tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918604061421019912024-03-05T17:58:50.804-06:00Kaizo PapercraftMr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-43974751727162399912010-12-29T15:26:00.003-06:002011-07-11T21:39:01.242-05:00In case it wasn't obvious...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zsHH5772I65UdSGicE2c4NXHVA6kya548s4C5TweXzDFu5QFt-jBY_dYl5uGvU2d-CpS463K0VmcsE31G1Y6YTL8sgwxBXKdsmD5cyNuLKSnQFe7LAgjc-D2CfX5_KGs2B4ynJIZUlQ/s1600/u1040922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zsHH5772I65UdSGicE2c4NXHVA6kya548s4C5TweXzDFu5QFt-jBY_dYl5uGvU2d-CpS463K0VmcsE31G1Y6YTL8sgwxBXKdsmD5cyNuLKSnQFe7LAgjc-D2CfX5_KGs2B4ynJIZUlQ/s320/u1040922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If it wasn't already painfully obvious, I'm out of the game, so,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Consider this my official resignation.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The site will stay up indefinitely, as will the <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9a3870cea0d9926fab1eab3e9fa335ca2e0883df14d9dfc2">MediaFire</a> links, etc., and I'll still be around to answer questions and help out new designers and builders, but it would really be unwise to expect any new releases on this blog. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd still like to do the big collection of tutorial videos I've been meaning to do for over a year now, so hopefully I'll still be able to make one big lasting contribution to the community.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beyond that, you should all be familiar with my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://finalfantasypapercraft.blogspot.com/">protégés</a> by now, and if I can get them off their lazy asses (I'm one to talk), I should be able to pass on all my unfinished work to them. I'm always willing to take new creators under my proverbial wing, so if you'd like to get into this stuff, as regards the designing, or if you want to get yourself an unlocked copy of one of my old models for customizing, <b>never hesitate to send me an <a href="mailto:Mr.Klownes@gmail.com">email</a>.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">So if I might leave you with one last thought,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Keep it up kids, the community churns out amazing things every day.</span></span></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-4508080502566181482010-12-11T22:40:00.001-06:002010-12-12T22:18:52.695-06:00Anyone want free stuff?<div style="text-align: center;">I don't want to alarm anyone (not that anything I say could really be alarming anymore), but I'm getting rid of a bunch of my stuff, and if anyone in the DFW (Dallas - Fort Worth) area, specifically Denton and surrounding cities, wants some pre-made models, I'm looking to empty some shelf space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anything I can't give away is gonna get burned, which should make for some very fun YouTubing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoot me an email if you're interested. My <a href="http://kaizo107.deviantart.com/">deviantArt account</a> should give you an idea of what I've got. I'm keeping a handful of the more "important" models, but a lot of the rest has just gots to go.<br />
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UPDATE: I've scribbled a list of the stuff I'm definitely keeping. Everything else is free to claim. (see comments)</div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-14703638312644896852010-10-07T17:29:00.000-05:002010-10-07T17:29:48.122-05:00Obligatory Birthday Post<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pretty self-indulgent, eh? Twenty-four years old. Guess there's no escaping it, I've become some sort of...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">dun dun DUNNN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anyhoo, lookit!