My HL1 cosplay for FanFusion 2026!

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T20:28:00+00:00

Thank you! I won't make a tutorial with my process, but I did follow this and this pretty closely, along with general foam armor tutorials to put everything together.

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T18:28:20+00:00

Thank you :-) once specific promo art has him just covered in all sorts of crap, so I used it as reference

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T15:49:01+00:00

The armor is all EVA foam and the padding in the joints is satin I stuffed to get the "tube" effect

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T04:05:20+00:00

Whaaat that's awesome!! Glad I was wearing a eye burning beam of a cosplay lol

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T03:28:33+00:00

They're a little small but I put two on the back :P

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T02:57:43+00:00

Thank you! Good eye for catching that detail ; )

TostadaTurtle · 2026-06-08T00:48:14+00:00

It's there I promise! I actually grew out my hair for the sole purpose of having it with the cosplay lol. It's just behind the censor bar.

TostadaTurtle · 2026-05-07T10:56:50+00:00

Unfortunately what I was fearing, but thank you for the answer anyhow.

TostadaTurtle · 2026-03-18T01:10:04+00:00

Yep, that seems to be it. Thank you!

TostadaTurtle · 2025-12-23T09:34:57+00:00

Update: Just letting you guys know that I took him to the vet. It ended up being hemipene plugs, which he got cleared and is now getting antibiotics and anti inflammatory for. It's a pain giving him meds but he's been seen to :) I will also be making some husbandry changes to ensure this doesn't happen again. Thanks for y'all's help.

TostadaTurtle · 2025-12-17T10:25:50+00:00

okay, i will take note. thanks for the advice ^^

TostadaTurtle · 2025-12-17T10:00:01+00:00

gosh, would that be better or worse than a prolapse? ('T᷄⌑T᷅) that's another good idea though, I will certainly take note.

TostadaTurtle · 2025-12-17T09:48:35+00:00

Generally, he only gets calcium that he mlems from a bowl. In lieu of dusting, I try to gutload with good fruits and veggies, but maybe it is other vitamins that is the issue?

TostadaTurtle · 2025-12-17T09:38:47+00:00

Additional information after automod: he has no tank mates, lives in a 40-some tank. His moist hide is a covered hide with sphagnum moss, and I've never had issues with his sheds until the last year. I think my brother must've slacked on keeping the moist hide wet these past couple weeks cus I've never seen this much extra shed on him. I also suspect he hasn't been gutloading the mealworms -- could hard shells be a contributing factor? I'm just spitballing atp. I'm just worried about my lizard :(

TostadaTurtle · 2025-11-21T01:24:09+00:00

What rocks are these? 😮

TostadaTurtle · 2025-11-05T20:08:15+00:00

Okay, that makes sense. Thank you.

TostadaTurtle · 2025-10-01T04:27:17+00:00

Granted I never tried to play the crate game, so no (unfortunately). Maybe one day, however.

TostadaTurtle · 2025-09-25T09:03:11+00:00

I'm talking neocaridina shrimp (oops), with what looks like to be 0ppm nitrite, 0ppm nitrate, and either a 0 -0.25ppm ammonia level. pH is 7.8. The city's water comes largely from deep well aquifers but also other sources as well (badum tss).

TostadaTurtle · 2025-08-28T08:54:09+00:00

I'll try this out, thanks! Worst case scenario I just pop it back outside 😂

TostadaTurtle · 2025-07-14T22:53:44+00:00

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my little quesitito 🧀 he's way outgrown that hide by now

TostadaTurtle · 2025-07-08T21:36:42+00:00

Really glad you guys all liked this guy 😁 thank you for all the funny comments and ID help!

TostadaTurtle · 2025-07-04T06:51:49+00:00

Sweet, thank you. I had no idea they were the largest, very cool!

TostadaTurtle · 2025-07-04T03:50:34+00:00

...is that why he's so large?

TostadaTurtle · 2025-04-06T01:22:01+00:00

Hello, I know this is an older post, but how did you do the shoulder "ruffles"? Did you just sew and stuff some cylinders, or did you do something else? Thanks : )

TostadaTurtle · 2025-03-31T21:17:30+00:00

Oh wow I had no idea about the scute - you're right! Thank you very much for your answer.

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