tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108546532026-03-02T16:15:34.184-05:00We Are Legion!! The mellow side of life. Blogging about the fun stuff and material goods the Legion likes to play with. This technogeek has already outgrown the otaku fads of the day.Ben-Ohkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568011230009872806noreply@blogger.comBlogger784125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10854653.post-66649375730514478602012-10-13T10:22:00.002-04:002012-10-13T10:22:38.823-04:00

I blame my good buddy Weirdguy for this. He's an avid thrifter (and borderline picker) constantly scouring local thrift stores for used wares he can turn into one of two things: a profit - the first rule of picking is that one man's trash is another man's treasure. And secondly, he can choose to have some fun... like the time he found a Nerf Vulcan, repaired it and subsequently shot at any

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You know what I haven't done in a while? Even less than not keeping up with this blog? I haven't mentioned anything about life. True, I'm all over social media and if you're careful enough, eventually you find your way here from there (i.e.: Twitter, or maybe Facebook, or even the occasional enthusiast forum). But I've been real quiet about non-enthusiast topics for a while mostly because... I

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There was this one time when I was little that Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan aired on network television. I stumbled on it during the interrogation scene and was frightened out of my mind as the eel squirmed across Chekov's face and into his ear. I remember changing the channel.Many years later, I had my parents rush home immediately after a Parent-Teacher night so I could catch Wrath of Khan.

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So I went to Avengers last night and it was freaking awesome. ...this video is not that movie...

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Just a rundown on the events that have shaped the "universe" so to speak... ***965 A.D.:- Jotunhiem and Asgard forces do battle in Tonsburg, Norway. The Asgardians take the Frost Giants' "Casket of Ancient Winters." Odin saves Laufey's son, Loki, and adopts him as his own. 1940s- Howard Stark invents "repulsor" technology but does not have a proper power source. - Nazi Germany invades Norway.

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In 1979 I was 4 years old. I vaguely remember being aware that there was a new Star Trek out because I had seen the evidence: in a local grocer's novelty capsule machine, I had "won" a sticker set featuring Kirk and Spock. But they weren't the Kirk and Spock I knew from the show I watched with Grandma every Sunday morning. They looked a little different. And so did the Enterprise miniature I

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TFC released the 4th figure in their Hercules line back in December. At the time they were running at full steam after a very successful release of Structor. Dr Crank is a mobile crane paying homage to the character Hook. In vehicle mode Dr Crank features a crane arm that will extend nearly 3 times the original length. He also curiously features a space for placing a counter-weight and a

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So my blog has been dominated by Transformers lately. I know this gripping saga has everyone on the edge of their seat so I'll just say it: yes, all 6 of the TFC Toys "Hercules" project has been released and I got mine at the end of this past week. And "toy-surgery" was a success. Before I get to that, I also wanted to breifly update that despite having pre-ordered what was said to be a "limited

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Sorry, I'm extremely late with this review - I'm behind since these figures arrived just shortly before I left on my holidays and I've been sick since I got back. This time I'm kicking off my video review of the 3rd TFC Hercules figure with a serious warning: it appears there is a miniscule difference between the connector pegs for the legs under Heavy Labor and those for the shoulders off Dr

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Something I often shy away from is politicking in the real world. It's not really my domain. But I would be socially irresponsible if I did not speak up when I have this opportunity to spread the word.Here is a very unfortunate incident that happened to a fellow wargaming player... Please take a look if you can.122nd Cadian: Bad Journalism

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My first attempt at a vlog review. Runs about 10 minutes.As usual it needs not be said that is not for everyone. It's a collector's item with limited production run. MSRP is about normal for this kind of thing, but value is definitely in the eye of the beholder.!!!UPDATE!!!Seems I'm not alone with the leg that won't straighten out. TFC has helpfully posted the following instructions for a DIY

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So... just as we settled into Labour Day weekend, I received an email from THQ. It was the shipping confirmation for my long-awaited collector's edition of Space Marine on PS3. Little did I realize at the time, long-awaited was about to become even-longer-awaited.So besides transferring to a new work-area, here's a list of all the things I've accomplished in my spare time NOT playing Space

