Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[StormWarden]

First Name: Ayden
Profession? Student?: Graduated not too long ago, about to leave for USN
Age: 18
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Taking energy swords from dead elites
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: War Thunder
Other Interests: Warhammer, Star Wars, Cars, Planes
Favorite Food: More so a dessert, cheesecake
Favorite Band: Pantera
Favorite Movie(s): Wall-E
What do you hope to learn here?: everything lol
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope, I just started my build finally
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other:

 

[ElvenArcane]

First Name: Nicole
Profession? Student?: Still a student, but I work full time as an accountant/office administrator
Age: 21
Favorite Hobby: Writing
Favorite part of Halo: The nostalgia, having grown up playing the games with my brother
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: As of writing this, Final Fantasy 14
Other Interests: Writing, roleplaying, gaming
Favorite Food: Don't really have one :/
Favorite Bands: The Dead South, The Amazing Devil, Marius Danielsen
Favorite Movie: Avatar (the one with the blue people)
What do you hope to learn here?: Anything and everything that I can, as I'm hoping to start my first build this summer
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yep! I've made a few cosplay parts over the years, though those mostly involved sewing,
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not at the moment, no
Other: I'm happy to be here and to be able to meet others on the forum! It's been a dream of mine to build the Spartan I spent maybe hundreds of hours playing as on Reach, so I'm very much looking forward to not only start this project, but also be able to share my progress once I begin!
I also really enjoy meeting new people, so feel free to reach out and say hi :3

 

[JTF4]

First Name: Ayden
Profession? Student?: Graduated not too long ago, about to leave for USN
Age: 18
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Taking energy swords from dead elites
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: War Thunder
Other Interests: Warhammer, Star Wars, Cars, Planes
Favorite Food: More so a dessert, cheesecake
Favorite Band: Pantera
Favorite Movie(s): Wall-E
What do you hope to learn here?: everything lol
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope, I just started my build finally
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other:

Hey Ayden!

Welcome to the 405th! I'm glad to see another Wall-E fan around. That is also one of my all-time favorite movies.

First Name: Nicole
Profession? Student?: Still a student, but I work full time as an accountant/office administrator
Age: 21
Favorite Hobby: Writing
Favorite part of Halo: The nostalgia, having grown up playing the games with my brother
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: As of writing this, Final Fantasy 14
Other Interests: Writing, roleplaying, gaming
Favorite Food: Don't really have one :/
Favorite Bands: The Dead South, The Amazing Devil, Marius Danielsen
Favorite Movie: Avatar (the one with the blue people)
What do you hope to learn here?: Anything and everything that I can, as I'm hoping to start my first build this summer
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yep! I've made a few cosplay parts over the years, though those mostly involved sewing,
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not at the moment, no
Other: I'm happy to be here and to be able to meet others on the forum! It's been a dream of mine to build the Spartan I spent maybe hundreds of hours playing as on Reach, so I'm very much looking forward to not only start this project, but also be able to share my progress once I begin!
I also really enjoy meeting new people, so feel free to reach out and say hi :3

Welcome to the 405th, Nicole!

Do you have a particular set of armor you're looking to build?

 

[ElvenArcane]

Hey Ayden!

Welcome to the 405th! I'm glad to see another Wall-E fan around. That is also one of my all-time favorite movies.


Welcome to the 405th, Nicole!

Do you have a particular set of armor you're looking to build?

Thank you for the welcome! And yes, I do! I’m planning on going with a mk Vb with an EOD helmet. My pfp is the colour scheme I’m going to go with

 

[katezade]

First Name: Kate
Profession? Student?: Educator
Age: 32
Favorite Hobby: Sewing dresses
Favorite part of Halo: the childhood nostalgia
Favorite Halo: Halo 2 for the campaign, but Halo 3 for multiplayer
Favorite Video Game: Apex Legends
Other Interests: 3D printing, traveling
Favorite Food: anything peach flavored
Favorite Band: n/a
Favorite Movie(s): n/a
What do you hope to learn here?: everything y'all have to offer. 3d printing, how to put armor on, post print processing, etc
Have you built/made a costume before?: yes, nothing like a whole armor build tho
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: no, but i'm interested in the 501st.
Other: I talked to a gentleman at the 405th booth at Dallas FanExpo who encouraged me to sign up here and use this site as a resource. I am very excited to meet y'all and learn

 

[markusbc]

First Name: Marko
Profession? Student?: bartender
Age: 36
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: have fun and relax playing
Favorite Halo: infinite
Favorite Video Game: double dragon battletoads
Other Interests: Star Wars, Cars, coctails
Favorite Food: bbq
Favorite Band: rhcp
Favorite Movie(s): t2
What do you hope to learn here?: how to make for my self a master chief armor
Have you built/made a costume before?: No, but i hope with you guys i will
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other:

 

[Garthok2962]

First Name:
Garth

Age:
21

Favorite Hobby:

Favorite part of Halo:
messing round in forge

Favorite Halo:
Reach

Favorite Video Game:
Halo Reach

Other Interests:
3d printing has really become a main interest as of late

Favorite Food:
honestly a tough one I do love all food equally except coconut it doesnt deserve to be called food

Favorite Band:
Miracle of sound tbh

Favorite Movie(s):
Honestly a really hard one maybe transformers is up there

What do you hope to learn here?:
I hope to learn more about designing cosplay and the intricacies asscoiated

Have you built/made a costume before?:
I have not but i hope to try soonish

 

[Kazumasa1274]

First Name: Jonathen

Profession? Student?: Self-employed landscaper/general handyman

Age: 24

Favorite Hobby: Scale modeling/miniature hobby, a bit of 3D/textures work, too, incorporated into that.

