Location
Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow 08:00 – 22:30
Personnel
| DRDA-0000 | Doug Inman | Dalek |
| GB-6275 | Mark McCreadie | Ghostbuster |
| ID-15233 | Fraser Boyd | Line Officer |
| SL-77314 | Alan Dalgleish | Darth Vader |
| TA-7240 | Julie Sword | AT-AT Pilot |
| TB-89909 | Jenn Mair | Biker Scout |
| TI-91810 | Lynn McDavid | Stormtrooper |
| TK-18910 | Brian McDavid | Stormtrooper |
| UK-0000 | Jamie Hall | Spotter |
| UK-6084 | Stuart Thompson | Spotter |
Mission Report
You have to admire the persistence of the Glasgow Science Centre in continuing with these Science Late events as they never seem to have an attendance that would justify the staffing costs. I suppose we’re equally culpable, we keep turning up to them too although the attendees rarely have any interest in our presence, but although very, very, quiet this was ironically one of the instances better attended by the public.
I struggled to think why it had been marked an induction, until I realised that jokes about the size of Frasers trousers were a clue it was technically his first troop. He’s been a fixture at events for such long time now between his Mando and RL attendances I just assumed his officer had been cleared months ago, sans branding a quick handshake had to suffice as his welcome to the 501st.
As is normal we started the evening out in the atrium to welcome those visitors that the persistent rain hadn’t kept away but the shorter walk from the car park to the cinema entrance meant that many of them bypassed those of us near the main doors entirely. Taking the lift to the higher floors revealed them to be practically empty, bar areas aside, and we even ventured to the third floor which is pretty much unheard of as the heat up there is oppressive for anyone in costume when the building is busier.
Looking down from this vantage point showed that the cafeteria was fairly well occupied so after a break some of the troopers elected to take a wander around there. The mixture of alcohol and voices muffled by helmets seemed to cause some slight aggravation though so it was a visit quickly curtailed.
The most interesting part of the night for me was a journey down the ramp towards the base of the tower. I’ve never actually been in that area before, as per the long standing local joke the tower itself seems to have been closed due to structural problems/weather/lift being broken for the majority of the time since it’s construction, but being able to see the base and foundations and the explanation of the engineering behind it was as fascinating as the loud AT-AT Walker alike noises of its movement in the wind.
Knowing that a live band was due to start performing in the atrium at 21:00 we took a last tour of this area ahead of time to bid farewell to anyone departing early, but it had long passed the stage where the attendees had started to get slightly grab-y towards the costumes and it was relief to call the night quits…
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