by BrieKalan2 on Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:36 pm
San Diego Comic Con's Droid Hunt was a great success, we had 1000 droids that were out walking amongst the attendees Saturday July 24, and 3 teams of hunters, including a surprise guest hunter in Stormtrooper armor, Adam Savage from Mythbusters!
Over 80 prizes were given away, ranging up to $400 in value!!!
Our next Droid Hunt is less than 2 weeks away at Celebration V in Orlando!
Kevin Graham, Star Wars and LFL artist, has created the above banner for the Droid Hunt, and will be attending Celebration V. Thanks Kevin for your great work!
We have 250 great prizes to give away on Sunday August 15, and they'll only be for those individuals who participate in the Droid Hunt, you dont' want to miss it!
We want you to be our droids, so make sure you visit the 501st Experience room at Celebration V and stop by the Droid Hunt table to get your badge on Friday August 13, we'll see you there!
by BrieKalan2 on Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:06 pm
Once again, the 501st Legion will be running the Droid Hunt from our table on the Mezzanine level of the San Diego Convention Center at CCI.
The badges will be passed out on Friday July 23, the game will be played on Saturday July 24, and prizes will be distributed on Sunday July 25th!
Prizes this year include items from Gentle Giant, Hasbro, Sideshow Collectibles, and many many more!
This years badge was designed by LFL Artist Cat Staggs, featuring a tribute to R2-KT and another lovable alien from years past!
Artist Biography:
Illustrating over 130 cards for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith card set for TOPPS, Cat joined the Star Wars / LUCASFILM family in 2004. The highly collectible artist’s sketch cards brought Staggs into the forefront of Star Wars fandom. Having produced exclusive prints for Star Wars Celebrations III, IV, and Europe, as well as illustrating short fiction for starwars.com.
Not content to only play in that galaxy far, far away, Cat also works in the comic book and film ranging from creating original character sketches for a new character by Stan Lee for POW! Entertainment to her work onon Rittenhouse Archives’ Complete Marvel Avengers, X-Men Archives and DC Legacy card sets, as well as The World’s Finest VS trading card game and Iron Man I and II trading cards for Upperdeck.Cat’s work has also been featured on The Lord of the Rings Evolution and Masterpieces card sets and three sets featuring Indiana Jones for TOPPS. She is currently working on cover art for two different top secret, soon to be released, comic books.
See more of Cat's fantastic work at www.catstaggs.com
We'll see you at SDCC in just 4 weeks!
by BrieKalan2 on Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:30 pm
Our last droid is none other that Threepio himself, standing in the crosshairs of the infamous Boba Fett, painted by Daniel Bergren.
Originally from Orange County, California, Dan Bergren is a self-taught artist who has found work doing portrait and mural commissions, as well as his own original creations.
As well as being a fan of the Star Wars Saga, Dan is also a member of the Rebel Legion, the world's largest Star Wars rebel costuming group, and the 501st Legion, the world's premiere Star Wars "bad guy" costuming group. These groups are often requested by Lucasfilm and various charity organizations to make appearances at events, from movie premieres and awards shows to fundraisers and children's hospital visits.
Dan's first LFL licensed work was on Topps' Indiana Jones Masterpieces sketch card set, in fall 2008. Next, Dan worked on Topps' Star Wars Galaxy 4 series, and later The Clone Wars Widevision and Galaxy 5 series. He recently completed one hundred sketch cards for the Empire Strikes Back 3D set, as well as other sets for Breygent Marketing Inc. Dan is also one of the artists participating in the 501st TK Helmet Project, proceeds from which will go to Make A Wish."
See more of Dan's work at www.danbergren.com
Now that you've seen all four droids, beware...these droids will have a different rarity! We'll have a platinum droid, gold, silve, and bronze, and each badge will have only a certain number printed. The badges will be given out in a random order at Celebration V, so you never know which droid you're going to get. To find out which Droid will be which rarity...we'll see you at Celebration V in August!
by BrieKalan2 on Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:07 pm
Our third Droid in the Celebration V series was done by none other than Denise Vasquez!
Denise Vasquez is a professional artist whose talents run the gamut from being an Award Winning Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, to being an Actress, Published Author & illustrator. An artist with a cause, Denise is also an Activist & Founder of WO+MEN 4 A CAUSE celebrating over 10 years! Denise is a Lucasfilm Licensed Artist, is currently working on her 4th musical album project "LIFE HAPPENS", and is Co-author of “SKETCH CARD MANIA” for Impact Books/F&W Media coming soon to a Bookstore near you. Denise has designed and illustrated Music posters, CD covers, logos, T-shirts, flyers, 3D Vinyl Art, Sketch Cards and has sold many of her original artwork on canvas, glass,
clothing & Windows. Denise has also done work for DKE Toys, Impact Books, Topps, Breygent Marketing, World View Graphics & more! Feel free to browse her website to learn more http://www.denisevasquez.com
One more droid to be revealed...who will it be?
More...
Stop by the 501st Legion fan table at a participating local event and pick up your official "Droid Badge." The Droid Hunt is often a multi-day event (distribution of badges on one day and game play/prize redemption on successive days), so check with the 501st representatives when you pick up your badge. These collectible Droid Badges are FREE while supplies last.
If your Droid Badge is confiscated by the 501st during game play, visit the 501st fan table during prize distribution with your claim ticket to see if you are a winner! Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited at the end of prize distribution.
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