So this week, I the opportunity to participate in interviewing a friend of mine. That'll get posted online within the week, so I'll be sure to share it. It's pretty relevant to BZP, actually. In the other news, I've been working a bit more slowly since the Minewell project was finished, and so I've gained some time back to myself. I took the opportunity to rent and watch The Hobbit #2, then starting Lego The Hobbit. Didn't go too far into that yet, but it's already leaps and bounds ahead of Th
So, 49.5% on progress for LEGO Star Wars III. I'm making good time on it.
Got sort of lost in the space scenes, but finally found where I was supposed to go to progress the game. After that? Smooth sailings.
Every planet is currently under Republic control. Come this time tomorrow, I hope to make it all Seperatist >: D
Currently I have x2 Multiplier, Stud Magnet, Dark Side, Glow-in-the-dark (don't ask), Minikit Detector, and Red Brick Detector purchased. I have finished all story lev
And I won. Though I am not photographed (for obvious reasons, I'm not the owner ) I did 90% of the work on this ferris wheel. And yes, it's fully motorized. It has 2 XL Motors on it. There is a video on my account on that one video site, just look under swertmastra. I might throw it up on Vimeo so I can embed it here later, haven't decided yet.
Should I add a content block to my blog, similar in function to Black Six's Complaint Department? I mean, obviously it'd be something different in terms of what it'd be, but I'm just wondering if it'd be a good idea.
And we're off to a slow start, as usual. I have to build the volcano (won't take long) and then we build Mt. Ihu, then decorate 47 more baseplates with plates and bricks. In other words, we've got a lot of work ahead of us x_x But hey, MATA NUI : D
Basically, it's a ToP. It's for the Minecraft scene my studio's been building that will be at Emerald City ComiCon. And I had to fight an uphill battle just to even get this built. Seriously, nobody else knew about it except me. I'm just not regretting it at all. Also to answer a question that will be asked, we got a lot of that gold brick from both the 50th anniversary tubs and the 2x2 came in those golden ornament packs.
So I should disclose, I have too much stuff. Like seriously, -too much stuff-. For about 10 years I only had one big shelf to work with. It wasn't nearly good enough to display anything with. So, now that I can officially say I am old enough to have whatever I desire, I bought 3 brand new bookcases for my room. Basically, I cleaned up my room. Shocker for me, really. Link to OneDrive folder (public for all, read only, no login required) I took 9 photos in total, each showing one section of
So Microsoft released a new email service, based on their Outlook branding. It's similar in function (if not identical) to Hotmail, minus the UI. Oh also? Because it's new, you can register new email accounts. Through your default. I already registered a few. I might get more later, but let's not get too greedy here I should still review Office 13 : D
Should I review it once it gets here? Also, it was on sale. $60 vs $100. That's -not bad.- In other news, I worked myself to death yesterday... building Toa Nuva. I'm serious, I had to repair the Nuva (2002) in the shop. This is a chronological timeline of my thoughts while repairing, in order of Toa: Pohatu: Oh come on... POHATU'S TORSO GOES ON THE OTHER WAY! OTHER WAY!!! Onua: Why is his head so funky...? Oh duh, they put it on the gear axle. Slap that back on the armor aaaand done. Kopa
Hey guys, got something great for all the Hero Factory fans out there. While BZPower was getting its forums upgraded, we had a chance to contact Elmer Damaso to have him draw a particular "expanded universe" character. As you know, Mr. Damaso is the artist of the Hero Factory comics found in the LEGO Magazines and online. Having him draw a character who doesn't have a comic form was pretty exciting, especially for those at HS01. While he was drawing this character, we got contact details from Mr
http://www.bs01podca...utafest-prizes/ And these masks are already in my possession, ready for the winners. ALL PRIZES ARE COURTESY OF CITY BLOCKS, TACOMA'S LEGO ART CENTER.
So yeah, paid my $52. Still debating how I'll get the island down there, but it's only five boxes so far. I could easily wrap all of them with packing saran wrap, take it on a train, but it'd be faster to just have it driven down. I anticipate a good event, but I also expect it'll be different than BrickCon. Of specific note, I haven't been down to Portland since I was about 8 or 9, so this will be different for me. ... Meantime, still working on a large project. I can reveal it'll be for Br
I love the ninja redesign. Very well done. Oh, also... BRICK. DETAILED. BRICKS. *MIND ASPLODES* And please tell me I am not the only one who wants a ton of these ninjas to make an epic scene with. I'll probably post more later as I see it.
Woo, 6 days til the big one comes! I have FINALLY secured a space for my Mata Nui island at BrickCon. However, it isn't EXACTLY how I want it displayed, nor where I intended. It's also not finalized yet where it goes. Fortunately it's got room, the coordinators noted I registered it early enough and they have the room. Meantime, the other stuff is also ready to go. Let's see what happens there. And also Xccj's angled mosaic stuff is safely in my care, ready to be assembled. Next Friday b
So, undoubtably the Pink Floyd fans of BZP know of the Why Pink Floyd? campaign, which is the reissuing and remastering of all 14 studio albums, plus 2 special releases of the top three albums they created (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall). The first of them being Experience, with the second being the subject matter of this entry: Immersion. Now, I may have mentioned it once or twice, but I subscribe to something known as the Zune Music Pass. With this pass, I have acces
So, I've not had much time to look at our stock of parts in the shop for it, since we've been preparing for various commissioned projects at the shop. However, I did get to sit down and look at a few key parts: I found our stock of 32x32 blue baseplate, that'll be useful for the outer edge. Went to look at the Bionicle Gold masks for statues, found the Kaukau we pulled is actually the misprint. Whoops. I'm limited to construction-grade brick and plate, but tile and slope is fair game if we
Two days ago, I put in the longest work day I've had to put in since I started working for The TbP Group (Dan Parker's company encompassing his commission work, his educational camps and events), namely 16 hours in one huge shift. This blog entry is about that. What did we do during this lengthy 16 hours, one may wonder? During the 10:30 to 1:00 pm hours, not much. It's when we hit 2:30 up in Seattle, WA that the fun really began. The event we were at was held at CenturyLink Field, home of
Sup Internet. It's Swert. So I went to work in my usual timeslot today... tons of LEGO building, gluing and making things look pretty for clients... again. And didn't finish until 7:30 Pacific. So yeah, I'm tired and it's my dad's birthday. But all is well, I'm just going to relax now and enjoy the rest of my wee- wait, I have to work two more days?! ... Challenge accepted.
I accept I tuned you in to a specific station on the Radio function. I also accept I put that music in you, Mr. Zune. But would you PLEASE do me a favor? Would you stop playing depressing music when I'm not feeling the best? D:
