Celebrate ...

I missed once again the recording of the Force Cast live show. Maybe I'll do better next time?

Making my way to the main hall, I met several creatures. First an unpainted 'but fully functional) R2 unit

Then two impressive Republic Commandos ... these fans really put all their heart in their costumes!

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I then visited the Hoth Ice bar, where two nice ice sculptures were slowly melting 

At the "Models of TESB" panel, venerable model makers discussed the amount of work and the new techniques involved in the creation of some key scenes like the snow battle.

And we also were presented with a model I personally had never seen with such detail: the shuttle pod containing a probe droid. It's amazing to see how detailed was this ship we hardly see during mere seconds.

I saw Ashley Exkstein (Ahsoka's voice) from afar, which was nice.

Gentle Giant displayed two impressive "Deah Troopers" sculptures

Then came the evening, and the long awaited moment of our fan party. 

Everything had been carefully planned: free gifts, gifts for a raffle, live music, food, bar ... all features that were really well received by our happy guests.

All in all, this party was a success, partly because it involved a strange concept: gathering friends from your close circles, whom you actually never or very rarely met.
This was the occasion to transform virtual bonds into real world ones.

A circular view of the party

And a much bigger version here.