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Title: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 04, 2019, 02:02:55 PM
Hiya! My name is Karina and I've been a long time fan of the 501st and Rebel Legion. I just moved up to the Pacific Northwest from SoCal and I'm currently located in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Everyone I've met in the Southern California Garrison at conventions has been a pleasure to hang out with, and I'm excited to work towards joining this community!

I've got a number of ideas around what costume(s) I want to do and would love some guidance on where to start. I'm partial to characters that are torn between the light and the dark, like Bastila Shan. However, I also love characters like Darth Zannah and Barriss Offee.

I've been a seamstress for a long time but have never worked with leather or armor before, and would be totally stoked to learn those techniques from others!

Looking forward to meeting you all and getting to know you!  :D

Cheers!
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: carpe mindiem on June 04, 2019, 02:38:49 PM
Welcome to Oregon!
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Beckett on June 04, 2019, 03:04:56 PM
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Blackthorpe on June 04, 2019, 03:53:03 PM
Welcome! This is a great group to be in.
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Rat on June 04, 2019, 04:00:36 PM
Welcome aboard. Yes what area indeed as I grew up from Long Beach to Laguna Beach over to Riverside.

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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 04, 2019, 04:20:50 PM
Welcome to Oregon!
Thanks so much! I’m beyond happy to be here!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 04, 2019, 04:22:33 PM
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 04, 2019, 04:24:59 PM
Welcome aboard. Yes what area indeed as I grew up from Long Beach to Laguna Beach over to Riverside.

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It sounds like we had similar experiences around SoCal! I was constantly in the beach cities for scuba and surf :)
My home cities were always Anaheim and Lake Forest though!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Rat on June 04, 2019, 04:36:13 PM
Nice lived in Brea prior to moving up here.

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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 04, 2019, 07:00:42 PM
Nice lived in Brea prior to moving up here.

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Right on, loved the Brea area!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Beckett on June 04, 2019, 09:17:32 PM
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Excellent! Small world for sure. I miss the old stomping ground. Don’t miss the traffic though, lol
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 05, 2019, 01:28:30 PM
Welcome, what part of SoCal? (I grew up in Mission Viejo)
Grew up around Anaheim, but lived in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo for a number years (loved it there) then moved up north of LA to Thousand Oaks for work!


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Excellent! Small world for sure. I miss the old stomping ground. Don’t miss the traffic though, lol
Agreed, it’s been a wonderful experience since moving here!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: CJ49er on June 05, 2019, 04:16:19 PM
Welcome, Karina!



Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: jj49 on June 05, 2019, 11:02:21 PM
Welcome! Glad to see you on the forums! Enjoyed our chat through email and look forward to meeting you.
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 06, 2019, 04:36:12 AM
Welcome, Karina!
Thank you CJ49er :D


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 06, 2019, 04:40:03 AM
Welcome! Glad to see you on the forums! Enjoyed our chat through email and look forward to meeting you.
Hi Judy! Thank you, and I did as well. :)
I look forward to meeting you too!


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Title: Hello from Portland!
Post by: wlounsbury2901 on June 06, 2019, 09:18:37 AM
Hi Karina!

I have a Barriss Offee, and I’m happy to share with you what I have done with my costume and/or any tips I have learned.

Oh, I’m from San Diego, so it’s great to meet someone else from SoCal.

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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 06, 2019, 09:39:47 AM
Hi Karina!

I have a Barriss Offee, and I’m happy to share with you what I have done with my costume and/or any tips I have learned.

Oh, I’m from San Diego, so it’s great to meet someone else from SoCal.

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Hello, it wonderful to meet you! I have family down in San Diego and Vista, absolutely love it down there :D

I would love to learn how you tackled Barriss Offee! I’ve been searching for fabric to screen match her movie cloak and so far haven’t quite nailed down a close match. Your assistance would be very much appreciated!


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Title: Hello from Portland!
Post by: wlounsbury2901 on June 06, 2019, 10:01:50 AM
Hi Karina!

I have a Barriss Offee, and I’m happy to share with you what I have done with my costume and/or any tips I have learned.

Oh, I’m from San Diego, so it’s great to meet someone else from SoCal.

