Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[JTF4]

First Name: just Shimmy is fine
Profession? Student?: librarian
Age:27
Favorite Hobby: cosplay
Favorite part of Halo: playing with friends
Favorite Halo: Halo 2 (so far, I'm still working through them all for the first time)
Favorite Video Game: oof, hard one. I love the Fallout universe, KotOR franchise, BioShock franchise, BG3, pretty much any RPG
Other Interests: Star Wars
Favorite Food: can't pick!
Favorite Band: Gorillaz?
Favorite Movie(s): I love anything Ghibli
What do you hope to learn here?: looking for other non-armor halo cosplayers
Have you built/made a costume before?: yes
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: no official ones but I've cosplayed for over 10 years
Other: I'm a bit of a weirdo in these parts as I don't do armor! I'm currently about 98% done with my V.2 of Miranda Keyes (H2A version) and would love to do more variations of her in the future. I would love to know if there's any precedent for 405th members who aren't Spartans/odsts. I've also been featured in Halo Waypoint twice!

Hey Shimmy!

Welcome to the 405th!

We have a lot of folks who don't cosplay as a spartan or an ODST!

We're all about building your character. If your character is Miranda Keyes, then we're happy to have you!

(Fun fact, we have some members who don't even have a cosplay of their own. They just love hanging out!)

I love anything Ghibli

Hayao Miyazaki is one of my all time favorite directors. Basically everything that his studio has released is a masterpiece.

 

[alcyonsa]

Hey Nero, welcome to the 405th!

Sushi I understand but Eel is a new one for me! I've heard that it's a bit rubbery.
If learning the skills to build your own Spartans is what you want, this is the best place to learn! We have a massive amount of tutorials and other materials you can use to learn how to get started in our great hobby. Check out the armoury and the tutorials section in the forums.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Thanks! I already looked and consumed a lot of tutorials as well as peoples build threads the past three months in preparation . I've already gotten started on printing my MK VII Helmet as well , so I'll probably start my build thread soon once the rest of my Material arrives.

Also: Eel - Unagi specifically is actually really nice. Its very fatty , I'd definitely recommend trying it out.

 

[Headhunter183]

First Name: Bailey
Profession? Student?: Supply Specialist Supervisor Army
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: Building costumes!
Favorite part of Halo: Hard tie between the story and the music!
Favorite Halo: Probably Halo Reach or ODST
Favorite Video Game: IDEK there are so many good ones!
Other Interests: 3d printing, Warhammer, gaming
Favorite Food: Pizza, I'm a simple person lol
Favorite Band: Korpiklaani!
Favorite Movie(s): Scott Pilgrim vs the World
What do you hope to learn here?: Advice on building my armor, 3d printing help, visor construction, and so much more!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No I do not.
Other:

 

[HoundinAbout]

First Name: Ohan
Profession? Student?: Ingest Operator at Film Industry
Age: 31
Favorite Hobby: Video Games, cosplay
Favorite part of Halo: The holy crusades, to push forth and achieve the great journey!
Favorite Halo: Halo 2
Favorite Video Game: Portal 2, Dark Souls 3, Red Dead Redemption 2... what? can't just have 1!
Other Interests: Airsoft
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Band: Disturbed
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars, Back to the Future, Ready Player One.
What do you hope to learn here?: I've been in the 501st for years and wanted to see what other costume clubs are like. That and wanted to try something new!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes! Star Wars clonetrooper costumes!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: 501st Legion, Rebel Legion
Other:

Hey wassup! Great to meet you! I also love clones in Star Wars as well

 

[Omilia]

First Name: I won't post my real name, please call me Omilia
Profession? Student?: Student and full-time employee
Favorite Hobby: Solving Rubki's cubes, reading, video games when I have time, working out
Favorite part of Halo: Music
Favorite Halo: Halo 1
Favorite Video Game: Zelda
Other Interests: Gardening
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Band: Undecided on this one
Favorite Movie(s): Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings
What do you hope to learn here?: to learn more about making costumes
Have you built/made a costume before?: I had started a halo costume out of foam, but moved and had to travel light, it unfortunately did not come with me
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: none!

