Expendible Artistry

Custom Bleach Playarts Vasto Lorde Ichigo figure.

2011-07-29T10:32:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone!Here is one of my first custom figures. This is actually one of two prototypes. The final production version will more than likely feature color cast hair as opposed to being painted. The horns are held in place by brass rods for structural integrity so as they just wont snap off. each end of the rod is embedded roughly a quarter of an inch on each end. If any of your went to AX this year, you probably saw both versions of this figure in the art Show next to a MG RX-93-2 Hi nu Gundam (Also mine)

I sculpted the master for this piece using portions of the original Hollow mask of the ichigo figure, and a resin cast of Tsuruya's hair. I initially just wanted to produce one for my self but when a buddy of mine asked me to make one for him, i decided to make molds so as i can make multiples. Anyhoo, this particular variation of the figure also features painted skin to reflect ichigo's hollow transformation.

Comments and crits welcome.

1/100 RX-93-2 Hi Nu Gundam MG B-Club Conversion - the only Hi Nu that matters

2010-08-20T00:02:00.000-07:00

Greetings all, I have finally finished my dream kit: the 1/100 Hi-Nu Gundam conversion by b-club. I’ve been wanting this thing since it first came out back in the day (2001-2002i think). Not as mod intensive as my 1/100 00-Raiser, but a fun kit none the less. Instead of using the resin face, I decided to keep the face plate of the original MG Nu Gundam. The head of the kit originally had empty spaces for vents, so I decided to take some of the extra verniers from the recast kit and sand them down to fit into said spaces. I used transparent plastic for the lense on the forehead, and a little putty to bulk up the chest. The head and rifle are re-casts, and the rest of the resin parts are originals.

Gandalf the grey staff (moria version)

2010-05-25T17:41:00.000-07:00

My friends and I are working on this version of the staff of Gandalf The Grey. These will be available as kits (i.e. you need to build and paint these your self) The master sculpt will be finished by the end of this week. e-mail feel free to contact me for details or leave a comment here for details.

Try and Wrap Your head around this One

2010-05-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

The title says it all.

1/100 GN-00000 OO Riser

2010-05-01T01:04:00.000-07:00

Hello folks, haven't posted a completed kit in a while so here's mine.

mods and ad ons

the face has been cut and recessed further back into the head
new and longer neck
Upper arms and hip joints were replaced with those from the 1/100 MG Hi-Nu Gundam
2 ball joints in the torso area and the gaps covered over with computer ribbon cable
hip joints lowered by a few millimeters
GN swords modded so was you need not remove the blades to turn change into rifle mode
B-club resin hands
small details added to connection between the GN drive mounts
stock thursters replaced with those from MG Hi-nu Gundam

Onto the pictures:

Completed Model: Saber: Gentle Breeze (fate stay night)

2010-04-30T14:24:00.000-07:00

This here is my 2nd attempt at a figure kit. The eyes were decals that were supplied with the kit so i cant really take credit for them ^_^. This kit was a fairly easy build. One of very few saber figures out there with her hair down, this kit is truly a unique piece. As this kit did come with a second set of hair attachments, i decided to implement a magnetic mounting system that allows for one to change from the signature bun type hair style to the kits unique flowing hair.

Last Airbender Trailer #2

2010-04-18T23:53:00.000-07:00

I've never really been a hardcore Avatar: The Last Airbender fan, but I did find the series enjoyable. That being said, I'm looking forward to the movie, with some reservations. The first being the source material itself. Being a kids show, you cant get too heavy handed or dark with the film, but the trailer seems to make it to be just that. The series relied heavily on comic relief, so I'm not terribly sure how that's going to play into things here. my second concern is the director. I have very mixed feelings about Shamylan. Ive associated his work as of late with craptacular and incredibly anticlimactic endings...but hey, its kid's film so I'm willing to let alot of that crap slide. Anyhoo, onto the reason for this post: the 2nd trailer has been released and the visuals look promising. let's forget for a minute that all the actors save for the water tribe folks ought to be Chinese yeah?

apple iCat?

2010-04-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

Now I'm normally not one to post such inane things as videos of a cat playing with an iPad, but hey, first time for everything. Ive yet to finish shooting any of my completed kits as of late, so for now, this will have to do.

back in the game!

2010-04-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

Hello to all. I am once again attempting to resurrect this blog. Images of my completed gunpla will be posted shortly as well as completed and painted figures, with the occasional figure review. There will be a few WIPs, but not too many tend to get lazy in photographing my models while working on them. Cheers for now!

Randomness!

