Introduce Yourself - The Sequel!

[KmikzeKen]

First Name: Rob
Profession? Student?: IT
Age: 30s
Favorite Hobby: Flight Simming
Favorite part of Halo: the nostalgia
Favorite Halo: Halo 3 and ODST
Favorite Video Game: Battlefield 2
Favorite Band: Belphegor
Favorite Movie(s): Predator
What do you hope to learn here?: Looking to put together an Elite costume
Have you built/made a costume before?: Predator, Master Chief, numerous Star Wars, Judge Dredd
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not anymore currently
Other: 3D printed my Master Chief armor back in 2019, covid killed con life for a short time, then life struck, now I'm back trying to get into costuming again

 

[Spartan4204]

First Name: Rob
Profession? Student?: IT
Age: 30s
Favorite Hobby: Flight Simming
Favorite part of Halo: the nostalgia
Favorite Halo: Halo 3 and ODST
Favorite Video Game: Battlefield 2
Favorite Band: Belphegor
Favorite Movie(s): Predator
What do you hope to learn here?: Looking to put together an Elite costume
Have you built/made a costume before?: Predator, Master Chief, numerous Star Wars, Judge Dredd
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not anymore currently
Other: 3D printed my Master Chief armor back in 2019, covid killed con life for a short time, then life struck, now I'm back trying to get into costuming again

Welcome, that H3 Chief is wicked good!

 

[Mothman]

First Name: Jaden
Profession: custodian
Age: 27
Favorite Hobby: 3d printing
Favorite part of Halo: the soundtrack, atmosphere.
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Halo, Elite Dangerous, Mass Effect.
Other Interests: camping, outdoor stuff, anything firearm related
Favorite Food: Mac n Cheese
Favorite Band: dont reall have one
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars ( including the new ones)
What do you hope to learn here?: to better advance my skill in armor and prop making
Have you built/made a costume before?: yes
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No

 

[corvusadstrum]

First Name: Jaden
Profession? Student?: Freelance currently, Will update if changes!
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby: Gaming or 3D Printing.
Favorite part of Halo: Story/Lore, always a lore person. Oh and the designs!
Favorite Halo: Halo Reach!
Favorite Video Game: Halo, Star Citizen/Elite Dangerous, Fallout, Stardew Valley. Can't really pick, depends on the mood.
Other Interests: I love to go 4x4 Trailing whenever I can get the change or hiking in general!
Favorite Food: Teriyaki Chicken, simple but good.
Favorite Band: Daft Punk or Guns & Roses
Favorite Movie(s): Interstellar is favorite by far.
What do you hope to learn here?: Everything I guess- Getting involved in a community, learning to build props and costumes better, expanding my skills!
Have you built/made a costume before?: I have done costume mash-ups and cosplays but I haven't built any full scale costumes before. I have done evolving Fallout costumes for consecutive Halloweens and did a costume for a Renn Faire I recently went to.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not yet. The 405th is the first I am joining currently.
Other: It's nice to meet everybody! I hope to just get out and post as much as I can here while I continue my projects! If anyone wants to reach out and chat, feel free to hit me up!

 

[Zorin]

First Name: Zorin
Profession? Student?: Cybersecurity
Age: 56
Favorite Hobby: 3D Printing and Auto Racing
Favorite part of Halo: Design Environment
Favorite Halo: Halo 3
Favorite Video Game: Helldivers, Halo, Elite Dangerous, LOL, POE2, Fallout, Gundam and a ton more.
Other Interests: Gun building, watch collecting, cigars, bourbon
Favorite Food: Detroit deep-dish pizza
Favorite Band: Van Halen
Favorite Movie(s): Bladerunner
What do you hope to learn here?: Cosplay design, 3D printing costumes better.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, Mandalorian
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: 501st
Other: Thanks for letting me join and look forward to talking with you all.

