Well, what an interesting year for toys last year was. The change of the new year got me thinking about this, and I’ve never really taken an account of what toys I have bought in any given year. 2015 was a lower count year and making up a quick list has inspired me to catalogue my stuff a bit better as well as make this post.
To make things consistent, I aim to keep this list to toys that were released in 2015, as opposed to toys acquired in 2015, although this year there is barely any difference, and then I can make a best of or some such lazy recycling post.
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Friday, 18 December 2015
Derpy self-promotion time and bit of what's going on.
After a night of perhaps a bit too much wine, I came up with an idea and decided to try and make my YouTube channel a delightful little trailer. Since I kind of use my channel along with my blog, I guess I will chuck it here as well, just for a little giggle.
This doesn't mean I am giving up on my blog and shifting over to video only. Oh goodness me no. I have no intention of becoming an "e-celebrity" (an oxymoron to me really), plus I suspect I've stolen too much of other people's works and used them in my videos anyway.
This also doesn't guarantee increased video output either. I just enjoy editing bits of footage together in (hopefully) amusing ways to amuse and occasionally inform.
You may have noticed a drop in post production over the last year(s). That is mainly due to a move of house, occupation and country. Sadly my current situation lessens the amount of useful down time I had in my previous job that allowed me to study, as well as blog. Unfortunate, but that is the way the world turns. Yes, when I started this blog in July 2010, I did most of my blogging at work. Ha ha ha. (On a side-note. Wow, over 5 years, I don't think I foresaw that back when I started!!)
I was incredibly efficient and good at my job and I liked it.
Now, I don't quite have that luxury, so my blogging amount has dropped. I could keep up the quantity of posts, but since this is my hobby over anything else, I want to be able to enjoy it and I must say that I am, and I suspect the quality of posts would drop.
I guess, this is a good way to plug my instagram account (In the side panel) as it is where I chuck occasional random photos that I take while playing with toys.
Essentially, that is what is going on at the moment, so back on the original topic, here is my Youtube Channel Trailer that I put together. It follows a theme that I kind of used in my Gurren Lagann video review, and actually has sparked and idea for a Great Gaming Moment.
So enough blab. Here's the Trailer!
This doesn't mean I am giving up on my blog and shifting over to video only. Oh goodness me no. I have no intention of becoming an "e-celebrity" (an oxymoron to me really), plus I suspect I've stolen too much of other people's works and used them in my videos anyway.
This also doesn't guarantee increased video output either. I just enjoy editing bits of footage together in (hopefully) amusing ways to amuse and occasionally inform.
You may have noticed a drop in post production over the last year(s). That is mainly due to a move of house, occupation and country. Sadly my current situation lessens the amount of useful down time I had in my previous job that allowed me to study, as well as blog. Unfortunate, but that is the way the world turns. Yes, when I started this blog in July 2010, I did most of my blogging at work. Ha ha ha. (On a side-note. Wow, over 5 years, I don't think I foresaw that back when I started!!)
I was incredibly efficient and good at my job and I liked it.
Now, I don't quite have that luxury, so my blogging amount has dropped. I could keep up the quantity of posts, but since this is my hobby over anything else, I want to be able to enjoy it and I must say that I am, and I suspect the quality of posts would drop.
I guess, this is a good way to plug my instagram account (In the side panel) as it is where I chuck occasional random photos that I take while playing with toys.
Essentially, that is what is going on at the moment, so back on the original topic, here is my Youtube Channel Trailer that I put together. It follows a theme that I kind of used in my Gurren Lagann video review, and actually has sparked and idea for a Great Gaming Moment.
So enough blab. Here's the Trailer!
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Punch / Counterpunch from the Transformers Collectors' Club.
Since I have decided I like editing video quite a bit, I've decided to try and work a bit more on it, hence the video review of Transformers Collectors' Club Punch here.
Since I haven't found my style of video working yet, I'm going to try a few things until something clicks with me and also clicks with my camera. Some effects that I want to do I am not 100% sure how to pull off yet an I don't want to fork out money on a solely video camera. So naturally, constructive criticism is welcome and most of all, please enjoy the video.
Since I haven't found my style of video working yet, I'm going to try a few things until something clicks with me and also clicks with my camera. Some effects that I want to do I am not 100% sure how to pull off yet an I don't want to fork out money on a solely video camera. So naturally, constructive criticism is welcome and most of all, please enjoy the video.
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Spider Lady of the Transformers
Blackarachnia, I am never too sure of how to spell her name to be honest. Quite a whacky thing. I’ve always liked Blackarachnia as she got some good character development throughout the Beast Wars show, but never bothered with the toy as it didn’t look anything like her.
Now TakaraTomy have used the Animated Blackarachnia’s body with a few changes to make a BW accurate version. Let’s check this femme-bot Fatale out shall we?
