the stowaways - the mission log of my gundam recon unit

two gundams hid in my backpack to run a recon mission of my classroom.

i tried to put them back inside, but i was threatened by the GOUF Custom and his gatling shield.

here's a better look at what i was up against.  note the dagger in the rear of the gatling shield weapon.

heavy artillery.

an impressive stance for a gundam.

posing next to a similarly colored beverage can.

the hyaku shiki kai gundam also came along for the recon mission.

one of the best looking paintjobs around.

heavy artillery: dual beam gatling guns.

the hyaku shiki, being the pretty boy of the team, is forced to lead the recon mission by the GOUF.

mexican standoff with the benq projector

discovery of the largest pencil ever

"how the hell can we get up there?"

military domination of the supply table

2008 tattoo expo

this past saturday and sunday, my brother, mania and i took a detour from normal living to visit the tattoo expo at the los angeles convention center.  i had been wanting to go to this exp since i got my first tattoo several years ago, but since it was always at the pomona fairgrounds, i never got the chance to make the trip. 

this was the first year that the expo was held in LA.  and from the glamorous sign, i'm sure you can tell it was a high class event.

it was actually a lot smaller that i had imagined, but the floor was filled with booths from dozens of well known and less famous parlors around the LA area.

vendors, artists, piercers and many more lined the rows of exhibits.  i snapped this shot of tattoo machines from one of the many vendors selling tattoo equipment.

i was surprised to see an obey tattoo.

but this black and gray of mary was the best tattoo that i saw at the convention.  this guy was taking part in one of the many tattoo contests.  i wonder if he won.

black wave tattoo was using the more traditional method of inking.

can you guess what i got?

i'll post more about the expo later on with pictures of my new tattoo.

revoltech no. 59

i've been waiting for a package from the big bad toy store, and finally this past friday, a box was waiting for me.

in the box were the two revoltech figures that i had been keeping my eye on.  no. 59, the full metal panic robot, and no. 52, the lazengann robot from the gurren lagann anime.

from the side, the boxes look normal.  they box have similar sizes with the classic revoltech box art.

however, the arx-8 laevatein, no. 59, is twice the length (that's what she said~) of normal revoltech boxes~!

here is the figure out of the box in a great fighting stance.  

like all revoltech figures, no. 59 has great poseability.  i'm not sure that's a word though.

as you can see, it's a great looking figure with great coloring and attention to detail.  however, the bonus with this figure is the extra armor and oversized firearms it comes with.

here's no. 59 with the attached armor and 76mm shot cannon.

the more impressive demolition gun.

i love the magazines in the rear of the gun that show the unused bullets ready for action.  once again, the attention to detail is what makes these figures worth the price.

no. 59 protecting a toki doki dog with the monomolecular cutters.  notice how the demolition gun folds up and retracts to the back of the figure.

all in all, no. 59 is a great figure with tons of accessories and weapons.  along with the ones i've shown, there are also two smaller anti tank daggers as well as extra robotic arms that hold grenades.  by far, no. 59 is the most well equipped revoltech yet.

the no. 52 photoshoot/review will be coming soon.

the morning of new robots.

the two new revoltech figures i ordered are coming today.

i decided that i would take a picture of the morning sun of the day that this monumentous event takes place.

New Transformers

Traveled all around Torrance to find a riser for my laptop, but ended up buying Transformers instead.  At Toys R Us was selling Universe figures at buy 2 get 1 free prices. I was a fan of the Prowl figure from the start, but never was all that big on Sunstreaker.

But I always thought that $11 was too pricey for a Universe figure, so I never picked any of them up.

Then I saw Galvatron.  The head sculpt on this figure is the spitting image of Galvatron from the movie.

Three more to add to the collection~!

I'll add detailed pictures later on~!  But for now, enjoy the box art~!

The Fight

i got into a fight.

i was trying to stand up for peace, but tony overpowered me.

the finishing blow.

the victory pose.

reminds me of this.

more robots to come.

the number one spot

out of all the transformers i could ever want, there exists one that i desire more than others.  

yes, a g1 devastator would make my day.  

yes, the 2007 comic con nemesis prime repaint alternator would put a smile on my face.  

yes, the upcoming city commander armor for classics ultra magnus would make mr. kang a happy boy.  

but there is one that i desire more than all these.

arguably one of the most rare transformer ever released, the GOLD MASTERPIECE OPTIMUS PRIME, is the current apple of my eye.

in 2004, takara held a contest in japan in which you could enter a drawing to win this coveted figure after buying 5 different transformers and sending in points of some sort.  only 10 of these figures were made, making it the holy grail of transformers.

"all the best stuff is made in japan!"

-Marty McFly