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  1. Serpent of Fire
    So my dad and I went to see the new Star Trek movie today.
     
    It.
    Was.
    Awesome!
     
    I can't really say much without ruining it but

    » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «The movie completely overwrites everything that has already been done in the franchise. Not only is it a prequel, but its also a reboot. When you see the movie, you will know how its different when it happens. 
    I've said too much...
     
     
    They should have brought JJ Abrams in to do Star Trek movies a long time ago. This movie is exactly what the franchise needed.
  2. Serpent of Fire

    Lego Space Needle

    By Serpent of Fire,

    I got this at my local Lego store (The one in Bellevue) during the forum downtime, and am just now remembering to post pics.
     
    Just the space needle
    With the box
     
    It was a fairly quick and easy build, I had it mostly built, except for the three tube thingeys that were required to be cut about an inch shorter before they could be put into place. The set is about 9 inches tall (22 centimeters). My only complaint is that the set is grey while the actual space needle is white, but that can easily be overlooked.
     
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    I Need Wheels!

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Does anyone know of any sets currently out that have wheels about half the size of the Hero Factory Motorcycle that came out a few years ago? I'm redesigning the Remote Control Tank I built last year. I would prefer one that have tires, as I already have some all plastic wheels that I'm having issues with.
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    I Got Strakk

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Strakk
     
    In my last entry, I said a local Fred Meyer store has the Glatorian. Today I was back and picked up Strakk. Here's a quick little review.
     
    I'll skip the presentation aspect of the review.
     
    Building:
     
    Building Strakk is about as quick as the standard canister set. In terms of new pieces, Strakk has 2 ice armor pieces, his head, his mask/helmet, thornax/launcher, life counter, hands, and his axe. The set uses an L shaped Mistiksa and Phantoka to Matoran connection piece to conect an inika torso to a Toa metru waist., making Strakk a bit different from what we have seen in the past.
     
    Set Design:
     
    I like the new parts. The Thornax launcher works on the same premise as the Kanoka Launcher, squeeze the two sides together, and the thornax pops right out. I was able to get mine to fire about six feet before it hit the ground, then bounced another 3 feet. The ammo is fine, being made of rubber with a plastic band, but it would be nice if it could be shot from a zamour launcher, although the original launcher hasn't been released for a while so I guess it really doesnt matter.
     
    The ice armor on the arms are probably my favorite new piece in the set. The white is hard plastic while the light blue is rubber. This effect is only on the armor, the mask/helmet and the axe are 100% plastic. The only thing I'm not too sure about on this armor is that it attaches to the front of the arms. I think it would have looked a little better had they been made to attach like the Inika arm armor.
     
    The axe look great with the mix of white and blue. The Axe is a bit thin, so it would be a good idea not to be too rough with it.
     
    The life counter does stick out a bit, but it can either easily be removed, or you can stand Strakk up with his back to a wall so you don't have to look at it.
     
    The head and the mask/helmet. The head looks like Iron Man's head with + rod inserts on the top and sides. While you can use it to put on a Kanohi, I'd reccomend, using an older head because the new one does not fill up the mask. The helmet is not compatable with older heads. The head is smaller than the last ones. Those three + inserts do give the piece a bit of MoCing potential.
     
    I don't really play with sets anymore, so I'll skip the playability portion.
     
    Final Thoughts:
     
    I really like this set. It was fun to build.
     
    Pros:
    Hands
    2-toned pieces
    uses Inika torso in a new way
    Head looks like iron man
     
    Cons:
    Costs $12.99
    Mask/Helmet not compatable with Zamour launchers
    Flimsy Axe
    Head does not fill up Kanohi
    Uses an Inika Torso
    Life Counter sticks out a bit.
    No extra ammo
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    Random Update

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Hope everyone is enjoying labor day.
     
    I got Guitar Hero 5 (XBox 360) the other day, and have basically been playing it non stop. The party mode and ability to play as your avatar is awesome. Now we just have to see if a future Rock band game does the same thing
     
    Also, new moc up. This isn't the one I mentioned in an earlier entry, but one that I had built about a week later.
     
    Also, my premier membership is due to expire soon, (September 24th to be exact), so expect a short* interruption is service then.
     