2008-09-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can't believe its been 2 months since i last posted, ugh, I fail. Well, with school starting up things should get slightly more interesting. Anyhoo, to get the ball rolling, On my usual wanderings about the interweb, I inevitably end up on youtube, and so found the following video.

Completely random, I know, but hey, what's life with out a little randomness right? In the upcoming posts, I plan to have at least 1 figure review and a few pics of a project I recently finished. Stay tuned yeah?

un-fucking believable

2008-08-11T03:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the profanity, but I think it is warranted. FUCK THESE PIECES OF SHITE! Last I checked, the Olympic Games were a symbol of international cooperation and the promotion of understanding other peoples and cultures. This image below however is the complete antithesis of said principles. Am I the only who thinks that it would be a bad idea to make the "chinky eyes" gesture, long believed to be a derogatory one against Asians IN CHINA!? Well that aside, you can read the article here. So, while I normally would say something like "someone fly over there and start hacking away at some Achilles tendons, I'll be a sport for once and be gentle: BOYCOTT SPANISH GOODS AND START A MASSIVE MEDIA BACKLASH AGAINST THESE ASSHOLES!

wandering about on youtube

2008-07-28T01:50:00.000-07:00

So, while completely unrelated to anything I usually talk about on this here blog, I found this vid particularly funny, and being a Hugh Laurie fan, here goes.

a few months early, but what the hell

2008-07-23T01:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, sure my birth day isnt for a few months, but hey what the hell. There will be a party in the end of august or early September. As usual, if you dont pick up these items, its fine, they are to serve a guide as to my interests and figures/kits that I would like to add to my collection.
Specific Items

figma SOS brigade -Toylet.net is an actual store that is located along Gale Avenue nxt to the Smart and Final and Kinko's across the street from the Arby's and Home Depot

Koizumi...$25 at Toylet

1/35 Code Geass Gawain Resin kit...roughly $40
1/8 Mitsuba Tohno resin kit....roughly $40
Revoltech Asuka...$20 at Frank and Sons
1/100 Avalanche Exia...$35 at franks
Master Replicas Luke Skywalker ANH FX Lightsaber...$80-$100 Group buy anyone?
Yamato creator's Labo#2 Rakka...25 at hlj.com
Yamato 1/60 YF-19 Fast Pack parts...$50 at franks
36" T-Rex Skeleton...$28
House Season 4 on DVD...$40
Batman Begins DVD...$15-$20
Construct a bot Wall-E...$20
Eastern Hermann's tortoise...$100-$150
Godzilla King of the Monsters: Deluxe Edition Collectors DVD...$15 at Best Buy
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days vol.6...$10
1/60 PG Skygrasper...$50 At Franks
Clerks X 10 year anniversary edition...$20-$30

General Items

chocoate chip cookies
Strawberry Cheescake
Baked Potatoe Soup at Black Angus
Pocky
Ice Cream
food cookbooks
Shrimp Tempura
Chicken Katsu

now lets get general - Likes:

Death Note
Gamera
Godzilla
Gundam
Japanese Swords
food
books (sci fi and fantasy)
Turtles
Tortoises
Orca
lightsaber replicas
sci-fi and fantasy movies
japanese flicks
High and Mighty Color
Gackt
L'arc en Ciel
Never Ending Story
Prop replicas
Chronicles of Narnia
graphic design (and books about graphic design)
Jigoku Shoujo/Hell Girl
anime (duh)
food
fire
sushi
Gundam Kits (especially the Master Grade Format)
Eating
Cooking
Katanas (Carbon Steel Ones)
Anime
Manga
Lightsaber replicas (No Plastic sabers, No mini lightsabers, only accurate Metal hilt replicas)
Borders Book Store
Mochi Ice Cream
Japanese food
burgers
Art
Painting
Drawing
Reading (sci fi, fantasy mostly)
Macross
photography

what not to get me:

P.S. people have often told me that they are worried about getting me a gundam that i dont want or already have....here is a good rule of thumb....anything 1/100 scale form the Master Grade Series is good by me. I dont mind having doubles. It just gives me another change to re-build a kit with new techniques/ideas for modifications

now, here is a list of things NOT TO GET ME/I DO NOT NEED!

Godzilla DVD's (except the one listed above of course)
Stuffed turtlesStuffed Sheep
Plushies in general for that matter unless i have specified a plushie i actually want (very very very unlikely)
MINI Lightsabers
Plastic Lightsabers
clothes...unless you KNOW its something i will actually like...in that case, I'm a medium/large in adult size
Gamera DVD's (I already have the ones I want)
Anime DVD's (Unless its the DeathNote Limited Box sets with figs, the by all means go for it)
Jewelry...I'm way too damn picky
kitchen knives (Japanese Sushi Knives are ok though...those are fun...i mean usefull...when making sushi)
Pre-built Gundam figures (again, waaay to damn picky - Gundam KITS are ok though)

AX 08: Enough said

2008-07-23T00:29:00.000-07:00

Yes, Yes, I know, its weeks past AX...been busy, between building my 1/100 Exia, and Technique Impossible Eva-01. So, here it goes.

