 TK .5, the Travelling Trooper, admires the view of Makahari/Tokyo Bay from our hotel room window.
|  Welcome to Japan! TK .5 greets my roomate Kathy Van B. (CO of the Midwest Garrison) and me at our hotel room in the APA Hotel, Tokyo Bay
|  The view from our hotel room.
|  On our way out, Kathy and I run into several members of the Belgian Props Crew, with whom I was assigned to work over the weekend. Little did I know what awaited me! ;)
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 An amazing life-size Dewback model, built by Goro of the Japanese Garrison. It's even more impressive in person!
|  Kathy sets TK .5 up for a ride.
|  My turn on the Dewback!
|  I know those droids are around here somewhere...
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 A close-up of the Dewback. Amazing!
|  Two, the CO of the 501st Japanese Garrison, explains the symbols on Kathy's head scarf.
|  Another of Goro's amazing props--George Lucas in carbonite.
|  TK .5 surveys a map of the Legion's presence throughout the world.
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 OK, we had to ask--just WHAT is a Petbottle? All sorts of images came to mind...
|  TK .5 finds the 501st muster area.
|  Steve Sansweet and Kathy at the Vader project.
|  One of my favorite helmets at the Vader project. It's very appropriate for Celebration Japan!
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 A life-size Jabba, built by the Prospector's Squad of the Belgian Props Crew. Another amazing prop!
|  Kathy and TK .5 at Jabba's palace.
|  TK .5 must have offended Jabba in some way...
|  One view of a life-size speeder bike built by Stefan Cembolista of the Belgian Props Crew. Yet another amazing prop!
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 TK .5 goes for a joy ride. Or tries to, anyway.
|  Another view of the bike.
|  The Belgian Props Crew hard at work putting together the Outrider/Millenium Falcon set, built by the Flanders Dragon Squad.
|  Stefan takes a moment for a photo op!
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 On our way back to the hotel for a brief break, TK .5 stops to admire the view outside the convention center.
|  Back at the hotel convenience store, TK .5 finds a cup of iced coffee that's just about his size.
|  He then decides he'd rather have a cup of hot coffee instead.
|  Finally he just gives up on the coffee completely, and relaxes back in the hotel room with a glass of apricot wine.
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 On our way back out of the hotel, we run into Albin, who poses for a photo with TK .5.
|  TK .5 poses with one of the displays in the hotel lobby.
|  Meesh in traditional Saudi garb--it seems appropriate with the Dewback!
|  Would you buy a used Dewback from this man? ;)
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 I can't think of anything to say to this...
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 The interior of the Outrider/Millenium Falcon. A truly incredible life size set!
|  Kathy challenges TK .5 to a game of holo-chess.
|  "Welcome to the Outrider..."
|  "...Please note that emergency exits are located to the left and right of the spacecraft."
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