Posts in "Japan"

#v#densha_trooper.jpg#v#This clip is also available at Google Video - use that instead if the playback is slow... Stormtrooper armor can be a bad thing to have around because you want to wear it all the time and if you dont you get restless! I had on...

Did I mention it can be a right bugger living over here sometimes - especially when the makers bring out new electronic stuff all the bleeming time. Sanyo are releasing their new Xacti in January but this time its going to be a major upgrade from the...

I think you may like whats coming up this weekend - coverage of what I have been itching to do for a while now - hit the trains... Updates.... You can view the video clip and the other pics taken on the day and all the other trooping shenanigans.

A handful of Shinjuku by night pics. Tried to look for the originals to stick in the wallpaper tool with no luck - need to organize my "picture" folder one of these days...

T'was a year to the day since we came back to Japan - and decided to go back to Azabujyuban to celebrate - Azabujyuban because thats where Amazon put us when we came back - probably the best corporate housing we've stayed in so far. Azabujyuban is lo...

Even a Stormtrooper needs some grub from time to time and what better than a bowl of Ramen (noodles). Eating in the armor can be a bit tough but if you can find a place with stools instead of chairs then you should be able to eat without crushing you...

WTF rating="not-as-high-as-candy-girl-but-moderate-shall-we-say" Are you lonesome tonight? Cant quite afford a Candy Girl and cant wait for the Candy Girl game to come out? Well why dont you do what the Japanese do and get yourself a Daki Makura (ro...

Looks like one of my Stormtrooper photos made picture of the week in this weeks edition of Metropolis. For those of you who dont know, Metropolis is a magazine aimed at the non-Japanese (Gaijin) community in Japan. Metropolis just happens to be owned...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10536-Shopping+spree+with+a+Storm+Trooper+at+Akihabara.html"><img src="/blogimg/storm_tokyo.jpg" width="400" height="562" alt="Stormtrooper in Akiba" title="Stormtrooper in A...

#v#flv_storm_akiba.jpg#v#Today was something I had planned for ages - but thanks to our friend <a href="/blogg_post/eng/198/">COSTUMEJUNKIE</a>, I had to wait an extra 6 weeks. Anyway today was the day that we hit the most groovesome place on earth...

The series begins! The armor is not 100% ready (I suppose it will never be because people are constantly modding their armor) and I needed to test it out nearby before I ventured out on the trains. I thought a good place to start would be the local s...

You read a bit about our <a href="/blogg_post/eng/207/">new digital SLR</a> and I thought I go into a bit more detail with more shots. I still haven't gotten to grips with the thing but have been able to take some decent shots - everything looks just...

Spent a few days on the armor so far and made countless trips to Tokyu Hands to get all those bit n bobs needed. This is what the armor looks like so far - still need to make a ton of straps and stuff but I should be able to go out in it within a few...

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...

<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/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...

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/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...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/switch_3.jpg" alt="The Switch 2" width="400" height="300" border="0" class="BlogImg" title="The Switch 2"></div>I have some fantabulous news - my wife has given into my Mac sales talk and accepted the...

<div class="BlogImgContainer"><img src="/blogimg/space_adventures.jpg" width="320" height="240" class="BlogImg" alt="Japan taking reservations for trips to space" title="Japan taking reservations for trips to space"></div> JTB and Space Adventures an...