Professional prop-maker Steven Meissner owns and operates SoloRoboto Industries as a full-time business. He makes custom and replica props, weapons, and accessories for cosplayers and collectors, and has occasionally made trophies for other companies, as well as worked on projects for the odd TV commercial.
Steven and I have a great chat about discovering that other people will pay you to make cosplay costumes for them, running the maths on your passion business, teaching yourself your craft with the help of a community, and what it means to live in a city that no one grew up in and where everyone’s pursuing a dream.

Thanks to my guest for episode 89, Bernadette Bentley, for recommending Steven!
Steven Meissner, SoloRoboto Industries
Official website
SoloRoboto on Patreon
SoloRoboto on Storenvy
SoloRoboto on Twitch
Costume Making Supplies
Apoxie Sculpt
TV Shows and Movies
300 (Wikipedia)
Batman Beyond (Batman fan wiki)
Doctor Strange
The Rocketeer (Wikipedia)
Cosplayers and Prop Makers
Bernadette Bentley (my chat with Bernadette for Episode 89)
Bill Doran, Punished Props
Frank Ippolito

* Creature Geek Podcast
* Tested.com
* Universal Laser Systems

Kit Quinn
Conventions
DragonCon
Palm Springs Comic Con
San Diego Comic Con
Games
Hearthstone
Featured image supplied by Steven Meissner