Hello again 405th!
First of all, let me say thank you to those who have commented in my absence.
It has been a very long time since I've posted in the forums, and a lot has happened since then. Back in April, I was offered employment by a start-up aircraft company, and moved from my home Maryland to my new home in Superior, Wisconsin. Since then, my life has been a hectic whirlwind of adult responsibilities (finally). I of course brought my suit with me, but it had been neglected for several months. Finally, with Halloween approaching, I dusted it off and examined it to re-prep it to be worn again. I had not worn the suit since last Halloween, and some of the hot-glue joints (mostly strapping) had weakened or failed. It was a rather simple matter of re-glueing and reinforcing them.
Wednesday featured Halloween festivities at work, so I of course wore my suit there, and pretty much floored all my coworkers with it. It was non stop fun and amazement all day. I won best costume and best carved pumpkin. Prizes were some gift certificates to local restaurants. Here are some photos:
My pumpkin and candy bowl
Fighting Gimli! lol
Bros united to fight Covenant and Uruk-Hai
The Chief's solution to computer glitches
Taking a breather
Later that night, I went to a local bar and easily won their little costume contest and the $100 cash prize.
Like many of you, I will be wearing my suit to the Halo 4 midnight release, and I hope to get some photos then too. Thanks for stopping by!