 

[Sierra 117 UNSC]

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:

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:

Hi my name is Mike, I work are a registered nurse in Missouri. I enjoy creating things as a hobby from furniture to printing and painting miniature models. I find a great release from my daily stress by doing these things. I grew up playing the halo games and I enjoy exploring the expanded universe. As far as favorite food, it would be hard to choose I love trying new cuisines! Favorite movies would be the lord of the rings. The reason I came to join, was to find a community of like minded people sharing their passion for creating halo related art and cosplay. I am just beginning my journey into making cosplay related items and look forward to increasing my knowledge base. Thank you all for your time
-Mike-

 

[Zyggie]

First Name: Jacob but I go by Jake
Profession: Banker
Age: 29
Favorite Hobby: Gaming
Favorite part of Halo: Custom Games with friends
Favorite Halo: Halo 3 or Reach
Favorite Video Game: Fable or Fable 2
Other Interests: Card Games/MTG
Favorite Food: Chinese (American)
Favorite Band: Nickelback
Favorite Movies: Anything Horror related
What do you hope to learn here?: Anything and everything I can, best way to make armor and updates I can do to my armor
Have you built/made a costume before?: I haven't made anything before only bought and customized myself
Do you belong to any other costume communities?: If so, which one(s)?: Stormtrooper Ranch

 

[AVKamfher]

First Name: JT or Jabronie
Profession: System Admin
Age: 35
Favorite Hobby: 3D Printing
Favorite part of Halo: The voice acting for the grunts, silly and fun.
Favorite Halo: Halo 2, because of the David Cross VA work
Favorite Video Game: Dark Souls 3
Other Interests: Book collecting, Grand Archive TCG, Cyber Security,
Favorite Food: Any kind of breakfast sandwich.
Favorite Band: Electric Six
Favorite Movie(s): Secret Life of Walter Mitty and My Favorite Year
What do you hope to learn here?: Better painting techniques, possibly with an air brush
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes, a Monster Hunter Soul Rathalos armor set with sword.
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: N/A
Other: I have 4 cats, love to ski, always down for a pint and chat, and looking for people to test run D&D mechanics later.

 

[Jayven45]

First Name: Jayven
Profession: Student Graduated Highschool took a much needed year off before college.
Age: 18
Favorite Hobby: 3D modeling, Video games, and 3D printing.
Favorite part of Halo: MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
Favorite Halo: Halo 2
Favorite Video Game: Titanfall 2014
Other Interests: Iron Man, Filmmaking, and Aviation
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Band: Paramore
Favorite Movie(s): Iron Man 3 & Iron Man
What do you hope to learn here?: Really Anything I can, I like to keep my mind open
Have you built/made a costume before?: Somewhat (cardboard Mk 1 form Iron Man)
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope not really.
Other: I'm currently in the progress of modeling an Extremely Accurate MK V Suit Based of Its appearance in Halo Reach, and I cant wait to inform you guys on the progress I'm making on it.

 

[Kai125]

Vorname: Eva
Profession? Student?: Office Management
Age: 25
Favorite Hobby: Building cars and driving with my motorcycle
Favorite part of Halo: Every armor and costume from halo
Favorite Halo: Halo Infinite
Favorite Video Game: Borderlands
Other Interests: 3d printers, electronic work, RC Cars, building spaceship rooms
Favorite Food: Burger
Favorite Band: Ramstein and many more
Favorite Movie(s): Megan 2.0, Star Wars, Halo Forward unto dawn
What do you hope to learn here?: Everything about Halo and costumes. Also to learn new friends with the same hobby near my place.
Have you built/made a costume before?: Yes. I make costumes since 2015
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: No
Other: Right now I just finished my Kai-125 suit. I am try to make the undersuit now.
(The photo shows my Kai-125 armor - photo made by eosandy on the heroesxp in cologne)

 

[E6AAA]

First Name: Conner
Profession: Student
Age: 22
Favorite Hobby: Playing the guitar, video games & cooking
Favorite part of Halo: Giving the covenant back their bomb
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Battlefield 4, Minecraft, Valorant & DCS
Other Interests: Aviation, history, military news
Favorite Food: Whataburger
Favorite Band: Tool
Favorite Movies: Both top guns, inglorious bastards, & John Wick (all of them)
What do you hope to learn here?: Really trying to work on improving my MK IV build! If anyone knows anything about undersuits or 3d printing that they'd like to share please don't hesitate to reach out!!!
Have you built/made a costume before?: Nope! The Mk IV is my first build in progress.
Do you belong to any other costume communities?: If so, which one(s)?: Nope! Just this one.

