Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[TurkyeYenkukhu]

First Name: Joseph - I usually go by Joe
Profession? Student?: Fresh graduated Law Student, starting traineeship in January
Age: 25
Favorite Hobby: I have so many hobbies that I love equally... I'd have to go with singing and beatboxing.
Favorite part of Halo:
Favorite Halo: Combat Evolved
Favorite Video Game: Firefall
Other Interests: Painting miniatures, producing music, playing dungeons and dragons/assorted board games, popping/locking dance styles, collecting hot sauces, playing video games, cosplay and prop making.
Favorite Food: KOKA brand instant noodles, mee goreng flavour.
Favorite Band: There are so many... I love Hozier, Cory Wong and Theo Katzman in equal amounts.
Favorite Movie(s): Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
What do you hope to learn here?: I hope to figure out where I can obtain a vacuuformed visor.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I'm in the middle of building the ARTAIUS helmet from Infinite.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other:

 

[Jev]

First Name: Joseph - I usually go by Joe
Profession? Student?: Fresh graduated Law Student, starting traineeship in January
Age: 25
Favorite Hobby: I have so many hobbies that I love equally... I'd have to go with singing and beatboxing.
Favorite part of Halo:
Favorite Halo: Combat Evolved
Favorite Video Game: Firefall
Other Interests: Painting miniatures, producing music, playing dungeons and dragons/assorted board games, popping/locking dance styles, collecting hot sauces, playing video games, cosplay and prop making.
Favorite Food: KOKA brand instant noodles, mee goreng flavour.
Favorite Band: There are so many... I love Hozier, Cory Wong and Theo Katzman in equal amounts.
Favorite Movie(s): Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
What do you hope to learn here?: I hope to figure out where I can obtain a vacuuformed visor.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I'm in the middle of building the ARTAIUS helmet from Infinite.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other:

Hey Joe, welcome to the 405th!

Already building a helmet? You absolutely need to start a build thread for that man, we'd all be very interested in seeing how the build progresses.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask or open a thread!

 

[Sh0rtfuze]

I just did a small post because I didn't see this to introduce myself but I figure I can reply to this
First Name: Holly
Profession: Ophthalmic Technician (I work for a retina specialist)
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: I enjoy video games and ttrpg. I also go through phases where I can't put down a book. Obviously if I'm here I must like cosplay a lot too.
Favorite part of Halo: We have a tradition of "Haloween" where we try to play through as many of the games as we can while leading up to Halloween.
Favorite Halo: That is a hard one, I love the first one a lot but Reach has a special nostalgia to it for my husband and me because it was what we played the most together when we first started dating back in high school.
Favorite Video Game: Please don't do this to me.
Other Interests: I like space in a casual way. I also enjoy cooking and baking depending on the season.
Favorite Food: Italian Food or Mexican food, also steak and potatoes
Favorite Band: Again, please don't do this to me, it depends on my day.
Favorite Movie(s): The Mummy, Xmen movies, Star Wars before Disney took over, Harry Potter, the entirety of The Conjuring universe and other horror movies
What do you hope to learn here?: I am hoping to get some tips on how to improve our future armor sets or different building techniques as well as how to be more involved in the community that goes to conventions.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I assisted in the builds we used for dragoncon this year, my husband did all the printing, I helped sand, oh my god there was so much sanding. I have also helped create/alter cosplays for other genres before.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I have been part of the borderlands at dragoncon group but have been less active in it recently. We also went to a meetup for mortal kombat for a couple of years. However none of the groups have been this big or organized in this way, usually its facebook groups.
Other: I guess I am just a little nervous being new to this, but everyone I have encountered so far has been nice and helpful. I can attach one of the good shots we got of my armor this year.

 

[spartan114x]

