http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog Blogging on building Gunpla, Gundam & Japan Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/14/the-expendables-call-to-arms/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/14/the-expendables-call-to-arms/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:38 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=735 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!]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/14/the-expendables-call-to-arms/feed/ 1 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/05/727/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/05/727/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:16:36 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=727 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…..]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/07/05/727/feed/ 1 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/17/janglish-signs-and-products-2/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/17/janglish-signs-and-products-2/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 18:50:29 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=707 A while ago I posted a collection of amusing examples of Janglish I came across during my Japan adventures, time for some more! Above we have a bar in Shibuya, not sure heading out to nob would be my idea of a good night Liquor Shop, I think that’s a slight exaggeration… Store my Ducks. [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/17/janglish-signs-and-products-2/feed/ 3 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 11:57:11 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=716 Found some time for Gunpla! this time i’ve built the Red Frame Kai leg! The quality of this kit continues to impress, the legs have alot of detail and articulation. Obviously that means a whole tons of pieces! I’ve decided the majority of my Gunpla content will migrate over to Gundam Factory, so for the [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/feed/ 6 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/29/tilt-shift-time-lapse-kyoto/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/29/tilt-shift-time-lapse-kyoto/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:55:19 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=714 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!]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/29/tilt-shift-time-lapse-kyoto/feed/ 2 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:39:25 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=711 I’ve been a bit quiet on the posting front recently, while working on a secret project which i’m now proud to unveil! I’ve created Gundamfactory.com to try and give Gundam and mecha builders a community, a place to share your work and look for tips or inspiration. I’m not trying to redirect attention from anybodys [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/feed/ 9 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/18/ilkley-moor-walk-conclusion/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/18/ilkley-moor-walk-conclusion/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:35:17 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=709 Well I made it! Somehow… Set off from the house at around 10.30 this morning with Steve, and caught the train to Ilkley where out crazy adventure began. I’d set the camera to interval mode and attached it to my bag in the hopes of getting some decent shops for a timelapse of the walk.. [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/18/ilkley-moor-walk-conclusion/feed/ 0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/17/ilkley-moor-walk/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/17/ilkley-moor-walk/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:24:16 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=701 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! I’ve dug out my walking shoes, got some bottled water and made sure the GPS on my phone is working. Will be taking the [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/17/ilkley-moor-walk/feed/ 0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/15/japanese-house-extensions/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/15/japanese-house-extensions/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:45:23 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=689 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 [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/15/japanese-house-extensions/feed/ 0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:22:07 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=696 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! Lots of pieces for this one, hopefully it’ll be nice and mobile but without compromising stability so it can wield the tactical arms properly. Pretty standard mod of separating the [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/feed/ 7