State of the S: Infodump

... PC. - Toy design. Mostly transforming robots, having had a mild fascination with them for over twenty-five years. This includes 3D design and replication in plastic, materials knowledge, kitbashing, aesthetics etc. Multi-form designs are particularly interesting. And in the same vein: - Multiform design in general. This is anything from furniture which becomes other furniture or retracts into ...

We got wii fit today! I...need to lose weight. It mocks me. It said I can't walk without falling down. I'll show wii fit! I'll become so skinny! God, its watching me. It wants me to lose 30 pounds...I need to go throw up now. On a less bulimic note, I got my reprolabels in the mail!...at my dads house. I'll be able to apply them on wednesday. No eating until then. Reprolabels.com

Kitbashing Has a Dark Side

There's a Tubgirl XBox 360 faceplate. http://gizmodo.com/5082045/what-hath-god-wrought-the-tubgirl-xbox-360-faceplate That burning sensation is a piece of your soul dying.

Incremental York, Found Hardware, Dojo Handshaking, and Pudding

... simple plain-ASCII commands over a serial port). Tentative plan is to control it with a second serial port on the demo board. Fallback plan is to do it manually from the computer. So, no hobby-servo kitbashing needed, and I'll have far more accuracy than I need for this application. Still don't have coverage for Tuesday the 13th at the dojo, but I've cleared as many days as reasonably possible ...

Aw, fiddle.

... that wind up in drawers and sheds and cupboards and attics around most houses. Would I have room for a thousand-book library? How about a fairly extensive toy collection, and the benchtop tools for kitbashing? Could I find somewhere to put a computer scanner where it would be actually accessible yet easily upgradeable? How about a printer? Well, OK, yes, I could network those and place them so ...

Comics for September 2, 2009

...for cancelled HeroClix and blew them up a bit, sticking with renders that could be cast in a single piece. All in all, I don't plan to collect these, but a pack or two is worthwhile for kitbashing bait. $5.96 at Walmart. Late Books: These are comics that were not listed as shipping during the week they were reviewed. Sometimes someone recommends a book to me that's already out, and I grab it ...

Lumber! Lumber! Lumber!

... lower maintenance and most importantly doesn't splinter into little bare feet. I also got importuned into the spiral slide instead of the straight slide. So they'll have two swings, a climbing wall and a spiral slide. I'm 'kitbashing' in a ladder or stairway - that's about the last thing to get installed, so I'll figure it out once the rest is up. Ought to keep me out of trouble for a while!

I'll be working on the rail road...

...." I'm actually kind of amazed that there hasn't been more interest in messing with model trains from the "Make" community, as they've got little motors, have LED lights, and lend themselves to kitbashing pretty easily. Heck, I would have figured that there would be a steampunk train set out there, but this was the only one I could find (with only 5 minutes effort, granted, but that's years ...

For Sale: 1996 Acura Integra

... love. Needs some minor engine work to pass smog and get registered. Perfect car for a type R conversion or to JDM up. Must find new home, so any offer will be considered. You can reach me at angela.n.hunt at gmail dot com. Would make some college kid a great car, especially if they're into the whole Fast/Furious aftermarket kitbashing, since this car is perfect for that sort of conversion.

Rock!

Matakishi's Tea House is an amazing collection of miniatures kitbashing and terrain tutorials. The greatest win in terms of fun:effort ratio is the Hordes of the Things rock army . On the opposite end of the spectrum (due to what must be extraordinary amounts of effort), check out the origami samurai army hiding at the bottom of a page of even more rocks. For you Warhammer ...