Lets start with the most important thing: Cosplay
day 1 - Haji (Blood+) -pictures taken loads of time-
day 2 - Preventer (Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz)
day 3 - Jedi (do i really have to say where thats from??) -got my ass kicked my Marvin the Marian-
day 4 - Haji (check day 1)

Not too much photo documentation out there of my Preventer outfit, nor my Jedi get up, but here is one my Haji cosplay and his master Saya see left of image

3 meisters found at AX - where are you Hallelujiah!

secondly, events:
- Jyukai Concert kicks Ass, officially on my good list of artists, sadly no pics were allowed....crap.
- AX-Idol, some interesting acts, the winner wasnt bad.
- AX Masquerade, short, but not too bad
- misc, got my autograph from the bloke who played Ed Elrich, and pic!
fyi, He knows the difference between an MR saber and Graflex 3-cell, and he's got of 'em!!!

Thirdly, swag! Initially I intended to spend at most $100, have a look at this haul and see if i succeeded

1) Master Replicas Yoda FX Lightsaber
2)Master Grade Shin Musha Gunam
3)1/100 HG GNY-001 Gundam Exia (YES, THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NECESSARY)
4)Kotobukiya 1/6 Misato Katsuragi (the last one at the entire show!)
5) 1/7 Scale Motoko Kusanagi PVC
6) Max Factory Figma Saber
7)1/8 Alter Enma Ai (thanks much to Larry at Toylet)
8) 1/8 Kotobukiya Hasegawa Akemi PVC
9) (not pictured) Gundam 00 Portraits: Setsuna F Seiei (sheer luck on this one, i opened a blind box!!)

so, what do you all think? did I succeed in keeping within my monetary limits?

Lastly, Post AX-ness
With the belligerent spending at AX, that always results in lots of crap to take home, try stuffing this in the trunk of a Ford Focus Hatchback: This load also includes the haul of one the cats who came with us to AX, who's haul is even more impressive than mine!

Now, as seen on the above post of my cosplay, and the above picture I made and carried a 3 foot tall prop:

This is what happens when we decided that the coffin looking case will not go home with us:

excuse the shitty photography - we were running a tad low on time.

wrap up: After lots of spending, a hell of a lot of driving (as we drove back and for from the LA convention center from my place in the Outer Rim territories) and very little sleep, overall, it was quite a weekend, I'd love to see what the next AX Brings.

random beach party ness

2008-06-26T23:23:00.000-07:00

Alright, this one is for Thinzar....YOU WHO MISSED THE BEACH TRIP ON MONDAY!!!!!! not to be mean or anything, buy yeah, lots of little shenanigans i.e. Kuan dancing of a smoldering coal pit....great stuff

more photography

2008-06-26T23:08:00.000-07:00

Well, here are a few more pics I have taken, again, no photoshop whatsoever. And once again, please don't take this stuff.

George Carlin dies at 71

2008-06-22T22:15:00.000-07:00

Article on MSNBC
As the article says, today George Carlin dies at 71. A beloved counter culture icon, obscene, vulgar, and incredibly funny, leaves behind a legacy of 4 word strings, practical advice, and decades of laughter. I'm usually not one for celebrities and what not, but being a huge Carlin fan, I just had to write about his demise. George, you will be missed, but your work and words will live in forever, but hey, look at this this way, you can look down (or up) at us to observe us for the rest of eternity and rant about the bullshit of humanity for eons to come, rant on you crazy old bastard.

words of a crazy son of a bitch

Happy Birthday Thinzar

2008-06-10T11:26:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Thinzar!! (for anyone who doesn't knoe her or what she looks like, shes the short-haired chick in the photo)

Photography

2008-06-10T11:06:00.001-07:00

Being that I am aspiring photographer, I might as well post some of my work. Only one of these images has been cropped, the others have NOT been altered whatsoever, save for resizing. I took these images myself, so once again, do not be an ass and take my work and call it your own.

