Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[marinesniper]

First Name: Hunter
Proffession: University student
Age: 18
Favorite Hobby: Making scale models, but I enjoy making anything!
Favorite part of Halo: The lore, love the little details
Favorite Video Game: Halo: Reach
Other Interests: Swimming, Biking
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Band: Wallows (currently)
Favorite Movie(s): Pacific Rim, Fury, and Top Gun
What do you hope to learn here?: How to improve my future builds, and to meet some likeminded people!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yup! My first suit was Carter from Reach when I was 10, took a break for a long time, then built Master Chief's Infinite suit just before the game released.
Other: Idk lol

welcome to the 405th glad to have ya here

 

[JammedMite942]

welcome to the 405th glad to have ya here

Thanks!

 

[S1gmaZ3r0]

First Name: Zach
Profession? Student?: Student Trainee and Physics Student
Age: 38
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Aircraft
Favorite Halo: Halo 4
Favorite Video Game: Chrono Trigger
Other Interests: Aviation and Space
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Band: Rage Against the Machine
Favorite Movie(s): Star Trek
What do you hope to learn here?: Costume Creation and Demonstration
Have you built/made a costume before?: Not of this caliber
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope

 

[Praetor Phoenix]

First Name: I go by Phoenix (will hopefully get that legally changed in the near future
Profession? Student?: I work retail as a CSM and I am going to school to teach art
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: anything I can make stuff
Favorite part of Halo: the gravity hammer
Favorite Halo: reach
Favorite Video Game: currently cyberpunk
Other Interests: warhammer
Favorite Food: what is food
Favorite Band: My chemical romance
Favorite Movie(s): n/a
What do you hope to learn here?: how to build a better suit, and really hopefully helping communities that need it
Have you built/made a costume before?: several
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which? N/a

 

[marinesniper]

First Name: Zach
Profession? Student?: Student Trainee and Physics Student
Age: 38
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Aircraft
Favorite Halo: Halo 4
Favorite Video Game: Chrono Trigger
Other Interests: Aviation and Space
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Band: Rage Against the Machine
Favorite Movie(s): Star Trek
What do you hope to learn here?: Costume Creation and Demonstration
Have you built/made a costume before?: Not of this caliber
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope

welcome to the 405th

 

[marinesniper]

First Name: I go by Phoenix (will hopefully get that legally changed in the near future
Profession? Student?: I work retail as a CSM and I am going to school to teach art
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: anything I can make stuff
Favorite part of Halo: the gravity hammer
Favorite Halo: reach
Favorite Video Game: currently cyberpunk
Other Interests: warhammer
Favorite Food: what is food
Favorite Band: My chemical romance
Favorite Movie(s): n/a
What do you hope to learn here?: how to build a better suit, and really hopefully helping communities that need it
Have you built/made a costume before?: several
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which? N/a

want to welcome you to the 405th glad your here

 

[Web772]

Hello All! Our former Introduce Yourself thread has grown to a massive 421 pages so it is time to lock that one down and start fresh!

First of all - welcome to all of our new family! We want to know all about you, but let's start with these few questions!

First Name: Joel Christopher " Chris" Weber
Profession? Evaporation Technician RWI
Age:45
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, fishing, Umpire for Little League Baseball/Softball
Favorite part of Halo: Books and Lore, Mortal Dictota, Thursday Wars, Envoy, Forerunner set, Renagade
Favorite Halo: Halo 4 lore, Halo wars
Favorite Video Game: 3, 4 and Wars
Other Interests: Jesus, Family, wood working
Favorite Food:Italian, Japanese
Favorite Band: Red, Crowder, Five Iron Frenzy
Favorite Movie(s): Midway, Top Gun ( I served on two Air craft carriers)
What do you hope to learn here?: how to collaborate amazing cosplay. Have fun too
Have you built/made a costume before?: An Unngoy costume for my son for Halloween, and the start of a Sungilli head for myself, Email from Reach in progress. Spark in Siper ammiger in the works!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?:No
Other:

