Shelborg

Hi there! I'm Shelby and I'm from Seattle WA (USA). I am just getting into this but am very excited! I've read the Hand of Thrawn trilogy every summer since I was in 7th grade (~15 years) so I'm clearly an EU fan. I am a book person, not a comic person though so my knowledge of EU slightly limited by that. I am mainly looking for help with the props/pieces. I am specifically working on my imperial rank bars for the Admiral Daala costume I did this year for Halloween (more pics below). My mom loves making costumes, here I am as princess Leia and my brother as an X-wing pilot (ignore the miscellaneous neighbor between us) made entirely by her, so I have a great seamstress who wants to do this with me. This year I threw together an Admiral Daala costume for Halloween and I'm looking to make it "real". I talked to my mom about it on the 29th and she scored at the thrift store and we got this together: I used a real gun belt that I had from a Walking Dead costume from my dad who is a county sheriff, which I know isn't accurate By the 31st I had a much better rank bar put together (but don't have a full shot of the costume) And I've always considering cosplaying as Mara Jade but I don't really have the body/confidence to pull off the body suit. So, hi! I'm not sure if this is the best place to start but I'll be lurking and trying to learn what I can about rank bars and code cylinders. -Shelby