High and Mighty color - Hot Limit (PV)

2008-06-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Hey all, I don't usually talk about music and PV's here, but hey, this vid is too awesome to ignore. I've been following High and Mighty Color, pretty much since they started out with "Pride". Also being a big TM Revolution/Abingdon Boys School fan, I had to post this. their new PV Hot limit is a cover of a song by TM Revolution, and the music video also bears striking similarities. Hell, TM Revolution even makes a cameo on this vid! Anyhoo, enough of me, on to the VID.

more photoshop nonsense

2008-05-19T22:01:00.000-07:00

Once again, more photoshope nonsense. Nothing spectacular, just some stuff I had been working on for fun. Again, don't be an ass and take my stuff:

Photoshop shenanigans

2008-04-27T18:59:00.000-07:00

Well, just wanted to post one of my endeavors on photoshop. The Image of the Strike-Freedom is from the web, namely from a site called wonderexcellence.com. Please, don't be an ass and take my work and say its yours.

My Luke V2 Lightsaber

2008-04-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

After that last post, I feel that I must post something constructive, and so here we go: This is my LUke ROTJ v2 Lightsaber.

Long story short, this saber was the stunt versions used in return of the Jedi. I honestly prefer this version as Luke was seen with this saber more times than with the Hero version .You can check out the full scoop on this version at Parts to Star Wars

While it is not a perfect replica of the v2, im still very happy with it Anyhow, I got the parts i needed for this saber form various sources, the main body came form e-bay. The seller custom machined the saber for me, and it was surprisingly cheap, around $67. The threaded bar I needed to put the thing together was bought at a local hardware store, the clamp came from a member of the FX-sabers.com forums, and yes it is a REAL graflex clamp, the knurled Cone and circuit board came from a member of the replica prop forum

Those who hate anime

2008-04-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

Hey all! I know, i know, i havent posted anything since last december, and if any of you wish to throw tomatoes at me for that, then feel free...as a matter of fact, I think i deserve it hehehe. Anyhoo, I finished with my homework early, and wandered about on the internet, low and behold, i find a post on Danny Choo's site about anime haters, which inspired this post.
Simply put, I'm an Otaku....people call us Otaku nerds, immature, stupid, etc, but hey, lets compare states here, i graduated 9th in my class in high school with an International Baccalaureate diploma, by no means a small scholastic achievement. I currently go to school at cal-poly pomona with a 3.56 GPA, am holding a steady job that pays for my car, gas, insurance, and daily living expenses, not to mention holding a steady relationship with a wonderful woman (yes she is real). While these do not sum me up as a person, I'm not one to brag but with these facts in mind, I don't believe that being an Otaku makes me stupid and immature.
Lets examine Danny Choo for a bit, Otaku: yes, business owner; HELL YEAH. How's that for stupid and immature? Now lets examine these anime haters who post vids on youtube and host anime hating petitions, can any of them make such a boast? I belive one would be hard pressed to find an anime hater who is successful in the professional world on one of these sites..why? Simply because intelligent folk who do not like anime and live meaningfull/successful lives have better things to do than spam Otaku (hence the lack of intelligent arguments against anime/Otaku).
While this post may seem a spite against anime-haters, its not. I have no ill feelings against people who do not like anime. My beef is against those self Righteous mooks who feel that they are better simply on account that they have a different opinion from others (i.e. I'm "normal, hence I'm better than those nerds/freaks over there).

Demons!

2008-01-05T19:42:00.000-08:00

I watched "The Golden Compass" recently, and so here is my demon just in case any of your were curious...while the one i was given isnt all that bad (considering someone i know got a spider....and hates is...self loathing hell i dont knoe), i would have like to get a platypus or perhaps a manitee...or a turltle...yeah anyhoo:

2007-12-12T23:43:00.000-08:00

ok, so i have received numerous complaints that my list is a tad to expensive, so here I will post items that i WANT and are in the 25 dollar or less range, some of wich are in the list below

1) Covertec Belt Clip
2) A large death note
3) Godzilla: King of the Monsters DVD collectors edition
4)Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days manga vol. 6
5) Clerks Inaction Jay and Silent bob figures
6) books on graphic design (very non specific i know)
7) Japanese cook books (again, very non specific...these can be found at borders...duh)
8)1/144 HG Gundam Exia (this can be found at frank and son's. simply print, and show to vendors who sell gundams (try the back of the 2nd Isle form the left *HINT*
9)1/100 Legend Gundam (same hint as above item)
10) Action Base/Stand (Yet again, same hint as above kits)
11) Revoltech Saber (Frank and Son's is your best bet for this one. the large booth in the back of the 2nd to the last isle on the RIGHT)
12) Triple Zero Paintbrush....yes...a pain brush...do i seriously even need to link this last one?
13) A wicket Figure...yes...Wicket the ewok form star wars..it does not have to be the exact one linked here, but it does have to be wicket...not some random ewok

P.S. people have often told me that they are worried about getting me a gundam that i dont want or already have....here is a good rule of thumb....anything 1/100 scale form the Master Grade Series is good by me. I dont mind having doubles. It just gives me another change to re-build a kit with new techniques/ideas for modifications

now, here is a list of things NOT TO GET ME/I DO NOT NEED!