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I never quite warmed up to Lego Technic. It's Lego, but it's not really Lego to me. It doesn't have that elegant simplicity of bricks but instead has complicated bars with connectors, which to me, is the opposite of elegant. But I do still appreciate its inherent genius.I felt like diving back into this sort of thing after stumbling on a Youtube video about Lego. I chose the Mobile Crane kit

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After waiting for months, here he is! The first sixth of Transformers Club's attempt to remake their own version of Devastator. Of course, being that TFC is an unauthorized fan group, they aren't allowed to use trademarked names like Devastator (or Decepticon or Constructicon, for that matter). So this is the first part of "Hercules", he is "Exgraver" and "not Scavenger." Not-Scavenger come out

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In case you haven't heard by now, the Big N has been bleeding money this year and in a desperate attempt to increase sales has decided on an early price-drop on the 3DS. The price drops from $250 to $170 on August 12, 2011. However, to appease the faithful, if you had your 3DS before that date (ie: your e-shop login has been active on or before the 11th), then Nintendo is offering you 20 free

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I'll be honest: I did not plan this. I was serious when I thought the prices would be a deterrent to buying too many of these Premium Format series sculptures. And even then I thought, "I'll limit myself to collecting only the generic troops." I seriously didn't know a Clone Trooper would be released within 2 months of deciding I would buy the Scout Trooper.The decision came down to this simple

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I didn't forgot about this build, but a bunch of events conspired to keep me away from this project.One more look at the walk-way: as you can see now on the completed piece, all the panels cleverly lean into each other. The angles are almost snap-fit.The turret is the last major assembly to do. This is where Games Workshop's design experience shines. To minimize the number of molds, almost all

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I arrived home tonight and in a stroke of perfect timing (unless he was waiting for me, in which case it's kind of creepy) the mailman drove right up as I got out of my car and delivered my package.I was already expecting this thanks to the tracker information I had. But what I wasn't expecting when I opened the box later was this:Yes, for some reason the dudes at MiniWarGaming decided to throw

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I came to a collector's impasse this past month. Expecting a big overtime pay-out, I wanted to treat myself to something cool and unusual. I looked into high-end collectible "dolls." These 1/6 scale figures are highly detailed and stupidly expensive (often 2 or 3 times the price of Barbie special editions). The problem is that even the 1/6 scales are a dime a dozen: there are literally hundreds

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I admit I've been pretty lazy with the blog lately choosing instead to post comments on new stuff to forums or an odd pic on Facebook. But since Macross is a series near and dear to my heart, I felt I may as well do a repost of some comments and photos I made over on Robot Japan.Almost a year ago Yamato teased everyone with an oversized 2 foot long SDF-1 prototype model. For those unaware,

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Originally solicited for April, Toynami delayed the third volume of of their vinyl figure line-up for months... during which they released several repaints of other figures including the limited version of the actual third figure as an exclusive metallic paint job for SDCC2010. But now it is October and I finally have a vinyl Vehicle Voltron in my hands.Vehicle Voltron is frequently referred to

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It's a good thing I had seen a video review of a previous iteration before this arrived or else I might have been severely disappointed. However I've accepted the nature of collecting these extremely exclusive limited-run unlicensed fan-made add-ons: it is quite an expensive hobby.Perfect Effect's Shadow Demolitions with Shadow Pack finally arrived. As you can see from the photo, entire set comes

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Sandwiched after my knock-off Fansproject Shadow Commander set and before the release of Perfect Effect's Demolitions Shadow Warrior pack, more new unlicensed add-ons arrived for my Nemesis Prime figure in the mail.First up is a rather simple accessory kit. Perfect Effect created the “God Sword” kit inspired by the powerful Cybertronian relic from the comics. Naturally, they reused the mold

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First a little primer: Ultra Magnus was actually a repaint of "Powered Convoy" before Hasbro introduced him to Transformers as an all-new character. Conveniently, the white repainted Optimus Prime toy hidden inside the armour was ignored until Dreamwave comics introduced the concept that Magnus was in fact physically identical to Prime underneath the armour. From that point on, Hasbro and Takara

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After a steady stream of losses, the Kor came back with possibly the best performance ever in a 4-way free-for-all. My opponents were a white Soldier deck, a customized Sliver deck, and a white-red Ally deck.First, the Soldier deck played Crusade (whether this was part of a failed strategy or a foolish mistake, we shall never know). All the figures below should be increased by 1 at game-time.

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