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-[[Image:UNSC-Covenant-scalechart4.gif|thumb|A chart comparing the sizes of spacecraft.]]
+[[File:StephenLoftus collection.jpg|250px|thumb|Stephen Loftus with part of his Halo collection.]]
-'''Stephen Loftus''' is a fan of ''Halo'' who has contributed many articles to fansite [[Halo.Bungie.Org]] on various aspects on the Halo Universe. As well, he has produced a [http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_characterscale/ program] to compare the sizes of various characters. He is also a fan of building scale models of spaceships from science fiction series, and is currently working on scale models of the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' and the ''[[In Amber Clad]]''.
+'''Stephen Loftus''' is a scale-modeling hobbyist known for his detailed work on scale comparison on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. His knowledge and analysis of the Halo fiction got the attention of [[343 Industries]] and led to his collaboration with them on the production of ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', ''[[Halo Mythos]]'',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-preview-of-autumn '''Halo Waypoint'''': ''Halo Community Update - Preview of Autumn'']</ref> and ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''. He goes by the username "SoundEffect" on [[halo.bungie.org]] and [[User:ScaleMaster117|ScaleMaster117]] on [[Halopedia|this very website]] and [[Xbox Live]].
-==External Links==
+== Background ==
-*[http://www.seryan.com/msfm/stephen_l.htm Scale Models]
+Loftus has been into scale modeling since 1985, focusing on ships and objects from sci-fi medium such as [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]], [[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] and [[wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=17041 '''Bungie.net''': ''Average Joe - SoundEffect'']</ref> He co-founded and maintains the [http://msfmgroup.ca/ Maritime Science Fiction Modelers], a website formed in 1993 that is dedicated to showcase the work of the sci-fi scale-modeling group.
-**[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_poamodel/ Pillar of Autumn]
-**[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_iacmodel/ In Amber Clad]
+Since the release of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Loftus has been producing detailed analyses on the ''Halo'' universe, focusing on the technical specifications of the technology, ships and weapons. The most well-received article to date has been his [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/1280h.html silhouette scale charts] showing most Halo game objects in scale with one another in a series of cascading images from the very large to the very small.
-*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/theworkofstephenloftus.html Halo Articles]
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+File:UNSC-Covenant-scalechart4.gif|A chart comparing the sizes of spacecraft, made by Loftus.
+File:Bumble bee life pod.gif|An analysis on the dimensions of the [[SKT-9 Bumblebee]] by Loftus.
+File:ArkScaleComparison.gif|A comparison of the Installation 00 with Earth and a Halo ring by Loftus.
+</gallery>
+== Sources ==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+== External links ==
+*[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/theworkofstephenloftus.html '''halo.bungie.org''': ''The Various Halo Projects of Stephen Loftus'']
+*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/ '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Determining the Real Sizes of Objects in Halo'']
+*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_planetscale/ '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo-verse Planetary Scale'']
+*[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_signs/ '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo Signs'']
 [[Category:People|Loftus, Stephen]]