Green Lantern's Light!

Trailer's out:



Here's Deadpool's piece on it:



Being Green Lantern comic book reader, Martin Campbell, DO NOT disappoint me.


pweese *blink blink*.

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Congratulations on your tenth year, UP AME. And as with every year, they are hosting their yearly Anime Event:

Yes, Arckham and I will be passing by. I'm looking forward to the booths and lots of pictures.

See you guys there.

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Looking back:

That was one long line and one hot afternoon, but yes the cosplayers were good. Oh and AME, a little advise, learn to always have back up tickets! Gah!

Gamers Live!

It's that time of year again. Arckham and I will be at Level Up! Live 2010.

Level Up! Live is a yearly event hosted by Level Up!, a company that sponsors and manages a lot of MMORPGs here in the Philippines among them Ragnarok, RF Online and Grand Chase (All three of which, Arckham and I played). This event hosts the different Championships of the different games among them NEST for RF Online and Digmaan for Grand Chase. This is the ultimate battle ground to meet and greet the best of the best. If that's not your thing, there are booths by different guilds from the various gaming communities. Moreover, there are freebies as well as cosplays and everything you would need in a con. Geeks will abound.

Level Up! Live 2010 will be at the World Trade Center and will run from November 6-7, 2010. We will be at the S.O.U.L. Guild Booth (Our RF Guild from Cora Nexus).

See you there.

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Looking Back:

So we've been there and looked around and here's what we can say about it: Meh!

So I was there for basically just the first day [I had work the next day]. Something that bothered me is that as opposed to the other years, people have lost their creativity. Majority of the booths were selling custom shirts. One of the few notable merchandise was that headband with RO emoticons that was just too cute.

Though there was free Slurpee, [my brother had a lot of this] there weren't enough games booth. I was looking forward to doing some game themed RL games as silly as that sounds. I think the event needed more side activities.

Program was meh, but it's always been meh [so-so] so I don't focus on it as much. Though Arckham did mention the rather brash decision making on the second day regarding the raffle which suddenly  turned give away. Tsk tsk.

Though will all things considered, it was a good enough event. Allods introduction was good enough which Arckham is currently trying out. We both think the cosplayers had kicked it up a notch and that was a good thing.

Btw, Arckham just poked me as I've been typing and told me to relay a message: "ENLIST WITH THE LEAGUE" [Arckham: in all caps]


The Verdict: It was good if you went, if not, you didn't miss a lot.

MechaPinoy's Formula 144 Contest 2010

Here it is folks, the biggest MechaPinoy event of the year, Formula 144. The contest is set to be held during the IPMS Nationals event, in SM Megamall on November 15-21, 2010.


As the name suggests, the goal of the contest is to focus on the 1:144 scale GunPla models.All 1:144 Bandai kits are eligible be it retro, HG, FG, ungraded or the more recent RG. There will be two categories: Beginner and Experienced.


For the Beginner bracket, the kits should be built out of the box, meaning no modifications or add-ons. Only the contents of the kit itself can be used. Competition in this category is based solely on basic kit building skills such as sealing, painting and proper assembly. Custom paint jobs are welcome.


For the Experienced bracket, mods are all-out as long as all parts are 1:144 scale or non-scale such as Kotobukiya add-ons. Contestants that have won before may only participate in this category.


For more information and complete rules and guidelines, click the link below.


http://www.mechapinoy.org/2010/09/01/formula-144-contest-2010/

Bandai Model Kit World Cup 2010 - Philippine Finals

Bandai Model Kit World Cup (formerly BAKUC) 2010 is now upon us!

The world's most prestigious Gunpla event is here, and it's happening half a block away from my office!

Here are the details (click to enlarge):





Source:MechaPinoy

Sorcerer's Apprentice Syndrome

No, I'm not talking about SAS, the computer glitch, but Disney's 2010 live action film.



Xy and I went out yesterday and decided to catch the last full show for The Sorceror's Apprentice. Let me just say this upfront. Cage + Bruckheimer + Disney = PWN. Really. We've seen it in National Treasure, and we definitely saw it here.


PLOT:[Minor spoilers ahead]
The story revolves around a boy that's destined to save the world. Been there, done that, yes, but this take on the oh-so-familiar theme is one to take note of. So Merlin, King Arthur's mage, was defeated by his his nemesis, Morgana le Fay a thousand years ago. His apprentice Balthazar[Nick Cage] does some serious magical butt-kicking and manages to postpone the world's apparent demise. Ten years ago, he then finds the one person that can end the End - Merlin's successor, a ten-year-old from New York named Dave[Jay Baruchel]. Main antagonist Horvath[Alfred Molina] had a little fight with Balthazar and both of them ended up being trapped in an urn leaving Dave to grow up some with crazy thoughts about magic and becoming a Physics nerd in college.

