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  1. Swert

    So now I'm sick

    By Swert,

    I've been saying it for years, the only way I would get sick is if it had to drag me into a bed and find a way to keep me there.
     
    Well played, stomach bug. Making me so dizzy I can't even stand is indeed one way to keep me here. But by midnight tonight I will defeat you. I must.
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    Update on Life

    By Swert,

    So, I've had ups and downs the past couple of days, especially concerning work. I'm almost out of the woods, but I've got a lot of work ahead of me there. I hope to have decent photos to show off what hard work I've been doing there.
     
    Meantime, as some of my friends know, I bought a new laptop. My HP died late 2012, like July or August or so, and it left me with no method of creativity throughout the rest of 2012 in a work capacity at work. The new one is a Lenovo, G580 i3 2.5 GHz dual core, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, Windows 8. Now, this is my absolute first experience with the Windows 8 in a finalized form, but I'm already getting used to it, even after only 3 days. It's actually exactly like Windows 7, only with extra large apps that take up my entire screen and a sorry excuse for a Zune replacement (the Xbox Music app is not anything like Zune, it's so bad I actually put Zune back ON here to play music. Even I have faults with some of MS' stuff, people.)
     
    Once I get past the first of March I'll feel much better, it's been pretty stressful for me lately. So, who wants to cheer me up with something? : D
  4. Swert
    For no reason whatsoever, the Staff Survivor game got overrun by BS01 staff?
     
    That'd be hilarious.
     
    Also I just got done with a huge week of work, gluing a commissioned mosaic designed from scratch. I'm tired, but I still have one more day to work on the week alone, and I have to prep for a birthday party with a Technic theme.
     
    Yes, there's some Bionicle in the pack, but not much. We also have almost every Star Wars technic droid set going towards it, too. I've gotta finish repairing the Droideka and the Pit Droid, but the others appear okay (skipping C-3PO and one of the Battle Droids we had.)
     
    Fun times.
  5. Swert

    Resistence is Futile

    By Swert,

    This is what I spent 4 weeks working on.
     
    Four. long. weeks.
     
    And now it's on display at Emerald City ComicCon.
     
    It is only a shame it's up for 3 days and then packed away again. But with luck it'll get enough exposure.
  6. Swert

    The Collecting of Masks

    By Swert,

    About 2 weeks ago, my boss' son came to the studio with about 3 bins in hand. Each one filled to the top with Bionicle.
     
    "What's that," I asked.
     
    "I'm selling my Bionicle to my dad," he replies. "I'll give you first dibs, though." He knows me too well.
     
    So I sift through the first bin, and I notice a pattern. There's -plenty- of Kanohi in here. We're talking A LOT.
     
    It was in this moment I elected to go ahead and buy all the Kanohi from him. Literally every one I could find. So I did.
     
    And then I talked with Toa Lhikan Hordika, who sent me his spare Kanohi as well.
     
    And then I got permission to check the other overstock Bionicle in the shop we had left over, to find more masks I needed. I was left needing only 25 more.
     
    I then checked Bricklink. I found every single mask I needed.
     
    EXCEPT. FOR. ONE.
     
    A stupid Red Miru. Nobody on Bricklink is selling it. Figures.
     
    So I'll probably track it down via friends first, then if that falls through I'll come here to BST. Once I secure that one, I'll probably move to buying whatever I need left off of Bricklink, though I bet I could buy more from my list of needs here more than I could there.
     
    Anyway, rant over basically. Worth mentioning, I have no current desire to track down Krana, Kraata, Kanohi Nuva, or Kanoka. Likewise no misprints or prototypes. Strictly 01 Mata Great and Noble. That may eventually change, but I'm a simple man who is more than satisfied with the simplest collection known to Bionicle fandom.
  7. Swert

    BS01 Beta skin

    By Swert,

    So, if you didn't already notice from the other day when we set it to the default skin, BS01 has a new skin in the works: http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&useskin=metrolook
     
    I'm still tinkering with it, I have suggestions and I know of at least a mile long list of corrections to be made as we go. At least I fixed the search button (it originally went to a search page, similar to Wikia; it now goes to the page you typed in, with a search being the redundant fallback if no page exists).
     
    Basically, it's a WIP which I will attempt to solve before Bionicle is announ-
     
    "Bionicle 2015!"
     
    ... before 2015
     
    Also GO HAWKS!
  8. Swert
    So, I can safely say that despite my best efforts, Google AdSense still found a way to find SOMETHING relevant to me, either through Facebook or basic Amazon searches. Regardless, it found something to advertise that I may have been interested in: Buying tickets to go to the EMP Museum in Seattle to see the Block by Block exhibit they have there. Sounds interesting!
     