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, the big problem is the Claptrap is grey. I don't know the first thing about using textures derived from materials libraries in .MAT form, so if anyone has some tips, they'd be much appreciated. There are plenty of other models that use the .MAT stuff too. I've been working with the original game on PC thus far (usually play on PS3, got the core game for PC on the cheap), but I'm planning to get the GOTY edition when it comes out in a week, so that'll add some cool stuff. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, sorry about not...really...doing anything lately. Finally found some employment, which is good, but means I basically have no free time during the week. I'll try to get one some releases soon, getting most of the actual building done on weekends. Also hoping to get going on some more tutorial videos soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the meantime, the Final Fantasy Papercraft group blog is making headway, so watch that instead of watching me do nothing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">...stay tuned?</span></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-64103594621857341022010-08-18T21:07:00.005-05:002010-08-18T21:59:39.168-05:00Final Fantasy Papercraft<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDQ2m0BNrO4ZHbTskzxN5rni3FvPjMU-H1oqTrnGL17FgvL24DCB9D3IHkxG2KY1RF13uS9bSHApXed76O4Mdgtz46NIxNGApBHXh3kwk61pinOq4usyv3SulK9mc84uHUv_nkhMlhDw/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDQ2m0BNrO4ZHbTskzxN5rni3FvPjMU-H1oqTrnGL17FgvL24DCB9D3IHkxG2KY1RF13uS9bSHApXed76O4Mdgtz46NIxNGApBHXh3kwk61pinOq4usyv3SulK9mc84uHUv_nkhMlhDw/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506937514871408802" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just thought I'd let you guys know, the new group blog just went live. We're (and by we are, I mean Zinarei is) still working out some of the details, but for the most part, it's ready to go. Figured it was time to pull the trigger.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://finalfantasypapercraft.blogspot.com/">http://finalfantasypapercraft.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy~</div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-76375945867513388402010-08-10T14:00:00.003-05:002010-08-10T14:16:33.313-05:00Dark Serge<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-cr90grlI1lSxZm3TKK4FLheihRinJ9NnBD6Ch_cb8tT3tbn5nhvg5EsfaUvL_JtHhyphenhyphenPxQERuBhbsRoiw8oP8Hj4yFogQ2JrqO7RxHHKhs_A8FGdtoE_B-bAFJUm3n98ueqEmD0X7P4/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-cr90grlI1lSxZm3TKK4FLheihRinJ9NnBD6Ch_cb8tT3tbn5nhvg5EsfaUvL_JtHhyphenhyphenPxQERuBhbsRoiw8oP8Hj4yFogQ2JrqO7RxHHKhs_A8FGdtoE_B-bAFJUm3n98ueqEmD0X7P4/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503858210195147106" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dark Serge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NLY6TIQM">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NLY6TIQM</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?oy7c4s6ds4cx8fe">http://www.mediafire.com/?oy7c4s6ds4cx8fe</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heey, look at that, I finally finished building something I printed out six months ago...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's the deal: I'm still looking for a job, and quite honestly, getting a bit of the cabin fever. Ever had so much free time you end up doing absolutely nothing? It's pretty maddening...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, the new <a href="http://finalfantasypapercraft.blogspot.com/">group blog</a> is almost ready to go, but we still need to <a href="http://thelastinlineagain.blogspot.com/">rally</a> our <a href="http://pepabysmal.blogspot.com/">designers</a>. Seems <a href="http://aravinpapecraft.blogspot.com/">a</a> <a href="http://jouzumania.blogspot.com/">few</a> of <a href="http://fezcocrafts.blogspot.com/">them</a> have disappeared in the last few months. In any case, we're just about done posting our back models for the purposes of compilation, and <a href="http://forsakencrafts.blogspot.com/">Zinarei</a>'s been doing an epic job making the site look all spiffy and whatnot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I