First up is the Bandai HGUC RGM-89De Jegan ECOAS Custom. A nice thing is it can be easily backdated to the normal RGM-89D Jegan D.

Then it’s the Bandai HGUC RGM-96X Jesta. What can I say, this is one of the best RGMs ever designed. It’s right up there with the GM Sniper II and GM Custom in my book. Unfortunately a part on the shield went missing. I’ll figure out what to do about that.

Next up is the Bandai HGUC RGZ-95C ReZel Commander Type. Comes with a BFG that unsurprisingly has a long seamline running down the weapon. Sigh. And while it looks good, it’s kind of fiddly. The joints aren’t loose, but it doesn’t feel solid at all.

And lastly, the Bandai HGUC MSN-06S Sinanju, yet another big ass red mobile suit used by the enemy ace, this time Full Frontal (sounds like a porn actor’s name I know). People really like the Sinanju but I find the design awkward: small feet, white (for some reason) propellant tanks and thruster shrouds and it’s going to a bitch to paint those itty bitty ornamental markings on the chest and arms. Still, it does have a presence although the Sazabi looks more bad ass.

So you see, I’m slacking but not totally…

Its claws are really (really) sharp and is fragile as hell. The cockpit and Zoids Core come as a connected unit and is for some reason only friction-fitted to the chest. Move the arms and it’ll fall off. Sigh. I left out the vents on the legs just in case if I ever want to paint this thing.

All complaints aside, it’s yet another impressive entry to the line.

This is the Kotobukiya HMM Molga. Each box comes with 2 units with this one having the option of a repair bay on the tail or a pair of swiveling guns. Guess which version this is.

Typical of Kotobukiya’s HMM kits, this one is highly detailed and has a ton of parts, which means many many sprue cut marks.

For the record, I could finish this game. My route was: left, left, left, left, left. If I remember correctly, the ending was the driver being tossed in the air and not coming back down…

1. E-Book readers like Kobo Reader, iBooks and Stanza.
2. Goodreads.com which is a social network for book readers

I’ve become quite a voracious reader (about 10 books in the last 2 months). It used to be that I wasn’t sure of the quality of books I see in bookstores so I tend to be more picky in what I read. But with goodreads.com, I can see reviews and have a better idea of whether I’ll invest my time in reading a particular book. With the E-Book readers, it’s much more convenient and I now have a lot more titles to choose from. No need to find space to stock the books either since everything is electronic. And with E-Book readers installed my smartphone, I can basically read anywhere now.

I’ve added a Goodreads widget on the right side of this site which basically stores a database of all the books I’ve read since I can remember. If you explore it a bit, you’ll realize I’m actually quite a well rounded reader although I’m partial to Techno-Thrillers. The only reason Sci-Fi ranks so high in my database is because I used to read a lot of Star Wars and Battletech novels. Mispent youth.

I haven’t really done much modeling either so it’s not just about not updating the site.

Anyhow, I’ll be ramping up soon again. Yes, endless WIPs will continue real soon.

Artwork from the upcoming new titles have cropped up on the interweb and below is Jim Lee’s take on the new (all new, very new new) Teen Titans:

Methinks Jim Lee needs a new inker…

Well, perhaps if it were longer

This year, it’s 21 years old.

Out of the programs I learned in the course (Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark Express), Photoshop is the only one I’m actively using. In fact, next to Microsoft Office, it’s the second oldest application I’ve been continuously using.

Photoshop has become so ubiquitous, to ‘photoshop’ has become a verb. And that says alot.