Favorite part of Halo: The SPARTAN programs and the military sci-fi aspects of the canon.

Favorite Halo: Reach, easily.

Favorite Video Game: ArmA 3/Garry's Mod

Other Interests: Firearms, outdoors activities, alongside a lot of others. Like to be a modern renaissance man, where I can be, with a bit of knowledge in everything. I own just as many medical textbooks as I do poli-sci or philosophy, and what I don't own, I can find.

Favorite Food: Steak. The bigger, the better.

Favorite Band: My music tastes flit too much to have an absolute favorite, but the closest right now might be MEUTE, been on a Swing kick.

Favorite Movie(s): Triple Frontier, The Illusionist, Forward Unto Dawn, Die Hard (all of them) and Terminator 1 and 2.

What do you hope to learn here?: Mostly just looking for a community of Halo fans to chit-chat with and peruse. Might eventually take some of my skills from scale modeling/miniature hobbying into costuming/prop design and figured this was the right place to do it.

Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope. It's all been scale models for me.

Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope.

Other:

 

[LeanLia]

First Name: Lia
Schooling: I'm Currently In Highschool
Age: 16
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Favorite Hobby: Digital art
Favorite part of Halo: Character making
Favorite Halo: Has to be reach, Grew up playing it on the 360.
Favorite Video Game: N/A
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Other Interests: Animation, Airsoft, Aviation, Gardening, Cooking and baking.
Favorite Food: Sushi!
Favorite Band: N/A
Favorite Movie(s): N/A
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What do you hope to learn here?: How to rig models and building cosplays!
Have you built/made a costume before?: I have not
Do belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: you Not really

Thank you for letting me join!! ♡

 

[Arkhon]

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: Arkhon
Profession? Student?: Factory Worker
Age: 32 / 1992
Favorite Hobby: Gaming/ cosplay
Favorite part of Halo: Spartans / ODST's
Favorite Halo: 3/2
Favorite Video Game: Destiny 2
Other Interests:
Favorite Food: Manly Italian food
Favorite Band: Disturbed
Favorite Movie(s): Batman Trilogy ( ones with Cristian Bale)
What do you hope to learn here?: New and exciting tricks
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, did 2 ODSt's "l wasn't able bring my first one with me when i moved"
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: not yet
Other:

 

[Jacktop13]

Alright! Well I think I've done this before but I'm just hopping in here to start fresh!


First Name: Brennan
But most people online call me by my spartan name: Jack
Profession: Facilities and Maintenance Technician
Age:29
Favorite Hobby: Cosplay!
Favorite part of Halo: My favorite part of halo is the music, it perfectly sets the tone for the atmosphere and really gets you in the zone
Favorite Halo: Campaign: Halo Reach Multiplayer: Halo 5
Favorite Video Game: Halo. With fallout being a close second.
Other Interests: Parkour, Tactical sports, swimming, cruises, computers, trivia
Favorite Food: Tacos
Favorite Band: Bring me the Horizon
Favorite Movie(s): Back to the future 1,2,&3
What do you hope to learn here?: I hope to expand my knowledge of Costume construction and help others with my fancy tricks!
Have you built/made a costume before?: yes! I've been making costumes for about 12 years now.
Do you belong to any other costume communities: Yes! I'm a Co-Captain of Fireteam Discord, a Halo Costuming and roleplay community!

 

[VitaCoco31]

First Name: Liz
Profession? Student?: Student: Computer Science
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Jiu Jitsu
Favorite part of Halo: The storytelling and overall lore.
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach
Favorite Video Game: Halo Reach
Other Interests: Crochet, MMA, or just making stuff in general
Favorite Food:
Favorite Band: Sleep Token (Aside from this I listen to a wide variety of music)
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars 1-6 (My favorite is 3)
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to learn how to make some sick armor. I have wanted a spartan suit since I was a kid.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never, but I do know how to sew.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: NA
Other: I am completely new to cosplay and I would appreciate any tips going forward. I'm super excited to join the community!!!