    Now I will first start by saying by all means, if you're in the great Pacific Northwest, go see it. Like seriously, go. Why do I advise this? Well, that leads to the next part of the humor of this entry: I had my hand in all 10 buildings featured there. Basically, what I'm saying is I'm indirectly paying for myself by viewing these ads. Also of note, of every ad I've seen of it so far, every one features a building I was lead on. So not only did they pick the wrong audience to advertise to, but they use my own suggested buildings.
     
    ... Well, I thought it was funny, anyway :| And by the way, yes BZP also had one of these ads when I signed on today. I've uploaded all three kinds of banner ads I saw to BS01 to share what I see practically daily now. Square ad Tall ad Wide ad
  9. Swert
    Sooo... ain't gonna lie, if you planned to enter the photo contest right now, your odds of winning General Grievous are looking pretty good right now. Like, very good.
     
    This is a reminder that The Caption and Meme contests will be ending tomorrow night, December 2nd, at 11:59 PM PST. To enter, you simply have to email us an original meme based on Star Wars, or caption the photo below, to biosector01@outlook.com with the name of the contest you're entering in the subject line.
     

     
    We'll also have news on the Luke Giveaway on our Facebook page very soon!
  10. Swert
    Man, this week.
     
    So, tomorrow at around 11:15 PM PDT I fly out towards Cincinnati, where I then wait for 3 hours at 6 AM local time (EDT) to 9 AM to catch a flight to Detroit. From there, I get to meet awesome people and attend a wedding the next day. Wootness to that.
     
    Meantime, since last Tuesday I was working on a megafig version of a wonderful character to build in Lego, that being Iron Man. The chest was a combination of the Mk III Arc Reactor core, plus the Mk VI styling and a hint of Mk. VII detailing. The legs were based on Mk. III. The head was the run-of-the-mill one Lego releases with every Iron Man set so far, excepting War Machine; In other words, Iron Man.
     
     
     
     



    Head needs work, I want to redo the legs (they were done back in April, so I'm not ashamed of that) and the chest should get more black lines. I -love- the use of Xpods for the thruster exhaust on the feet.
     
    And yes, there's plenty of dark red material in it. I ain't even mad.
     
    So there ya go, Iron Man. One of 5 superheroes ready to be displayed (and will be displayed at great lengths).
  11. Swert
    .... Me.
     
    So yeah, picked up this gem at the studio, it was part of a glued TRU/Target/Walmart/WHERVER DAN PICKED IT UP display. Fortunately for me, they only use hot glue.
     
    It only occurred to me when I was on the phone with Electric Turahk that I had picked up what is essentially Lhikan's Hau.
     
    ... Whoops.
     
    Anyway, planning to make it a Lego-pure wearable mask. I have ideas in mind, including the rubber axle connector trick, or using the treads option (we have plenty in the studio). I've got at least 3 connecting points to work with, and I could always hang 'em off my glasses if worse came to it.
     
    I do plan to fill in the hole with dark red material to make it more in line with a Hau, though. That and there's some glue residue and scuffing from when I had to remove the Rhotuka (I kept that as well, btw.)
     
    Lastly, I also nabbed a near-mint condition Kahgarak gold head and a set of the pincers. I plan to buy material to build the body up, and have a fully restored Kahgarak for my collection. Or I could build a better one for myself, whichever becomes cheaper down the line.
     
    So yeah.... I'm doomed
  12. Swert
    So I'll be honest, this was not a first-day buy for me. I actually had to wait for my money to clear before I could buy it. Basically all I missed out on is the Red Son DLC. Oh well.
     
    I already 100% completed the main story, leaving only the S.T.A.R. Labs missions to handle, plus random battles.
     
    I think right now I favor both Green Lantern and Aquaman (no lame jokes, he's pretty epic in this game) with Nightwing as my third. I haven't had the time to sit down in any capacity to play through every character so far, but I do recall how powerful Nightwing was when I faced him in the story.
     
    So, any XBL players with the game? I'm pretty bored and would love to have sporting challenge (not necessarily today, I'm working D:)
  13. Swert
    This is what I've spent my entire time the past month and a half on. We do not have public photos of all the models just yet, but we do have one with a photo of a commemorative model that we are giving away 25 of on our social media page. The requirements involve having a photo of yourself in both the Space Needle observation deck and one of the Willis Tower skyboxes, plus 'liking' our page. (For more information on the model itself, contact me via my email, swertmastra (at) gmail.com)
     
     



    The event goes on starting from June 20th, 2013 til October 20th, 2013 at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, FL. Price of admission is $12 for adults, $5 for Students (with valid photo ID) and free for children aged 12 and under. Thursdays are free admission through June, July and August.
  14. Swert

    I need a vacation.

