Recent content by oimhead

Hey dudes. I started an armor last October. Then I had a fire in my apartment in April and pretty much lost all my armor to fire/smoke damage. I've decided to start over now. Anyway here's my info! Name: Profession: Chemist, MCAT teacher Age: 22 Favorite hobby: Starcraft Favorite part of...

I found this by extensive google searching. I'll be honest, it was not easy to find this. I searched scores of permutations of "halo"+"costume"+"halloween"+"build your own" until I finally found the wiki. I didn't even find the 405th directly off of google. Did you guys make it hard to find on...

Guys - I think he said he didn't use Pep at all - whatsoever. Not even to trace the patterns or templates. That's pretty insane! Before I discovered this forum and Pep, I thought that was what I would have to do - detail myself by using layers of cardboard and I remember thinking - "no way I'm...

Just a quick question - since I am new at this. You are using the bondo to eliminate the polyhedron-ness of your helmet right? I only ask this because your helmet looked so nice prior to bondo that I really thought it was perfect. But I suppose it's just my noob eyes.

Hey guys, thanks for your warm welcome and responses. I was going hardcore on this armor for the past couple days because I was bored of my usual routine of playing counter-strike / starcraft after work / school. This is my last year at the University of Florida and I want to have a personal...

Thanks. I hate for these arm pieces to go to waste =/ I even padded the inside with some foam. Anyone want em :D Just kidding...too lazy to ship...

Hey, I'm kind of in the same situation as you. I found this forum on sunday 10/26, and completed the chest / backpack from the tutorial that same day. On Monday (10/27) I was able to finish both biceps/shoulders, and left forearm. However, I hit a snag when I realized that the scaling is so...

Hi guys, I am really new. I literally found the costume wiki on sunday (10/26). That very same day, I downloaded pepakura, bought cardstock, a glue gun and began assembling. I am totally new to this stuff, but I promise you I have heavily researched the forums, FAQs, and stickies before posting...