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This 1:48 VF-1A came out in the "mass production" colors and well I just had to have one - 12,000 yen - or 120 USD. I have not inked this at all as it came pre-inked.

Last week saw the last installment of Gundam Seed Destiny which means that Blood now fills the 6PM slot on MBS/TBS. 6PM on a saturday is synonymous with kids-watching-tv-with-mum-n-dad type thing so after watching the first episode of Blood, I was su...

I removed as many target="_blank" links as I could find from my templates but there are probably a ton left in the bloggs. If you need to open a link in a new tab or window - just right click on a link and choose "open in new tab" or whatever. I am a...

After hunting high and low, I finally get my grubby mits on one. This is Mizuki Takase from Comic Party and the reason why I had a tough time getting hold of one is because this figure was never on retail - you could only get it if you had the "Kotob...

You may have noticed that I am a tad fond of capturing time within a static 2 dimensional space - also known as "taking photos." My trusty <a href="http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXY400/index-j.html">IXY Digital 400</a> has served me well since feb 2002...

<a href="http://www.interchannel.co.jp/game/pia3/index.html">Pia Carrot</a> fans out there are in for a treat this December when <a href="http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/hobby/wafudo/">Wafudo</a> release their 1/8 scale figure of <a href="http://www.amia...

<style type="text/css"><!--.style1 {color: #0000FF}.style2 {color: #000000}--></style>So I read most of the "penultimate-tutorial-to-installing-php-mysql-apache-gd-on-tiger" and you know what? They just don't work - most of those tutorials being abou...

Visited ebay to <a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=costumejunkie">see what the seller had to say</a> about the comment I left for him and nearly choked on my heart and lungs which leaped into my throat - WHAT?! <d...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/stormtrooper_armor.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Stormtrooper armor arrives" title="Stormtrooper armor arrives" border="0" class="BlogImg"></div>To tell you the truth - I thought it would never ar...

Japanese model maker Fine Mold is unleashing their Millenium Falcon 1/72 scale kit this December for a smooth 19,000 yen (about 190 USD) - BUT! you'll be able to pick it up for about <a href="http://www.blister.jp/item3016.html">17,000 yen</a> if you...

After watching all the current series of "<a href="/blogg_post/eng/174/">Top wo Nerae 2</a>" I went to get my grubby mits on the previous series "Top wo Nerae - Gunbuster" and the bees knees it is too! Noriko Takaya's father was killed by evil nasty...

So I promised more Otaku stuff over the weekend and hopefully - this is the first you are reading about this. So I know a lot of you are into Anime but are you *really* into Anime? I mean <em>really</em> <em>really</em> into Anime? Well the Japanese...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/top_wo_nerae_1.jpeg" width="302" height="425" alt="Top Wo Nerae" title="Top Wo Nerae" border="0" class="BlogImg"></div>Lately I have been concentrating a lot of my time becoming an Otaku. Well I have a...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/gameboy_micro_2.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Inside the Gameboy Micro" title="Inside the Gameboy Micro" border="0" class="BlogImg"></div>Well this little blighter has been out for a few days in J...

Well you already know that washlets are very normal in Japan but its the first time I clapped eyes on one of these gadgets - a <a href="http://www.toto.co.jp/products/toilet/t00004/07.htm" target="_blank">portable washlet</a>! So one of the reasons...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><a href="http://www.nihoncarandbike.com/" target="_blank"><img src="/blogimg/nihon_car.jpg" width="400" height="263" alt="Nihon Car &amp; Bike" title="Nihon Car &amp; Bike" border="0" class="BlogImg"></a></div>Are you th...

Wait! before you close the browser window, the pic below is not all what it seems... 28 year old art student Kittiwat Unarrom's family just happens to own a bakery. Kittiwat thought he would bake bread which resembles body parts for a laugh (just as...

Well you have probably seen this a zillion times - people doing the DIY thang to get their mac mini in their car. But the DIY thang can be time consuming - and even dangerous - you could bump your head on the steering wheel or swallow a few screws -...

Are you fed-up of folks coming round to your house and laughing at your vacuum cleaner time and time again? Well be fed-up no more! Now you can look cooler than cool with the Cyclone cleaner by Metaphys. Apart from being cordless, the Cyclone Cleaner...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/gundam_gp01.jpg" alt="Gundam RX78 GP01 Gallery Open" title="Gundam RX78 GP01 Gallery Open" width="400" height="441" border="0" class="BlogImg"></div> Its here and now that I have finished the inking, i...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/blood.jpg" alt="Blood plus" width="400" height="562" border="0" class="BlogImg" title="Blood plus"></div> The current Gundam Seed Destiny series is nearly over (boo) but following that will be the new...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/robofie.jpg" alt="Robofie" width="400" height="314" border="0" class="BlogImg" title="Robofie"></div>Well you probably know about Sony's sad attempt to replace the household pet with their evil robot d...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><a href="http://www.sanyo-ipc.com/video/movies/01_q_high.mov" target="_blank"><img src="/blogimg/hovica_5.jpg" alt="Hovica" width="358" height="284" border="0" class="BlogImg" title="Hovica"></a></div>This is probably ol...

The <a href="/gallery_theme/eng/gallery_workspaces/photo/Home+%26amp%3B+Workspaces/">Living &amp; Workspaces</a> gallery is open! Take a peek at my living and workspaces over the years. You can see my first workspace back in 1998 besides a few other...