was very cool to get a tour of the
Dorman house as well as take instruction and direction as he took
over 400 photos of TK 118 and I. The second shoot that Sunday would
supply with Dave with thousands more reference photos that he would
use to create Lord Vader’s: Persuasion of the Outer Rim World to
Join the Imperial Alliance!
 I couldn’t believe the line that
wrapped around the Dorman booth at
Celebration IV. It would only
take a couple days to sell out the limited edition run that Dave
happily drew sketches and autographed for the fans. It was easily
the biggest hit in the artist area and again what an incredible
honor this truly was. To see the poses the Midwest Garrison members
inspired come to life was charging. The 501st Legion once again did
the job well and Lord Vader would be most proud of us all. We’re
looking forward to seeing the Celebration Europe print which also
featured several Legion members and hope it receives the same
accolades as the first celebration print. Thanks again to Mr. Dave
Dorman for all of his help during Celebration IV as well. Our army
is at your disposal at any time. On behalf of all the members we
thank you for an experience we will never forget. United We Find!
THE TWO
PRINTS
Click on the thumbnail images of the two prints Dave Dorman worked
on recently.
PARTICIPATING TROOPERS
The following individuals participated in the making of the two Dave
Dorman prints:
- 118 Tom Schaefer (Royal Guard /
Stormtrooper)
- 356 Mike Plesha (Darth Vader)
- 1020 Jim Tampa (Imperial
Officer)
- 1043 Chris Rhoads (sandtrooper)
- 3262 Dana Gasser (sandtrooper)
- 6442 John Fitzsimmons (stormtrooper)
- 7306 Chris Spice (sandtrooper)
- 8063 Mark Van Slyke (bikerscout)
- 9442 Chris Schwarz (bikerscout)
- 9989 Kathy Van Beuningen
(Imperial Officer)
- 9990 Vince Newkirk (Imperial
Officer)
- 412 Arturo Delgado (assistant)
- 1139 Jim Nieciecki (assistant)
PHOTO GALLERIES
To see the different
photo galleries click on the links below.
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