Godzilla DVD's (except the one listed above of course)
Stuffed turtles
Stuffed Sheep
Plushies in general for that matter unless i have specified a plushie i actually want (very very very unlikely)
Neon Genesis Rei or Asuka figures (I already have way to many!)
MINI Lightsabers
Plastic Lightsabers
clothes...unless you KNOW its something i will actually like...in that case, I'm a medium/large in adult size
Gamera DVD's (I already have the ones I want)
Anime DVD's (Unless its the DeathNote Vol.2 limited Box set with the Light Yagami figure, the by all means go for it)
Jewelry...I'm way too damn picky
kitchen knives (Japanese Sushi Knives are ok though...those are fun...i mean usefull...when making sushi)
Pre-built Gundam figures (again, waaay to damn picky - Gundam KITS are ok though)

Christmas list of sorts

2007-11-28T22:50:00.000-08:00

Well here we go, its that time of year. so hell, why not post a list right? This is merely a guide for the lot of you, so its cool if you don't buy from this list. thats fine. This is actually my "to buy list" but I have put it on hold for the holidays .so here goes

General Interests and places I like to go to

Gundam Kits (especially the Master Grade Format)
Eating
Cooking
Katanas (Carbon Steel Ones)
Anime
Manga
Godzilla
Gamera
Lightsaber replicas (No Plastic sabers, No mini lightsabers, only accurate Metal hilt replicas)
Borders Book Store
Ice Cream
Mochi Ice Cream
Sushi
Tempura
Japanese food
burgers
Graphic design
Art
Painting
Drawing
Reading (sci fi, fantasy mostly)
Macross
photography

PS Sorry, my tastes are expensive....

very long time no see/post

2007-11-20T23:17:00.000-08:00

yes, i know, 4 months no post....im a terrible blogger...oh well. here are a few updates, images will come later on.

my birthday came and went, but the following figures/items are in my posession

Sushi Set - which will learn to use!! (arigatou Anata)
Yomiko Readman (thanks Jeremy)
BOME Saber (much thanks Ry)
BOME Rin Tohsaka (credit goes to Gerry)
BOME Kaname and Chidori (gotta thank Alan for that one!)
Vodka (thaks Mr Halopoff)
borders gift cards (wich lead to the purchase of manga!) - (much thanks Thinzar)
a friggin great time at the party (Hun,Ed, Alan, Adam, Jeremy, Rene, Aaron, Gerry, Liz, Th Thinzar, and to anyone else at the party i cant remember!

Converted my Darth Maul (finally) into a Luxeon saber
Got a parks Obi-wan ANH hilt
started my graflex luxeon project with the purchase of vader sound board
Bought a CE qui-gon hilt
started school (again)
Started and FInished my PG strike, MG Zaku 2.0, RX-78 ver Ka Resin, tachikoma

currently working on Sword Strike parts

Started MG hi-nu kit, pre-ordered VP recast of their Hi-nu conversion

started on scratch build of Hi-nu funnel racks

obtained DeathNote dvd box set Vol.1 with Rykuk Figure (to hell with the DVD itself !)
started a few Macross Kits
continued work on Gundam GP-04G resin kit
killed my airbrush (wich means i need a new one!)
built the SG Wing Gundam
worked on Wing Gundam and Wing Gundam ZERO project
went to PMX - got an Enma Ai figure
Added 1/8 Nagato Yuki to my collection
restarted work on Gundam Astray Red Frame.
Started planning for a trip to san diego!

A Birthday List of Sorts

2007-07-24T23:42:00.000-07:00

So, now i post my yearly b-day gift list....i was told to keep the items practical and around 30 bucks...then i realized the chances of anyone getting anything from this list is pretty remote, but hey ill stick to the parameters as best i can...with one or two exceptions. Please keep in mind, these are items that i wish to obtain one way or the other, and upon posting this list, i will take no action to obtain them on account of the rule that i cant buy anything for myself on this list once it has been published...

BOME Saber PVC 27-30, it should hit frank and son's shelves at around mid august

BOME Kaname and Chidori - 27-30 At Frank's

1/8 Yomiko Readman PVC Figure - $35 at J-station (the anime store near Mt sac)

1/60 scale PG skygrasper w/Aile Striker - depends on where you shop, but Frank and Son's is best

Sirius Black Wand replica - 30 direct from webs

PVC figures from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Frank and Son's again is best for this(especially for the Haruhi figure I posted here), I prefer figs of Nagato Yuki, but Haruhi is more than welcome....please, no figures of Asahina....

