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Hey All,
Long time lurking on these epic forums, finally finishing up on my first attempt at a cosplay of Gambit from the x-men... took awhile to get all of it together but very pleased with how it's turned out :) Will hopefully be making a lot more posts in the future!
 
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Hi all,

I'm Mark from Ireland. I'm a collector and want to start building my collection.
I love Lord of the Rings, Alien, Predator and other horror scifi.
 
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Herro. I found this forum through a google search. I started making steampunk props a while ago. It's been a couple years since I was heavily into it and now I want to get started again. I want to branch out from steampunk and start to create props from video games, movies and other fantasy sources. I really have no idea how to start this and need a place to learn how to make props from scratch. I hope to learn from you all!
 
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hey guys, my name is Andy, i am from the US. i love checking out stuff from star wars and star trek. i ran accross this forum through a google search....very glad i did. lots of cool threads and things here.

thanks
 
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ahoy internet!

Anime fan, lazy cosplayer... I'm pretty pathetic at all of craft things, but reading about how people make this stuff is seriously fascinating.

Plus all the foam tutorials make it sound almost doable with my "all thumbs" skill level. So far the most I've tried was making a lil foam build armor for my Dollfie and that really didn't go so well
But practice will eventually make perfect, yeah?
 
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Hello all,

I am a Sculptor, Halloween and LARP Latex Mask maker, Set Designer, Makeup Artist, D&D Player, Hardcore Halloween Yard Haunter. Thank you to all who share on here. I'm very happy to be here.
 
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Hey all,

I've been reading this site for a while now, waiting to post or start my own thread, but I'm thinking it's time to actually post something, so I guess I'll do an introduction post!

I have little-to-no prop building experience. When I was a kid I would make my own "prop replicas" from cardboard and such, but as an adult I've never really been very good at modeling. But it's something I've WANTED to be really good at. LEGO just aint cutting it anymore.

So I found this site while on my current unemployment stint. I work in the animation industry which, every once in a while, gives you a small vacation between contracts. It's during these breaks that I get restless and start creating different projects to keep me busy. I like to consider myself creative, if not at the level I'd like to be.

So long story short, I was wandering around the internets when I came across the blog of a guy building a replica lightsaber. Lukes ANH lightsaber. After reading the step by step, I became obsessed with making one of my own. And my new hobby was created.

My continuing search for "building lightsabers" brought me to here. I have read thread after thread on builds, and I THINK I've learned a lot. I'm ready to get going. I'm hoping the enthusiasm for saber builds hasn't died down here... that I'm not too late to the game. I have a plan on what ones I want to make, and in what order.

Where this "prop building" hobby goes from there, I'm looking forward to finding out.

I also am shooting some short films this summer that will require Batman style cowl and armour builds... Not Batman fan films or anything, but a similair look to the suit. I've seen some really talented people on this site that I'm looking forward to getting some input and guidance from.

So my first project will be the ANH Vader lightsaber with a Heiliand flash (no mpp flash...). I've never even seen an old school camera flash in person, so this will be my test run... get a feel for it.

I have the heiland flash on it's way, and I'm just waiting for that call from work that my next contract is officially set... The sad thing about this new unemployment hobby is that it actually costs a lot of money.

Anyway, that's my story. I look forward to chatting with all you creative folk out there.

-Rutty
 
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Hello RPF.,

Ive been cosplaying for almost 6 years now. Along with my wife, we both enjoy the hobby and we we hope to learn new things and techniques we can use to improve costume making. Initially, Iv'e been cosplaying Eastern Live action characters in the past, but along the way, we had branched out to cosplaying Western characters like Spiderman, or basically anything comic book or Movie characters. A friend referred this forum to me so I decided to become a member then. Hope to learn new tricks here. :thumbsup
 
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Hey all

My name is Justin from UK
I just found this site by luck and happy i did, I'm more of a film collector with just afew props but i'm amazed with how many talented people here .
I'm a huge horror fan so anything Freddy, Chcuky etc you got my attention :love
 
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I've built two prop replicas so far, one being a replica of Elliot's BMX from the film "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", the other being a quick mock up of a Los Pollos Hermanos Fry Batter jacket from the AMC series "Breaking Bad".

On my "to do" list is a screen accurate Los Pollos Hermanos bucket, a "Blue Sky" clear storage tub, an R2 unit, a life size Storm Trooper, an Apollo era NASA space suit and a VA-1587 Eden Advance crew jacket/vest.
 
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hello everyone !!!

I'm Tom, I'm french and I'm realy enjoy to join your community.

I've always been a fan of costuming and this time I started to built an iron man suit and maybe, in the future, I'll build a Warhammer Space Marine.
 
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Hello,
I'm Kristine and I am working on a full screen accurate Thorin costume from the Hobbit. Just finished the first gaultlet and demi bracer! We're planning on going to the premiere of There and Back Again in NZ in 2014 - so I've got some time to build!

Also finishing rounding out my cosplay Baroness from last year with a couple more touches for the comicon's in western canada this year.
 
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Hi folks.

Name's Earl. I found RPF while searching out techniques for working with foam to build costumes. My goal is to build a truly badass costume for my little guy. He is 7, and together we have come up with an original design. Hope to learn much from you all, and share my progress and growing pains. Thanks!
 
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joined the other day. i began (for now) making Zabana's & Darkside501st's pepakura gauntlet elbow down.

I will eventually create the entire suit over the span of the year in small pieces.
 
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Joined long time ago but mainly have been reading and never posting. I hope to eventually have the skills to make some really nice things. I learn something new everyday here.

Currently looking to build some pieces for my second time going to Dragon Con later this year. I'm a member of the 501st and have several Star Wars costumes but really looking to branch out into my other fandoms and try something new.
 
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Hello to everyone, Im a complete novice to the threading/posting world so I apologize in advance, haha. Im a pop to some awesome boys who love the pep helmets, which is how I came across the RPF. Im really getting into the builds and hoping to get into the mold/cast part of it, as paper doesnt last very long. My kids really get into the projects and push me to get em finished as soon as possible, even if the size to way to big for their heads....lol. Ya'll have a good day/night, laters
 
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Howdy all!
I've been researching how to make an Ironman costume for Halloween and nearly all the useful Google searches ended up here! I've been reading over all the guides on this forum and just started my first attempt at a foam build today. Looking forward to hanging out.
 
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Howdy everyone! My name is Stephan and I love building props and costumes (even if I'm rather green, and don't quite know how to get started yet), in addition to studying to be an effects artist and compositor (both digital and physical). I'm hoping to pick up some knowledge and tips here so that hopefully in time - and sooner rather than later - I can join whatever masterful tier the rest of you fine folks are on. xD
 
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Hello everyone... I am OzCaribou and just joined the forum... I am in Australia and am interested in props and costuming... I am very new to this field but have been building dioramas fro a while. I am having fun looking at what people have been building. Some really impressive work out there.

I am currently researching building an old republic HAVOC costume and a Republic Commando costume.

Thanks again people.
 
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Greetings folks! I'm a rookie (obviously) I found this site by searching for Police Academy movie props (badges) and am glad I did. Lots of great amazing stuff here and looks like many of you have an amazing gift at building. As mentioned, I'm a police academy fan and also love ghostbusters.
Thanks for having such a very cool community, with I would've found it sooner!!

Randy
 
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