Monday, 9 November 2015
Bottle of Halloween Disappointment
Halloween, crazy “celebration” time of the year. I don’t care for it myself but it is fun with some of the crazy crap that comes out. This year while out and about travelling I picked up an interesting looking item, a humble little bottle of Pepsi.
The reason this was interesting? Well, how can one refuse such an enticing name, such as
Pepsi Ghost.
It gets better, at the bottom of the bottle, it states rather proudly:
Mystery Flavour
And it has a picture of a pumpkin ghost thing eating stuff like dough nuts and something orange.
“Wow,” I says to myself while looking at this. “ This could be fun or gross, but I suspect both!”
And thus, I bought the drink.
It sat in my fridge while I forgot about it, but today, I finally got around to opening the sucker up.
I had a sniff. Man, it was sweet.
And gross. (yay, this is what I wanted)
But familiar…. Hrm, I was sceptical….
As a result, I passed it around to those around and asked them to see if they could work out what it smelt like, no-one was terribly sure.
Hesitantly I took a small sip….
Then I swore.
Disappointment swam throughout me as it flowed from the bottle into my mouth.
On the positive side of things, it was as I expected, quite disgusting.
On the negative side of things, and this was what I was most saddened about, was it was just shitty normal cherry cola flavour.
Bloody hell Pepsi! What the hell are you doing? This isn’t a mystery flavour! It’s just a shit flavour that has been around with various colas for ages. Pepsi could’ve chosen anything, Pumpkin flavoured Pepsi. I hate pumpkin, that would’ve been disgusting, but also interesting because I’ve never had Pumpkin cola before. Strawberry, so sweet I’d be diabetic after one bottle. Sweet potato, also disgusting, and possibly popular with Japanese tastes. Hell, I’d even be happy with Natto flavoured Pepsi.
But cherry? GAWDAMIT! You go with the lazy arse disgusting choice of shitty bloody cherry.
Where’s my dough nut flavour? Cheesecake? Banana?
Cherry. Sigh, might as well have given me a bottle of Dr. Pepper instead.
I can see the board meeting right now.
Arseholes.
If they bother doing this again, I can guarantee that I won’t be buying again.
The reason this was interesting? Well, how can one refuse such an enticing name, such as
Pepsi Ghost.
It gets better, at the bottom of the bottle, it states rather proudly:
Mystery Flavour
And it has a picture of a pumpkin ghost thing eating stuff like dough nuts and something orange.
“Wow,” I says to myself while looking at this. “ This could be fun or gross, but I suspect both!”
And thus, I bought the drink.
It sat in my fridge while I forgot about it, but today, I finally got around to opening the sucker up.
I had a sniff. Man, it was sweet.
And gross. (yay, this is what I wanted)
But familiar…. Hrm, I was sceptical….
As a result, I passed it around to those around and asked them to see if they could work out what it smelt like, no-one was terribly sure.
Hesitantly I took a small sip….
Then I swore.
Disappointment swam throughout me as it flowed from the bottle into my mouth.
On the positive side of things, it was as I expected, quite disgusting.
On the negative side of things, and this was what I was most saddened about, was it was just shitty normal cherry cola flavour.
Bloody hell Pepsi! What the hell are you doing? This isn’t a mystery flavour! It’s just a shit flavour that has been around with various colas for ages. Pepsi could’ve chosen anything, Pumpkin flavoured Pepsi. I hate pumpkin, that would’ve been disgusting, but also interesting because I’ve never had Pumpkin cola before. Strawberry, so sweet I’d be diabetic after one bottle. Sweet potato, also disgusting, and possibly popular with Japanese tastes. Hell, I’d even be happy with Natto flavoured Pepsi.
But cherry? GAWDAMIT! You go with the lazy arse disgusting choice of shitty bloody cherry.
Where’s my dough nut flavour? Cheesecake? Banana?
Cherry. Sigh, might as well have given me a bottle of Dr. Pepper instead.
I can see the board meeting right now.
“So, what do we do with this cherry coke syrup we bought from Coke in the 80s? We still can’t get rid fo this shit!”
“Let’s market it in a bottle for Halloween, call it ‘Mystery Flavour’ and chuck some pictures of Doughnuts and shit on the label, then people will buy it thinking it’s something nice and fun instead of piss boring cherry coke”
“Mwa ha ha ha ha! Mwa ha ha ha ha <cue Doctor Evil like laughing scene in the boardroom>”
Arseholes.
If they bother doing this again, I can guarantee that I won’t be buying again.
Monday, 2 November 2015
Chogokin Dancouga GX13
I’ve had this guy sitting n my cupboard for a rather long while. A cool looking robot, he was highly recommended by a friend of mine, but as he is so large, I just never really got around to messing about with him. A shame really, so with a blank weekend plan o my plate, I thought to myself, time to crack the bugger open. Here we go!
Saturday, 3 October 2015
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