The 501st Stormtrooper Legion (or Vader’s Fist) is the Empire’s official costuming organization here on Earth. Their manifesto seeks to promote interest in Star Wars, bring like-minded fans and costume enthusiasts together, and to use their resources for charitable acts.
In a similar vein to the Vader Project, the legion’s TK Project is a charity event where its members create one-off, wacky stormtrooper helmets. These helmets will be auctioned off and the proceeds go to the Make a Wish foundation.
The 501st TK Project blog keeps track of the entries thus far and we picked out a couple of our favourite designs. Have a look at the after the jump.
Tommy Keiser adds a titan power punch with his Mecha/Trooper helmet.
Matt Busch, creator of the zombified Star Wars posters contributes with The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Brian Rood’s helmet pays homage to the Steampunk aesthetic.
This “Logos” Helmet contains a 1000 501st Legion logos.
This gladiatorial helmet contains leather, brass and shiny lights.
The Brasstrooper, an unsung hero responsible for the Imperial March sounds.
Joe Corroney creates a suitably appropriate helmet for the 501st flying squad.
This is Jamie Snell’s Cheshire Cat Trooper.
See a few more on 501st TK Project blog.
[via Han Solo]
3 replies on “The 501st Stormtrooper Legion Presents: The TK Project”
the last cat one is actually quite scary!
agreed
Yeah I always thought the Cheshire Cat was mischievous but essentially harmless – this one’s absolutely terrifying.