 

[Jev]

First Name: I won't post my real name, please call me Omilia
Profession? Student?: Student and full-time employee
Favorite Hobby: Solving Rubki's cubes, reading, video games when I have time, working out
Favorite part of Halo: Music
Favorite Halo: Halo 1
Favorite Video Game: Zelda
Other Interests: Gardening
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Band: Undecided on this one
Favorite Movie(s): Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings
What do you hope to learn here?: to learn more about making costumes
Have you built/made a costume before?: I had started a halo costume out of foam, but moved and had to travel light, it unfortunately did not come with me
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: none!

Hey Omilia, welcome to the 405th!
Don't feel pressured to use your real name here if you don't want to, anything works!

The music of Halo is one of the cherry-on-top aspects in my opinion, Marty O Donnel never misses when making Halo tracks!
Shame what happened to your old suit, hopefully we'll have you back in armour in no time at all!

If you have any questions, feel free to send a message or open a thread!
Best of luck with your armour and enjoy your time here.

 

[Universe38]

First Name: Patrick
Profession? Student?: A&P student
Age: 21
Favorite Hobby: Building scale modeling
Favorite part of Halo: Sgt Johnson
Favorite Halo: Halo 3: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Space Engineers
Other Interests: Drawing, video games, anime, sci-fi or fantasy novels
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Band: I have a mixed taste in music so there's no one band
Favorite Movie(s): The Studio Ghibli movies and LOTR
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to learn how to get started in building foam armor costumes and get advice on what to improve.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've tried
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: I want to try and build my custom MMC Reach Spartan (see profile pic) as it's easy to reference too in-game. Other than that I don't chat that much unless I have a question or the topic is of my interest.

 

[Ben626]

First Name: Brian
Profession: Controls Engineer
Age: 30
Favorite Hobby: Boardgames, with general tinkering as a close second
Favorite part of Halo: Playing firefight/swat with friends
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Other Interests: I enjoy 3d printing/painting, gunpla, videogames, getting lost on my motorcycle, anime
Favorite Food: Sushi or maybe pizza
Favorite Band: Two Door Cinema Club
Favorite Movie(s): Independence Day, Princess Mononoke, Evangelion
What do you hope to learn here?: Practical skills to help me while I create my own suit
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've only made helmets and mask. Never a full suit.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A
Other: I'm looking forward to getting to know people and create something awesome.

 

[Jev]

First Name: Patrick
Profession? Student?: A&P student
Age: 21
Favorite Hobby: Building scale modeling
Favorite part of Halo: Sgt Johnson
Favorite Halo: Halo 3: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Space Engineers
Other Interests: Drawing, video games, anime, sci-fi or fantasy novels
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Band: I have a mixed taste in music so there's no one band
Favorite Movie(s): The Studio Ghibli movies and LOTR
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to learn how to get started in building foam armor costumes and get advice on what to improve.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've tried
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: I want to try and build my custom MMC Reach Spartan (see profile pic) as it's easy to reference too in-game. Other than that I don't chat that much unless I have a question or the topic is of my interest.

Howdy Patrick, welcome to the 405th!

A fan of the man that knows what ladies like? My man! Johnson is honestly one of my favourite characters too, even more so after reading Contact Harvest. If you haven't read that by the way, I highly recommend it.

Cool MCC Spartan too! We'll see if we can't get you in that armour for real! Check out our tutorials before you get started to get a better idea of how you want to build your spartan.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

 

[Jev]

First Name: Brian
Profession: Controls Engineer
Age: 30
Favorite Hobby: Boardgames, with general tinkering as a close second
Favorite part of Halo: Playing firefight/swat with friends
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Other Interests: I enjoy 3d printing/painting, gunpla, videogames, getting lost on my motorcycle, anime
Favorite Food: Sushi or maybe pizza
Favorite Band: Two Door Cinema Club
Favorite Movie(s): Independence Day, Princess Mononoke, Evangelion
What do you hope to learn here?: Practical skills to help me while I create my own suit
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've only made helmets and mask. Never a full suit.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A
Other: I'm looking forward to getting to know people and create something awesome.

