I have been a fan of 2000AD and it's character's for many many years now in particular Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Slaine, Nemesis and the ABC Warriors. I have thought the stories and artwork second to none and felt proud of a comic that had been created in the U.K. When I found out that they were making and going to release a Judge Dredd movie I was over the moon, elated etc. Like so many other fans I was so dissapointed when it was released, poor acting, poor script, mish mash of stories as well as poor to average reproduction of the Judge Costume itself. For years afterwards I looked in magazines as well as the internet for props, costumes and comic accurate reproductions of the Judge Costume to no avail although I did find a U.K based website that did create some elements of a Judge Costume 'www.termight.co.uk' which some of you may have visited. Because I am artistic in nature and have enjoyed drawing my own versions of Judge Dredd and other fav characters I decided to have a go in early 2007 at crafting my own Judge costume. Although initially using the film as a reference point for making the costume I came across a few sticking points so decided to start again from scratch using the comic look as a reference point instead which apart from being the most accurate also threw up many challenges along the way. The costume is near completion, please feel free to check out my pics in my album 'Judge Costume' at how it is coming along.