 

[Mightmareskull]

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:

Hi, my name is Miguel. I currently work as a Health Inspector for my city. In my free time, I enjoy lifting weights and PC gaming. I don’t have a single favorite Halo title I think each one stands out in its own way but I’m a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda series and RPGs in general. Right now, I’m playing Final Fantasy XIV.

I’m into metal bands and horror movies, and I’d love to learn tips and tricks for making cosplay props. I haven’t created any props yet, but I’m excited to start. I’m not part of any other communities at the moment, but I’m looking forward to getting involved and learning from others here.

 

[RisingPheonix66]

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:

Name: Eli Roberts
Profession: Forklift Driver
Age: 27
Favorite Hobby: Gaming/Cosplay
Favorite Part of Halo: Memories from when I was a kid
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Helldivers 2
Other: I hope to learn more tips on how to put together armor and maybe end up making some myself, or maybe to buy some from somebody since im having trouble with my suit I bought.
This is my first suit and I just took it to my first convention where someone told me about this group I should join, though im hoping to join the Discord.
Im in a few groups on Facebook for Halo & Helldivers cosplay.

 

[gazihsah]

First Name: I go by Kye (ooor call me Gaz!) [I use they/them pronouns!]
Profession? Student?: IT Support
Age: 26
Favorite Hobby: Photography (I typically shoot street or travel)
Favorite part of Halo: Running wave after wave of firefight with friends
Favorite Halo: Reaaaach!!
Favorite Video Game: Final Fantasy XIV! Though, FF VII, Castlevania SotN, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory are close contenders
Other Interests: I love me a good roadtrip (provided I have the vacation hoursa
Favorite Food: Steak n rice! (rare, preferably)
Favorite Band/Artists: Bloc Party, Wavedash, Madeon, KennyHoopla
Favorite Movie(s): Everything Everywhere All At Once
What do you hope to learn here?: Different painting techniques, namely, trying out different automotive paints and weathering techniques I haven't tried yet! My current goal is get a Rakshasa build going (I'm starting with a DMR), but theme the armor to be Vincent Valentine-coded lol
Have you built/made a costume before?: A couple! Recently, I've entered the foray of 3D printing with my Vincent Valentine cosplay, then made Testament's scythe (from Guilty Gear), and my Hunter cosplay from Bloodborne, which took home Best Armor & Props at Animethon this past summer as my first competitive entry!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Not particularly? I usually hit up the circuit of conventions in Alberta, if that's anything.
Other: I've been low key lurking the forums and reading up on different paint layering methods for a bit, so I thought I'd finally pull the trigger and roll an account up now that I'm finally starting a build —nice to meet y'all!!

 

[sharkbait167]

First Name: Brooke
Profession? Student?: Data Analyst
Age: 25
Favorite Hobby: Currently it's a tie between climbing and knitting!
Favorite part of Halo: The story, the combat, and how it felt playing co-op with my friends back in the day
Favorite Halo: Reach
Favorite Video Game: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (I know, I know. It's the nostalgia )
Other Interests: Playing guitar/drums, exploring the great outdoors, and WH40K because I love painting minis and lore deep dives!
Favorite Food: Turkish Eggs
Favorite Bands: In no particular order, probably Bauhaus, Fugazi, Phoebe Bridgers, and The Strokes
Favorite Movie(s): The LOTR trilogy and Hot Rod
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to learn all the ins and outs of making Spartan armor
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've made a handful of costumes, but only a few required (minimal) armor building
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Nope
Other: Building my own set of Spartan armor has been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember. I'm so happy to have found the 405th and I can't wait to get started!

