Gifting Custom Helmet to Adam Savage

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Photo by Whitney Conley

Cosplayer and maker Charles Ecton is a member of the 501st Legion, Georgia Garrison, and has recently retired from a local utility after working as an environmental engineer for 35 years. This year Ecton came to Dragon Con with a specific mission. As a huge fan of a movie featuring the story of King Arthur, he has been working on sculpting a Mordred helmet using MonsterClay. He’d been working on it for about a year but was frustrated with it. He’d given up, until he saw Adam Savage holding the up-for-auction, screen-used helmet. That kicked him into gear, and he was inspired to finish the helmet. After making the mold, he poured a resin copy and then custom-finished it for Savage.

“It was an honor to be able to personally give it to him at Dragon Con. Made my year!! Thank you Dragon Con for making this happen, and thank you Adam Savage for the inspiration to keep creating!” said Ecton.

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Max sees to the needs of her kitty overlords; polices the grammar on all kinds of published material including signage, menus, and food packaging; and cuddles with her wife while watching her favorite shows (Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Wednesday, and Doctor Who among them). She continues to be far too excited to be working for the Daily Dragon.

I’ve been a professional photographer since 2012, and Dragon Con is one of my favorite places to combine my love of photography and fandom. I especially enjoy capturing the creativity, craftsmanship, and joy that make the convention so special. Away from the con, I live on 25 acres in South Carolina with my husband, four cats, and our dog, where I’m slowly turning our land into a small flower farm. I’m a casual cosplayer, an incurable crafter who’s always teaching herself a new skill, and the proud great-aunt and godmother to 17 amazing kids.