*Official* "Please introduce yourself" thread

[lilburndiablo]

Well gosh darn it!

I thought I did this once before . . .

Oh well! I am Lilburn Diablo. I was born in 1969. (do the math)

I love this as much as you guy's do. I am a graphic designer (who isn't

these day's) I love the outdoors and I live outside Atlanta in a town called

Lilburn. I am greatful that Dragon Con is a hop & a skip away (15-20 min)

I love this forum. It is my second home thanks to the folks who make it

possible. Everyone here is a friend to me and I love you all!

Here is a pic of me in my favorite place - - -Sedona, Arizona . . . .Oh

yea . . . And I am checking out my cousin in this pic . . . .

Here it is folks . . . Mr. Red Lilburn Diablo

 

[Cutest Sandgirl]

Hi guys!

My name is Kimmy and I'm 27 y/o, living in Williamston, MI, and engaged to Mr Fett. I'm mom to a dog, two cats, and a gecko.

I work as a Web Technician for the Brennan Law Library in Lansing. Love my job.

I was a Fantasy/Sci Fi fan growing up but more in the way of books than movies and comics. I knew about Star Wars, but being that I was born in 1977, I never saw the original triology in the theaters and never saw them on video. Shocking, I know.

As much as people diss the prequels, it was Episode I that introduced me into the world of Star Wars. I saw it I don't know how many times and was hooked. I went out and rented the original, bought books and comics and submersed myself in Star Wars. I finally understood! :cheers

I had always enjoyed Halloween and dressing up but never once thought about dressing up for a con. So for the local Motor City comic Con, myself and a friend of mine dressed up. And there I met Andy.

When I saw Boba Fett, I went nuts! I had to meet him and shyly told him how cool I thought he was to have such an awesome costume.

He told me about the 501st but I didn't think I'd ever have the talent to own such a costume.

Boy how wrong I was!

We lost touch for about a year and ran into each other again at Dragon*Con 2001!

Fate...eh?

By this time he had a Tusken Raider costume as well as the Boba Fett. I went with him to events wearing the Tusken while he wore Boba.

Soon, I had my own male Tusken Raider and eventually we upgraded that to a Female Tusken Raider!

We began dating and are now engaged.

A Zam costume is in the works and in the meantime, I've added many other costumes from other genre's into the mix.

I enjoy costuming very much and I have Andy to thank for that. Had I not gone to that con, I may of never of met any of the great friends I've made thru the 501st, TDH, RPF, and other places across the net.

 

[Geo]

lilburndiablo, I was just in Sedona last week! Man we fell in love with it! I want a second home there!

 

[BrianTheSith]

Howdy,
Name's Brian Gibson, BrianTheSith to ya'll here at the boards, Gibby or Gibb to my friends. 22 years old, I live in Logan, UT, 125 lbs, 5'11", etc, etc.

I'm kinda new the the Fett scene, but I've been a Star Wars fan my entire life. I used to run around the house when I could barely talk saying "Turna na Jedi".

Not married, yet, but I'm working on that one. Hopefully things will work out.

Currently, I'm working on my Boba Fett costume, and have really enjoyed it. This isn't my first Star Wars costume, but I'll say it has been the most time consuming. I wish I had more time to work on it, but my weeks are filled with school and work, and my weekends the past couple of weeks have been filled too. Tonight (4.15.05) I plan on working some more on my helmet, (DP '96) and hopefully will be able to finish the weathering. I'm hoping to be done in time for RotS.

I'm really grateful to all of you here for your help and encouragement with making my costume. It's nice to know you've got some friends floating around cyber space (though, technically, I don't really know any of you personally, I consider you my friends).

 

[english boba]

hi im michael and i live in southend,essex,england i'm 33 and i work for first data making credit cards,i play paintball far too much and spend even greater amounts on cars(ford capris if youre interested)if i can figure how to put a picture on i will,although i now have a different flight suit,ttfn.

