Announcement: Team Work

i fail to blog on a consistent basis to weekly blog as i promised. in order to keep my blog alive and running, i realized i can't do this alone. so i seek for help, and i got my cousin ivan to assist me. i talked over with him about my situation and he seems delighted to lend me a helping hand. cousin ivan will be blogging mostly on the video games category. he is much more of a gamer than me and he is also fine writer, so stay "toon" for his reviews. ^^

Loot: 2011 January (1 of 4)

during the month of january i made a few online purchases from four different places, and one of those order has arrived at my door step. its a small package.

its sheryl nome from macross frontier, a 1/8 scale figure made by megahouse. truth-to-be-told, i am unfamiliar with her character nor have i ever watch the anime. the reason i got her is because of akiba hobby, they ranked this figure as no. 1 in their "...figures in your 2009 TOP10 access." out of curiosity, i read about it and the pictures they posted up there was very... like, convincing (lol). also, i stumble upon anime export and they had her on sale!!! 60% off!!! it was a great deal i couldn't pass up, without any hesitation i got it.

i will do a personal review later when i get the chance to see if this figure live up to the hype i read about.

MidNight 12 Production's Logo/Trademark

i created a logo/trademark that i'll be using to label all my artwork and picture. i think of it as a stamp of ownership. i can also use it for censoring purposes too to block exposure parts in picture since i have mostly cast off figures that i'll be blogging about.
it took me at least a day to complete this. the design took me awhile up come up with. it all started with the idea of censoring future pictures i'll be posting up, and using "black block" for censoring picture is somewhat simple. so i decided to use bat-kun, my mascot. but then again, i didn't want to be using bat-kun on a picture because it'll seem comical. i decided to add a symbol underneath bat-kun.

long story-short... bat-kun is a bat and it reminded me of batman, so when i think of the word "symbol" and "batman" it reminded me of the "batman's symbol". i took and use that idea, and replace the body of bat-kun with the batman's symbol. i made a few changes here and there. if you look closely, you can see the initial "MN" = "MidNight" underneath the wings. clever, huh.

Loot: 2010 December (2 of 2)

good news, my order from 2010 december came:

• daiki kougyo - s.m.g. mana paratrooper model ver.
• figma - 085 persona 3: fes metis
• blu-ray and dvd black rock shooter limited edition with nendoroid petit black rock shooter set

and now the bad news, i probably won't be able to post up a review anytime soon on these figures with my room being under construction. late january is most likely i'll start reviewing, can't wait.

Good Bye 2010, Hello 2011!!!

here is bat-kun in his tux welcoming the new year with a bam!!!

Plans: New Room Furnitures

my current room is somewhat of a mess, and it isn't appealing at all. my stuff is all over the place, and i am lacking space as my hobby collection continue to grow. my room needs a make-over, i plan to buy new furniture. as a result, i made this blue print.list of furniture:

(A)
glass top L-shaped desk
it doesn't have to be glass material, an all white color (wooden material) will do fine too as long as it is an "L"-shape desk. i need a bigger working space for surfing the web while doing paper work, i wasn't able to do that cause my current desk was very very small.





(B)
desk top shelf, color: white
this will be place/attach on top of the desk for accessory storage purposes.








(C)
detolf glass door cabinet
i already have one, planning to get another one since my collection grew.
this item is available at ikea for the price of $59.99






(D)
dvd tower shelf, color: white
this item is the perfect size i been searching for, measure to be 7-1/8" wide. it is able to fit in that little space i have in the corner between the window. i plan to put all my personal dvds, blu-ray, and videogames on that shelf. the price tag on that item is listed as $39.99 at ikea





(E)
hemnes wardrobe, color: white
a small closet with at least one under shelf.
it is 26" wide, price $169.00 at ikea







(F)
queen size bed frame: tokyo 802 modern platform bed set that comes with other stuff that i don't need, the price is over $4,000. it is way too expensive, i am looking for some thing cheaper with a similar design shown in this photo. i find the bed mat being able to lift up is pretty awesome, like some secret storage space to hide stuff.







in conclusion, i am most likely going to ikea for all my shopping needs for the room. as for the desk, im thinking of going to other places (like best buy, office max, and staple) and do some price comparison in case ikea don't have the desk i like. the queen size bed frame is going to be a tough one, i might need to do a deep search to find one in my local area for an affordable price. i am hoping i can get this project of mine complete by the end of my winter break. ^^

Loot: 2010 December (1 of 2)

my package arrived, its a purchase i made from ebay on the figure SMG Mana "sub-machine gun mana".

well... it was more like i won the bid for $45, with $11.10 for shipping. i know, pretty pricey for a 1/12 scale figure. the figure was released in 2010 of april, so getting one at a retail on-line store was impossible due to out of stock. my only luck was at ebay.

the only reason im interested in this figure was because of the idea of exchangeable head with any revoltech/figma's figures.

i decided to collect and buy all the 1/12 scale daiki's figure, excluding the alternative color.

the seller listed the condition as "new", but the seal is open.

i'll be examining the figure later just to make sure i don't get cheated by defect/damage. a review will be post soon.