Post by snakeeyesjeff1968 on Nov 11, 2009 20:30:36 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I'm new to these boards, but not new to the whole costuming thing. I'm a 501st member, with an approved Vader costume. I've been a GI*JOE fan almost as long as I've been a Star Wars fan. I grew up watching GI*JOE on Saturday morning cartoons, & collected the 3 1/2" figure line. My first GI*JOE was from the original 60's 12 inch figure line. Unforunately, my baby brother ate the hair off of that one! 
Recently, I was inspired to delve into GI*JOE costuming after attending D*Con 2009. I attended that convention with my son & a couple of my 501st brothers. We had a GREAT time, & I saw some AWESOME GI*JOE costumes there. As Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow have always been 2 of my favorite characters, I decided to jump into making a Snake Eyes costume for me, & a Storm Shadow costume for my son Nick in time for Halloween. I figured it would be perfect timing, as the new GI*JOE movie was just out in the theaters this past Summer. As I didn't care for the movie nearly as much as the original animated series, I decided to keep the costumes more traditional. I based both off of the new Sideshow Collectibles 12 inch line of figures. I'd love to post some pics of all my hard work, as I've got a lot of time & $$$ invested ($600-$800 into Snake Eyes, & approx. $400 into Storm Shadow), but I don't know how. I don't have an on-line photo account like photobucket, or similar. On my local 501st forum, I can post pics by uploading them to the site directly from my PC's harddrive. Can I do that here? Any help will be appreciated! Thanks, & hope to hear back from someone soon, so I can post pics!
Recently, I was inspired to delve into GI*JOE costuming after attending D*Con 2009. I attended that convention with my son & a couple of my 501st brothers. We had a GREAT time, & I saw some AWESOME GI*JOE costumes there. As Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow have always been 2 of my favorite characters, I decided to jump into making a Snake Eyes costume for me, & a Storm Shadow costume for my son Nick in time for Halloween. I figured it would be perfect timing, as the new GI*JOE movie was just out in the theaters this past Summer. As I didn't care for the movie nearly as much as the original animated series, I decided to keep the costumes more traditional. I based both off of the new Sideshow Collectibles 12 inch line of figures. I'd love to post some pics of all my hard work, as I've got a lot of time & $$$ invested ($600-$800 into Snake Eyes, & approx. $400 into Storm Shadow), but I don't know how. I don't have an on-line photo account like photobucket, or similar. On my local 501st forum, I can post pics by uploading them to the site directly from my PC's harddrive. Can I do that here? Any help will be appreciated! Thanks, & hope to hear back from someone soon, so I can post pics!