I just did a small post because I didn't see this to introduce myself but I figure I can reply to this
First Name: Holly
Profession: Ophthalmic Technician (I work for a retina specialist)
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: I enjoy video games and ttrpg. I also go through phases where I can't put down a book. Obviously if I'm here I must like cosplay a lot too.
Favorite part of Halo: We have a tradition of "Haloween" where we try to play through as many of the games as we can while leading up to Halloween.
Favorite Halo: That is a hard one, I love the first one a lot but Reach has a special nostalgia to it for my husband and me because it was what we played the most together when we first started dating back in high school.
Favorite Video Game: Please don't do this to me.
Other Interests: I like space in a casual way. I also enjoy cooking and baking depending on the season.
Favorite Food: Italian Food or Mexican food, also steak and potatoes
Favorite Band: Again, please don't do this to me, it depends on my day.
Favorite Movie(s): The Mummy, Xmen movies, Star Wars before Disney took over, Harry Potter, the entirety of The Conjuring universe and other horror movies
What do you hope to learn here?: I am hoping to get some tips on how to improve our future armor sets or different building techniques as well as how to be more involved in the community that goes to conventions.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I assisted in the builds we used for dragoncon this year, my husband did all the printing, I helped sand, oh my god there was so much sanding. I have also helped create/alter cosplays for other genres before.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I have been part of the borderlands at dragoncon group but have been less active in it recently. We also went to a meetup for mortal kombat for a couple of years. However none of the groups have been this big or organized in this way, usually its facebook groups.
Other: I guess I am just a little nervous being new to this, but everyone I have encountered so far has been nice and helpful. I can attach one of the good shots we got of my armor this year.

Wow you just roll up in here and post a gorgeous pic of armor that looks incredible!

 

[marinesniper]

Welcome to the 405th Holly, we hope you enjoy the time here and holy crap that is a awesome looking kat armor. great job brovo! i mean we are here if you need our help or have questions. will be looking for some of your post on builds. You got skill for sure....

 

[TurkyeYenkukhu]

Hey Joe, welcome to the 405th!

Already building a helmet? You absolutely need to start a build thread for that man, we'd all be very interested in seeing how the build progresses.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask or open a thread!

oooo thanks! i actually have an instagram where i post all my hobby-related stuff, you can find me @enoughdeadheroes !

 

[wastefulbagel]

First Name: Autumn
Profession? Student?: Student
Age: 17
Favorite Hobby: HEMA/Fencing
Favorite part of Halo: The books
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Hard to say but probably Reach or Fallout New Vegas
Other Interests: Music, history, reading and a bunch of other stuff
Favorite Food: Not sure
Favorite Band: Ghost
Favorite Movie(s): Starship Troopers
What do you hope to learn here?: How to make a good cosplay
Have you built/made a costume before?: No but I'm starting work on an Innie cosplay
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope
Other:

 

[MoonChild426]

Hi Everyone ! My name is Yan-Erick and i've been a halo fan for a long time.

I have small amount of knowledge as far as cosplay goes. I dab here and there big making foam armor pieces but never leaded a project to completion and it was mostly me conceptualizing stuff as i went.

Ever since I was a child I knew I wanted a Spartan suit. I didn't know it was possible until I found all the amazing documentation this community assembled. I didn't even know there was an entire community dedicated to Halo cosplay.

So Im happy to be part of this

First Name: Yan-Erick
Profession? Student?:
Age: 31
Favorite Hobby: Anything Geek really
Favorite part of Halo: Oh boy, i mean the universe, the armors and the character developpement of Chief
Favorite Halo: Halo 2 for campaign, Halo 3 for multiplayer
Favorite Video Game: The legend of Dragoon
Other Interests: Arts, Cars, Warhammer, D&D, MTG
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): Saving private Ryan, Fast and furious, Starwars Revenge of the Sith
What do you hope to learn here?: How to make and construct my first Spartan suit
Have you built/made a costume before?: A little bit here and there but i was just winging it.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope
Other: Have yourself a great day and thank you for reading !

 

[Vortex]

First Name: James
Profession? Student?: Security Supervisor
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: Games, whether is be Video games, board games, tabletop games, I love playing all forms of games.
Favorite part of Halo: Hm. That's a tough one. Probably in Halo Infinite when Master Chief reunites with Cortana at the very end. Tugging at my heartstrings!
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach
Favorite Video Game: Arma 3
Other Interests:
Favorite Food: Chicken Fried Rice
Favorite Band: Paramore
Favorite Movie(s): Sword Art Online Progressive (Both of them)
What do you hope to learn here?: How to bring my cosplay dreams to life, from 3D Printing help, making custom clothes, and working with electronics.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope! But I'm finally starting on one!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A
Other: N/A

 

[HaloMom850]

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: Niki
Profession? Funeral Director & Embalmer Student?: No
Age: 43
Favorite Hobby: sewing, painting, prop building & cosplaying
Favorite part of Halo: shooting with a sniper and just having fun in the games.
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: God of War
Other Interests: Reading, relaxing, whiskey
Favorite Food: steak & potatos
Favorite Band: currently into Rob Zombie
Favorite Movie(s): most pop culture stuff, The Fifth Element
What do you hope to learn here?: To gather information on armor building
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, I have made costumes but never done a armor build.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No. I do this for fun mostly. My 12 year old son is an avid Halo player and I promised to help him build some armor for a costume.
Other:

