This week’s Matchbox Makerspace interview was Yasu Tano of Hiro Creations, a company that specializes in 3-D printing and CNC.
Yasu started out in cosplay around 2017 and built two sets of fully 3-D printed power armor, one of which won third place at C2E2 Crown Championships. Two years later, he built a set of T-51 Power armor from Fallout, which got him into the finals at TwitchCon.
Being a relatively early adopter of 3d printing before it became a mainstream technique for cosplay, Yasu has done a variety of large and small costume builds that were entirely made of 3d printed elements including T-60 and T-51 Power Armors which won awards at several cosplay competitions.More recently Yasu has incorporated the skills and techniques he learned 3d printing costumes to business and launched several e-commerce companies that utilize the same efficient, agile production methods to produce and ship a large catalog of 3d printed products ranging from Miniatures to RV parts. Yasu also documents aspects of his medium-scale manufacturing journey with his youtube channel Hiro Creations.
Hiro Creations and Yasu can be found on
Internet: https://www.hirocreations.com/ and on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yasutano
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6lvEDxUDzyHT5mc_gO0tA
About Matchbox Makerspace:
Matchbox Makerspace is the place to be when it comes to crafting anything and everything.
MatchBOX is a place to work for those who don’t have places to work. Think of a coffee shop mashed up with an office park in an old garage. It’s a room full of desks with all the amenities you need to get work done: 24-hour secure access, conference rooms, the fastest internet in town, and an unlimited supply of coffee and snacks.
It’s a great place to start a new business, or to grow an existing small business. It’s for the hobbyist with a crazy new idea, the moonlighting entrepreneur, or the professional office nomad. It’s for developers, designers, strategists, artisans, writers, makers, and change-makers of all types. It’s a home for the creative class in Lafayette, West Lafayette, and throughout the midwest.
From cosplay to brewing, you never know what will be next. Catch their interviews live every Monday at https://www.facebook.com/MatchBOXMakerspace.
