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Mortal Kombat Reboot Trailer


10 Jun

At last! a decent movie for the mortal kombat franchise. I was not a fan of the old 1995 version of this movie. Its basically tried to focus more on the game rather than the story of making the characters realistic. Plus it doesn’t seem to be a cheap b-rated movie (i think).

And 1 more thing that got me excited about this is, scorpion seems to be the lead character. which is awesome, since me and my brother usually choose either scorpion, subzero or reptile when playing it on our beat up SNES ^_^

HG 1/144 Gundam Throne Trinity (Eins, Zwei and Drei)


08 Jun

This is my 1st 1/144 scale gundams. I normally prefer 1/100 NG (no grades) over the 1/144 HG (high grades). I seems to me that Bandai have no plans of making a bigger scale for these 3 amazing kits.

They as basically very easy to build. especially if you build them all at the same day. Except for the head, color scheme and weapons, these three basically have the same mold. Even so, they are still fun to build.

Since my Eins is a resin kit. i experienced some problems with it. loose joints and pegs that dont fit. Fortunately its something that a little super glue can fix. I may consider getting a bandai one for this model.

As for Zwei. Even though its a bandai brand, I still have some small complains for this kit. Whenever you want to make a pose of him holding his sword, you have to disassemble his hand 1st, so that you can have him pose like that i did below.

As for the drei. i dont have complain (so far). i like the color scheme, like its cool poses and i like how its head look alot like from that alien movie. But im pretty sure this would even look better if i painted some details into it. Hopefully on my next post, (if i find the time to work on them).

Now i guess your asking why would i buy a resin kit of eins, when i have the other 2 (zwei and drei) from bandai. Its simple reason actually, I couldn’t find any Eins, on my local stores. Plus, I guess i also want to try experiencing on how to make HG 1/144 TT Hongli brands. And for the record, the bandai ones are far far superior especially on how accurately one mold fits into the other. For the TTHongli brand, 50% of the time, I have to either add super glue to thicken a part or shave of some parts with my hobby knife to make a part fit to one another.

Facebook Emoticons


20 May

Facebook emoticons can be used in Facebook Chat conversations. Each emoticon is called by writing it’s shortcut into the Chat box.

Facebook is the most popular social network out there. It first started as a network for Harvard students but soon expanded to accept everybody all over the world and gained enormous popularity among all generations. It is almost hard to find in these days someone who is not “on Facebook”.

Here is the list of all Facebook Emoticons and their shortcuts:

Smile

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/smile.png

:-) :) :] =)

Tongue

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/tongue.png

:-P :P :-p :p =P

Wink

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/wink.png

;-) ;)

Grin

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/grin.png

:-D :D =D

Curly lips

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/curlylips.png

:3

Kiss

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/kiss.png

:-* :*

Grumpy

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/grumpy.png

>:( >:-(

Glasses

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/glasses.png

8-) 8) B-) B)

Sunglasses

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/sunglasses.png

8-| 8| B-| B|

Upset

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/upset.png

>:O >:-O >:o>:-o

Confused

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/confused.png

o.O O.o

Shark

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/shark.gif

(^^^)

Gasp

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/gasp.png

:-O :O :-o :o

Pacman

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/pacman.png

:v

Squint

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/squint.png

-_-

Devil

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/devil.png

3:) 3:-)

Unsure

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/unsure.png

:/ :-/ :\ :-\

Frown

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/frown.png

:-( :( :[ =(

Cry

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/cry.png

:'(

Chris Putnam

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/putnam.gif

:putnam:

Robot

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/robot.gif

:| ]

Heart

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/heart.png

<3

Angel

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/angel.png

O:) O:-)

Kiki

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/kiki.png

^_^

Penguin

http://facebokemoticons.com/files/penguin.gif

<(“)

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MG Strike Freedom ZGMF-X20A (head, legs and arms)


17 May

I started working on the head. i just made it as is, i haven’t done any filing and painting yet. Actually for the head, i’ll just add panel lines and a touch or ‘top coat’ only. it looks good as it is anyway.

next will be the arms and hands. i noticed how big the hands are compared to the strike gundam. but i dont mind. its suppose to be a giant robot anyway. more gripping action (i guess).

