Welcome to the Outpost 42: the new home of the New Zealand 501st Garrison.
This website has been constructed to be the hub of all Outpost 42 communication and information. If you are interested in joining the 501st, please view application criteria and details in the About Us section. If you are a current member, you may contact us to: suggest announcements for this News and Announcements page, change your personal information or photograph(s) in the Members section, submit images to be displayed in the events galleries on the Photos page, submit links to be considered for the Links page, or in your profile in the Members section.
Latest News and Upcoming Events
The full archive of news items can be accessed via the relevant forum (click here) over on the Outpost-42 message boards.
07 Apr 2009 :: Spring Armageddon Conventions
And now, the Wellington Armageddon convention is over for another year, leaving us with a bit of a gap until Auckland has its turn to host the event in October. If you are looking for photos from the Wellington con, take a look in this photo album. ...MORE
04 Apr 2009 :: Spring Armageddon Conventions
The Armageddon convention in Christchurch took place last weekend and, by all accounts, was a great success and a lot of fun. You can check out the Outpost-42 photos in the discussion thread from about this point, and in the related forum gallery. ...MORE
22 Nov 2008 :: Farmers Santa Parade, Auckland
Outpost-42 is going to have an official presence in the form of a float and marching troopers for this year's Farmers Santa parade. More details about the event can be found on the official Santa Parade website. ...MORE
22 Nov 2008 :: Auckland Armageddon photos
The Auckland Armageddon event has been and gone...and we're already making plans for the next one. But it was one of the biggest to date, from the point of view of Star Wars costuming - you can view all the Outpost-42 photos from the event in this gallery. There is also coverage, and more photos, over on the SWNZ, Star Wars New Zealand website. ...MORE
28 Jul 2008 :: Hasbro Clone Wars Toy Launch Events
New Zealand will be the first country in the world to see the eagerly awaited cinemation feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. With the movie release comes a whole new range of collectable action figures, realistic vehicles and other toys.
To meet demand from fans, toy company Hasbro has organised three early bird events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. One Toy World store in each centre will open at 7:30am on Friday August 1st to allow fans to get the jump on collectors worldwide.
Full details are on the SWNZ, Star Wars New Zealand website. ...MORE
The following are image galleries from recent Outpost 42 engagements. Clicking any thumbnail will show that image, but will also take you through to the whole gallery for that event. For more pictures, visit the photo gallery page, the Outpost-42 image archive and the Events/Trooping section of the Outpost-42 forums.
04-05 April 2009
- Armageddon Convention, Wellington.
- TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf Wellington.
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28-29 March 2009
- Armageddon Convention, Christchurch.
- Christchurch convention centre.
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25-27 October 2008
- Armageddon Convention, Auckland.
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19-20 April 2008
- Armageddon Convention, Wellington.
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