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Post by 3jack on Sept 4, 2017 10:50:34 GMT
Hello people. My name is Chris and I live in Prestatyn, North Wales.
I attended Sci-fi Wales this past Saturday with my son and saw some of your members and their amazing costumes. I can be quite shy and my son has anxiety issues so we didn't actually get to speak to anyone directly but everyone was very pleasant and friendly. The look on the kids (and adults) faces when they were posing with you made me think, "wow, that must be so worth while and rewarding" so I thought why not take the plunge and start the journey to my own costume. I'm still toying with ideas and such but the journey has begun.
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Post by Welshtrooper on Sept 4, 2017 11:05:13 GMT
I massive welcome to you Chris, I dont know if we chatted at all but thank you for the complements about the guys, we always try our best to put smiles on kids faces both young and old hee hee. You have taken the biggest leap and that is joining up with us, so if there is anything we can help you with we will certainly try our best. On another note, now that you have posted your intro, you are now a full member and will have access to the events section of the forum so you can sign up for the events, by just simply posting that you want to do an event. In the mean time you might want to explore the forum where you can find our club rules, details about club attire and the clearance procedure for costumes and past costume builds. I hope you enjoy being a member of TDO Chris, we are a very happy bunch and always look forward to seeing new faces at events. If you have any questions, either PM me on here or facebook or ask any of our guys.
Good luck and happy trooping
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 13:36:42 GMT
Wellcome to the group
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Post by skarr on Sept 4, 2017 17:36:47 GMT
Welcome along Chris matey,there are thousands of costumes you could do but find something you are comfy with and if it's doable we can offer advice/help ect,,,
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Post by 3jack on Sept 5, 2017 15:15:59 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcome.
I'm toying with either an Arrow tv series, Red Hood or Judge Dredd costume. These may be stupid questions (but I'm new to all this so please forgive me)
If I brought a Xcoser Arrow costume or Red Hood helmet from Amazon would they be acceptable as base costumes / helmets for me to modify or not?
Could I do a Eva foam Dredd armour build if I buy a helmet as a kit? Obviously as long as it looks smart enough etc.
Also I was thinking of trying a steampunk vampire/monster hunter build, but that would be from my imagination so would that be acceptable taking in quality and what not.
Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 6:48:33 GMT
hi jack, things from xcoser would need to be modified. judge dredd would be a really good costume to build! you can get most of the kits from ebay. and I believe there is one or two guys on the forum who know a few people who can point you in the right direction of where to get all the kit you need. eva foam armour you could do. if you know how to do it well.
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Post by grumfoss on Sept 6, 2017 20:48:41 GMT
Hi Jack, Welcome to the group. A Judge build is a good choice, (I too am looking at a Judge build - Comic/Judge Minty) and as already been mentioned there is lots of Judge Kit available online. Looking forward to chatting in the future Grum
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Post by 3jack on Sept 8, 2017 19:00:26 GMT
Thanks for the feed back.
After weighing up current finances and items that I already have at home I've decided to start a Punisher costume for now. I brought some Eva foam today so I plan on mocking up some body armour soon. When I've got something to show I'll post a WIP of it.
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Post by TREADEC on Sept 11, 2017 18:18:40 GMT
Hey there Chris, warmest of welcomes to TDO, I was there at Wales, you may of seen me in the SkullBiker, Scarecrow, or Centurion.
Nice to have you on board mate, we're all here for help and advice to guide you on your quest to a great adventure. Judge Minty, or Steve his real name is a very good person to get advice from for Judge costumes, he's even made a fan film which is amazing.
Feel free to ask questions, especially before buying, as you may think the item is ok, but it may not pass clearance.
Take it easy. Col.
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