said I would knock out Kefka soon, for a <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/04/fan-section.html">wall</a> I referenced, but after like 9 months, I'll level with you. It's a lot of work that, I may be willing to put forth eventually, but right now I'm just in too big a funk to get done. That being said, I've got a nice model of the <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/04/sandbox.html">BioShock Accu-Vox</a> ready to build, and after that, I'm thinking Chocobos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QN2hhpJV5psM1exi3_Ee3UMy8hetIfHDd_zScE0jJcuue8PMUuTro6vSrB0qi5WrjAaI7QmMHgGXdEu_q3ooiqHvaWCe3-tOHBDtJrUoyw2bTAYvSWq9RVvZbde9F3csQh8MCKwkck/s1600/SANY0003.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QN2hhpJV5psM1exi3_Ee3UMy8hetIfHDd_zScE0jJcuue8PMUuTro6vSrB0qi5WrjAaI7QmMHgGXdEu_q3ooiqHvaWCe3-tOHBDtJrUoyw2bTAYvSWq9RVvZbde9F3csQh8MCKwkck/s1600/SANY0003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QN2hhpJV5psM1exi3_Ee3UMy8hetIfHDd_zScE0jJcuue8PMUuTro6vSrB0qi5WrjAaI7QmMHgGXdEu_q3ooiqHvaWCe3-tOHBDtJrUoyw2bTAYvSWq9RVvZbde9F3csQh8MCKwkck/s200/SANY0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503858203285888466" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, have a dingo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?1hyx53q86br5ohe">http://www.mediafire.com/?1hyx53q86br5ohe</a></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-73764601118896037232010-06-12T16:04:00.001-05:002010-06-12T16:04:00.068-05:00730 Days<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-3AfPPmoIKEBzsdJRITyVNmDjlmnqhrZoHUZXwPq7e1DRQy92InXiMGKWHyFdfYjP4Ah0ITA9NEBhja8fxWzlPkL8lYiBw30hop0VYbKoZlE-M_Zjx-EfVi1kBvOy3Uwd7I0pB06YGE/s1600/SANY0014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-3AfPPmoIKEBzsdJRITyVNmDjlmnqhrZoHUZXwPq7e1DRQy92InXiMGKWHyFdfYjP4Ah0ITA9NEBhja8fxWzlPkL8lYiBw30hop0VYbKoZlE-M_Zjx-EfVi1kBvOy3Uwd7I0pB06YGE/s200/SANY0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481970103032741746" border="0" /></a><br />Beast Helm<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ely00zdzdiw">http://www.mediafire.com/?ely00zdzdiw</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MELGJRPG">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MELGJRPG</a><br /><br />Well, here we are. It took me a year to get right, then another year to actually do it, but I've finally finished the project that started this whole mess. 730 days in the making.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduQQn4vweQYWX1z2e66eD5qpXaWpTgW4j8l2YDpFUE894SWJfYVm70avFUv1qss1URcSGuOBPAUmKxnikRyy5OELNh2LQDHzd7woyf3aQPY7gSYTb2nIsH7a_6AveojG1Xywbf9MqRDA/s1600/SANY0021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduQQn4vweQYWX1z2e66eD5qpXaWpTgW4j8l2YDpFUE894SWJfYVm70avFUv1qss1URcSGuOBPAUmKxnikRyy5OELNh2LQDHzd7woyf3aQPY7gSYTb2nIsH7a_6AveojG1Xywbf9MqRDA/s200/SANY0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481970098406934706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the last year we've built a feathered cap, an ascetic's band, a paladin's crest, the mage's hat, the warrior's mask, an assassin's guard, a caller's protrusion, the bat-wing helm, a fist-fighting bartender, humanity's dark destiny, the thief's cover, the prophylactic beanie, an eastern mask, a small-town sticky-fingers, the bardic round, a slot-machine guardian, a corporate copter, a convoluted antagonist, a puppeteer's cover, a shop-owning mole-bat, an educated man's hat, the horned helms of a man's dark side, a old pirate gambler, a man's dark side, his own redemption, an adjudicator's mask, a belted woman's dolls, a well-traveled pirate, some Christmas swag, mother's mask, a predicting patriot, the great tree's mask, a silent hero, the dancers' rings, a ranger's covering, the future of evolution, a samurai's mask, a pirate's hat, and finally a wild man's mask. <br /><br />And that's with taking a few months off. Imagine what we can pull off in another year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_21R__ApgN1HKhS200H9cYNt3FnDdd8J4gg6KI0NEmZaxnKn4EDafM8V1sEoX96yQJ-QWxPG5UAqoOi8bzoz_l_FAOI3OtRExqtJC0YdsFee_4erlrUOFMZriO2MQHYPqUMfB7PL-FE/s1600/SANY0011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_21R__ApgN1HKhS200H9cYNt3FnDdd8J4gg6KI0NEmZaxnKn4EDafM8V1sEoX96yQJ-QWxPG5UAqoOi8bzoz_l_FAOI3OtRExqtJC0YdsFee_4erlrUOFMZriO2MQHYPqUMfB7PL-FE/s200/SANY0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481970110314098610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading. Stay tuned.