Building Darth Vader


A huge, life size Darth Vader dominates the room.

Long time readers will know that the happiest day of my life was when I got married. Dressed as Darth Vader. The most expensive thing about our wedding was probably that Vader suit. After nearly 10 years of marital bliss, I got bored at having that gorgeous suit packed away in a box. So I bought a full-sized mannequin and set about dressing it up. Having a box of limbs delivered is a little…

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Selling Out


As some of you know, I got married dressed as Darth Vader.While we were on honeymoon, Liz and I were hounded by the paparazzi. Well, they rang while I was lounging by the pool.The Newbury Weekly News were invited to the wedding and made us a spectacular wedding video. Also, The Sun and The Mirror ran little pieces. First to offer us untold riches for our tale were Full House Magazine. …

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