Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[NGSPOOKY]

Hey everyone! Very excited to be here, I had a fellow 405th buddy bring me into the fold recently with our last two con visits. Was lucky enough to catch a 405th panel on armor building, great job on that btw Barry! Was directed to the site to start my journey with it all. Hope to get to meet some cool people while here, and hopefully in the future at some cons as well!

First Name: Scott (You can call me Scotty)
Profession? Student?: Community Coordination Director
Age: 31
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, Conventions, PC Building, and most importantly sleep (that's a hobbyist thing now yeah?)
Favorite part of Halo: The memories/friends, some of my closest friends today all stemmed from our days of Halo 3 MP
Favorite Halo: Halo: ODST, Halo 3.
Favorite Video Game: Mortal Kombat 11/1 & Metal Gear Solid (Not 2) (Nobody would believe it was Big Rigs: Over the Hill Racing 2)
Best video game consoles: Diehard Xbox Series X fanboy, PC is pretty wizard too

Other Interests: Dipping my toe into 3D Printing (Peer Pressure), Programming, Binging Movies ill watch 100 more times.
Favorite Food: Anything microwavable, or the coveted Wendy's #2 Combo, No lettuce, no tomato.
Favorite Band: Sticky Fingers, they always put me in a better mood.
Favorite Movie(s): The Thing (1982), Alien, Goodfellas
What do you hope to learn here?: Hoping to meet some cool people, and check out the armory that was mentioned at the 405th armor building panel! Really excited to see what options are available to make some really cool armor!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never, but I have gotten closer with a buddy helping him suit up! Bonding is strange.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not currently, but something tells me 405th might be my home stay

 

[IzzyScoutC]

First Name: Callie, but I prefer Izzy
Profession? Student?: Tier 3 IT Support, but I have two degrees in Cybersecurity
Age: 27
Favorite Hobby: Gaming!
Favorite part of Halo: The lore
Favorite Halo: Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Other Interests: Reading, going to HCS events
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Band: Breaking Benjamin & Starset
Favorite Movie(s): Any of the Venoms
What do you hope to learn here?: Foam builds primarily, maybe 3D printing down the road.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A

 

[TheDarthManakin]

First Name: Quinton
Profession? Student?: Sales Associate
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: Video Game Collecting
Favorite part of Halo: Has to be the variety of armor and weapons!
Favorite Halo: Hands down Halo 2
Favorite Video Game: Halo 2 all the way!
Other Interests: Collecting video games, watching anime, and streaming
Favorite Food: Smoked Brisket with Brussel Sprouts
Favorite Band: Avenged Sevenfold
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars Episodes 1-6
What do you hope to learn here?: Creating cosplay armors
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never. I've tried without success
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Might join some star wars ones, but I'm undecided
Other: If you're as much of a nerd, hmu!

 

[N8TEBB]

NGSPOOKY IzzyScoutC TheDarthManakin Welcome to the 405th! Glad to have you here. We hope to be able to teach you guys all the things you hope to learn. Cya on the forums!

 

[icer190]

First Name: Mark
Profession? Auditor
Age: 34
Favorite Hobby: Cosplay
Favorite part of Halo: "I'm going to give the Covenant back their bomb."
Favorite Halo: Reach campaign is ace
Favorite Video Game: Fallout: New Vegas in sheer hours played.

Other Interests: Tabletop Wargaming.
Favorite Food: Cheeburger Cheeburger
Favorite Band: Avantasia? Frozen Crown? Against the Archers? I don't know anymore. Jimmy Buffett is top of the list likely.
Favorite Movie(s): Return of the King
What do you hope to learn here?: Anything new is rather fantastic for costuming.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Din Djarin, Death Watch Mandalorian, Comic Thor, Infinity War Thor, Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ronan the Accuser. The list goes on.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Just facebook groups, and a discord.
Other: I cohost a cosplay podcast. I like hikes, I have a toddler who is hilarious, way too many pets, and ride my bike 12 miles a day. The 3d printers go brrrrrr

 

[TheSplinter]

First Name: Nate
Profession? Construction Inspector
Age: 36
Favorite Hobby: Powerlifting, Gaming, Hunting
Favorite part of Halo: The dry humor and snarky comments from Johnson
Favorite Halo: OG Halo CE: 8V8 on Boarding Action with Snipers? mmmm
Favorite Video Game: Destiny 2 (Sorry, Halo just hasn't tickled my pickle lately)
Other Interests: 3D Printing, Sleeping, making dark jokes
Favorite Food: Anything Deer
Favorite Band: If we're talking proper band, Avenged Sevenfold. Artist? Avril Lavigne, or Eminem
Favorite Movie(s): Evolution
What do you hope to learn here?: Fabricating Cosplay for the first time
Have you built/made a costume before?: Did a paper machet(sp?) mask in elementary. Just finished printing a master sword(Not going well, my fault)
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Negative Ghostrider
Other:

 

[NobleKaleb2020]

First Name: Kaleb
Profession: Sales Associate (Currently)
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Drawing
Favorite part of Halo: Firefight
Favorite Halo: Halo 2 (Subject to change)
Favorite Video Game: Kid Icarus Uprising (it has halos in it)
Best video game consoles:

Other Interests: Action Figures (Namely 1/12 scale)
Favorite Food: Pepperoni Pizza
Favorite Band: Areosmith
Favorite Movie(s): Back to the Future trilogy
What do you hope to learn here?: How to make an ODST costume and maybe one day I'll make my custom Spartan from Halo: Reach
Have you built/made a costume before?: No
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I do not.