 

[MaelstromVP]

I Don't remember if I did this yet or not so figured id do it again just in case

First Name: Travis
Profession? Medically Retired Army Combat Engineer/ traveling haunt actor/ substitute teacher/ full time single parent
Age: 37
Favorite Hobby: Costume/ Prop building
Favorite part of Halo: everything
Favorite Halo: ODST
Favorite Video Game: ODST/ Enlisted/ BioShock
Other Interests: post apoc events
Favorite Food: the kind I can eat
Favorite Band: V2A, MIW, I.N.K
Favorite Movie(s): anything horror
What do you hope to learn here?: hope to learn even more about the world that is Halo and pass on any knowledge I have
Have you built/made a costume before?: as far as anything Halo no. I've made tons of Post apoc and things for haunted attractions so I'm excited to build anything from the halo universe. My Current ODST kit was a Gift from a good friend.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? Nope
Other: Feet First Into Hell

 

[JammedMite942]

I Don't remember if I did this yet or not so figured id do it again just in case

First Name: Travis
Profession? Medically Retired Army Combat Engineer/ traveling haunt actor/ substitute teacher/ full time single parent
Age: 37
Favorite Hobby: Costume/ Prop building
Favorite part of Halo: everything
Favorite Halo: ODST
Favorite Video Game: ODST/ Enlisted/ BioShock
Other Interests: post apoc events
Favorite Food: the kind I can eat
Favorite Band: V2A, MIW, I.N.K
Favorite Movie(s): anything horror
What do you hope to learn here?: hope to learn even more about the world that is Halo and pass on any knowledge I have
Have you built/made a costume before?: as far as anything Halo no. I've made tons of Post apoc and things for haunted attractions so I'm excited to build anything from the halo universe. My Current ODST kit was a Gift from a good friend.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? Nope
Other: Feet First Into Hell

Welcome to the 405th!

 

[Chronomize]

 First Name: I'll say if I have to (please tell me), but I'd prefer not to. You can call me Chronomize or Chrono

I'm in the 11th grade, I'm actually doing both 11 and 12th though, since I homeschool, and have the resources
I do some work with my father on the side (which is how I can afford to make a suit)

Age: 16

Favorite Hobby: Video gaming

Favorite part of Halo: The armour

Favorite Halo: Halo Infinite

Favorite Video Game: Can't choose

Other Interests: 3D printing, reading, chatting on Discord, music

Favorite Food: Pizza or cheeseburgers (I'm an American, sue me)

Favorite Band: I don't have one, which is weird since I'm really into music

Favorite Movie(s): Can't choose

What do you hope to learn here?: How to make Halo props with my 3D printers

Have you built/made a costume before?: I have put together pieces of clothes to make costumes, but I've never made one from the ground up, the suit I'm doing right now is my first

Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A

Other: My only socials are Discord and Youtube, chronomize and @ chronomize respectively

 

[korranatedcorgi]

Hi there! :3 Firstly it's a huge pleasure to be apart of the 405th!

First Name: Korra
Profession: Warehouse Supervisor
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: The Vidya Games
Favorite part of Halo: Definitely campaigns, I love the stories, though growing up I'd always play multiplayer forge maps!
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach
Favorite Video Game: Legend of Zelda (please don't make me pick which one)
Other Interests: Cosplay, binging shows, hermiting inside, making food
Favorite Food: Anything spicy, and most things Mexican. Also poutine cause it's awesome
Favorite Band: AJR (I don't listen to much music to have a super favourite)
Favorite Movie(s): Lord of the Rings trilogy, almost a monthly thing to plan a whole day with LOTR themed feasts throughout
What do you hope to learn here?: Better foam craft, and cosplay in general
Have you built/made a costume before?: Made an armoured Link with foam, and pepakura iron man helmet with LEDs back in high school
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: So far just this one!

 

[marinesniper]

Hi there! :3 Firstly it's a huge pleasure to be apart of the 405th!

