Meet the Team

Kev - Da Boss

Kev's the founder of Hack and Slash!
Having multiple qualitications in Art and Design, he's also got loads of experince in TV, Film and Music videos. With over 20 years of Prop / Latex weapon making under his belt, he leads the team in the majority of their projects.

Amber - Artist

Amber is a lifelong professional artist with multiple qualifications across various disciplines. Highly experienced in costume making for LARPs, Reenactments, Cosplay, Film & Theatre.

Her jack of all trade’s knowledge and her eye for design gives us an edge on all our most ambitious projects.

Drake - Latexing Wizard

Kev's Eldest son, Drake, also happens to be one of the best Latexers you'll find in the business. Perfecting that silky smooth finish isn't easy, but it's something he's mastered by spending time learning how the latex works and how to apply it. He also helps with mass cutting of leather goods and embossing Leather details.

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Damon - Leathering Demon

Kev's youngest Son, Damon, certainly has a passion for leathering and excels in the workshop at embossing leather details and leading a lot of leather processing of the accessories and armour and outside of the workshop he carries on this passion in his own personal projects. He is also a qualified Games Designer, who currently designs and makes computer games and opperational software.

Phoebe - Embossing Angel

Kev’s daughter Phoebe, can be found at lots of events where Kev is attending as part of the Gem’s Team and helps out with loading and unloading the van. She particularly likes dealing with IC Trading and often outshines her Dad financially in IC money! In the workshop one of her favourite jobs is providing the right cuts of leather for the rest of the team. Phoebe is an aspiring digital artist and has been producing animations from complex body sheets.

Gem – Glue Sorceress

Gem is the Owner of Gem’s Trading Co. and is also Kev’s partner. She likes to help out with the more gluey jobs, helping build weapons blanks and assisting with prop making. She also spends time in the workshop riveting all the Hard Leather Armour together and making sure everything is to spec. If there’s ever any Tailoring jobs to do, these all automatically go to her as she has decades of experience in high end costume making.

Andrew - Multitask Technician

Andrew has a plethora of skills and can turn his hand to almost anything in the Workshop. From gluing to foam-smithing, from latexing to leathering, Andrew is invaluable in his skill sets. A battery of positivity and creative flow, Andrew can be found doing a multitude of different things at any one time and filling us with pro-activity.

Charlie - Immortal Fae

Charlie has been a core member of the Hack and Slash team for years and has experience in doing some of the most creatively challenging projects. He now has his own company, ’The Trickster's Tannery’, and his products can be found in the Gem’s Trading shop at events. Although Charlie rarely frequents the workshop, this is only due to distance restrictions. Kev will still call him when particularly challenging builds are presented and Charlie can be found working for the Gem’s Trading team at events.