1/24 W.H.A.M Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma - Tachi-Blue $35 at hlj.com

1/24 W.H.A.M Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma - Tachi-Silver $35 at hlj.com

1/24 W.H.A.M Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma - Tachi-Yellow $35 at hlj.com

Borders Gift cards (no link here...i wonder where one can get border's gift cards....)

Ok thats it for specifics, now for the general interests/things i find kewl

Metal lightsaber prop replicas (no mini lightsabers, or plastic ones...sorry, im really anal about my sabers)

Carbon Steel Katanas

cookies! (chocolate chip or white chocolate chip macadamia)

white chocolate covered strawberries

strawberries in general

strawberry flavored food items
> strawberry flavored pocky!
>strawberry cheescake
>you get the picture right?

Gamera Items (except the dvd's, ive already got those)

ok thats it for the list....now if any of these items are out of your budget, that is completely understandable, these items merely serve as a reference/starting point...but really though....a slice of strawberry cheescake at carl's jr is not even 2 bucks.....nor are Mrs Field cookies and pocky for that matter! I am aware of the fact that i have relatively expensive tastes...i can't really help that...well thats it for now, take kares ppl and good luck to you all (and i know i have at least miffed a few people out there...)

randomness yet again.

2007-07-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

long tyme no post huh? well lets see, AX has come and gone, will post pictures at a later date, at the moment im too lazy. I found a few things i liked here and there, so that was nice. I got around to buying an MG hi-nu gundam, so ill work on that eventually. For now, my time is consumed by working on my ZAKU ver 2.0. The internal Frame is done, with some silver dry brushing. Ill start on the outer armour when i get tyme to hook up the air compressor and air brush. I'm still working on the Justice, but i ran out of the pink i need for the outer armour, so its at a bit of stand still. As for the RX-ver ka, its been primed and put on skewers, so thats that. I'm also working on my 1/60 freedom. I was looking for an interesting project one day, and decided to mess around with my 1/60 Freedom that i had laying around, so here it goes. Thus far, I added a bit of pla-plate to the base of the wings to give a bit of definition to them as they seemed rather flat. secondly, i "opened" up the wings by cutting and re gluing the tops and bottoms of the individual wings. this was alot harder than i thought it would be, the blue plastic used for the wings was rather difficult to cur through, but hey im happy with the results thus far. There was no way to keep the cannons in between the wings because of the fact that i had opened up the wings, so i decided to remove and remount the cannons to a different place on the back pack using a bits of extra plastic i had from left over kits and lots of mori mori. I also cut the waste, added a ball joint and filled in the gap with pla-plate and more Mori Mori. I'm not too satisfied with the internal detailing in this area, so i plan to work on that later on. The i also added a second ball joint to the base of the neck to elongate it as well as to add a bit of mobility. I'm not quite sure on that else to do with this kit, so suggestions are more than welcome.

On another note, i finally sold my other Anaking ROTS FX lightsaber, and im still debating on wether or not to make my graflex 3-cell a luxeon or to buy the FX Luke ANH saber and make that into a lux. Either way it will be a fun project to work on after i get my Maul conversion done. Im still trying to get a hold of a CE qui-gon for $100 or less. My obi-wan will come in the mail some time in the next month, so im looking forward to that! thats it for now, ill try to updater more often!!

sabers, cosplay, kits

2007-06-11T23:14:00.000-07:00

School is finally out for the year ^_^x!! now i can finally start working/finishing some of my projects. From the looks of it, the Justice is gonna be finished first, Then my resin RX-78 ver. KA. I'm currently snapping up the Cross Bone Gundam i got at Franks for 25. I doubt ill start on my Zaku 2.0 Char till after my PG strike is done (after the Justice, and RX-78 that is). Though first thing is first, gotta finish work on the ornamentation for the Abel and Catarina costumes, finish Matsumoto's sword, and buy a cane for my Urahara cosplay. the sword blade is ready for paint, now all that is needed is the tsuba, habaki, and saya (ugh). As for lightsabers: I got my graflex in the mail last week, makes the MR fx hilts look like crap! I also sold my spare Anakin saber, and ive had a few inquiries about my other one. Sadly Vader is all on his lonesome (i might convert it to an Anakin AOTC, not sure yet). After the money for my MG Sazabi comes in, ill most likely buy the Maul Conversion kit from TCSS. With the flyers for Jedi Armory sent out, all i can do is wait till orders come in and i can start making some cash. well thats all for now, ill try and get graflex pics as well as my Maul up as soon as I can, thats all for now

randomness!