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Hello, it wonderful to meet you! I have family down in San Diego and Vista, absolutely love it down there :D

I would love to learn how you tackled Barriss Offee! I’ve been searching for fabric to screen match her movie cloak and so far haven’t quite nailed down a close match. Your assistance would be very much appreciated!


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There are social events on June 9th and July 27th. We will try to make both. I can bring a swatch of both fabrics for you to keep. I’ll also bring my belt buckle and the templates I created for the tattoos.

Feel free to message me if you want to coordinate dates.


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: hlmcgee on June 07, 2019, 04:22:51 PM
Welcome, former California native from North Hollywood and Newhall aka Santa Clarita. Looking forward to trooping with you.
Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 11, 2019, 08:43:02 PM
Hi Karina!

I have a Barriss Offee, and I’m happy to share with you what I have done with my costume and/or any tips I have learned.

Oh, I’m from San Diego, so it’s great to meet someone else from SoCal.

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Hello, it wonderful to meet you! I have family down in San Diego and Vista, absolutely love it down there :D

I would love to learn how you tackled Barriss Offee! I’ve been searching for fabric to screen match her movie cloak and so far haven’t quite nailed down a close match. Your assistance would be very much appreciated!


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There are social events on June 9th and July 27th. We will try to make both. I can bring a swatch of both fabrics for you to keep. I’ll also bring my belt buckle and the templates I created for the tattoos.

Feel free to message me if you want to coordinate dates.


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Thank you so much! I’m extremely appreciative of your offer to help and will definitely be messaging you.

I had a business trip this past weekend, but plan on going to most of the event on July 27th.


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 11, 2019, 08:43:43 PM
Welcome, former California native from North Hollywood and Newhall aka Santa Clarita. Looking forward to trooping with you.

Thank you so much :D

Everyone’s so welcoming here, it’s wonderful!


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: wlounsbury2901 on June 11, 2019, 08:50:27 PM
Hi Karina!

I have a Barriss Offee, and I’m happy to share with you what I have done with my costume and/or any tips I have learned.

Oh, I’m from San Diego, so it’s great to meet someone else from SoCal.

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Hello, it wonderful to meet you! I have family down in San Diego and Vista, absolutely love it down there :D

I would love to learn how you tackled Barriss Offee! I’ve been searching for fabric to screen match her movie cloak and so far haven’t quite nailed down a close match. Your assistance would be very much appreciated!


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There are social events on June 9th and July 27th. We will try to make both. I can bring a swatch of both fabrics for you to keep. I’ll also bring my belt buckle and the templates I created for the tattoos.

Feel free to message me if you want to coordinate dates.


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Thank you so much! I’m extremely appreciative of your offer to help and will definitely be messaging you.

I had a business trip this past weekend, but plan on going to most of the event on July 27th.


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Fantastic! I’ll bring pieces of Barriss for you to look at. And I’ll bring swatches of the fabric for you to take with you.


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 21, 2019, 05:00:56 PM
Out of curiosity, I’ve been playing with the idea of attempting an Asajj Ventress costume but have been getting mixed information on whether her character has hair or is actually bald (as she is in the Clone Wars).

What do you guys think?


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: wlounsbury2901 on June 21, 2019, 05:03:08 PM
Out of curiosity, I’ve been playing with the idea of attempting an Asajj Ventress costume but have been getting mixed information on whether her character has hair or is actually bald (as she is in the Clone Wars).

What do you guys think?


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I don’t think I’ve ever seen her with hair. Check the CRL.


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Rat on June 21, 2019, 05:04:36 PM
No hair is the CRL. Sadly the version of her with is not Canon from what I know.

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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: katrichelle on June 21, 2019, 05:07:02 PM
No hair is the CRL. Sadly the version of her with is not Canon from what I know.

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Okay cool, I appreciate that! I couldn’t find much that was verifiable about it, thank you! I’ll search through the CRL a bit more when I get home tonight :)


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Title: Re: Hello from Portland!
Post by: Rat on June 21, 2019, 05:08:29 PM
No hair is the CRL. Sadly the version of her with is not Canon from what I know.

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Okay cool, I appreciate that! I couldn’t find much that was verifiable about it, thank you! I’ll search through the CRL a bit more when I get home tonight :)


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Yeah her hair is from a novel that I believe is non-Canon. Though it is possible I'm wrong about it.

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