 

[VizZiK]

Hi everyone i think this whole thing is so cool and im glad i have joined and i really look forward to making my first suit when i can im gonna need lot of help with it but this is me:

First Name: Brandon (online name VizZiK) you can call me either
Profession? Student?: I am in my senior year of highschool
Age: i am 18
Favorite Hobby: Playing football or video games
Favorite part of Halo: the entirety of halo 4
Favorite Halo: Halo 4
Favorite Video Game: i actually dont have one i think
Other Interests: i like to sing
Favorite Food: japanese and Chinese culture food
Favorite Band: dont got one
Favorite Movie(s): Lion King
What do you hope to learn here?: how to make suits and develop communication skills
Have you built/made a costume before?: never
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: i do not this is the first and only one

 

[MagkWalnut]

First Name: I'd prefer to keep my true name hidden for now, so just call me Raindrop
Profession? Student?: Hopefully getting into university or college in September
Age: 19
Favorite Hobby: Gaming and Anime
Favorite part of Halo: The stories (and Emile)
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Halo: Reach
Other Interests: Food, swimming, spending time with my friends (and girlfriend), figuring out video game lore (to an extent), drawing (sometimes),
Favorite Food: Mochi
Favorite Band: Ken Ashcorp / Bo Burnham
Favorite Movie(s): My Neighbor Totoro
What do you hope to learn here?: How to make amazing cosplays
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never have, but hopefully I will learn how to soon
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: I am a Twitch streamer and a YouTuber (that's why (read the first name thing))

 

[Butterstick117]

First Name: Tevin
Profession? Student?: I am a high school student
Age: 16 technically 17 sense my birthday is tomorrow
Favorite Hobby: Painting minis
Favorite part of Halo: Yes, all of it
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach I got to say is my favorite
Favorite Video Game: Right now Stardew Vally
Other Interests: I love hardware software, I will often spend my free time messing with Arduinos and building circuits
Favorite Food: Alfredo
Favorite Band: Daft Punk
Favorite Movie(s): School of Rock
What do you hope to learn here?: I hope to learn how to build thing that I can show off to my friends and show them how much time I have on my hands
Have you built/made a costume before?: I have but not to the extent on what I'm seeing here in this community.

 

[343GuiltyKye]

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: Kye
Profession? just left offshore am having some me time :0
Age: 22
Favorite Hobby: Gaming/gym and Anime!
Favorite part of Halo: giving the covenant back their bomb orrrrr Lone wolf
Favorite Halo: Reach <3
Favorite Video Game: Other than MCC i really love any mil sim shooters
Other Interests: Airsoft
Favorite Food: I am an enjoyer of any form of calories put before my eyes
Favorite Band:MGMT
Favorite Movie(s): The Martian, Interstellar (any sci fi) a silent voice, spirited away
What do you hope to learn here?: Anything to help me with my first build! and to meet you legends!
Have you built/made a costume before?: no

 

[Driel71]

First Name: Amanda
Profession: Loan Processing
Age: mid 30s
Favorite Hobby: Video Games, Reading, Window Shopping
Favorite part of Halo: Lore, Re-playability
Favorite Halo: 3 and ODST
Favorite Video Game: Halo & Skyrim
Other Interests: Star Trek, Anime, History
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Band: more of a song person, I cover a lot of genres
Favorite Movie(s): The Man From Snowy River, Star Wars New Hope
What do you hope to learn here?: Been a long time since I learned a new skill or built something. Hoping to create something again.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Worked on costumes in HS for theatre. Started my first armor and other cosplay March 2023.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope
Other: Love seeing the diversity and freedom of creativity here.

 

[halo three rat]

First Name: Apollos
Profession? Student?: high school
Age: 15
Favorite Hobby: 3d printing
Favorite part of Halo: warthog run at the end of halo 3. especially fun with 4 people
Favorite Halo: halo 3
Favorite Video Game: minecraft
Other Interests: 3d printing, drawing, reading, and occasional cooking
Favorite Food: fried rice
Favorite Band: the brand that the arbiter get is halo 2 if pretty cool looking
Favorite Movie(s): lego batman movie
What do you hope to learn here?: i hope to learn how to build/3d print halo armor, and maybe a little bit of modeling.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I made a carrier form cosplay in 2023 for the world championships, but it wasn't 100% finished. I'm also working on making a set of spartan armor.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: nah
Other: pretty new to cosplay, and only really got into it because I went to seattle and the championships were in town. my family went the next yer too, and that time I made a custom carrier form flood cosplay out of spray insulation foam.

 

[YTunz]

Hello all! My name is Ben and I've always wanted to make an ODST cosplay. Recently found this community and thought i'd join...

Student: Engineering Degree(s)
Age: 20
Favorite Hobby: D&D!
Favorite part of Halo: The Armor Design! I remember watching my brother play Reach and falling in love with how cool everyone's spartan's looked!
Favorite Halo: Its tied between Reach and ODST. I love the grittier feel on both of them.
Favorite Video Game: Hard to say. Either Reach or Kingdom Hearts 2.
Other Interests: Video Games (of course), 3D printing,
Favorite Food: Seafood, Its always fun working your way through a crab.
Favorite Band: Lincoln ("How I survived Bobby Mackies..." is a great song)
Favorite Movie(s): Don't really watch movies, but always a starwars fan!
What do you hope to learn here?: Alot! Looking for lots of advice when it comes to this as a first timer!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Only helmets! Recently bought myself the ODST files from Aguilar Workshop so thats my current project
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I don't, but I have an uncle who has ties to the 501st.
Other:

 

[CozmiqVixen]

Ello! So Many lovely new Peeps! Welcome all and hope you all feel at home here!