Decided to wade in here after some 'lurking'

I picked up the occasional 2000AD as a kid, and I collected 'Judge Dredd- Lawman of the Future' (the tie-in from
that movie
*shudder*) but I have recently gotten into Judge Dredd in a big way. I've been borrowing every 'Case Files' volume I can find at the Newcastle Central Library, I've gone through about 6 of those in the past month, plus the Complete PJ Maybe, and Emerald Isle which I got for 99p at Forbidden Planet!
I'm currently building a Dredd helmet and MK1 Lawgiver, with a view to eventually making a full Dredd costume, though it does seem like quite a tricky costume to make. I'll post some photos of theme when they come along a bit more. The helmet is a deluxe Iron Man helmet by Rubies, cut up and modified. The Lawgiver is made from a vintage Nintendo Zapper I had lying around, and it has a length of copper tube for the barrel.
Looking forward to much more posting in the future!