     
     
    *By short I mean that I'm not too sure if I'll renew or not, so short in this case may or may not mean indefinite...
  10. Serpent of Fire
    Got the game today. Lots of fun. People who plan on playing online might want to check the Wii Friend Code topic for information on how a finding other BZPers for a Wii game without friend codes will work.
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    The Skrall

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Finally got a Skrall today. Canister sets haven't been this good in a while. As I was putting it together I noticed that the helmet and shield have kind of a rocky texture in places. It looks pretty good standing next to Atakus and Kithnar.
     
     
    I'm definitely going to have to get Tuma and Stronius, when it comes out.
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    Bbc 54

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Have there really been 54 BBC contests? Wow.
     
    Anyway, check out the BBC Contest 54 Topic if you haven't already. Anything goes in this one, as long as there's no system. I can't wait to see what people come up with. Deadline is June 16.
     
    My entry is almost finished, I just need to go back to it in a few days to check to see what small changes need to be made and refine it a little.
     
    And no, its not a humanoid.
  16. Serpent of Fire
    I've renewed my Premier Membership for another year. Pretty fast too. I filled out the form this morning.
     
    Yeah... I can't think of anything else to write here...
     
    Why do I have a blog again?

     
     
     
     
    *First person to correctly name the movie the blog entrie's reference gets a picture of a cookie.
  17. Serpent of Fire
    I spent a sizable portion of my day today doing some MoCing, and I am very pleased with the results. First, the old MoC, Toa Attei, has undergone it's final round of modifications. I am officially done working on it, considering its not really much of a self moc anymore since I changed my name.
     
    I'll be posting Toa Attei in a topic in the near future, but it won't be the main attraction of the topic. Toa Attei will appear alongside... something else. Something big. I hope you like silver.
     
    I really hope you like silver...
     
    Also, yesterday, I built a Dark Mirror version (Revamp) of Kopaka Mata. Expect to see that soon...
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    New Games.

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Between a trip to the thrift store, and my local game crazy closing down, I've been able to get some games pretty very ridiculously cheap.
     
     
     
     
    Got a few Wii games I'd been holding off on getting till I could get them cheap. All are First Person Shooters. I've gotta say, I really hated the using the wiimote/Nunchuck for FPS games, but they are starting to grow on me. After playing a bit of Call of Duty 4, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and 007: Quantum of Solace, its starting to grow on me.
     
    Heres a little rundown of the games I got, and what I think of them:
     
    Wii Games:
     
    Call of Duty 4: Was really into the Xbox version. Not a huge fan of how much they massacred the graphics, but since they were able to port the entire game and not leave any of the more fun aspects out (World at War's Nazi Zombies), Its worth it. Because of the uniqueness of the Wii, it is probably not the best idea to compare a Wii version of a game to the version on the more conventional systems, but rather the Wii games that went before it. Modern Warfate: Reflex is probably one of the best Wii FPS games out there right now. Treyarc should consider making an original Wii FPS, and not a port of another console's game.
     
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2: Haven't really played this one much, but its controls are solid and has 32 player online.What more do I need to say?
     
    Quantum of Solace: No complaints on the controls, but the framerate laggs on occasion. It plays kind of like Call of Duty with a Gears of War style cover system. Online Multiplayer is limited to 4 players, which is a letdown considering that games like Call of duty and the Conduit let you play with double that number.
     
    Xbox 360:
     
    Deadrising: Very glad I waited this long to get this game. about an hour into the game I quit playing. Character dialogue was just way to cheezy for my taste. *Girl hands guy a gun* "You know how to use that?" "I've covered Wars you know." Thats great, but does he know how to use a gun? I can guarantee that the game will be on Ebay by the end of the month.
     
    Ghostbusters. Fun game, but I'm not sure how much I'll play it once I beat it.
     
    Far Cry 2: Haven't played it much, but it seems interesting. I'll have to get back to it when I get bored of the other games.
  19. Serpent of Fire
    Not much to report this week. Lots of cleaning at work to prepare the store for a visit from the company VP, so things are getting a bit chaotic. School this week was kinda slow. For english I had to watch Remember the Titans, talk about it throughout the week, then write a paper on it. Finally a good movie to watch for a school project. One of my art classes was cancelled this week because the instructor wasn't there. Hope everythings alright. In my other art class we're making shadow puppets. The assignment comes in three parts. The puppet itself, a performance, and then they go to the school art gallery. I've been having some fun with it.
     
