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2010-01-24: So many Zoids, so little lighting
I really do want to catch up on all the pics I need to take, but it’s been uniformly grey inside and out. I need to work on an indoor setup for sure, before I forget how to camera.
In other news, it’s about that time of year where I try to undo the ham-fisted panel lining job I gave Iron Kong Yeti so long ago. Since it was black, it’s historically taken about an hour to get one piece of armor halfway clean, before I give up. This was with either the Gundam Marker remover, or nail polish remover. THIS time, though, I found some model paint solvent, and that’s doing the trick. It’s down to ten minutes per piece. I should be done by 2025.
2009-11-03: Note to self
- Don’t wait until the last minute to renew your domain.
- Also make sure the admin contact email address on your domain isn’t actually on THAT domain!
2009-10-08: 32 is enough
That’s how many corner graphics there are now. I think most categories are well-represented. If not, maybe someday?
In other news, HMM Red Horn will soon be a real thing (pics, Kotobukiya page)!
2009-09-30: Hang on
The “random corner image” thingie will be back soon. I got tired of all the old images, and am busy making new ones. LOTS of new ones! Category-specific ones! But it’s taking a while, because I hate Photoshop and also my mouse is a piece of junk.
Update 10/2: About half of the new pics are up. Some categories have more than others right now, but I’m working on it!
2009-09-15: FINALLY
I finally finished the TS motor post! I’ve tried or looked into every windup there is, and got pictures of the ones that worked. Maybe now I can do all the other pictures I need to do…
2009-07-27: Go here instead
In case you haven’t seen this on every other zoids site: HMM Iron Kong is coming (pics, Kotobukiya page)!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In other news, I have one slightly used kidney that I am selling (for the inevitable Kong variants that will follow).
2009-05-14: Go here instead
Check out this amazing 3D animation of a Gore (in Iron Kong Yeti colors)! A-and if you go to Andy Whiteley’s site, you can find high-resolution video, in-progress renders, and a “making-of” page.
2009-04-30: Fluh?
I got a new camera this month, which means two things:
- I won’t be able to afford new Zoids for a long time
- I have to retake all my crappy pictures AGAIN
Woot? The camera’s hella sweet, though.
2009-02-23: This should keep me busy
Yeah, so I kind of went on a buying/building spree, and now I have a ton of kits that need pictures. I also started a new section for those other Zoid-like toys Tomy made (since I finally got some Z-Knights).
2009-01-16: Hi everybody!
New year, new to-do:
- I’m finally stickering/panel lining my Iron Kong
- I’m also trying to UN-panel line my Iron Kong Yeti
- I should try to make a tutorial for the HMM Command Woof jaw mod (in case the japanese page I reference disappears again)
- (I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN) Hydrazoid build review
2008-12-12: Wouldn’t it be nice(r)…
Leftover from my last to-do:
- I’m
slowwwwwwlyreshooting/rescanning all my crappy box pics (holy crap, 75% done???) - A Hydrazoid build review may also be of interest (I forgot it was a complex little bugger)
King Gojulas still needs pics…A-and I still need to tell the story of how said King got all effed upLet’s pretend I never even had a King G :(
2008-12-02: Wouldn’t it be nice…
I did all these!
- I’m slowwwwwwly detailing my Roadskipper
- Dark Nessios needs pics taken, plus comparisons with Brachios and Hydrazoid (good enough for now)
- I should add a König Wolf swap that uses the remaining pieces for red white and blue super patriot Woof (well, one pic at least)
- On top of all that, my CSS is looking pretty ragged (this may be the easiest to knock off the list as it doesn’t require photography) (good enough for now)
2008-11-03: Hang on, I saw this in a cartoon once
So here’s a new homepage, kind of. I wanted something that loaded faster and had a crapload more info on it, so’s your brain would explode. In case you totally hate it, there’s always the old one…
2008-10-23: At long last, captions!
I finally figured out how to get captions to show up in my galleries, thanks to this handy post. Hooray for the return of informative text!
2008-10-09: I’m working on it
- HMM Molga/Molga Canory (ready for their closeup)
Zoids Graphics Puterasu- a certain KING (it’s here!!!)
another Baratz to add to the collection: Stealthcutter
My camera’s still on vacation for another week, so hold your horses.
2008-09-08: In the pipeline…
Zoids Graphics Sea Panther- HMM Molga/Molga Canory (a twofer!)
HMM Empire Command Wolf (got this last year, only started building it recently)
…some time after 9/26 (when I get back from vacation), that is, since I doubt I’ll get anything done this week. Also when I get back, I hope to have figured out some way to do box pics without them looking like crap (crap = lens distortion).
2008-08-11: Finally
The weather has been so mild lately I’ve had to check and make sure I didn’t accidentally sleep for two months. As such, I was able to take some pics without fear of melting plastic! HMM Shieldy II has more pics now, for maximum enjoyment. Also, the Panda Fighter is up.
2008-07-24: I just took a dump
Um, wait that didn’t come out right. Starting over, OK… I made a new category, Temporary dump, for all those leftover toy/bootleg/weirdstuff entries (from the old Etc section) that defy easy categorization. I also changed my permalink style, so when I move stuff around, the links won’t keep breaking. Hooray?
2008-07-22: Nothing is fuxx0red
…except my brain. The problem seemed to be that I don’t know php, but why that only affected two category pages is still a mystery. Anyway, all is once again well in the universe and last night I finished stickering the HMM Shield Liger Mk-II and Guylos Molga. So there you go.
2008-07-21: My database is still fuxx0red
All that redoing of everything, and the same two categories are still busted: 2000s misc, 3rd gen. All the others do the right thing, so I am cornfused. Anyone who can offer some php/wordpress skillz, lemme know. Otherwise it’s time to charge up the lazer…
2008-07-21: My database got fuxx0red
That’s what I get for… uh, doing something. Anyway, my category pages stopped working (but only some of them), so I had to redo them all. Now I have to reassign everything to the NEW categories (same as the old ones). UGH. I am still a n00b at blogging, lol omg jk aggro wtf
2008-06-17: Progress!
These sections are up-to-date: OJR, OAR, Robo Strux, OER, Zoids2, Techno Zoids, Fuzors, Neo/Legend Blox, NJR Limited (only one entry, but still), Genesis Limited. Can I get a w00t?
2008-06-12: Links, yo
Here’s a links page! And an about page, which I’ll fill in someday, REALLY…
2008-05-31: Who with the WHAT now
OK so I switched the site over to using wordpress. This’ll make things much easier for me to update, and give you—dear reader—some handier features (tags, comments, single pages) than I could do before. Now I just need to enter everything all over again, so if your favorite Zoid isn’t here…hang tight!
PS I know I still need to get links and intros and about pages up in here.