 

[Tohmer64]

Welcome to you and you son to the 405th

 

[SweetBee]

First Name: Amberlynn, but please call me Bee

Profession? Student?: Window cleaner atm, in college to become an aircraft mechanic

Age: 27

Favorite Hobby: Painting minis

Favorite part of Halo: The games, i played them alot with my brother growing up, and continue to play them with my partner

Favorite Halo: Easily ODST

Favorite Video Game: Outer Wilds (Not to be confused with Outer Worlds)

Other Interests: DnD, tabletop games, reading, Battletech

Favorite Food: Chicken i guess? I mostly just consume coffee

Favorite Band: That's like asking to pick a favourite kid. The Beaches, Walk off the Earth, Poor man's poison, Ruby Waters, Gorillaz are some of my most listened too tho

Favorite Movie(s): Princess Bride (I'm a white girl sue me), Django Unchained, Oceans 11, Howles moving Castle, Top gun (used to watch with my Mum all the time growing up), and Spiderverse to name a few

What do you hope to learn here?: I hope to better my skills as a costume and prop maker, esp with foam.

Have you built/made a costume before?: I've made a couple from thrift store put together, then i jumped two feet first into foam by making an ODST set. Its very flawed, but i learned alot just from that and I'm still pretty proud of it as a first go at foam

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

 

[RaphaelR322]

Sooo...

First Name: Raphael (but I'm most commonly known as "Duck" or "Rezz", which are life-long nicknames)

Profession? Student?: Former English teacher, currently working for the postal service; also a stand-up comedian.

Age: 39.

Favorite Hobby: Well, uh... gaming!

Favorite part of Halo: Story and gears.

Favorite Halo: Halo 4.

Favorite Video Game: World of Warcraft

Other Interests: Movies, TV shows.

Favorite Food: Any kind of burger!

Favorite Band: Stone Sour

Favorite Movie(s): Interstellar, Warcraft, LotR/Hobbit.

What do you hope to learn here?: I wanna learn and improve some costume making techniques!

Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope. Never ever.

Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Never been to any costume community before!

Other: Potato.

 

[Drew]

Hi there, I made a profile a bit ago and then immediately forgot my password and just looked at posts as a guest but I'm back and ready to get into it.

First Name: I'm Drew
Profession? Student?: I'm a recent PR & Comms graduate working at a trade school doing comms work and teaching every now and then
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Creating anything. I love to make stuff, I have a small business for leather working, I taught myself to sew, to 3d print, metal work, wood working, drawing, even a little painting although I'm not great at that one
Favorite part of Halo: Both the hope and hopelessness of characters and their stories in the franchise. And cool helmets.
Favorite Halo: Reach was my first and definitely had a big impact on me
Favorite Video Game: Titanfall 2
Other Interests: like I said I love to make stuff, I have a lot of props that I've made over the years. Just making something new and learning a new art form
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Band: there are too many to list, Hozier, Schur, Ren, and the Halluci Nation to name a few
Favorite Movie(s): I love Edgar Wright and Guy Ritchie movies
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to get better at my finish work and on fabrics
Have you built/made a costume before?: I made a Titanfall Pilot out of my dad's old flight suit and some airsoft gear and helmet I ordered but I never felt like I really made it. Now I just finished my Rakshasa build and I'm happy to say I did make this one.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope
Other: I'm looking forward to get to know people and learn!

 

[dinjou]

Hey. Creating an account here in prep for FanX in Salt Lake City in a couple weeks.

First Name: Spencer
Profession: Network Operations
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: Volleyball. Either that or compulsive sleep, courtesy of Narcolepsy. Literally "Wake me when you need me."
Favorite part of Halo: Chief
Favorite Halo: CE
Favorite Video Game: Retro? Super Mario 64. Modern? Destiny.
Other Interests: Music production, Networks & Homelab, Cybersecurity, most anything Nintendo
Favorite Food: Does Mountain Dew count? ( ;-; )
Favorite Band: Daft Punk
Favorite Movie(s): Not really a movie aficionado, but certainly an ailing weeb.
What do you hope to learn here?: How to look like a total bad@$$, like our boi John Halo.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Just a helmet prop, imitating Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? Nope!