What's up Brian, welcome to the 405th!

We'll see if we can't get you making a full suit to match those helmets, check out the tutorials page and the New Recruits section for more info.

Ask any questions you may have and enjoy your time in the 405th!

 

[MrBones]

First Name: Colt
Profession? Student?: I'm a Reliability Engineer by day, and nerd by night.
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, Cosplay, Car Stuff, some other stuff
Favorite part of Halo: Back in the day going for the recon helmet and getting all of the achievements needed
Favorite Halo: Halo 3 / Reach
Favorite Video Game: Between Fable 2 and Kingdom Hearts
Other Interests: Anime, Manga, Food Reviews
Favorite Food: Lobster if I can, else anything I might find I want to review haha
Favorite Band: There's a lot for this one.
Favorite Movie(s): Don't really watch movies oddly enough, so nightmare before christmas?
What do you hope to learn here?: More about doing armor builds, and what I can improve on.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Other cosplays yes, armor no.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I was going to the cosmeetup chicago events a lot until things occurred within their organization.
Other: I'm new to 3d printing and somewhat new to foam building. So I got alot to learn but I'm giving myself until next Katsu to be ready.

 

[Jev]

First Name: Colt
Profession? Student?: I'm a Reliability Engineer by day, and nerd by night.
Age: 28
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, Cosplay, Car Stuff, some other stuff
Favorite part of Halo: Back in the day going for the recon helmet and getting all of the achievements needed
Favorite Halo: Halo 3 / Reach
Favorite Video Game: Between Fable 2 and Kingdom Hearts
Other Interests: Anime, Manga, Food Reviews
Favorite Food: Lobster if I can, else anything I might find I want to review haha
Favorite Band: There's a lot for this one.
Favorite Movie(s): Don't really watch movies oddly enough, so nightmare before christmas?
What do you hope to learn here?: More about doing armor builds, and what I can improve on.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Other cosplays yes, armor no.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I was going to the cosmeetup chicago events a lot until things occurred within their organization.
Other: I'm new to 3d printing and somewhat new to foam building. So I got alot to learn but I'm giving myself until next Katsu to be ready.

Howya Colt, welcome to the 405th!

A veteran of the Vidmaster challenge? I think I know what your first helmet's going to be
You'll learn how to 3D print and use foam for crafting quickly, we have a pile of guides in the tutorials section and thousands of builds to take inspiration from!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

 

[VerdantCos]

First Name: Aaryea
Profession? Student?: Senior Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering
Age: 21
Favorite Hobby: Running, Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: The lore, the books, and the ODST's
Favorite Halo: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Between the Ace Combat series and
Other Interests: Reading, hiking, working out, driving
Favorite Food: Teriyaki (or Japanese food in general)
Favorite Band: Polyphia
Favorite Movie(s): Tron: Legacy, LOTR Trilogy
What do you hope to learn here?: Learn some new techniques and tips/tricks for making full scale armor
Have you built/made a costume before?: I attempted at making a Halo 3 EOD halloween costume when I was 12, and decided to try again once I got my 3D printer a few months ago!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No, but might change in the future
Other: I'm an open book, and am currently hoping to finish an ODST fit for Emerald City Comic Con!

Did you ever finish that EOD helmet by chance?

 

[Gungnir]

First Name: Vincent
Profession: CNC Engineering
Age: 30
Favorite Hobby: Lifting Heavy circles.
Favorite part of Halo: Defending the crashed Pelican in Halo3: ODST
Favorite Halo: Halo3: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Destiny
Other Interests: Hiking and crafting.
Favorite Food: Bone-In Wings
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars/ Dark Knight trilogy
What do you hope to learn here?: Different types of crafting techniques.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, I am currently building a costume ODST kit.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: The Rookie did not deserve that.

