A run on White Plastic

2 June 1988

Star Wars Fans cue up to join the ILM

Forcetrooper helmets are in short supply

A recruitment drive for the ILM's very own police force has begun and has generated exceptional high turnout, it has been revealed.

Dubbed the 'Forcetroopers' since the stormtrooper design from the Star Wars Franchise was adopted as the uniform of choice, the new police force looks to swell greatly as members of the public cued up in vast numbers to join up.

When asked why they wanted to join, one hopeful said "The uniform, man! You get to be a stormtrooper!"

The drive has proved so popular that the manufacturers of the uniform, or body-armour as the official leaflet described it, have been working 24 hours a day to provide enough of them. "There has been a run on white plastic" one source admitted, "it's getting real hard to come by. It's gonna be a big army".

In addition to the fancy dress the new force will be armed, however, giving a serious note to an otherwise fun spectacle. As many filed into the recruitment centers across the city, new recruits were filing out looking very much the part: Stormtrooper/Forcetrooper outfits and 'blast-guns' to boot.