 

[DonnyGiovanni]

First Name: Donny
Profession? Student?: Currently a College Student with a goal to become an airline pilot
Age: 20
Favorite Hobby: Video Games or DnD
Favorite part of Halo: the ODSTs
Favorite Halo: Halo 3: ODST
Favorite Video Game: Arma Reforger
Other Interests: DnD, Arma, War Thunder
Favorite Food: Carbonara
Favorite Band: Good Kid or Tame Impala
Favorite Movie(s): Any of the 3 Star Wars movies from the original trilogy, Top Gun, and Hacksaw Ridge
What do you hope to learn here?: How to build a sick Halo costume
Have you built/made a costume before?: Not once
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Battle Group Athens (BGA) which is a Halo Milsim on Arma Reforger

 

[Sw11ft]

First Name: Ethan
Profession? Student?: Recently graduated college student currently pursuing a professional baseball career
Age: 23
Favorite Hobby(s): Video Games, Music (drumming), Writing, Cosplaying
Favorite part of Halo: Didn't grow up on Halo but the armor designs, music, and stories were always really neat to see
Favorite Halo: REACH has my favorite story, but I will die on the hill that Halo 5: Guardians has the most underutilized and amazing game score ever, 'Light Is Green' is such a good score and they wasted it lol
Favorite Video Game: Battlefield 4, Destiny 2 or Titanfall 2
Other Interests: Baseball, learning new instruments, video/content creation
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Band: Twenty One Pilots or Sleep Token
Favorite Movie(s): Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Top Gun: Maverick (I love movies lol)
What do you hope to learn here?: Hoping to learn how to make more DIY and detailed cosplays, and hopefully get some help with making my very first Halo Spartan build
Have you built/made a costume before?: I've dabbled a bit with 3D-printing helmets and masks, but most other costumes I've made were a lot more of putting together kits
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: I've made a couple of cosplays from the Call of Duty universe, including reboot Ghost, Keegan, and an OC named Wraith. I also made a Titanfall 2 pilot kit that I might expand on someday. Eventually I want to enroll in the 501st!
Other: For making my first Halo Spartan, the ultimate goal is to have it finished before Dragon-Con next year! (or whichever year I can attend)

 

[SarahDaChief]

Hi all! I'm Sarah-I'm still marked as new and it's been 6 years so here's an update! (Old info attached XD)
I was recently at the halo world championship event with my updated ODST ~ purpleee
Excited for Halo Fest next year~ I'm hoping to build my first spartan and getting a 3D printer so any advice is appreciated <3

First Name: Sarah
Profession? Student?: I got my dream job since my older post- Now i am a Mid-Level World Artist on World of Warcraft with almost 5 years on the team. (We're Microsoft now!) We basically build zones in WoW-like designing levels on an FPS but open World. I work with a couple former halo infinite devs on my team.
Age: 30 and thriving
Favorite Hobby: Cosplay, digital painting, selling my art keychains/stickers on etsy, Streaming on twitch-Just hit 1k followers! I stream mainly Halo and World of Warcraft.
Favorite part of Halo: How it brings family and friends together, the epic story, the incredible art and level design. THE MUSIC! The true feeling that one can make a difference against grit, challenge and galactic adversaries. Been playing since halo CE and remember getting halo 2 at blockbuster, saw it was being released from an AD in a magazine and was amazed in the sequel.
Favorite Halo: Halo 2
Favorite Video Game: World of Warcraft and HALO (the best games only)
Other Interests: Rollerblading, Hiking/nature exploring, 3D modeling/texturing, outfits/makeup.
Favorite Food: SUSHI, and mushroom ravioli
Favorite Artists: More of a Hiphop nerd~ Fav artists: Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, BEYONCE, N.E.R.D
Favorite Movie(s): The Fifth Element, Wonder Woman, I'm not sure what else... i mostly play games not movies.
What do you hope to learn here?: I want to understand and learn new modern methods of armor making without resin casting (cause of toxins and smell i have animals), so non-resin 3D printing, blueprints, and learning to size a spartan suit for my personal build. Please reach out if you have guides on this! I want to make a classic Mark IV spartan, so if anyone has any good blueprints or tutorials lmk!
I mostly work with foam so that is def an option aswell for comfort and lightness.
Have you built/made a costume before?: I have made an ODST and then a Marine- many non-halo aswell!
Do you belong to any other costume communities? If so, which one(s)?: Just in the WoW/Blizzard cosplay community
Other: I am very connected to the WoW community and also want to have the same with Halo. Feel free to give a follow or say hi on stream
Instagram is Katsarie_Arts
Twitch: Katsarie
Still love Nathan Fillon as Buck, who doesn't!? lmao
ODST pics below!