30 mins more....

Hmmm, 418 posts for 2013... not too shabby! Let's see if 2014 brings more stuff! :)

Transformers Masterpiece MP-19 Smokescreen

Managed to open this today.... Thats an achievement haha! Haven't transformed him yet but looks good! Very colorful compared to the previous 2 releases.

Smoke tactics... I know people who do this in office!

Metal build Gundam Banshee

Man, it was hard to take a pic of this cos of the color, so i just laid it down on the bed and snapped off a pic haha!

This is the follow up to the first Gundam Unicorn that was first released almost 3 years ago? It's mostly the same thing, just with a few pieces of equipment. The engineering is pretty cool, as this bot can actually go into 'destroy' mode, and the armor parts slide out and extends the bot by quite a bit.

I should snap a pic of them side by side hmmm... :)

New Year's Eve and the last post(s) for 2013!

Man, 365 days? Time flies man! Weather here's been pretty crazy, raining one minute, sunny as hell the next! No wonder so many people are getting sick. Also shows the climate is starting to change, and weather patterns are going nuts!

Anyway, nothing much planned for today! Let's pray that 2014 is a bright new change, a new leaf, a flip of the page and a new beginning for us! :) 

2 more days!

To the end of 2013 of course... good riddance! :p And in comes 2014 with a whole new bunch of junk to buy haha! :)

Looks like 3A's MG Ray will be out soon? It's USD480 ouch, about the same as REX i think? The paint job looks good, but never really was a fan of Ray... :p Koto's got a model kit of this coming out too!

Last Sunday of 2013

Ah, how apt that my PC decided to 'up lorry' the night before.. this happened after trying to start a round of BF4 of course, but goes to show MS software is STILL cluttered crap that crashes whenever it pleases... oh well, at least the re-installs aren't as often as during the XP days! :p

Day was spent at Botanic Gardens with the family.. NOW i know where certain people go to for their picnics! OMG, anyway, it was pretty crowded there, where in Sillypore isn't? The Orchid garden was not too shabby though, although you had to PAY to go in, thank god for complimentary tickets! :)

Micro Drone 2.0

Got this off extremefliers a couple of weeks back; think it all started after watching this BMW or Audi ad where they used these mini quadrotors and programmed them to do some choreographed dance.

It's only 99 bucks and comes bundled with a camera (but no microSD card tho), so thats pretty awesome. Took it out for a spin without the cam, and it handles pretty easy! The controls are mode 2/4 which you can toggle. It's also not very noisy... So its possible to use it for.... Surveillance! ;)

Hot Toys : Batman Armory

Gosh, looks good but imagine the cost! I estimate it to be in the 700-800 range at least! I may br wrong about that though. :p

Happy Boxing day!

This week will be busy still I guess, supposed to go for a family gathering at aunts place this Saturday, and prob taking the kiddies to the Orchid garden come Sunday!

Went out for a movie with the wifey, the yearly Hobbit/LOTR movie, so that makes it twice I've watched it... still find it an OK movie, the original was still the best! :)

Merry Christmas 2013!

And the day is here! A very Merry X'mas to all out there and have a blessed holiday with your family and loved ones! :)

Countdown!

Wow, another hour and a half to X'mas! Can't believe i wait over 300 days for this day... And lo and behold its here again!

Busy day, had some guests over for wifey's birthday, and i was the cook for most of the day haha! :)

Well, time to get ready! It's almost time!

2 days to X'mas!

Whoa, and before you know it, X'mas is just a stones throw away! Man, time flies when you're having fun darnnit! :p

Flagset MARSOC

Never heard of this company before, but from the quality and build, it looks very much like a DAMtoys or crazy dummy figure? Pretty impressive nonetheless, hopefully can build up one of these guys, otherwise they'll stay stuck in their boxes!

Packaging is great too, a flip open case with a magnetic catch, and foam inserts to fit everything in nicely... Wasn't expecting this! :)

Roasted Meat!

