Making kids even happier with something IN the pouches

[Letha]

Hopefully this is the right place to talk about my little idea / project I built over the last days when I had time.

I only did two troops in my new Scout armour but everytime I got asked dozens of times by kids what I do have in my pouches. To not disappoint them and keep up the "illusion" I usually say "ammo and food rations". But I only had foam material in it.

 

Often, kids see the foam and actually ARE disappointed. DAMN! But I can't just say, "it's foam". I want to be a "real Star Wars" character for the kids. That's what they LOVE! So I decided to build an ammo box and a some kind of an "Imperial lunch box"

 

Here we go:

 

 

You can open it of course. It's closeable with small magnets:

 

So I will put in some cookies or something and wrap it in aluminum foil, so the kids can have some "real Star Wars food", hehe!

 

I also used an old Nerf-Gun-ammo mag for my new Scout-pouches-ammo-mag:

 

 

 

I know it has nothing to do with accurate movie props, it's just to make kids a little bit happier and keep up the magic.

What do u think? :-)

[Nilrem]

Thats awesome, love the idea.

 

another thing kids love.... stickers!!!!!

[8224]

Sweet!

[Letha]

Thats awesome, love the idea.

 

another thing kids love.... stickers!!!!!

 

Thanks! Stickers are a very good idea. Will put them in, too

[Pandatrooper]

Very cool idea.

[Griffin-X]

Nice box! I keep my trading cards in my pouches along with snacks, stickers, and other misc goodies.

[AdamS]

I really have to make one of these. I never thought of them asking what's in the pouches! Great idea.

 

Edit: Two of these, that is. hehe.

[Letha]

Thank u very much! Putting in Trading cards and stickers is a very nice idea.

 

Can't wait to get asked again and pull out my new imperial lunchbox, hehehe!

[automaton]

Question: when you take stuff out of your pouches (stickers, trading cards, whatever) do you take your gloves off? I feel like I'd be dropping stuff all over the place trying to handle things like that with my gloves on.

[Griffin-X]

I usually don't take my gloves off until I'm taking a break. I'll keep my right pouch flap loosely opened, with the cards right there to hand out. I also get my wife (handler) to help out.

[EvilScout]

I put some tattoos in one pouch.. And have the kids reach in and grab one. (Because with my gloves on, about all I can do is open the flap)...

 

I tell them I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the other one. They always think that's funny.. But that box is a great idea I can keep my camera in there, and don't have to worry about it looking silly.

[bdgr]

I usually have $20s and $100s and my pouches because that's how I roll . Just kidding. Besides my cellphone and keys, I usually keep a granola bar or fruit roll up in one of my pockets. I got the idea from Witness, so when I kid asks what's in my pouch, I can say my lunch/diner and show them after they think I'm joking.

[Guest Crimsonfury]

Thats a really cool ideal I need to make those also.

[bjsavage7]

Cool. I like the idea of having something like that to put trading cards in so I can easily grab them with gloves on.

[BrotherHalo]

I've always kept my wallet, cell phone, keys and boonie rolled up in one pouch and cards and temp tattoos in the other. But everything's been kept loose. Creating this box is an AWESOME idea. What did you end up making your box out of?

[Letha]

Exactly, having everything in there loosely wasn't the thing I wanted it to be. Plus, some kids saw keys, wallet etc. and were really dissappointed. I used very cheap press board (don't know if the translation is correct, sorry!) for the covers. It's 0,3 cm thick. For the "walls" I used maple shelf-board wood, we just had lying around at home.

 

I guess, you could do it better, but I'm satisfied for being this a spontaneous, one-day idea :-D

[shdwtrpr13]

I love this thread it gives me ideas for what to put into my costume and how to make it more then just something pretty when I make it. I am looking at fun thinks from think geek and at my local surplus stores to would work. I'll be working on my cumberbund starting this week and the pouchs. once their put together I'll be filling them with goodies (nerf clip, ration box, suplies) for the kids to get another dimention. Agian thank you. so many ideas and thoughts to work with.