Other: Probably going to lurk 95% of the time, pun fully intended "asking's not my strong suit." I don't spend a ton of time active online but met a few of the 405th at the HCS Major in Salt Lake City and thought they were a cool crew. Looking forward to seeing what I can put together, hope we can get along.

 

[DakotaHorse]

First Name: Koty or Dakota
Profession? Student?: Critical Care Paramedic (AAS, NRP, FP-C)
Age: 33
Favorite Hobby: Playing guitar
Favorite part of Halo: The deep, deep lore!
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: uh..... honestly, there's too many to name.
Other Interests: Gunpla, fursuiting (building), karate, general fitness
Favorite Food: Pizza, but curry is really catching up
Favorite Band: The Replacements
Favorite Movie(s):
What do you hope to learn here?: Better costuming fundamentals and how to effectively collaborate with others
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes! Two different sets of Spartan armor and a few fursuits
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Fire Team Harmony
Other: :3

 

[Squixxy]

First Name: Tali
Profession? Student?: Former Machinist, current Network Sorcerer.
Age: 33
Favorite Hobby: Sculpting and cosplay
Favorite part of Halo: Fun characters, Deep lore, and those dang grunts.
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: *ERROR* need more specific parameters
Other Interests: Overeingieering cosplay
Favorite Food: Shellfish
Favorite Band: SRV and Double Trouble
Favorite Movie(s): The Blues Brothers.
What do you hope to learn here?: More Halo lore and build ideas.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Not from HALO (current build in progress), Multiple from other genres best being Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No.
Other: Rawr ^.=.^

 

[TechMav]

First Name: Phil
Profession? Student?: Sr Linux Administrator for way too long
Age: 51
Favorite Hobby: CAD/3D printing, cosplay, sewing
Favorite part of Halo: Vehicle and armor designs
Favorite Halo: N/A
Favorite Video Game: Game?? What's that? I don't any any free time for that
Other Interests: Carpentry, SFX makeup
Favorite Food: Mat
Favorite Band: Galactikraken
Favorite Movie(s): Riddick series
What do you hope to learn here?: Build ideas
Have you built/made a costume before?: Not from HALO (current build in progress), usually get drafted to help the wife with her costumes
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No.
Other: Seems I've been a member here since about 2011 and had pretty much forgotten that part of my life.

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[twolegg]

Hi everyone, just getting my start and getting comfortable with the site. I've never joined a forum like this, so if I'm slow to reply, bear with me. I look forward to meeting y'all and here is my introduction!

First Name: Jack, but I'd prefer to just be referred to by my user.

Profession? Student?: Current Student, but working freelance as a camera operator, gaffer, and grip. I also do 3D hard surface art, specifically props and weapons.

Age: 24.

Favorite Hobby: I love going out to the range and shooting steel, hiking, and some vidya

Favorite part of Halo: Playing with my friends, the weapon design, the armor, there's just so much good and I love the universe that's been created.

Favorite Halo: I can't pick between Halo 2, 3, ODST, or Reach. Those are my favorites to return to and naturally CE will always have a special place in my heart.

Favorite Video Game: Escape from Tarkove (SPT), Call of Duty, Hunt: Showdown, and Baldurs Gate have been my most recent favs.

Other Interests: I'm trying to get better at cooking?

Favorite Food: Japanese BBQ and a beer.

Favorite Band: From punk to sea shanties to country, I listen to it all. All-time favs would be Mom Jeans and Modern Baseball.

Favorite Movie(s): Hardcore Henry, Nobody, 13 Hours, John Wick.

What do you hope to learn here?: I've already been lurking and picking up info as I go, but anything and everything, especially regarding post-production on created props and armor.

Have you built/made a costume before?: Yep, but they were all scary halloween costumes mainly, and usually pretty ramshackle. As I've grown up and got some adult money I invested in a printer, I'm currently building ODST armor based off Galactic Armories files! I'm so excited lmao. it's a childhood dream of mine.

 

[TechMav]

Have you built/made a costume before?: Yep, but they were all scary halloween costumes mainly, and usually pretty ramshackle. As I've grown up and got some adult money I invested in a printer, I'm currently building ODST armor based off Galactic Armories files! I'm so excited lmao. it's a childhood dream of mine.

Be careful... 3D printing is addictive... I started with one... they seem to have spawned and are taking over 2/3 of the garage.