Tron

For me, the best thing about Science Fiction is not the books and films, of which I have only a passing interest, but rather the fans of the genre. They'll queue in sub-zero conditions to watch incredibly average movies, write God-awful fan-fiction or spend hours searching ebay for episodes of BattleEarth Enterprise on Betamax.

However, the real cream of the crop are those that take it a little bit further.

Take the fans of the movie Tron. Tron is a very, very strange movie and one that I never really understood. This is largely due to me only ever seeing the second half of it, but still, I think that it is agreed that it is a little "out-there". One defining aspect of the movie is the suits worn by Jeff "The Dude" Bridges et al., so it would only be expected that the true Tron-fan would want to recreate the attire so that he/she can impress fellow Tronites at conventions and the like.

Enter Jay Maynard.


Jay found to his dismay that Tron suits were not made to fit his, er, physique, so he set about making his own. This manufacturing process is documented in all of its dubious glory on his website, Tron Guy. Even now, a year after I first happened on the site, it still makes me laugh, although due to the nature of the costume, and Jay's, er, physique, just be warned before you venture into his world.
Category:Film