 

[redtrooper]

hello my name is michael, i am 43, married (going on 19yrs) i have 4 children ages 16,14,12,10 i have been into some form of costume or the other for as long as i can rember. i have been a sci-fi fan as long. i have been dressing as a klingon for about 10yrs and comic book characters since i was a kid(i remember the original star wars, talk about long lines, the lines streched out for blocks. and it was at our theatre for months. i guess that reveals my age) i presently have a tie pilot costume as well as a black spec ops stormtrooper and trying to put the finishing touches on my royal guard. i am going to C3, which will be my first big convention as a tie pilot. here are some pics of my costumes.[/IMG]

 

[mando commando]

My name is Blaine, and I'm 20 years old. Most people call me Jaster, as that's been my yahoo ID since forever, and it's my first and only SW outfit. Yes, I'm aware that there is already a Jaster here, and his name is Matt, but I don't really care. I have a feeling he'll be cool about it.*lol*

I live in Wilmington, NC, and I'm currently training to be a local law enforcement officer. I am, however, taking a few days off to participate in Dragoncon '05. Hooah!

- Jaster

 

[MaraJade27]

Hey everyone,
Had I known this was still an active link I would have posted here when I joined recently.
Anyway, I'm fairly new here. I should have joined up when I first started working on my Boushh costume, but there was no Boushh section so I just left the TDHing to my boyfriend John (TK-1776). After meeting some of you at CIII and seeing all the really great costumes I figured it couldn’t hurt to belong to one more forum.

Let's see. . . My name is Jessie. I’m 22 years old and I'm a member of the 501st New England Garrison and have been for about three years now. I was so happy to find other geeks like me!
I love scifi - Star Trek:TNG mostly. I know, I know. But I love Star Wars too. John recently got me into Dragonlance too, which I am totally in love with now.

I’ve always loved SW since I was a kid and I got back into it when I randomly found Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire trilogy in a book store one day back in 1996. Haven’t been able to stop reading them since then. After that it was on to collecting all the action figures and then onto costuming with the NEG.
I love reading practically anything interesting, I’m really into writing (it’s what I’d like to do for a living) and my other hobbies include lots of time on the computer in photoshop, working on my website and taking care of my pets. It’s not a hobby really, but I’m also really into my religion (touchy subject, I know) which is Jehovah’s Witness.

I live in Massachusetts with John, my dog Pixel (she’s a papapoo), cat Amelie, Quaker parakeet Gunther, and lovebird Gimli (we call him Button). On Sunday we’re adding two more lovebirds into the zoo. No names as of yet, but I’m considering some cutesy romantic scifi names since they are a breeding pair. Han and Leia is too typical though. I’ll have to think about it.

I work at EMC in customer service. We’re a data storage company.
That’s me in a nutshell.
Oh, and here is a link to some pics:
http://marajade27.buzznet.com/user/

 

[AdmFrancis]

..hello ladies and gentlemen,
trooper and bountyhunter,
tusken, jedi's and other slaves

i am francis (formaly known as franz-josef). i got this nick after my first english lessons 1984 -sounds better . i am 31 and live in germay (aachen) with my girlfriend and bello -our dog. i work as a sales manager on an IT-distribution center. i spend also a lot time on my computer...
since i saw ANH in a little basement of our evangelion church. today a place for teenager etc... i was impressed by the silhouette of the stardestroyer, the white trooper and finaly vader.... well since this day, maybe i was 8-9years, starwars come to my life.
my collection goes from figures and vehicles of the 80s whitch i handle with care, to some figures i think they are a must in any collection.
the way to my jango fett costume was a long and hard way with many experiments. its not final maybe 90% cause sherp and jet pack :jet pack are in progress.

i will post later a new thread on jango fett after my (first) final job soon.
dont forget ..... the upgrades never ends and i have alreadey some ideas
here i am on an event (in germany its called -dance to the may). we had to give some flyer to the people. announceing the EPIII event. by the way we got tickets for the premiere for less. GREAT

 

[BuddhaFett]

Hey Everyone,

Been on the dented helmet for a year or so, it's awesome resource to have, you guys have help me out with my Jango Fett armor. I joined the 501 st. in January, CIII was awesome and had a great time. I bid sci-fi geek, star wars, star gate SG1, alantis, and the star trek movies. I been in costuming for a year and half. I am getting married in June to a awesome girl. She as big sci-fi geek as me. She working a costume for star wars.

Thanks,

Buddhafett

BH-5379

 

[ShadowFury]

I'm James Li, living in Toronto, Ontario. I am 14 years old, been working as a paper boy for 3 years now. I have been interested in BF since I saw him in ESB during 1997 and I'm finally going to make my Fett with everyone's help here. Still still working on my helmet.