After combining the head, arms and body together. i really like how the gold paint came out. looks good when its properly lighten. The only fall back is how stiff the joint become. But hey, im not complaining. Its just a ‘warning’ for those who want to make the inner frame of this kit look more gold.

as for the legs. i started working on them, but i noticed how late it was, and my wife’s making that ‘face’ again. you know, that face. anyway, took some photos before i went to bed.

as i woke up the next day, i started adding the armors and feet.

up next would be the weapons and accessories

i haven’t done any significant panel lining yet (just did some parts on the head and inner frame). will try to continue that some other day. Plus i’ll also add the decals next. (right after i panel lined it).

MG Strike Freedom ZGMF-X20A (body)


12 May

Today I started with the body part. and just like those other gunpla-ers (if there is such a word) who tired making the MG freedom strike’s inner frame look shiny gold, all the joints became “super” (and i mean super) stiff. i literally had to disassemble the model just to scrape off some plastic parts within the pegs and its connector. so far, so good. i guess when i reach the “legs and arms” part, i’ll do the same scraping method before i plug them in.

Anyway, here are some photos i took after constructing the body part.

MG Strike Freedom ZGMF-X20A (custom paint)


12 May

I just started painting the parts for my strike freedom today. It took about a month trying to find the “best” gold color i can use to convert and make this dull and yellowish non-shiny more eye candy. I tried not to put on too much paint cause based from other reviews I’ve read who tried painting this model kit, got a very stiff joints (which then made the model significantly hard to move). Anyway, i’ll try to post more photos if my fate will be the same as the others ^_^

SD Gundam Red Frame Astray Review


05 May

I’m usually picky when it comes to gundam, especially the SD ones. and so you know, this kit is my 2nd SD gundam (to date). and was happy i managed to get me one of these SD astrays. i loved the MG red frame so much, i wanted to buy the SD version of it (and also PG, if i saved enough before christmas or my birthday, or which ever comes 1st this year). and i am glad to say i didn’t regret it at all. i mean i dont mind buying a 2nd and 3rd one (and then customize and convert it to both gold and green frame respectively ^_^).

my thoughts… despite its size, i like how much detail they put into it. i guess bandai is really stepping it up. as for my next target SD (if i find any on our local stores), is the unicorn. anyway, here are some pictures i tried to take. nothing special. just something for you to look at.

Upcoming Projects (SD Red Frame Astray and MG Strike Freedom)


01 May

They have this 3-day sale @ SM Clark, Department Store. Too bad i didn’t make it in time for the early bird additional 10% discount (on top of the 10% 3-day sale discount). Or else I could have gotten a much better deal @ 20% for both of these model kits.

I got the SD Red Frame astray for PHP 350 and the Strike Freedom for PHP 2900 (minus the discount)

right after i opened it. the SD red frame (even though it has awesome details, despite its size), i need to add some paint to some parts which needs to be painted. Like the thrusters, knee vents, head and weapons. And as for the MG strike freedom, i think i’ll just buy some shining gold later and paint the inner frame (to make it more shinny when i display it and some panel lining also. I may change my mind. Lets see where my imagination (if i find the time), takes me.

MG Red Frame Astray (stickers and decals)


27 Apr

After a few days i finally got the time to sit and finish this master grade kit. the only problems i had with this was, some of the stickers and decals are super tiny. that i manage to accidentally transfered it to my fingers or clippers. :-( anyway, at least the “important” ones… like the one on his legs and shoulders i got right :-)

Click Here to view the previous part, head and body (part 1).
Click Here to view the waist and legs part (part 2).
Click Here to view the weapons and other equipments (part 3)

LG Scarlet 42 inch LCD (42LH70YR)


25 Apr

We just bought this @ Abenson, in Marquee Mall Pampanga. They are originally priced at PHP 80,000. But they were on sale since last week for PHP 55,000 (FYI, as of this writing, its still priced @ PHP 75,000 @ SM Clark, that already has a discount). Anyway, its quality is awesome… 42 inch, 100 Hz, Full HD 1080p, Bluetooth, 2.4 ms Response Time, DivX thru’ USB 2.0, 3 X HDMI, Simplink (HDMI – CEC).

Style and substance has a name. LG LH70. It offers the perfect all-in-one slim design at only 1.6 inch depth. The LH70 delivers not only a great looking picture in the thinnest package, but instant bragging rights as well.

You can read more about its specs at Mr yugatech’s blog site here, http://www.yugatech.com/blog/tv/42-lg-lh70-lcd-tv-review/

Check out some unboxing and set-up photos we made.

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