moar mechs

here's some more designs i did  (primed):

Ferret Hi-Mobility shell

Terrapin 

some painted samples:

Custom "Frost" Saber

Enforcer

thoughts:

I'm rather satisfied about the look of most of these, there are a few things that I'm a bit unsure of particularly on the Frost Saber, which somehow feels like the colors don't blend well with the design. I am partial to a royal blue coloration but that would obscure some of the details on it. meh. maybe it'll grow on me eventually. the regular sabers though I plan to do in a uniform, military color. most likely olive green. or do a squad of random mechs and do them in team colors. the Enforcer came out very cool, and I think that orange patch breaks up the dominant desert yellow. it's sort of a signifier of rank. sorta.

more to come.... probably. ;)

mini-mechs

the BJPM line though long gone is my new favorite toyline! they're do-it-yourself kits that share the basic premise of lego and stikfas with a little gundam thrown into the mix: build your own models. this includes coming up with your own custom formulas! they make use of a ball and socket system made of 5mm joints and that also makes them ideal for kit conversions of other toylines or say.... articulating your transforming robots ;)  i was able to buy a shitload for cheap, most of them gun shell dolls and a dragoon kit in limited gray color.

here's some micro-mechs i came up with:

the Saber Combat Shells:

the Sigurd Heavy Shell:

the Draconis Custom Shell:

the Dragoon Archer:

the Dragoon Skirmisher:

Dragoon "Arachnis" Commander Custom Shell:

the Dragoon Squad Unit:

i like how the system gives me the freedom to build in a way that i desire. the inspirations behind them is primarily my love for the Front Mission mech games, and i tried to emulate the look with these guys. still on the fence whether i should paint them though. but i'll try to :)

The Fair Day 1

refer here: http://toyconph.com/blog/2009/12/11/4th-annual-toys-and-collectibles-christmas-fair-2009/

so... first day there, it was pretty good, not too packed but given it's a weekday it ain't surprising. the cosplayers will be here by the weekend, and that'll probably the busiest time.

so much breathing room.

i was so overwhelmed by the fact i wasn't exchanging sweat with another person (non-consensually) that i took few pictures of some really cool stores. i'm sorry,i know i suck...

but this is just the first day, hopefully i'll be back again and again to cover a lot of the places,

                                      

particularly more of this place. it has pins that are full of win!

i did take stuff home though, new kits (BJPM Gun Shell kits)

                                                    

and some new sidecutters for the occasion:

sweeeeeeet....

already made a few custom builds from it and i might paint them over the weekend.all just around  micro-scale. more to come, readers!  happy holidays!

photo of the day

too down to write a title.

pics.

just squeezing in a bit of new juice

hey guys here's a new bot i was working on for a few on my break times, it's a repaint of NEST Dirge into an ROTF Aerialbot Slingshot. i'll post up some more pics of this guy over the weekend whn i'm free, but for now i hope you guys dig him.

yay

after a year of waiting, i got him.