 

[Randomname52]

First Name: Ryan
Profession? :Forklift Operator at Chocolate factory
Age:33
Favorite Hobby: Working with my hands to create
Favorite part of Halo: The armor
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Duck Hunt. just the memories involved with the game
Other Interests: Wrestling (I'm a coach)
Favorite Food: Pizza or Burgers
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): Oh boy such a loaded question. lol
What do you hope to learn here?: Just hope to meet other members and learn about meetups and share armor building knowledge.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes. (started with foam and moved to 3D prints)
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other:

 

[marinesniper]

First Name: Vincent
Profession: CNC Engineering
Age: 30
Favorite Hobby: Lifting Heavy circles.
Favorite part of Halo: Defending the crashed Pelican in Halo3: ODST
Favorite Halo: Halo3: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Destiny
Other Interests: Hiking and crafting.
Favorite Food: Bone-In Wings
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars/ Dark Knight trilogy
What do you hope to learn here?: Different types of crafting techniques.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, I am currently building a costume ODST kit.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: The Rookie did not deserve that.

Welcome to the 405th Vincent, i will be watching to see how your build comes out. any questions just give a shout.

 

[marinesniper]

First Name: Ryan
Profession? :Forklift Operator at Chocolate factory
Age:33
Favorite Hobby: Working with my hands to create
Favorite part of Halo: The armor
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Duck Hunt. just the memories involved with the game
Other Interests: Wrestling (I'm a coach)
Favorite Food: Pizza or Burgers
Favorite Band: Linkin Park
Favorite Movie(s): Oh boy such a loaded question. lol
What do you hope to learn here?: Just hope to meet other members and learn about meetups and share armor building knowledge.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes. (started with foam and moved to 3D prints)
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other:

Hey Ryan, Welcome to the 405th, i love the carter Armor you got. any plans on other armor in the future? i will be watching your builds.

 

[Randomname52]

Hey Ryan, Welcome to the 405th, i love the carter Armor you got. any plans on other armor in the future? i will be watching your builds.

I do have plans for more armor! After just having finished the carter I have a new itch to do a custom build. I'm currently in the process of picking out the pieces of armor I want. That being said I think I have decided on doing a Mk VII base. I will make sure to capture the progress and share with the group!

 

[DireRaven]

First Name: Geib
Profession?: Production flux controller with SSI/Wamas automation for IKEA Canada
Age: Just hit 30
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, drawing, longboard, playing with my pupper!
Favorite part of Halo: Don't hate me... but it's the Flood!
Favorite Halo: Halo 02!
Favorite Video Game: Halo / Mass effect / The elder scrolls / BioShock /Dead Space ( my top five)
Other Interests: Metal/punk music, Norse mythology ( baby pagan here ).
Favorite Food: Sushies and home made pizza !
Favorite Band: That's unfair Admin! If I have to choose ONE...Wardruna at the moment !
Favorite Movie(s): Sherlock holmes: A game of shadow !
What do you hope to learn here?:How to properly build O.D.S.T armor for now
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never ! Currently working on my very first armor!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other: I currently have an Idea for a new kinda of ODST armor, but I gotta learn the basic before even thinking of building this one.

 

[marinesniper]

First Name: Geib
Profession?: Production flux controller with SSI/Wamas automation for IKEA Canada
Age: Just hit 30
Favorite Hobby: Gaming, drawing, longboard, playing with my pupper!
Favorite part of Halo: Don't hate me... but it's the Flood!
Favorite Halo: Halo 02!
Favorite Video Game: Halo / Mass effect / The elder scrolls / BioShock /Dead Space ( my top five)
Other Interests: Metal/punk music, Norse mythology ( baby pagan here ).
Favorite Food: Sushies and home made pizza !
Favorite Band: That's unfair Admin! If I have to choose ONE...Wardruna at the moment !
Favorite Movie(s): Sherlock holmes: A game of shadow !
What do you hope to learn here?:How to properly build O.D.S.T armor for now
Have you built/made a costume before?: Never ! Currently working on my very first armor!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: None
Other: I currently have an Idea for a new kinda of ODST armor, but I gotta learn the basic before even thinking of building this one.

Geib, Welcome to the 405th we are glad your here if you get stuck on your build or have questions feel free to reach out and we will try to help as much as we can.