    By Swert,

    So, I'm currently off from work right now, both today and tomorrow. The rest of the week, I go in to work and do a workshop, then drop-in play days for kids paying. I also get to manage our train display (I'll link a Photosynth of it later on, need to make a better one.)
     
    In addition to all of that, I also have a Christmas party at my brother's house I'm attending. I'm happily looking forward to that, if only because my brother just scored a Surface RT from work, plus I'd love to play around with his WP8 for a second or two. (I'm a MS geek, I know that, thank you for asking.) After all that, I then work 3 more days, rounding out my end of the year and taking work off from the 29th to the new year. Maybe I'll pick AC3 back up by then. Unlikely.
     
    So yeah, tl;dr I'm busy and happy at the same time. Huzzah.
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    Seattle Seahawks FC

    By Swert,

    So, I was browsing the web the other day, and I saw a collection of logos based around the NFL teams with both German and Italian Football (Soccer) club logo concepts. I was impressed, but the two Seattle ones were kinda meh. So I made my own using a better shield.
     
     



    (The watermark's kinda to keep someone from stealing it and calling it their own outside of BZP. That'd irk me to no end if someone had.}
     
    It could use work, I'm not a fan of those stripes (I'd like to find a better solution) but I'm keeping those feathers. Man, that was hard to make into a pattern.
     
    So yeah, comments? If I gain interest, -maybe- I'll consider the other 31 teams. No promises, this one took me an entire evening to conceive in my head.
  20. Swert

    Coke Vs. Pepsi

    By Swert,

    So some have come up to me on various chat programs and asked, "Do you like Coke or Pepsi?" Well actually no, they ask if BS01's going to add BL11 spoilers on the day the book comes out, but I'd rather discuss Coke vs Pepsi, so I will.
     
    I have had nothing but good things to say about both products. On one side, I love Pepsi's Cola, but on the other I love the Coke version of the Cherry flavoring. Also, don't even try to force me to drink Diet Pepsi.
     
    So, why discuss it? I clearly have no favorite.
     
    Ah, but I do.
     
    I drink Pepsi only when I'm forced to, but I prefer Coke.
     
    But that doesn't make sense, does it? Why do I love Coke over Pepsi when I like the Pepsi cola better? It comes down to one thing. If I buy a 20 Oz Coke, I get 3 Coke Rewards points, or if I buy one 20 Oz Pepsi, I get... 1 Pepsistuff point? That's bad marketing. Also, if I buy a 12 case of Coke, I get 10 points. If I buy a 12 pack of Pepsi I get... 2 POINTS! Very bad marketing.
     
    But I do still give my grandparents' stock in Pepsico some money. So, better christmas for me. Yay.
     
    Oh, and for the record, BL11 will be added 1 month to BS01 in white on white after it's spotted in stores. Thank you.

    -
  21. Swert

    Flood Watch

    By Swert,

    So my area is now on a flood watch. Swell.
     
    Fortunately, they say it'll be minor flooding in the Puyallup River.
     
    In the meantime, to the BZP members in the Northeast of the US, stay safe and warm.
  22. Swert

    Ask Swert!

    By Swert,

    Sure, why not; Ask me anything (within BZP limits) I will do my best to answer.
     
    Now, I will also say, I may paste the questions here so people can read 'em in the same post, I dunno yet.
     
    So yeah, ask away.
     
    Edit #1: I added my replies to all of the posts, bolded, and spoiler-tagged it so it doesn't stretch the screen:
     
    Spoiler tags are for spoilers, sorry man. -TMD
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Valenti edit: Spoiler tags are for spoilers only. Not to prevent screenstretchingness.
  23. Swert

    WMKK

    By Swert,

    Twelve years after the legendary hunt for the Sterling Silver and White Metal Krana-Kal, I finally got my hands on at least one of the 5,000 WMKK. On top of that? I also got the card -and- the bag.
     

     
    I am very pleased with this addition to my collection. It is probably the only "rare" collectible I plan to go after in my lifetime, as it was the most likely to obtain.)
     
    Special thanks to Toa Lhikan Hordika for giving me the opportunity to use currency in a way to exchange goods to the benefit of both parties.
  24. Swert

    Top ten... whatevers.

    By Swert,

    #1) Lego
    #2) Bionicle
    #3) Internets
    #4) Peace
    #5) Land
    #6) Bread
    #8) There is no seven
    #7) This is #8
    #9) Confused yet?
    #10) Me too.
    #11) Wat?
     
    Long day at work, fad on the blogs started, I jumped in on it, typical Swert behavior.
  25. Swert

    EVERYTHINGISAWESOME

    By Swert,

    I just made my purchase of The Lego Movie off of Xbox Video, and it's downloading 7.3 GB to my 360 now.
     
    Soooo I guess I'll be watching it tomorrow night?
     
    Anybody else buying it digitally, or are you guys getting a physical copy?
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