 

[thebag]

Jonathan,
Welcome to the family we're glad you are here. I my self will be watching to see what your first project will be. If your need help on anything just reach out one of us will try to help you as much as we can.

Again welcome to the 405th family

thanks man really appreciate it

 

[JP120800]

First Name: Joe
Profession: Project manager
Age: 24
Favorite Hobby: Not sure if a hobby but CS2
Favorite part of Halo: The storylines in Halo3 and Reach
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach
Favorite Video Game: CS2
Other Interests: I used to race proffessional RC cars at 1/10th scale
Favorite Food: Obviously Pizza
Favorite Band: My Chemical Romance
Favorite Movie(s): Lion King/Hercules
What do you hope to learn here?: Ways to improve prop building and techniques
Have you built/made a costume before?: Just the one (Carter from Halo Reach
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Yes i am part of HCUK (Halo cosplay UK)

 

[Voritera]

Hi there, been using the 405th for inspiration and advise for a little bit, but now my build is underway I figured it was time to join up.
First Name: Brenden
Profession: Logistics
Age: 29
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, tabletop and video.
Favorite part of Halo: The lore. I’ve been reading the books since I was a kid, and love me some Ghosts of Onyx and Fall of Reach.
Favorite Halo: Halo 2
Favorite Video Game: Currently, Final Fantasy XIV
Best video game consoles: PC, but the original XBox was my childhood
Other Interests: B-horror movies, 3D printing, Battletech, and many others
Favorite Food: Impossible to choose
Favorite Band: classically, Iron Maiden. More recently, Public Theatre
Favorite Movie(s): the Star Wars OT
What do you hope to learn here?: Helmet wiring, boot construction, undersuit management
Have you built/made a costume before?: some more simple stuff for LARP, and cloth only stuff. Never a full suit.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not currently
Other: I hope you have a nice day.

 

[EC7575]

Hello my frist name is Eli but in russian that is Эли and I am a student and I am 14 years of age my favorite hobby is roping and my favorite video game is TITANFALL 2.My favorite food is a good stake.My favorite band is Chris LeDoux which is more of an artist then a band.My favorite movie is Harry potter or star wars.How to become better at making cosplay,and yes I have made a cosplay before it took 5 days. "Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one"? Titanfall cosplay Community. Other I would have to say I do cowboy stuff

 

[DTFQ]

Been a long time lurker, now that I've gotten my hands on a printer I feel its time to join up and get building, I've wished to don the armor ever since my dad introduced me to Combat Evolved.
First Name: Will
Profession: Full time student
Age: 19
Favorite Hobby: Reading and Playing games
Favorite part of Halo: The music
Favorite Halo: Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Terraria
Other Interests: Writing, sleeping and practicing drawing
Favorite Food: Homemade pizza
Favorite Band: The Prodigy
Favorite Movie: Star Wars: A New Hope
What do you hope to learn here?: Printing, painting, wiring and if I'm feeling ambitious, vacuum forming
Have you built/made a costume before?: Excluding poorly done cardboard Halloween costumes, No
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I am not a part of any other costume communities

 

[DeadlineJeffrey]

Hey all! I've known about the 405th for years, but was never really in a position to do any sort of costuming in any capacity, until recently. I've wanted to make my own suit of armor for years, and I am finally taking the plunge!

First Name: Bryan
Profession? Army Veteran, Currently IT Administration
Age: 29
Favorite Hobby: Restoring old guns back to their former glory
Favorite part of Halo: Mostly the great memories, but the IWHBYD dialog was just too good across every game
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: It will forever and always be Halo first, and Banjo Kazooie coming in 2nd by a very narrow margin
Best video game consoles: Xbox and the Nintendo 64

Other Interests: Currently attending school to be a gunsmith, want to open a small shop on the weekends to do some restoration work on old military surplus rifles/pistols. In line with gunsmithing, I do enjoy going to the range. I enjoy drawing/painting, working on trying to branch into digital art. Painting miniatures for 40k, playing every once in a very blue moon. Recently got back into Magic the Gathering.
Favorite Food: Jaeger Schnitzel with mashed potatoes hands down.
Favorite Band: Avatar
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones / Halo Legends
What do you hope to learn here?: How to use different methods to make suits of Armor, and what the best ways of using those methods are. Also doing some wiring, speakers, mics, lights etc...
Have you built/made a costume before?: I have not, but I am taking the first step here, and would like to start construction on Noble 6 as a starter.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope, this is my first foray into this, and I think it's a great place to start!
Other: Not much to add other than I hope to learn a lot here, and look forward to chatting with you all!

