Kibiri Foxx
New Member
Howdy all! Shep here and it's time for me to yell YEEHAW and lay out my plan, as per the noob instructional video (which I think is a cool idea btw).
I've been doing costuming now for over 13 years, starting with my custom Star Wars bounty hunter, which has evolved tons over time. Now, I do costuming not just for my community and to bring smiles to faces, but also for myself to deal with military related PTSD. It helps me see the good that still exists and has done wonders on helping me find friends, happiness and fun. Also, it helps with breaking my social anxiety
Anywho, I've always looked up to the heroes of space since I was a kid, so you can imagine I love things like Star Wars, Mass Effect and Halo. I kind of got pigeon holed into the whole Mass Effect costuming as Commander Shepard because, well, I am about as socially 'talented' as Commander Shep and can't dance to save my life. Plus, with a shaved head and default painted armor, I somewhat look like "default" Shep. I've always loved Halo but told myself, due to all the detail in the costumes, that I would never do one until I felt that I could do it justice and wear it with pride. Then ODST came out. It hit really close to home with my military history. I wanted to make an ODST costume not just for myself, but to my fallen brothers in memory of them. But again, I said not until I could do it justice. I needed to get into shape both mentally and physically and think of the colors that best represent not just me but also them. And, I needed to decide which route armor wise I wanted to go.
Well, the day has finally came! I'm in the best shape I've been in years (mentally and physically), my skills are beyond what I expected (though I believe people can always learn more and should strive to!) and through some awesome people I know who also are into Halo and have done various Halo armors, I have sourced all the armor and helmet to go ODST! The plan is-
Wait for armor/helmet to get here (already got everything, just waiting for it to arrive in a few weeks or so)
Get the soft goods
Cut/trim/assemble everything
Paint it like a champ
Put it on
Have a blast
Yell PUH POW!!!
I will post more about color choice and such later on, as it's late. So, with that, I leave you a ton of pics of my other costumes I have and have done. I also have a Republic Commando (Delta Squad's Sev), but I didn't build that. I bought that from a friend who got that from a friend and so on, so it's been around the block a few times. Enjoy and I look forward to meeting alot of you!!!
Mass Effect 2 - Commander Shepard
Armor and M8 Avenger made completely from scratch by me by my own templates
Jodo Kast (The Orange trimmed Bounty Hunter aka the Boba Fett impersonator)
Helmet sculpt/molded/cast by me. Soft parts and jet pack sourced from Man of War. Rest is hand made by me.
And my new helmet, that my buddy PJ of Skirata Arms reworked and cast for me from hybrid resin. RF has a wireless servo and can go forward then back up by controls on my gaunt.
The General (Custom Mando, been my thing for over a decade)
Helmet the rare "Destroyer" Mando bucket, sculpted by Seth Duncan, cast by Skirata Arms. Jetpack and soft goods thru Man of War. Gaunts by IOA. All pained, assembled and where appropriate built by me.
I've been doing costuming now for over 13 years, starting with my custom Star Wars bounty hunter, which has evolved tons over time. Now, I do costuming not just for my community and to bring smiles to faces, but also for myself to deal with military related PTSD. It helps me see the good that still exists and has done wonders on helping me find friends, happiness and fun. Also, it helps with breaking my social anxiety
Anywho, I've always looked up to the heroes of space since I was a kid, so you can imagine I love things like Star Wars, Mass Effect and Halo. I kind of got pigeon holed into the whole Mass Effect costuming as Commander Shepard because, well, I am about as socially 'talented' as Commander Shep and can't dance to save my life. Plus, with a shaved head and default painted armor, I somewhat look like "default" Shep. I've always loved Halo but told myself, due to all the detail in the costumes, that I would never do one until I felt that I could do it justice and wear it with pride. Then ODST came out. It hit really close to home with my military history. I wanted to make an ODST costume not just for myself, but to my fallen brothers in memory of them. But again, I said not until I could do it justice. I needed to get into shape both mentally and physically and think of the colors that best represent not just me but also them. And, I needed to decide which route armor wise I wanted to go. Well, the day has finally came! I'm in the best shape I've been in years (mentally and physically), my skills are beyond what I expected (though I believe people can always learn more and should strive to!) and through some awesome people I know who also are into Halo and have done various Halo armors, I have sourced all the armor and helmet to go ODST! The plan is-
Wait for armor/helmet to get here (already got everything, just waiting for it to arrive in a few weeks or so)
Get the soft goods
Cut/trim/assemble everything
Paint it like a champ
Put it on
Have a blast
Yell PUH POW!!!
I will post more about color choice and such later on, as it's late. So, with that, I leave you a ton of pics of my other costumes I have and have done. I also have a Republic Commando (Delta Squad's Sev), but I didn't build that. I bought that from a friend who got that from a friend and so on, so it's been around the block a few times. Enjoy and I look forward to meeting alot of you!!!
Mass Effect 2 - Commander Shepard
Armor and M8 Avenger made completely from scratch by me by my own templates
Jodo Kast (The Orange trimmed Bounty Hunter aka the Boba Fett impersonator)
Helmet sculpt/molded/cast by me. Soft parts and jet pack sourced from Man of War. Rest is hand made by me.
And my new helmet, that my buddy PJ of Skirata Arms reworked and cast for me from hybrid resin. RF has a wireless servo and can go forward then back up by controls on my gaunt.
The General (Custom Mando, been my thing for over a decade)
Helmet the rare "Destroyer" Mando bucket, sculpted by Seth Duncan, cast by Skirata Arms. Jetpack and soft goods thru Man of War. Gaunts by IOA. All pained, assembled and where appropriate built by me.