First Name: Korra
Profession: Warehouse Supervisor
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: The Vidya Games
Favorite part of Halo: Definitely campaigns, I love the stories, though growing up I'd always play multiplayer forge maps!
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach
Favorite Video Game: Legend of Zelda (please don't make me pick which one)
Other Interests: Cosplay, binging shows, hermiting inside, making food
Favorite Food: Anything spicy, and most things Mexican. Also poutine cause it's awesome
Favorite Band: AJR (I don't listen to much music to have a super favourite)
Favorite Movie(s): Lord of the Rings trilogy, almost a monthly thing to plan a whole day with LOTR themed feasts throughout
What do you hope to learn here?: Better foam craft, and cosplay in general
Have you built/made a costume before?: Made an armoured Link with foam, and pepakura iron man helmet with LEDs back in high school
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: So far just this one!

we would like to welcome you to the 405th glad your here.

 

[Spacekiwi]

Hey! I met a bunch of the 405th at Dragoncon a few weeks back, and now I've finally gotten around to making my first post. It was so much fun to hang with y'all! For those that were there, any idea where I can find the photos from the photoshoot?

First Name: Tim
Profession: Undergraduate AE major
Age: 22
Favorite Hobby: Flying
Favorite part of Halo: The older books, for sure. Their impactful-ness is what got me hooked on the franchise.
Favorite Halo: Reach, but Infinite is close.
Favorite Video Game: Starfield at the moment.
Favorite Food: Big fan of chicken and rice right now... I reckon that will change soon.
Favorite Band: Coldplay
Favorite Movie(s):
What do you hope to learn here?: How to improve my suit for next year!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yup! My first and only is an ODST suit that I wore at Dragoncon
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope! Pretty new to this!

 

[JammedMite942]

Hey! I met a bunch of the 405th at Dragoncon a few weeks back, and now I've finally gotten around to making my first post. It was so much fun to hang with y'all! For those that were there, any idea where I can find the photos from the photoshoot?

First Name: Tim
Profession: Undergraduate AE major
Age: 22
Favorite Hobby: Flying
Favorite part of Halo: The older books, for sure. Their impactful-ness is what got me hooked on the franchise.
Favorite Halo: Reach, but Infinite is close.
Favorite Video Game: Starfield at the moment.
Favorite Food: Big fan of chicken and rice right now... I reckon that will change soon.
Favorite Band: Coldplay
Favorite Movie(s):
What do you hope to learn here?: How to improve my suit for next year!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yup! My first and only is an ODST suit that I wore at Dragoncon
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope! Pretty new to this!

Welcome to the 405th! Your suit looks great, you’ll fit right in!

 

[First Strike]

First Name: Cody
Profession? Student?: Training Supervisor
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: Gaming/Cosplay/Writing
Favorite part of Halo: The Lore and themes/messaging
Favorite Halo: Halo 3
Favorite Video Game: Halo 3/Halo Reach
Other Interests: Dinosaurs, Survival Horror Games, Writing
Favorite Food: Risotto
Favorite Band: Too many favorites, Right now Fallout Boy is living rent free in my mind
Favorite Movie(s): Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park lost world...I'm very opinionated on this lol if you like the others power to you lool
What do you hope to learn here?: Techniques, work arounds, and im more happy to meet more cosplayers and network
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, my first suit was laughable but it was my first spartan armor, my current MKII is the armor i'm known for but currently working on MKIII. MKII is pictured in my profile
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?:

Other: i own 2 dogs, a black long haired German Shepherd [Named Falcon after the Falcon from Reach] and a black lab retriever Rayvn [named after Raven from Teen Titans] I drive a Challenger i lovingly named Velocity. i have 1 Halo tattoo "Spartan-095" on the inside of my right forearm, i plan on getting "Wake me When You Need Me" across my back, "Demon" in the covenant language on the inside of my left forearm, and i want to get a sleeve of Halo 3 Mjolnir armor on my right arm. Happy to be here!