Ten years after the incident, the two sorcerers come out of the urn and all hell breaks loose and the fight to prevent the world's end ensues once more. Balthazar trains Dave to fulfill his role.

PRODUCTION:
CGI was great. Not off-the-hook awesome, but I'm sure it looks better in Blu-ray than on the silver screen. Set designs were awesomely made. The Chrysler building and downtown New York were some real-life places they reproduced in some scenes. Fight scenes were awesome. Some brawling, lots of Harry Potter-like spellcasting battles and even a car chase.

COMMENTS:
As most if not all of you know, Disney's first take on "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" was a mid-90's animated short and was a part of the movie "Fantasia". It starred a magically animated broomstick and Mickey Mouse in his red wizard robes with the pointy wizard hat.

This is one thing I was anticipating the moment I first saw the trailer. I wanted to see the broom. I just wanted to at the very least see the broom as Nick Cage's character is obviously not the same as Mickey's. There's probably a Hidden Mickey there somewhere, but if you pay close enough attention to the movie, I'm sure you'll see the broom as well.



I'd give this movie a 90sumting percent if I had a scoring guideline. Overall a great movie.

Questionable Content is Questionable

A review and look at Questionable Content. It's a webcomic by Jeph Jacques. [Which we give much kudos to.]

Questionable Content or "QC" as it's fondly dubbed is a nice mesh of music geekery, coffee drinking, sarcasm, wit, tiny robots, a confused male and co and strong female personalities.  Moreover, it deals with the ups and downs of life. The first comic was given life to on August 1, 2003 and is still up and running 'til today. It updates from Monday to Friday.

PLOT and SETTING	Xy: I can't give you a full comment on the plot since it's on going and definitely still improving and developing. As for the setting, it's set in a university town with a lot of students hence, the coffee drinkers. I like it since the setting is down to earth and can be easily related to. Arck: I wish not to spoil.
CHARACTERS:	Xy: One of the biggest things about this webcomic is its awesome characters. Their personalities are very well shaped and I love the fact that each character contributes to the over all impact of the story. My favorite would be Hanners. [at the moment that is.] Arck: I'll go with Marigold since she reminds me so much of myself from 4 years ago.
ART:	Xy: I'm one person that is very picky with Art when I read comic books, webcomics or manga. Hence, I am proud of Mr. Jacques for improving his art dramatically. I do appreciate the gradual improvement over the past years which makes me enjoy reading QC more. Arck: Improved significantly from 2005.

Moreover, Questionable Content is actually Quotable. We absolutely love the wit and word play in this one. This webcomic is definitely for those who enjoy thinking jokes and great punchlines.

Xylith on QC: It's the AnthroPCs, I tell you! I thank the internet for propagating this masterpiece. It is a must read when you're all bummed out at work or school or life in general.

Arckham on QC: QC feeds my need for sarcasm and geek talk. It's got humor, wit, nonesense and awesome all rolled into a single webcomic. Jeph's art improved as well.

Of course it's a MUST READ!

Glee: High School Plus Music Done Right

Well, we've seen it before in the likes of HSM by Disney. Let's see how this turns out.

Initially, I was very skeptical about Glee. Mainly, it was due to the sudden burst of interest in various networking sites I subscribe to and mostly spearheaded by the rather sappy bunch. So, I let the hype die down. Then at my friend's party we caught a marathon of the series at Star World. Now, I regularly put in an hour a week of my life for Glee.

So to the basics, [for those who haven't caught an episode yet] Glee is a TV Series about a show choir named "New Directions." The club is tagged as the underdogs of the school consisting of the pregnant cheerleader, insecure football quarterback, school overachiever and day dreamer, gay kid, Asians and the physically disabled. It basically tells of a tale where they highlight that everyone is not what they are stereotyped as in high school.

Glee most definitely gets points for the great renditions they've made of both show tunes and chart hits. They have good blending and the song selection is superb. They have songs from plays to RnB tunes.

Characters are okay. I don't find anything spectacular to comment on. Regular stereotyped high school characters. Though the two notable ones in this series would be: Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays). The OC Guidance Councilor and the Mean Cheerleader Coach are unique to this series and most definitely fun to watch..

