Albin Johnson established the 501st Legion, which is a costuming organization centered around Star Wars. Following his daughter Katie's cancer diagnosis in 2005, Johnson collaborated with the R2-D2 Builders Club to build R2-KT, with the goal of promoting awareness for childhood diseases.
- Albin Johnson's Introduction on StarWars.com (backup link)
- A Celebration Europe Must-See: Star Warriors and Deleted Scenes Screening featured on StarWars.com (backup link)
- StarWars.com's Galactic Costuming: Celebrating 20 Years of the 501st Legion with Founder Albin Johnson (backup link)
- View the Debut Episode of Our Star Wars Stories Now on StarWars.com (backup link)