Was at Hong Lim today, do decided to try out the roasted meat stall there thats supposed to be quite popular.

Stalls run by one dude who does EVERYTHING, from cutting the meat to collecting the moolah... Not very efficient if you ask me.

For the meat itself, it tastes pretty ok, better than most normal char siew out there, but lacks the fats to make it more tender. Still prefer the stall at Serangoon central!

4 Days to X'mas!

Wow, only 4 more days left, scary, seems  theres so much left to be done still, yet time chugs away! :)

TGIF!

Ah, day one of my yearly long leave... I don't normally take anything more than a week during the rest of the year, so this is my chance to catch a breath!

Finally managed to set up my x'mas LEGO display too! :) though it'll be only a while before i gotta take it down for CNY! :p

And So it arrives...

... the last workday of the year! I will savour every second of it and reminisce over the year spent slouched over this desk.... NOT!

 

Somehow this one slipped by me, wouldn't have found out about it if not for my buddy telling me! Strangely also, the gaming outlets didn't cover this too... Hmm... anyways, there's a new Free-To-Play game called Star Wars : Attack Squadron, I'd give it a try, but it's sad that no one wants to pick up a proper full game for this. Hey, it's Di$ney.

Smells like.. Nirvana?

Haha, remember just chatting about this the other day, really enjoyed the whole album from weird Al! Bought the cassette from the only tape shop in Gardens back in the day, think it's now Cedele there though... Enjoy!

 

Midweek! (AKA 2nd last working day of the year!)

Man, it's Wednesday only! Seems a bit slow this week, but there never seems to be enough time to do everything that's needed... who says time's a constant? It speeds up when you're doing fun things and slows down when things get boring....

And a week to X'mas! Scaryyyy!

Dolls and such!

I was actually looking at Original Effect's Reborn Body... and somehow ended up with Reborn dolls... which are a totally different and creepy thing... be warned! :p Darn u Google!

BF4 PC Update - Dec 16

Ooooookaayy, this was kinda unexpected! Seems to make it...easier for other ppl to kill me now. :( Way to go DICE! :p The mandatory driver version seems to be a desperate attempt to eliminate unknown issues if you ask me, as people on older cards may have issues with these newer drivers! And putting the word Netcode in exclamation marks seems so sarcastic....... cue Dr Evil!

"UPDATE: We have noticed that players who have SLI enabled on their graphics card may experience graphical flickering. Also, we're looking into the issue where the revive bar would get stuck on-screen in some instances. Both of these have our attention, and we're investigating them.

Dec 16 PC Game Update Notes
-Fix for a crash that would cause the game to stall, resulting in a sound loop. This should eliminate most of the problems relating to this.
-Fix for the SUAV (introduced in the China Rising expansion pack) not exploding when hitting enemy soldiers. While these indeed should be deadly, they were never designed for “roadkilling” opponents.
-Fixed one of the issues related to the so-called “Netcode” (see below for details).
-Fix for an issue where 4x the damage from a vehicle's minigun would be applied to the chest when a player had the Defense specialization equipped.
-Fix for player tags not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members.
-Fix for graphical flickering appearing on terrain.
-Fixed the instance where players suddenly would transition into Spectator Mode while playing the Defuse game mode.
-Fix for a Defuse bug where none of the teams would win a round by letting the timer run out.
-Fix for players getting stuck in the revive screen after being killed.
-Fix for players getting stuck in the kill camera after being revived.
-Fix for the game mode specific ribbons being counted twice in the multiplayer progression.
-Made NVidia 331.82 or later driver versions mandatory for all players.
-Disabled DirectX 11.1 on NVidia cards that have outdated drivers.
-Fixed driver version not being properly detected on NVidia Optimus systems.
-Fixed a minor crash that could occur when bringing up the scoreboard.

