Hello rpf forum,
I'm Paul, or as my forum name goes, Overhaul (being a Transformer fan among other things, I figure that might be my Autobot name).
Anyway, to tell you about myself:
Needless to say, I'm a geek (which I consider a good thing). I'm an electronics technician, and I've also been building models since I was a kid. I usually have some hobby or build I'm working on at any given point, albeit I haven't always followed through.
I grew up a big Star Trek and StarWars fan, and am a fan of many of the usual sci-fi movie/show series (Terminator, Aliens, BSG, Farscape, Firefly, ect..).
I also love superheros, and the cartoons and films that result. I am somewhat versed in the actual comic universe, but I can't claim to know too much more than the casual reader.
As for projects, I've never really done a whole lot in the costuming' prop scene yet. As my first cosplay project though, I have been working on a War Machine suit, which is somewhere around 40 -50% built out of card stock, and I'm currently beginning to resin much of what I have. I also have a Halo Assault rifle that also made using Pepakura; I'm done making the actual model, but I've decided to put it on hold until I'm done with the War Machine armor.
I found out about your site this past weekend when I was visiting a mini Make Fair, and ran into a member who had a few of his prop helmets on display. It was good to meet someone with the same hobby, and it also made me think I probably should be trying to get input from others who have actually done this sort of thing before, since thus far I've been building the armor by myself with no other input.
Anyway, I apologize for having posted already, I'm still learning my way around the forum, but I already started logging my progress in this thread:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=240600&p=3665520#post3665520
Looking forward to getting to know you folks:
Overhaul