The Expendables – Call to Arms
Quite possibly the best fan made trailer ever, and it makes a damn good point too. You’re a man, not as much of a man as this guy but nonetheless.. on August 13th(19th for UK) you know where you need to be!
The Kung-Fu Bear of Asa Zoo
Meet Claude, he’s an 8 year old Bear who currently lives in Asa Zoo, Hiroshima. He could seriously kick your ass. Unrelated: WordPress 3… ooooooooo…..
Janglish Signs and Products 2
A while ago I posted a collection of amusing examples of Janglish I came across during my Japan adventures, time for some more!
Tilt Shift Time Lapse Kyoto!
Rejigged my original Time Lapse Kyoto footage.. bumped up the saturation and added some lens blur to turn it into a moving tiltshift! Pretty happy with how this turned out, i’d recommend checking it out over on youTube for the high resolution version!
Announcing the launch of Gundamfactory.com!
I’ve been a bit quiet on the posting front recently, while working on a secret project which i’m now proud to unveil!
Ilkley Moor Walk
We’re due some lovely weather in my neck of the woods this weekend, so this Sunday i’m off out with the dog to walk from Ilkley to Saltaire across the moor!
Japanese House Extensions
Back here in the UK, building any kind of addition onto your home involves a ton of paperwork and red tape. By the looks of thing in Japan all you need is a few bits and pieces from your local hardware store and a bit of time! Here are a few unique extensions I came [...]
MG MBF-P02KAI Gundam Astray Red Frame – Arm
I’ve bodged a connection between my phone and laptop to tide me over until Saturday, so here’s a Red Frame update, construction of an arm!
Virtual On Twin Stick Project – Worklog 4
I’ve been stuck in an Internetless hell this weekend, cable modem’s died and the earliest Virgin can get to me is next Saturday Luckily I get into work nice and early which gives me time to write an update on this project!
Janglish Signs and Products
Technically, Janglish refers to expressions that sound like English and are used by the Japanese when speaking Japanese but is also used when mentioning amusing mistranslations too. During my visits i’ve encountered a good few firsthand, so here are a few amusing examples along with some downright funny/unfortunate choices for brands and shopnames!
MG MBF-P02KAI Gundam Astray Red Frame – Body
Here we go, what better way to spend a bank holiday than a bit of Gunpla! In this post i’ll be building the Red Frame Kai’s body.
Panoramic Kyoto
When we visited Iwatayama Monkey Park in Kyoto last year, I spent a bit of time shooting several shots of the landscape with the plan to combine them into a Panoramic. Finally, here’s the result!
HG 1/144 GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser – Complete!
Here’s the third and final part of my review of the 1/144 00 Gundam, covering the 00 Raiser and extra weaponry!