“Netcode” improvement
We’ve addressed the so-called “Kill trading”. This refers to when two players fire at each other and, seemingly, both die at the same time. The time window where a bullet could cause damage from an already dead player is now calculated as intended, decreasing the timeframe when players with high latency could get a kill, even though they should be dead according to the server. "

Can it (Saza)be?

Oooo!

SoldierStory PJ Type C

Whoa, wasn't expecting this, whereas the Type B is a repackaged version of the STGCC exclusive, the type C is pretty much more unique with regards to gear and HS.... although I do not think that a PJ would be carrying so much combat gear! :p

 

BF4 Australian Tour!

Haha, the videos cheesy and all, but I guess it'll be kinda cool to sit in one! Dude, perhaps you can catch it when it tours Aussieland! :)

http://kotaku.com/playing-battlefield-4-inside-an-armored-lan-party-1483881845
 

Last Working Monday for the year!

Wootz! It's a Monday and all, but at LEAST it's the last Monday I have to work for this year wootz! :D Traffic was supremely clear, but was still late for work haha!

 

It's the 16th already... scary how fast time flies, only 9 more days to X'mas!

Masterpiece (Blue)streak part deux

LFinally opened up Streak, mostly the same as prowl, other than some markings and the HS, but i thought the finishing was a bit better! Another good toy to the MP line. :)

The Desolation of Smaug

Watched this yesterday in 3D courtesy of a vendor, really reinforces the point that a) 3D still is too gimmicky and looks crappy and washed out b) They didn't create this with spectacle wearers in mind, other than that, the movie was generally entertaining, lots of action scenes, but also lots of things that weren't in the storybook. The love triangle thing was unnecessary, and the ending was... abrupt.

 

Still, an easy 7/10 just to see some familiar faces and Legolas going all ninja over the orcs haha!

 

TGIF!

Just picked up on this Easter Egg in BF4, saw the assignment, but didn't know what to make of the requirements! So stumbled across a site which tells u how to unlock it from the leaderboards. :p

ThreeZero ED-209

So, 3Z is making ED-209 from the new Robocop movie? Admittedly, I still prefer the classic ED-209, this one seems too... generic, and overengineered! I've no doubt they'd make a good version of it though, their stuff is quite high quality! :)

 

MG Sazabi released!

In Japan that is, hope the shop processes my order soon! :p Look at all those teeny parts!

 

Fansproject Diesel (NOT Motormaster)

Looking good! Too bad it'll only be released next year in Jan... hey, it's just a coupla weeks away only! This will be my first combiner in a long time.... :p

 

 

DOOM - 20 years on.

Wow, it's been 20 years already? Doom was released on the 10th of December, 1993. I remember getting the game from Lim at USSC, it was on 2 or 3 3.5" disks! Ahhh, good memories. I was in Secondary school then... only a young 17 years old haha! :p

I played Doom on my first PC, a 486SX-25 from Datamini.... with 4MB of Ram!!! Woohoo! :) The game was outstanding in terms of the graphics, gameplay and audio.... plus I used to create custom levels just for the heck of it haha.




http://www.incgamers.com/2013/12/doom-20th-anniversary-today-true-classic

Masterpiece (Blue)Streak

Streak was released a week or so after Prowl, haven't opened yet! So other than the color and stylings, i think this looks pretty similar to Prowl. Freebies are the same though, the coin and the additional gun... Well, better than nothing i guess! :p

Snaaaakkkke! MGS Ground Zeroes

Looks like there's gonna be a few different bundles when the prelude to MGS V is launched as usual, wonder if there'll be a MGS V PS4 bundle? :) The premium pack looks like it'll come with a Kai Arts figure of snake, like the EU version of MG:Revengeance had a Raiden fig. Or how about one with a Puma Jacket? :)

 

Sideshow 1/6 Hoth Luke and Tauntuan

First thing I want to ask is.... can you slice open the belly? Will the 1/6 gunk ooze out? Gross I know! :p And it's gonna cost at least $500 bucks I think....