 

[JammedMite942]

First Name: Cody
Profession? Student?: Training Supervisor
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: Gaming/Cosplay/Writing
Favorite part of Halo: The Lore and themes/messaging
Favorite Halo: Halo 3
Favorite Video Game: Halo 3/Halo Reach
Other Interests: Dinosaurs, Survival Horror Games, Writing
Favorite Food: Risotto
Favorite Band: Too many favorites, Right now Fallout Boy is living rent free in my mind
Favorite Movie(s): Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park lost world...I'm very opinionated on this lol if you like the others power to you lool
What do you hope to learn here?: Techniques, work arounds, and im more happy to meet more cosplayers and network
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, my first suit was laughable but it was my first spartan armor, my current MKII is the armor i'm known for but currently working on MKIII. MKII is pictured in my profile
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?:

Other: i own 2 dogs, a black long haired German Shepherd [Named Falcon after the Falcon from Reach] and a black lab retriever Rayvn [named after Raven from Teen Titans] I drive a Challenger i lovingly named Velocity. i have 1 Halo tattoo "Spartan-095" on the inside of my right forearm, i plan on getting "Wake me When You Need Me" across my back, "Demon" in the covenant language on the inside of my left forearm, and i want to get a sleeve of Halo 3 Mjolnir armor on my right arm. Happy to be here!

Welcome! Glad to have ya here!

 

[First Strike]

Welcome! Glad to have ya here!

Thank you! your armor looks great!

 

[JammedMite942]

Thank you! your armor looks great!

Thank you! Right back at ya, looking awesome!

 

[PixelDragon]

First Name: Emily
Profession? Student?: Artist and Gardener
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Drawing or Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Playing multiplayer with friends!
Favorite Halo: Reach/3:ODST for story, Infinite for gameplay :0
Favorite Video Game: I can never choose just one.,,.,. Okami maybe?
Other Interests: Cosplaying, Writing
Favorite Food: I'm not picky.., food is just yummy, enjoyed a bao bun a minute ago thoe.
Favorite Band: I'm not sure I have one? I enjoy too many types of music. Shoutout to my girl Hatsune Miku, though ig.
Favorite Movie(s): Recently a Spiderverse and Barbie enjoyer.
What do you hope to learn here?: There's genuinely too much to list? I have a vague idea of the steps needed to cosplay my spartan, but getting a better feel for what methods I should invest my time in would be a big one.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Lots of costumes! But I've never sat down and committed to an armor build before, but the idea of cosplaying my spartan has always haunted me... And now me and my partner are doing other halo projects together...
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Never any literal "communities" quite like this one, no.
Other: Writing in the halo universe while being mindful of the canon timeline is way harder than I expected. Also I think my old account got yeeted into the void, whoops. o(-(

 

[First Strike]

First Name: Emily
Profession? Student?: Artist and Gardener
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Drawing or Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Playing multiplayer with friends!
Favorite Halo: Reach/3:ODST for story, Infinite for gameplay :0
Favorite Video Game: I can never choose just one.,,.,. Okami maybe?
Other Interests: Cosplaying, Writing
Favorite Food: I'm not picky.., food is just yummy, enjoyed a bao bun a minute ago thoe.
Favorite Band: I'm not sure I have one? I enjoy too many types of music. Shoutout to my girl Hatsune Miku, though ig.
Favorite Movie(s): Recently a Spiderverse and Barbie enjoyer.
What do you hope to learn here?: There's genuinely too much to list? I have a vague idea of the steps needed to cosplay my spartan, but getting a better feel for what methods I should invest my time in would be a big one.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Lots of costumes! But I've never sat down and committed to an armor build before, but the idea of cosplaying my spartan has always haunted me... And now me and my partner are doing other halo projects together...
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Never any literal "communities" quite like this one, no.
Other: Writing in the halo universe while being mindful of the canon timeline is way harder than I expected. Also I think my old account got yeeted into the void, whoops. o(-(

Welcome!! Do you have pics I'd love to see what you have built, or are working on!