2007-05-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

well, finals is finally coming up (hahaha shitty wordplay). hopefully after thats finished i can finally continue working on some gunpra. Speaking of which, finally found a buyer for the sazabi, albeit in Singapore. Well either way, it funds my next saber project (Maul Conversion). Hopefully my resin GP-04 will come in the mail as some point soon. No that i mention in, work on the RX-78 ver Ka resin kit is coming along nicely. lots of pla-plate and a few polycaps here and there. at the moment im watching Dune, some sort of sci-fi b=movie....kind of a trip really. gotta love those old movies. its kinda tripy hearing all the characters talk in their heads...anyhow. its based on some dessert planet, some life sustaing substance, nobility, native peoples, (ok so it sounds like a lot of other sci-fi films out there). anyhoo...its not making much sense right now, but that might have something to do with the fact that im rather distracted right now, and no completely because of the fact that im wandering around online...well thats it for now. ill try and get some pics of the ver. KA up, as well as the yoda hilt that im currently working on

MG Sazabi Finally Finished!!!

2007-05-12T10:33:00.000-07:00

Like the title says, my MG sazabi is finally finished! watta bit that kit was....its cursed it tell you!! had a few problems to say the least: kept running out of paint and supplies, had to rebuild a few parts on account of them breaking or disappearing.
As for the kit it self, its been candy coated with red paint over a silver base. there are a few areas where the paint was over applied and gathered, but they arent all that bad looking, namely around the vents on the shoulders. there are also a few paint chips that i might have missed, touched up all the ones i could find. anyhow. this kit is for sale. yes you read correctly, for sale. you can get this bit of Shiny-ness for $75 (shipping included, unless you live outside of the country). All the blades and beam sabers are still included, but i no longer have the original box nor instructions. later this afternoon, i plan to take this to a friends shop to display/sell. if any of you want it, just drop me a line and ill tell my friend to let anyone else know that its no longer for sale. first come first serve is the rule!

just a quick update

2007-05-06T18:05:00.000-07:00

Hey yall, been kinda busy, so yeah no updates for a while hehehe. anyhoo, its the 7th week of school...almost done!! AX is around the corner, i realy have to get cracking on that sword and those clips. my MG sazabi is almost done (save for those decals that have yet to come in...damn snail mail). After i get the decals applied, it will be put up for sale for any who are interested. Lastly, im finally planning to start a lightsaber FX conversion service based at Frank And Son's collectible show! it will be a minor thing on the side, so hopefully it will take off in the future. thats it for now, gotta get cracking on that art homework!!

midterms!!

2007-04-13T10:18:00.000-07:00

To be honest, this week seems like a real bitch. got a 7 chapter test coming up. and a heavily shaded drawing for art class. not to mention tests for Intro to drawing, and Art history...*bleh*....anyhoo, i bought another tachikoma kit recently. the kit over all is simple, but definitely requires painting. I'm thinking of adding LED's to the kit, but other than that, no other mods....i may eventually end up building a tachikoma as seen in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (as opposed to the stock kit wich is the 2nd gig version). Still waiting on the paint for my Justice Gundam to Come in, so thats on hold for now, so i might as well keep working on the Destiny Gundam...just have to do a few things here and there for the wings, and get the weapons cemented and sanded, then the painting fun begins. ill post pics of those when ever i get the chance, maybe week after Saturday. ill also probably give a rundown as to the mods on that kit.

lightsaber pics

2007-04-08T15:14:00.000-07:00

Last post i said i would post a few pics, so here they are:
most of u Star Wars people know who these sabers belong to, but for the rest, the top one is Anakin's lightsaber from EP III, the midle pic is of Vader's saber from EP V, and the last one is of Mace Windu's from EP II/EPIII. These are Master Replicas FX hilts that have been converted to Luxeon III LED lightsabers. The blades are removable and unlike stock MR sabers, they CAN be used of Dueling against a rival Jedi or Sith. The Anakin has a blue 3 watt LED in it, and the Vader has a red one. The mace windu saber however contains a hyper white/silver LED, the beauty of this saber is that it come with a set of colored light filters that can change the color of the blade, simply drop them into the hilt, then push the blade in, and now u have a lightsaber blade of your choice! and yes they are for sale, the anakin saber is $120, the vader is also $120, but the Mace Windu is $200, a hell of a lot more work went into converting this saber, and not to menton the parts needed cost a bit more than the other two saber as well. I have also got an Anakin ROTS lightsaber for sale which is currently at Frank and Sons for all you Southern California people, i go there regularly, so if any of you wish to contact/meet up regarding the sale of these sabers, fell free to say so...thats it for now. i was planning to post pics of the in progress Justice Gundam, but they werent very interesting, just a few primered pieces on skewers, once i get painting, then perhaps ill get some up. then after that, you guys and gals may start seeing pics of the Destiny gundam, that should be more interesting on account of the wing mods on that thing...watta bitch that was!

