Crest of Z

December 22, 2008 — Z

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Not my crest but I’ve finally started on Super Robot Wars Z ^^. Finally get to play this now that I’m locked inside my house thanks to 6″ of snow (pure white outside). out This is my first time feeling alienated in a SRW since my very first time playing SRW- I don’t know most of the series featured here. There are the stables like the Mazingers, Getter Robo G, Nu Gundam and Zeta… but after that, I can’t really relate too much. Not really fond of Turn A and I never finished Gundam X. The rest of the shows I’ve never even seen orz. I wasn’t as excited for this SRW as I was for SRW Alpha 3.Nonetheless, I’m still enjoying this.

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The advanced animation is pretty sweet but the HP/EN bars and dialogue layout is the plainest I’ve ever seen ^^;. Only on scenario 5 on Rand’s route.  What’s with mecha anime glorifying boring construction tools as weapons of mass destructions? We have Hammer, drills, wrecking balls, chainsaws, and now wrenches. HELL YEA! Rand’s theme gives off Baran Doban vibes too.

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SOMEBODY GIVE ME DA POWAA!!!

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Perfect Grade Gundam Astray

December 21, 2008 — Z

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OMG… OMG… OMG!!! PERFECT GRADE RED FRAME! BANDAI!! YOU FINALLY DID IT!!! ^O^ YOU FINALLY FREAKIN’ DID IT!!… *ahem* So anyway, it’ll be based on the PG Strike frame and will be released in March ’09. This is already on my pre-order list. I can already imagine the 1/60 Gerbera Straight and all the poses it can pull off. Sweet!

And with that, I’m officially broke for 2009 already… orz

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HGUC Sazabi Review

December 20, 2008 — Z

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HGUC Sazabi’s review is up!I want to start on my HGUC Nu Gundam too but I’m on a bit of a time crunch at the moment.

The snow storm here kicked up again and today is the worst so far. Everyone is expecting six inches of snow (that’s laughable to some of you) and freezing rain right after. It was 19 degrees when I was driving home and I couldn’t see any further than 20 feet ^^;. Driving in heavy snow is almost like driving in a dream… that’s really dangerous o_o. As I was driving, I keep seeing abandoned cars on the road, some stuck under the snow and can’t get out, fishtailing, and even spin outs. I had some trouble getting my car to start moving from a stop but other that, I was pretty stable and planted on the ground ^^;. Even without tire chains, I drove up and down hills with ease, still turn without slipping, and kept control the whole time but ironically, my tires got stuck in the snow while I was trying to get into my garage xD. The snow in front of my house was left untouched since the morning. Bridgestone Potenzas FTW! ^^;

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New Contest, Need Ideas

December 19, 2008 — Z

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I would like to ask all of you for ideas on what the next contest should be ^^. I’ll announce another contest in about two weeks. If you don’t want another photohunt (*laughs maniacally*) then might I suggest you brainstorm some ideas :D. Really, just anything that comes to your mind that is Gundam/mecha/figure related. I’ll take all ideas into consideration and try to blend them in. I’ll also reserve a prize when the time comes.

As for the HGUC Sazabi review… I was called in to work so didn’t have time to quite finish up. Sorry… these things tend to happen a lot^^;

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Gundam in the Snow

December 18, 2008 — Z

WARNING: VERY LONG POST. As per some requested, I went out and give photoshooting in the snow a try. This also makes it my first time taking outdoor shots… and it was very hard ^^;. I chose my Ver. Ka’s for this photoshoot since I’ve put the most effort into them out of all my models. Click images for hi-res!

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Completed Today, Review Tomorrow

December 17, 2008 — Z

Thanks to the snow storm, I was able to stay home and finished the HGUC Sazabi :D. I’ll have the full review up by tomorrow (night) and here’s a couple of test shots:

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I wasn’t able to spray any top coat on it thanks to 19 degrees weather so I apologize for the shiny plastic. I’ve been playing around with my lighting setup to accomodate the WB on my SLR to take proper photos but I’m still not liking how it turns out so I guess I’ll just wait for real daylight ^^;.

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Macro superiority

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HGUC Sazabi in the Works…

December 16, 2008 — Z

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Started on this guy as a little “warm up” to the MG Sinanju due out next week (though I’ll probably get it after new years). So far I’m more pleased over every aspect of this kit than its old MG counterpart, especially the higher plastic quality (the plastic in the MG is similar to that of Kotobukiya’s).

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Not sure if I like the gold I used on the thrusters. It will be the same gold I’m going to be using on the MG Sinanju. It might look better after multiple layers but damn… that is time consuming o_o. I don’t want to spend as much time with Sinanju as I did with my MG Unicorn >_>. Was also gonna finish this by today but a friend called me out ^^;.

On a totally unrelated subject, take a look at this for the lulz. I didn’t make it though ^^;

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Bunny Hopping

December 15, 2008 — Z

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Here’s my favorite “holiday” game that I’d like to share with you all. Peaceful (listen to the music) and cute, but it could get addicting ^^;. Try to beat my top score if you have the time :D. Here’s the link. Have fuN!

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GN Arms + Gundam Astraea Review

December 14, 2008 — Z

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Here it is, the completed HG 1/144 GN Arms Review with guest star Gundam Astraea! The review is actually smaller than usual this time because there’s not much to cover ^^. This is also the first photo review taken with my Canon XSi so the photos might look a bit “different” than what you’re probably used to seeing ^^;. Even though it stopped snowing now (about 4″), I still can’t work on Trans-Am Exia yet as it is just below 32 degrees F right now xD.

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White Out

December 14, 2008 — Z

Looks like I’ll be having an early white Christmas this year…

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Woke up in the morning, expecting to see another plain day and I was greeted with a blanket of whiteness ^^.

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Looks like I’ll be stuck home today but I won’t be able to continue with painting my Trans-Am Exia orz. To some of you, snowing might be no biggie because you probably see snow every year. In where I live, we just get pouring rain in the winter most of the time xD. It probably snows here every other year… and it is usually half-assed like snowing for a day followed by rain for a week. I’ll be enjoying the snow for as long as I can.

How is snow in your neck of the woods?

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