 

Ground Zeroes DLC

What the hey? Why only for the XBone? Well, prob come out on all platforms eventually! Body Snatchers? :p

 

BF4 Patch

So THIS was the 800MB patch that Origin downloaded last nite... only squeezed in a coupla rounds before my babies came in. :p That's a hella big patch for a few broken items!

"Dec 9 PC Game Update Notes
Shot behind cover when changing stance
Sometimes the character stance could get into a multiple frame desync and be part of the problem where you got shot even though your character was actually behind cover. This would mostly affect players doing transitions into crouch and prone as well as moving when crouched. The impact was smaller in a standing stance. This bug fix eliminates this particular desync issue.

We have also increased the camera height when crouching and moving to more accurately reflect the actual height of your soldier in that stance (the first person camera was too low when crouching and moving, resulting in that you had a poor representation of how much of your soldier that was actually out of cover.)

-Fixed one of the most frequently occurring client crashes
-Fixed broken collision on containers with open doors. The bug previously made grenades bounce back even though the doors were open.
-Fixed a bug in Defuse mode where defenders could win the round by killing all the attackers without disarming the bomb, if the bomb was disarmed in the previous round.
-Miscellaneous stability fixes further reducing the number of client crashes
-Fixed side gunner jitter when aiming in attack boats & transport helicopters
-Fixed some instances of frame rate drops when shooting at large Levolution objects after they have been destroyed (like the radar dish on Rogue Transmission)
-Fixed broken aiming for passengers on the China Rising dirt bike
-Fixed a bug where the sound when capturing a flag was not playing correctly
-Removed a bug that would double save during MP round transition and SP level transition. This fix will reduce the occurrence of corrupted save files. "

SW Black Series - Boba Fett

Well, this is the exact same one as the one that came bundled with han in carbonite; sculpting and details are good, though the joints are a wee bit tight! Poseability is so-so, but he still looks fierce in any stance!

Off to a wedding!

On this rainy and windy Sunday! Was tempted to stay at home.... But nah, not gonna let my friend down on his big day! :) congrats mr khoo!

The passing of Nelson Mandela

So another historical figure leaves this mortal realm..... Soon will come time when most people from that generation will go....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520

TGIF!.. and Year of the Horse Prime

Oh lordy, it's Friday already! :p Weather's been cool but humid nonetheless! At least it was a sunny day today! Countdown! 19 more days to X'mas....

In toy news! Hasbro is releasing a Year of the Horse edition of Masterpiece Prime...  Ewwww...

 

Old post (Monday!)

*EDIT - Uh, this was supposed to be out on Monday, but darned thing was stuck on my phone! :(

Wow, rained throughout the day since last night! Shiok weather to sleep in really, so tempted to call in sick and laze at home... Alas! :p

Picked up this 1/144 scale ace combat kit, really teeny but good detail! :) hope they release more of these!

BF4 Multiplayer : YU LIDDAT?

Well, not that I'm not having fun in the game, although it sucks having to level up to get better weapons and attachments. (And probably cos my reflexes ain't what they used to be haha!), something just feels.... off.... about the game? Oh yeah, in between the crashes and hanging (Definitely buggier than BF3!), there seems to be a lot of 'magic' kills and lag in the game.... well, the article below sure explains it... hope they get the code right soon! As it stands, it kinda sucks when you lose your points midway in a game..

 

http://kotaku.com/battlefield-4-ps4-patch-gets-delayed-1475902035

 

 

1st December 2013

What, December already? So it's only 24 more days to Christmas... Fast! Weather's getting colder here since it's been raining every other day, but it's humid as hell though!

In other news, the actor from Fast n the Furious, Paul Walker, died in a car crash; thought it was a hoax, but turns out to be true. Have always enjoyed the FnF series so it's kinda sad to see him go.... RIP bro!