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long tym no see

2007-04-04T22:32:00.000-07:00

sorry again for not posting! started a new quarter, and am officially selling my moded lightsabers. why? because i can!! that and i wanna make a wee bit of profit of of those things and still be able to buy more sabers to work on (i.e. darth maul). as for gundamy goodness, i did a bit of primer work. mostly white primer on the justice, just ordered the pain set from Hobby Link Japan, so that should come in about a month. also planning to order some decals for my sazabi on account that i lost them! that and maybe buy a figure or two hehehe. im also thinking about picking up the PG strike gundam, and most likely have it sit there till after AX, my thoughts being to get the gundam while i still have all that extra cash...work is gonna be slow as hell during the summer. anyhoo, ive got pictures in digital camera, ill try my best to get them up, mostly of the in progress justice, and some light saber pics for the people at frank and son's who wish to see my lightsaber mod work...and maybe buy!! OoOO. as for school its gonna be a bitch, taking more classes than ever, and my art teacher is a little on the crazy side...rather militaristic i think. anyhoo, i suprisingly survived last quarter with an A and 2B's. so that was kinda awsome. so now, im off to draw even more for that class.....ill try to post pics...oh right before i forget, i also bought a b-club kit for 40 bucks last wednesday, 1/100 scake Rx-78 2 ver ka. kinda kewl, always wanted to work on a resin kit, just my luck that its an original and not a crappy re-cast hehehehe dats it for now...see yas!

been a while yeah?

2007-03-18T03:13:00.000-07:00

Well, its been a while since the last post yeah? things were rather hectic, but spring break provides a nice relief from things, albeit a short one. Any hoo, ill try and get pics up of the mace windu saber. I also began to work on my Justice Gundam again, so far ive just done a shoulder joins, and used pla-boards to increase the lower leg length by 3 mm, i personally liked the stretched out look on the justice, but thats just meeh i guess. ill try realli hard to get pics up!

this week end

2007-03-03T03:54:00.000-08:00

Well, looks like its gonna be an interesting week end. I placed my order for a conversion kit for my Mace Windu FX lighsaber. I had to go pick up the actual saber today at the UPS customer service center, so that was a bit of a pain in the a$$. not gonna post pics of the stock saber as they can easily be looked up on google or something like that. Ive already taken it apart and am going to buy paint for the gold accents that need a good going over, and once i get the conversion parts and install them, then ill take the pics of the converted lightsaber. As for tomorrow, gonna head on over to Universal Studios to go see the Chinese new Year celebration that theyve got going on, and as i have an annual pass, i wouldn't mind going. Helen and Mel are gonna be with meeh, so it might prove to be fun, i guess ill post any interesting pics of that trip too ^_^x. Well thats it for now, its 4 in the morning and i need sleep.

Anime Expo planning

2007-02-28T08:17:00.000-08:00

Well its february, and Anime-Expo 2007 planning is well underway, we've got the hotel booked, and I'm starting to gather the funds from each individual to register. What about cosplay? Well, our cosplay master (my girlfriend) has already bought fabric, and ive started working on props. I'll put up pics when i get a chance to. I'm going as Urahara Kisuke (hat and clogs!!) and Abel Nightroad, damn that one is gonna be hard. I personally am in charge of props, namely Urahara's can, maybe his sword, Raigiku Matsumoto's sword, and a few of the decorative in Caterina Sforza's and Abel's costumes. thats it for now, I promise to get the costume pics as soon as i can.

finals week coming around the corner

2007-02-26T08:39:00.000-08:00

well, finals week is coming around the corner, as such, I'm probably not gonna be around as much, but yeah not like there are very many of you guys out there anyway...so i realli should promote this blog yeh? hehehe. so here are a few things ive been mulling over the past couple of weeks:

the new MG hi-nu gundam:original line art

simply put, i hate the bloody thing. Don't get me wrong, as a mech it looks cool and all, but nothing like the original hi-nu that was designed and made into the b-club and core-works conversion kits. furthermore, lots of mods needed to get this thing anywhere near my standard...and since i have little to invest in this kit, i shall invest no money as well

well thats it for now, gotta head to my nxt class

General Intro

2007-02-23T12:24:00.000-08:00

first post....lots of things shall be discussed in this blog...mostly gunpla(gundam plastic model kits), modeling techniques, in progress kits, some lightsaber stuff (while not a hard core star wars geek, i dig lightsabers), random crap about meeh.