 

[TD1536]

Profile

Name: Mike Harrison
Age: 30
Location: Bowie, Maryland.
Occupation: Service co-ordinator for a small Apple Macintosh consulting firm, www.macmedics.com
Hobbies: Working on props, listening to and playing metal - I'm a guitarist/musician/recording artist of fifteen years. Graphic/web designer, doing everything from t-shirt designs to CD Covers for bands all over the globe.
Band affiliations: Misery Index Grindcore metal band I started in 2001, currently signed to Nuclear Blast Records and always on tour. While I no longer am in the band due to personal obligations, we were fortunate enough to play the Wacken Festival in Germany last year, as well as the Czech Republic, Prague and Party San Fest in Germany. You can even purchase one of the album in the iTunes music store. iTunes link

Web Site 1: www.tk1536.com
This is my web site/web log of my Stormtrooper activities in the 501st.
Web Site 2: unkindesign This is a collection of artwork and freelance projects I've done over the last six years.

 

[CloneDude]

My name is Josef Johnson but everyone calls me Joey.I lived in Ocala,FL for 16 years intill three months ago when we where kicked off of are land by the county and now I'm living on the outer rim of metro Atlanta.I work for a Top 5 Star Wars site by BigHit magazine,I love StarWars(Really?),Props,Clonetroopers and gaming.In the fall I will be going to get my ASE Certification in Auto repair and detailing.Thats about it if you want to know something more,to bad.

 

[Demonchild]

Well here i am leroy baker yeppers

well I dont really have a bucket but a pic of me in the from when i was back In the marines now i just deliver stuff for the marines,Soon ill be going over to iraq to drive and well then my 16 year old brother will be ocupuing my acount ill be driving september-december if were still in iraq! and Prey for me at night so i dont get shot,blown up,RPG'ed etc. well bye

 

[Blaster Freak]

Name: Nick
D.O.B: 1977
Location: Toronto, Canada

I am a recent immigrant to TDH and am really impressed by this community so far and look forward to contributing. I am just getting started on my Fett now that I am mostly finished with my TIE Pilot and Stormtrooper. My other main hobbies are music (DJ'ing, producing) and riding my motorcycle ('01 F4i).

 

[boba fetts]

Well... I suppose I should go ahead and do this since I'm starting to post here more often now

Hello all, I'm Britt Dietz. And no, that's not short for anything. Just Britt. It's not Brett though... if only finding my name on the personalized sounvanier keychains would have been that easy! I'm 21, nearing 22 in a month. Born in 1983 (ROTJ year).

My primary interest is aviation, mostly military aviation. Historical to Modern Day jet fighters I'm a aviation photographer right now. It's not an official job yet... but I'm working on it. I've already been published in several magazines, and I get recognized at airshows 'Are you the Aviation Photographer Britt?' I've taken nearly 2 million photos of aircraft at museums/air events/ airshows since I really got into shoot in 1997 at the last MCAS El Toro airshow here in SoCal (*sniff* I miss that base). I now travel all around SoCal and beyond to airshows and air events, sometimes driving 200 miles at 5am in the morning to get to an airshow. I have a rather large website now that showcases my photography, which is the primary source in which I get contacted by magazines for publishing. It's usually updated a week or so after each show/event unless I'm swamped with various things. http://www.warbird-photos.com I use a Canon Rebel EOS XT 350D (new 8 megapixel Rebel) with a Canon 100-400mm IS USM lens to photography most airshows now. I've been a major part of the world famous Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California for about 3 years now. I'm their webmaster ( http://www.planesoffame.org ), graphic designer, and official photographer all as a volunteer. Being around those rare birds is a dream come true. I get a lot of special access from the museum, including air-to-air photo sessions. Sometime in the near future I plane to go into the final professional phase of aviation photography and sell photos/calendars and eventually publish a book.

