Contest Update

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I’ve received 12 entries so far for the contest and have saved the photos to my comp. ^^ So far so good. If you didn’t get a “failed delivery” email then I most likely received it (sorry, I didn’t have time to reply to everyone). Those who still want to join or missed out on what’s going on can check out my previous entry. Depending on how many more entries I get, I might extend the finals up to Top 5 instead of 3. Some are good enough I think I can just let it to go to Finals already. I’ll be showing all the entries (one photo from each person) after this is all over. Remember, submission is over when I put up my MG Impulse review. Hope more people joins and thank you all who already participated ^^.

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Prelude to MG Impulse

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Just thouht I’d built this little guy before the real MG ^^;. Here’s the review. Snapped this model together as a “warm up” to refresh my mind on Impulse’s design. Now I’ll be going back to work on the real MG…

As for the contest… I have 10 entries so far and they’re all looking pretty good. I want to jump in too! xD. It’ll be tough when it comes time to start choosing finalist >_<. Keep ‘em coming!

Model Giveaway

UPDATE: tweaked some rules to make things a bit more clear. They’re in Red.

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I am giving away this still-new in box R-Gun Powered from Kotobukiya’s SRW OG line-up. I bought this kit many moons ago but after building the Alteisen Riese, I don’t want this kit nor did I ever planned on building it in the first place. Bought it impulsively because it was so cheap ^^;. So now I’m throwing it up for grabs to whoever wants it. Shipping is also on me, and it doesn’t matter if you’re across the globe. Sounds good?

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However, I do have a catch. To give everyone a fair chance (instead of the first person to say “ME!”), I’m turning this into a contest. A photography contest. It’s very simple- take a photo of your favorite/best Gundam model in the best pose you can put it in. Best one wins (decided by all later in a poll). Now isn’t that appropriate for this blog? xD. Well, Here’s how it goes:

1. You can submit up to two photos (because I know it’s hard to choose sometimes…) only once. I choose the best of the two. I prefer two shots of the same Gundam/model/figure/whatever.

2. I look at the pose (stunning? striking? awesome?), backdrop (no need to be fancy… just not in front of a toilet or something), lighting and camera angle. sharpness is a plus.

3. You have until I released my MG Impulse review to submit photos (this means roughly a week plus some change). You will know this beforehand because I will be posting WISPs (Work in Slow Progress). In the event I take longer than usual on Impulse and no one submit anything for 3-4 days then I can cut things short.

4. I’ll pick the best three then everyone gets to vote on the winner; you can vote for yourself.

5. submit photos to zyuan3618 [at] hotmail [dot] com with an obvious title.

6. I want to see how well this works out and might consider giving away other models in the future.

8. No Gundams? Figures or other mechs work too.

9. To counter spam voting and promote fair play, I will also be voting. My vote will be equivalent to OVER 9000!!! votes.*

10. I’ll ask an outside forum to vote as well. I’ll make sure it’s “far away enough” where it won’t be affiliated with anyone in the otakusphere.

After all is said and done, I’ll email the winner where he/she wants the model to be shipped and that’s it! ^^

Hahaha… if anyone is wondering, I got this idea from Danny after his contests ^^;.

Looking forward to some of your entries. Have fun!

MG Impulse Gundam STARTO!

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Finally… I’ve been wanting to start on this MG for the longest time. I will be trying something new and let you all know how it goes after I’m done with it ^^;. It could make the Gundam look better, worse or just the same. Who knows…

Mamoru Miyano as Light Yagami

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My manager (who is a Light/Mamoru fangirl herself) showed me this awesome youtube video of Mamoru Miyano dubbing Tamaki Suou and Light Yagami IN PERSON. It is really astonishing to see the actual seiyuu’s expressions when dubbing his characters! I’m like… “wow.. so THAT’S how he did the Kira Laugh!”. Check it out. Mamoru Miyano is amazing ^^

Youtube link here if video is unavailable for embedding for whatever reason later on.

For those who don’t know, Mamoru Miyano is also Setsuna F. Seiei from Gundam 00 ^^; Too bad we don’t get to hear him go “ore wa… ore dachi wa… Gundam da!” or “ore wa Gundam datta! TOH!” xD.

1/144 Alteisen Riese Review

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Oi… sorry for the long wait! but it’s finally done! Here’s my review for Kotobukiya’s 1/144 Alteisen Riese. Okay…. guess I can finally go to sleep now xD… Oyasuminasai!

Complete… yet not.

Update: DONE! Here’s the review!

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Canon Rebel XSi – WANT

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I’ve been itching for a camera upgrade ever since I felt my current SX100 IS is not up to my photo demands and me starting to outgrow it; I always feel that it can look a little better… and better. Guess my main target for Black Friday/Cyber Monday would be Canon’s XSi dSLR. I’ve been eyeing the camera for awhile but finally decided to jump the gun after consulting with Marvin. Not really a Canon fanboy but I grew up using them (gone through 3 canons and my dad has a sweet film SLR). It’ll be my first SLR and hope I can utilize its full potential some way down the road (I’ll also be taking a photography course in the spring as well). Lenses will destroy my wallet faster than any Gundam models ever could though… orz

I’m not a Photographer but photography has been one of my hobbies for years and learning how to take photos properly can come in very handy at times like during special occasions (and Gunpla reviews xD). One might remember the awesome moment in their head but being able to see it in person and share it in all its glory is even better.

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Alteisen Riese Status

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In case anyone missed it, Old Iron Giant means Alteisen Riese ^^;. Alt-chan here looks promising enough. I’ll save all my comments for the review. All I have left are the waist and backpack/”wings”. Unfortunately I’ll also be gone for the whole day for the rest of the week so review probably won’t be up till the weekends or even next week ^^;.

SRW OG Gaiden

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VERY late of me but I’ve finally started on Super Robot Wars Original Geneerations Gaiden. Thought I outta just breeze through this game once before I start on Z since it is only 39 stages. Of course, by the time I start Z, Banpresto would most likely have a new SRW coming out already orz. Already blew past the first five stages; Kai’s Gespenst MK II Kai Kai is freakin’ awesome!

Will do a little review on that little Art-1 figure some time this week and hopefully, I’d have completed the old iron giant by then as well.

Update:

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So my glasses fell apart and lost the screw somewhere in my house (guess it dropped when I wasn’t around)… this means I can’t see the TV… meaning I can’t play SRW… orz. My vision sucks enough where things start to get blurry after four feet ^^;

Guess it’s just back to working on the model then…

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