 

[JamesAdams]

Hello everybody. I'm new to cosplaying and the 405th. I'm hoping to complete my own set of MKVII armor from Infinite, and trying not to rush anything and learn a lot in the process. I found my way here thanks to a recommendation from Skidmorpheus and Bloxxer, whom I met at the recent TwinCitiesCon.

First Name: James
Profession? Software Engineer
Age: 40
Favorite Hobby: riding motorcycles, making things, and watching movies
Favorite part of Halo: Grunt Birthday Party! (YAAAYYY)
Favorite Halo: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Really any halo, but ODST mostly
Best video game consoles: Xbox

Other Interests: When I'm not playing games, I'm usually working on (or riding) motorcycles. Otherwise I'm watching movies and trying new things.
Favorite Food: Corn chips and queso dip / nachos
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): So many good ones... right now, The Creator.
What do you hope to learn here?: All the things! 3D Printing, Foam Crafting, Sewing, Electrical, Props, Armor... I like a new challenge with tangible results.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope, but I like to drink from the fire hose.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not currently
Other: Looking forward to interacting and learning from this great community!

 

[Skidmorpheus]

Welcome welcome. Glad you decided to sign up and check us out!

 

[Yusora]

First Name: Tim
Profession? Student?: Network Engineer
Age: early 30s
Favorite Hobby: RP and sports
Favorite part of Halo:
Favorite Halo: ODST
Favorite Video Game: the ones I play with friends
Other Interests:
Favorite Food: non existent
Favorite Band: Elvis, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, Elton John
Favorite Movie(s): don't have one
What do you hope to learn here?: how to train/how to make a ODST costume
Have you built/made a costume before?: no
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: no
Other: Feel free to ask questions I'll answer to the best of my abilities.

 

[N8TEBB]

Favorite Band: Elvis, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, Elton John

this is an absolutely fantastic selection of music. You have very good taste sir

Welcome to the 405th!

 

[lrashlock]

First Name: Ryder
Profession? Student?: I am a full time university student.
Age: 20
Favorite Hobby: D&D
Favorite part of Halo: The heart wrenching death of George
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach, but Halo 4 is a close second
Favorite Video Game: Starwars Battle Front 2 on the ps2
Favorite Food: A good beef hamburger
Favorite Band: The Arcadian Wild
What do you hope to learn here?: How to best make my armor and improve in those skills.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I recently built full plate armor out of EVA foam for a D&D paladin cosplay.

 

[TKFox]

First Name: Asa
Profession? Student?: Aircraft maintenance for USAF
Age: 38
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, Shooting, Guitars
Favorite part of Halo: The story
Favorite Halo: CE or Halo 3
Favorite Video Game: Witcher 3
Other Interests: Star Wars, Music, Pokemon
Favorite Food: Burgers or Lumpia
Favorite Band: Metallica
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars, Indiana Jones, LotR, Fantastic Mr Fox
What do you hope to learn here?: Tips and process for armor building and painting for Mjolnir
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes. Stormtrooper Stunt version and Tusken Raider
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: 501st Legion & Rebel Legion
Other:

Started 3D printing and building props/costumes while stationed in Japan and joined the 501st legion and later the Rebel legion. Now I'm hoping to make an armor set for Master Chief like most who grew up on the Halo series. For now starting with the helmet that I'm currently printing parts for.

 

[TitanFist]

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:
Profession? Student?:
Age:
Favorite Hobby:
Favorite part of Halo:
Favorite Halo:
Favorite Video Game:
Other Interests:
Favorite Food:
Favorite Band:
Favorite Movie(s):
What do you hope to learn here?:
Have you built/made a costume before?:
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?:
Other:

First name: Viktor
Student: I'm learning to be a plumber and I'm currently on a welding course / school.
Age: 18
Favorite part of Halo: The memories, and that nice feeling I had when I played the games for the first time.
Favorite Halo: Halo: Reach.
Favorite Video Game: Good question, probably Space Engineers.
Other Interests: Music, Gym.
Favorite Food: Schnitzel
Favorite Band: I don't have a favorite, I listen to everything. But I'm a big fan of orchestral and symphonic music, or soundtracks from movies / shows and games.
Favorite Movie(s): Star wars, Marvel.
What do you hope to learn here?: How to take measurements for cosplay, and making a cosplay in general.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Only the ISB Uniform from star wars.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope.
Other: I hope I'll fit in, and I wish I'd have the chance to meet you all in person someday.