P-47G Thunderbolt & P-51D Mustang Air-to-Air taken earlier this month:

Favorite Fighters:
Best Fighter of all Time: North American P-51D Mustang
Modern Day: Boeing F/A-18C Hornet (I do NOT like the Super Hornet)
Favorite Bombers:
Best Bomber of all Time: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Modern Day: B-1B Lancer

Me in one of the P-51D Mustangs that the Planes of Fame Museum has:

Why so interested in military? Well, alot comes from family history and the heritage of this area of Orange County. My family has a lot of background in the military, even back to World War 2. That, and the fact that I grew up going to the MCAS El Toro Airshows (my first memories are from airshows there) are really what got me started... but it wasn't until I saw Saving Private Ryan (fav movie ever) that I suddenly realized the history in World War 2. I've become a Warbird Historian (focusing on WW2) since, and I've devoted most of my time to help preserve these warbirds by volunteering at the Planes of Fame Museum, which hosts one of the best collections of flying WW2 aircraft. I have yet to fly in a Jet Fighter, although I have flown in warbirds. Someday I hope to get a flight in a F/A-18 or the Blue Angels... someday

So... I should mention that Star Wars thing right? Well, I remember watching Star Wars when I was really little on VHS that was recorded from HBO. I always loved Darth Vader... he was my favorite. It wasn't until the Special Editions that a friend really pushed on me this bounty hunter character named Boba Fett. I didn't really care as I had the mentality that Vader was the best and that's that. Well, finally I caved in.. then really got interested in Boba Fett. After a while, I decided to start a website devoted to Boba Fett. At first it was a one page site with a short bio on him, some pictures of me in a horrible cardboard Fett costume, some random Fett movie photos, animated gifs, etc. In other words, it was a really crappy website. It wasn't until 1998 that I really pulled the site together and started to really develop it into something more than just a one page fan site. I even gave the site a name, the Boba Fett Multimedia Page. In 2000, I got it a domain, bobafettmp.com And in 2001 I finally had designed and built the site the way I wanted it looking rather professional. At that time with the release of AOTC had turned the BFMP into the largest Fett site on the net, knocking the Boba Fett Fan Club off it's perch. Well... then the dark times for the site came when I got more and more interested in aviation... and I since about two years ago I've stopped all work on the site and don't really think I will be continuing. I still do have a major interest in Boba Fett, but the site got too time consuming to really continue... as such it continues to sit there. How long I keep it online I'm not sure, I know it's useful to people still. But I don't think any more updates will come out of it. The BF Fan Club has offered to merge the site into theirs... but I've always been a bit weary of them.

He owes me lunch this year at Comic Con:

Occupation... I'm a Digital Photo Retoucher and Graphic Designer for a photography studio. I'm also the webmaster of about 7 sites, and do graphic design for other companies as well.

So... there you go! My story.

I leave you with a split second photo I caught of the USN Blue Angels doing a knife edge pass at the NAS El Centro Airshow 2005:

 

[Geo]

Nice P-51-D! Always liked the D-Day Black and white stripes! I grew up going to airshows also. My dad owned two Stinsons and currently owns a 1947 Navion. He has been a member of the "Commerorative (Confederate) Air Force for over 25 years also. Been out of the "aviation appreciation" for a while, but getting reinterested in it also.

Very nice work Britt!

Geo

 

[Callista]

Hi,

My name is Zoe and im 20 (21 in sept) and im from Norfolk in England.

Im in my second year at university studying environmental conservation at Bangor (Wales).

I have always beed a great fan of starwars....but the only thing I could remember for years about the films were the walkers (atat) in ESB cos they looked like big cows

My sister and brother are both big starwars fans(though not as geeky bout it as me)...im the youngest of 3...my borther fixes old planes my sister looks aftter fist at another uni in the uk.

Im a pretty allover the place person...ive made two outfits so far...my pricess leia..which wasnt v good...i did it all my self bout 4 years ago....and my ringwraith which i havent worn yet....really into LOTR as well....ringwraiths are sooooo cool!!

But anyway Ihavent really done much with my life.....doubt I ever will....there you go thats me....alot more to say...but i can see you yawning...so i will leave you with this.

Z

 

[morpheus1977]

Hey every body I just wanted to say Hi I am brand new to TDH I will be making my first custom mando when I get my armor pieces in. I cant wait I have seen some very cool costumes here and I am really excited

 

[Tim Allen]

One of these again .......lol

OK..............Short but sweet..........

Names Tim Allen, im a poor arse college student. Majoring in graphic and fashion design. I sculpt, paint, draw, and do all that fun stuff.......

Trying to start up my own clothing design company in the next few months.....On w/ the pictures