Howdy everyone!
My name is Sean and I currently reside in Dahlonega, GA where I go to school. For any wondering, and there could very well be none, gt3stuntman is just an amalgamation of my two favorite games at the time [2001] when I joined my first forum; those games being Gran Turismo 3 and Stuntman. I've been a longtime fan of Aliens. When I was young [, my dad played basically the same Laserdiscs over and over. The rotation included [but was not limited to] Aliens, Alien 3, Predator, and basically every Arnie action flick from around that time. I'm not quite sure why we didn't have Alien. In fact, I didn't see it until it was on TV some years later. But Aliens was definitely the one that stood out from the pack. The Colonial Marines really resonated with me as a youngin since I was always playing soldier anyway. They were [and still are] just so bad ass to me. Sure most of them were cooked by the end of it all, but yeah, still awesome. And the xenomorphs just scared the shit out of me. I was deathly afraid of our basement with the lights out and wouldn't go in there by myself. The scene of the xeno coming out of the hole in the ceiling in Alien 3 didn't help this either.
Anyway, a couple years ago I thought "Why not be a Colonial Marine for Halloween?" So I researched it and happened upon Spat's armor and all the other stuff I would need to do it. I think I stumbled across this place too, but didn't join. For whatever reason, it didn't pan out. I guess I couldn't rationalize making that kind of purchase for just one occasion. Who knows. Go back to now, and after learning about all these cons around me, and Halloween still being every year as far as I know, I've put my years long interest into action. I've got my armor from Spat on order, contacted Nick to see if he can give my gear a nice, new coat of paint when it comes in, ordered some BDUs from men-at-arms, enlisted Matsuo's shoulder lamp making skills, and attained various other accessories [Gerber MK II w/ sheath, screen accurate patches, Panamanian sole boots, and Pentax 110]. I've also gathered all but two parts necessary for making my own motion tracker, and now I'm looking into some parts for a smart gun [which maybe one of my two brothers could be kitted out with]. At any rate, just thought I'd properly introduce myself. Looking forward to talking with all you fine folks, and hopefully I'll see some of ya at Dragon*Con next year!
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