Plot and Setting are okay too. It's set in a fictional McKinley High in Lima, Ohio. The dynamics of relationships between members of that small community plays a big part in the formation of the plot. Something that gives Glee an upper hand would be that the issues tackled are very much grounded in the real world as compared to HSM's disnified happy endings. The maturity of the series gives Glee an appeal to a much larger target market.

Anyway, the final verdict would be: It's worth the weekly hour you put in. I also would recommend getting the songs but I wouldn't go as far as getting the DVD of the series. I'll give it a good job plus a pat on the back.

Here's a Glimpse of Glee. [I particularly like this song for the fact that this show cases Tina, the Asian Girl who doesn't really get much airtime and this is one of my favorite songs from the series.]







Lyrics | Glee Cast lyrics - True Colors lyrics

WIP: HG Zaku Phantom Spawn Custom FINAL

Getting there. I realized I havent been updating my blog much. So many photos have gone by.

Backpack overview.


Marks and topcoat. Bosny Flat Clear.





Chain chuvaness. Wrists, left knee and right waist.



Thruster bells to give it a Char-three-times-faster-than-a-normal-zaku feel.



Mods on the shoulders.



Noob weathering.



So, Choliks gave me a bazooka (thanks, man!) to add so did that and I got rid of the teeny weeny Zaku machine gun. Also, I bought Simon's Zapper Zaku (thanks, man!) to get his gatling gun this last Mechameet. Zaku + gatling gun = WIN.




So I scrapped the left shield, and put the right shield on the left.



Zipper thing for the gatling's belt clip. Superglued the tips before cutting just to make sure it doesn't split down the middle.

WIP: HG Zaku Phantom Spawn Custom Part 3

Seems I've been forgetting to update this. It's already completed though XD
Quick update for now.

Cement didn't do it all the way for the thigh seams so I had to putty.


Mono eye cut out from MG Wing Ka's beam saber runner. I knew the translucent green plastic would come handy someday.



I cleaned my desk up coz it was too messy to work anymore. There, nice and neat. Did this while curing cement, glue and putty.

What the Internet Brings

I've been away for quite awhile. So am here to give you a little break from your regular Gundam updates.

Here is a short ode to the internet to the tune of My Favorite Things:

Log-ins on pages and password protection,

Usernames differ like captcha variations,

E-cards and Ads about various things,

These are a few of what the internet brings.

Yahoo and Hotmail and Gmail by Google,

Spam that sells Viagra to HongKong Fried Noodles,

Flickr, imageshack and photo sharing,

These are a few of what the internet brings.

Friendster and Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace,

Twitter and Tumblr and blogposts about lace,

YouTube and forums about nearly anything,

These are a few of what the internet brings.

When my work's through

Or during long breaks

When the boss is mad,

I simply log onto my favorite sites

And then I don't feel so bad. 

The internet has been good to me. I hope it has been good to you too.

This is also an announcement of the birth of a new link for blog navigation. It is aptly named Internet.

Review: HG 00 Gundam Seven Sword

Here's the kit 2010 kit I've been waiting for-- HG GN-0000GNHW/7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G!
Man, that's a mouthful. The best 1289 Yen I've ever spent!

Photoreview time!


Packaging.


Contents. Kinday blurry. Two new runners for the 00.


It comes with the same stickers as the 00 Raiser. Not just plain green.


Front. Stickers not applied yet.


Rear. The slot's just waiting for an XN Raiser. *hints hints*


Time to showcase the weapons.


Here he is beside the 00-Raiser


Weapons.


GN Buster Sword first mode.


GN Buster Sword Giant Katar thingy mode.


GN Katars.


GN Sword II Long and Short.


The Rifle. Yeah.


Standard 00 Beam Sabers. Nothing interesting.


GN Buster Sword in storage mode. Size comparison with GN Sword II and III.


And in battle mode.


More size comparison.


Long and short GN Sword II compared with standard GN Sword II.


GN Sword II Short and its extension thingy.


GN Katar compared to GN Shield Katar.



Verdict:

There's really nothing to say, I just love it. XD

WIP: HG Zaku Phantom Spawn Custom Part 2

Update

Further mods. "Rivets" on the skirt, also on the lower chest and right shoulder.


Snipped some male parts for easy disassembly.


Water slides from MG Sword Impulse.


Progress report. I paint, mark and topcoat in pieces. Since I have mixed gloss and flat parts, I can't do it all in one go after the kit is fully assembled.


FG/NG Launcher Strike backpack and beam cannon. Basic kitbash again.




More progress report.