    I went bowling last night with my dad, brother, and some people they work with. I'd tell you how I did, but that would be way too embarrasing...
     
    I've been doing some work on the Blog. I'd like to be able to add to the Links of Interest content block, so if there's anything you'd like to see there (Links to specific topics in the Reference Desk, your favorite official topic, your lates MoC or art topics), just PM me and I'll be happy to add it in.
     
    /report
  20. Serpent of Fire
    A rather normal week this week. Had to write a paper for English, draw some stuff for my art classes, and go to work. I don't think I've said just what it is I do, so here it is. I work in a local retail store, where the store director usually gives me a to-do list. The list usually consists of things I need to clean, like trash cans, pillars, mirrors, freezer doors, and vending machines. No I do not clean bathrooms. Believe it or not, thats actually a management position (You have to be Haz-Mat trained for that job). Sometimes I pull carts out of the parking lot or move broken ones to a certain part of the store. Its a fun job.
     
    In the gaming side of things, I bought the Wii Zapper today. Link's crossbow training is a lot more fun than it looks. For some reason I can't help but think of the old game Duck Hunt, one of my favorite games thats probably older than I am which I still have on my working NES. A small video game store opened up not far from where I live. I went in the other day, and saw something I'd never seen, at least not recently. Games for every single system since the NES lined the walls. I've finally found a place where I can get some "new" games for my NES, without downloading them from the Wii's virtual console.
     
    I know, I'm a Nintendo fanboy at heart.
     
    On the flipside, i've been playing Halo a lot. I've been trying to get some people together to go after the Vidmaster Annual achievement. I've found the people, now its just a time issue. I was excited to find out about Halo 3: Recon. Looks like now we all can haz Recon.
     
    I may be posting a MoC in the BBC forum eventually. It will be my first Rahi MoC in years, I really like the way it came out. It looks a bit like a Bahrag head mixed with Graalok's body. Sorta. It's not the most custom MoC in the world, as I used at least 7 torso pieces, using three different kinds in 2 different colors. It should get an interesting reaction, if it even gets one at all
     
    Thats about it for this week, see you next time. /report
  21. Serpent of Fire
    Crazy week this week. My grandparents came over saturday, bringing my uncle back from Montana. I happened to catch a cold last weekend which caused me to have to leave work early on monday. Luckily I was able to work on thursday to make up for it. Unfortuneatly, I had to be at work by 6 AM. Way to early in my book. Schools going well, not much to report on there. Today happens to be my 19th birthday. My birthday started with work this morning at 8 o'clock. When I got off work, my dad and I got some pizza. Then we went to the local video store to use the last of a years free rentals that came with the Wii we got there a year ago.
     
    As I was waiting to check out Guitar Hero Aerosmith, another guy there who was having trouble with his account pointed out a display of something called Hot n' Spicy Pickle in a Bag. It was literally one pickle sealed in a plastic bag. The guy wanted so badly for someone to buy one of the bagged pickles that he offered the employee there $20 to eat it. It didn't happen. When it was my turn to be helped, when opening my account to check out the game, the worker noticed it was my birthday, and I got two more rentals. So I picked out Iron Man, and let my dad check out Speed Racer.
     
    Later, after rocking out on Guitar Hero for a couple of hours, the family took me to a local burger joint for dinner. Best burgers ever. After that we went shopping. I bought Mario Kart Wii with some Birthday money and my employee discount. On the way home we stopped at Dairy Queen to pick up my birthday cake. If you've never had a cake from Dairy Queen, you're missing out. We ate cake and watched Iron Man, then I played Mario Kart. Since I rented the game earlier this year, most of the stuff was already unlocked, so I just dove into the online game.
     
    That's it for this week. /report
  23. Serpent of Fire
    Today I'd like to introduce a new feature to my blog: Internet Junk of the Week. This is where I will post random, pointless, stupid (and site appropriate) garbage that I stumble across on the internet. Today we have a demotivational poster:
     

  25. Serpent of Fire
    Lost Tali's loyalty just before the suicide mission when I let Legion transmit data on the Migrant fleet, meaning that she was the only one who died on the mission. I also let Cerberus have the Collector station, so we'll have to wait and see what the repercussions are in Mass effect 3.
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