hzrdous
New Member
Hi! About me...hmm. I'm just a great big nerd who's been "making stuff" my whole life. I've spent a lot of time alone in the garage or in my basement studio working away at stuff, but have never really gotten into the "community" aspect of it. It's just been me, alone, figuring stuff out. I've made a few costumes over the years, but always for a specific purpose and never as a major hobby. This year I finally got to attend Dragon*Con again after many years and discovered my passion for costuming and cosplay. I poked around just a little online and picked up enough tips to help me successfully construct a set of Skyrim dragonscale armor out of Worbla. The two months I spent building that were awesome, and being at the con with other folks who share my interests catapulted me into the community aspect of props and costuming. I won't lie - I also really enjoyed the compliments I received and all the photos requested of me. 
I've spent some time since I got home looking around at what other folks are doing, and I ran across a reference to this site. Now, here I am! I live in an area with a long, hard winter which I plan to spend constructing my costumes for next year and fixing my dragonscale so it's easier to wear. I feel great about the construction, but the attachments I had didn't really work very well for Atlanta in August. I enjoy finding my way as I go, but I'm hoping to pick up some good tips and ideas here that will help me expand and improve upon my skills so I spend more time enjoying myself and less time fiddling with armor next year. I pretty much live in the middle of nowhere which limits my access to a lot of things, but I am fortunate enough to have accumulated enough space, equipment, and supplies over the years to be able to do a lot of different things (I refer to this as my "arts and crafts empire"). I discovered at the con that I'm a little behind the times because I didn't know about EVA foam, but now that I've been enlightened I'm ready to go to town on a stack of derelict floor mats in my storage closet. I'm excited to see what other things I can do with things I already have. My hoarding is starting to pay off. Yes!
I've spent some time since I got home looking around at what other folks are doing, and I ran across a reference to this site. Now, here I am! I live in an area with a long, hard winter which I plan to spend constructing my costumes for next year and fixing my dragonscale so it's easier to wear. I feel great about the construction, but the attachments I had didn't really work very well for Atlanta in August. I enjoy finding my way as I go, but I'm hoping to pick up some good tips and ideas here that will help me expand and improve upon my skills so I spend more time enjoying myself and less time fiddling with armor next year. I pretty much live in the middle of nowhere which limits my access to a lot of things, but I am fortunate enough to have accumulated enough space, equipment, and supplies over the years to be able to do a lot of different things (I refer to this as my "arts and crafts empire"). I discovered at the con that I'm a little behind the times because I didn't know about EVA foam, but now that I've been enlightened I'm ready to go to town on a stack of derelict floor mats in my storage closet. I'm excited to see what other things I can do with things I already have. My hoarding is starting to pay off. Yes!
