About Odin Makes
Odin Makes is a YouTube channel that has been described as "a cooking show for props". Each week, Odin puts together a cosplay prop based on pop culture such as film, anime, or video game. He shows the audience step-by-step how to create patterns, work with a variety of materials, and troubleshoot issues throughout the building process, which is both comical and relatable. The majority of his creations consist of EVA cosplay foam with other materials, out of which he makes helmets, weapons, shields, armor, and even full body cosplay suits.
Odin has been building costumes and props since his teens. In his early twenties, he built three elaborate cosplay suits of the band GWAR using foam from old couch cushions. These costumes were so detailed that there are photos of them floating around the internet mistaking the cosplayers for actual band members.
In 2015, when Odin was building props for SMOSH, he was asked to host some prop builds for DIY Prop Shop. That was when he decided to start making prop build videos of his own. With some help from a friend, he rented some shop space and came up with the name: Odin Makes.
Odin Makes: YouTuber and Personality
FFO: Marvel, Star Wars, DIY Channels, Pop Culture, Prop Builds
With over 35 years of experience, Odin’s builds started in the pre-internet era. Self-taught, he learned from books by Tom Savini and Dick Smith, as well as magazines like Cinefex and CineMagic. Odin honed some of his skills by building model kits, painting miniatures for tabletop games and by creating props and costumes for other prestigious productions.
In 2017 Odin started his YouTube channel Odin Makes, a DIY series about making props for cosplay, or just for display. Episodes focus on novice to intermediate skill levels, inexpensive materials, and often, minimal power tools. In each video the prop is taken from the very first step of pattern making to the finished painting and details; often featuring on-the-fly, on-screen problem solving. It's like a cooking show, but for props.
Episodes have included: the Infinity Gauntlet, Soul Edge from Soul Calibur, a full suit Gundam cosplay, and a full Mechagodzilla cosplay.
Felicia Cowley
Felicia is the current co-host of the Odin Makes project build Livestreams. She enjoys working on long-term full costume projects with Odin as they chat with fans and answer questions.
Felicia's degree is in Fashion and Design and she works as a professional seamstress, patterning and making custom wedding dresses.
She has a passion for dressing people for costume events; she won many costume contest awards during her years working for Decades Costume Shop
Shop Gremlin
The Shop Gremlin is the shop cryptid at Odin Makes. They have experience and education in robotics, Mechatronics, chemistry, business management, web and graphic design, live entertainment set design painting and dressing, PCB and wire soldering, electronics repair, FDM printing, FDM Printer repair, 3D object design, Arduino c++ programming, Adobe creative suite, AutoDesk CAD, Inventor, Fusion 360, Revit, Vectric CNC design and machining, arts and crafts, airbrush and traditional painting, sewing, and needle crafts.
At their day-job, SG creates and updates assembly instructions for locomotive and other large diesel engine pumps.
They enjoy playing video games, LEGO, food, and the beach.
Gerry Elgart-Fail
Gerry is a long-time friend of Odin thanks to an outgoing personality and a sandwich. Officially, Gerry is the Odin Makes Cosplay Repair Coordinator for the Odin Makes Cosplay Repair booth at SacAnime twice a year. Unofficially, he assists Odin and Shop Gremlin with various facets of the Odin Makes brand as well as reminds them both to eat, hydrate and breathe. They are both still functional, so it is assumed that he’s doing a good job.
By day, Gerry is an IT Manager at a prestigious country club in Pebble Beach. He has been doing IT for over thirty years. But his real passion is being creative. Alongside being an award-winning cosplayer, Gerry is a visual artist and does logo and tattoo design, fine art and was the storyboard artist for the award-winning independent film, A Long Road to Tao. He also recently published his first novel, System Glitch.
Gerry has decades of experience as a maker, from building costumes and props for Halloween and theatre, to making sure his children had awesome Halloween costumes of their own. He looks forward to building more large cosplays and continuing his volunteer work with Odin Makes. You can find him on Instagram @gerrybuiltprops.
Booth Volunteers
and Cosplay Repair
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Mariah and Aaron
Mariah and Aaron are longtime friends of Odin Makes. They volunteer at the booth to speak with those that come to see the props so that the rest of the Cosplay Repair volunteers can focus on helping repair costumes. You can find them at other conventions with their own booth selling collectibles, oddities and other products. Please give them a follow on their social media sites.
(Instagram) @darkrenegade911
(YouTube) Adaptable Gamers Inc.
(Facebook) Zombie Prevention
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Dan Domingo
DescriMy name is Danny Domingo, Jr. I've always been a maker without even knowing it. As a child, I started making stuff with paper, cardboard, plastics, craft sticks, and when I got older, wood, metal, 3D printing and, more recently, craft foam. I started my Youtube channel Dan Does Junk as more of a DIY channel of all the stuff I would be working on as well as my hobbies as my channel's motto is "Junk = Anything". That later became more of a prop and cosplay channel as the maker in me was reawakened when I discovered Odin Makes. Thanks to him I was able to create my first major cosplay, the Deathscythe Gundam from Gundam Wing. I learned so much from making that suit and will continue to pursue making and developing my skills and crafting methods as I work on more cosplays in the future.
(Instagram) @dan.dom.jr
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Lovablespiral
Lovablespiral is a competitive cosplayer specializing in historical sewing methods. She has been cosplaying since 2016 and sewing for 20 years. She has won 3 best in show titles, 15 titled awards and competed on the international level. She brings knowledge on 3d printing, foam smithing, sewing, embroidery, wig working, shoe making, and leather working.
Socials insta/tik tok -@lovablespiral
Website: https://lovablespiral-cosplay.com/
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Cosplay Cleric
I'm Cedar, the Cosplay Cleric. I've been going to conventions since 2010 but my passion is cosplay repair. Since 2014, I've been going to conventions exclusively to help fix costumes and so far, I've helped over 50,000 cosplayers with everything from safety pins to re-gluing soles. I love cosplay in all of its forms; it's a delight to be part of such a diverse community of people from all walks of life and all kinds of skill sets! I focus mainly on wigs, sewing and embroidery, but I've been dipping my feet into prop making, 3d printing, and EVA foam. I met Odin at SacAnime Summer 2024 and have been blessed to help with cosplay repair there ever since. I've learned so much from this crew of fabulous and talented cosplayers! Come visit us if you're ever in trouble; we'll help you out.
website: https://cosplaycleric.org
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/cosplaycleric
BSKY: https://bsky.app/profile/cosplaycleric.org