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-85454962939902704882010-06-11T19:05:00.005-05:002010-06-11T19:11:19.499-05:00Corsair's Tricorne<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHryzVFAphs4Pzq-SKjtPuEiukznPG0ScXK_d5COzuoJlstsqMP8Ia8AEFO5XXp9wji8m_FPVISkIi8sI0-Au3YJEsscByPRb9oNCFlVs9_MJrPVxgdrwJbOdoPWqeBhcow1RjniNGKgk/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHryzVFAphs4Pzq-SKjtPuEiukznPG0ScXK_d5COzuoJlstsqMP8Ia8AEFO5XXp9wji8m_FPVISkIi8sI0-Au3YJEsscByPRb9oNCFlVs9_MJrPVxgdrwJbOdoPWqeBhcow1RjniNGKgk/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481671823396417778" border="0" /></a><br />Corsair's Tricorne<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dw3zdtkyg10">http://www.mediafire.com/?dw3zdtkyg10</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7Q9NWIZW">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7Q9NWIZW</a><br /><br />Second to last, a hat for a lucky pirate. Subject matter very dear to me.<br />Anyhow, last piece of the puzzle in less than 24 hours.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f03klN-ef4PRNZgs8JpaYH-MA1eb4xZJYrJWDkB_-SHLYMzY2KH324_PJ4usvuMxdHw0ufDvm2UcSHYr-RYAeYBfjTYnR8cNp1eCc0se29rOkV7MTV2jJitpCyQrxIJXPta1Hr0FTl8/s1600/Yarr.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f03klN-ef4PRNZgs8JpaYH-MA1eb4xZJYrJWDkB_-SHLYMzY2KH324_PJ4usvuMxdHw0ufDvm2UcSHYr-RYAeYBfjTYnR8cNp1eCc0se29rOkV7MTV2jJitpCyQrxIJXPta1Hr0FTl8/s200/Yarr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481671827095307074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I feel the yellow teeth make it more authentically piratey.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-27040646563474863132010-06-11T00:52:00.004-05:002010-06-11T19:11:42.766-05:00Myochin Kabuto<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WIhiIPduGQTLMwVrxZml87XcHBFnS9UEL-7htv_LVSjdRl4piDW_ar1dAzfeoPrYWp4ETlOE_1kd6yAxFHDR2hBFlJYiWWxbvJ5AtZBF3rijQA6t6ug9Jkx2f05UGd_1hBz8fQnr8iM/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WIhiIPduGQTLMwVrxZml87XcHBFnS9UEL-7htv_LVSjdRl4piDW_ar1dAzfeoPrYWp4ETlOE_1kd6yAxFHDR2hBFlJYiWWxbvJ5AtZBF3rijQA6t6ug9Jkx2f05UGd_1hBz8fQnr8iM/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481390005117278738" border="0" /></a><br />Myochin Kabuto<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmywdlmk2o">http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmywdlmk2o</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IKTJS26B">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IKTJS26B</a><br /><br />Down to the home stretch. There'll be another one tomorrow (well later today if you want to get technical), then the final piece of the first year anniversary project on Saturday (which is not coincidentally the second anniversary).<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoPSevqmlJDby_Fx_qlfl80rquHYhqKKnJWQ2rtFR8_e2W152ETmeJglWHwoukx9jo1GgjyjbOEvDrDabRKh5d7roUw9HW9h5wNB1rk6MWze8bsMe9IyiuwQnmvuLbxHDR8blNr865uQ/s1600/Worn.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 82px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoPSevqmlJDby_Fx_qlfl80rquHYhqKKnJWQ2rtFR8_e2W152ETmeJglWHwoukx9jo1GgjyjbOEvDrDabRKh5d7roUw9HW9h5wNB1rk6MWze8bsMe9IyiuwQnmvuLbxHDR8blNr865uQ/s200/Worn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481390016839266738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rawr.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-10233700596638304782010-06-01T14:28:00.002-05:002010-06-01T14:33:42.392-05:00Plasmid<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxH5m3TwHVjLnSW69boLE3Y84C7bSe_tTS_NXMSE2x87U4TGbQcloyJogVFaBAl6It6r3_n8sbWzQEKIKkJCLG_uxekjZ4s-ADyxpIDpihqyOFwiIRvwjDjOQJNkbI-XS0HtkYOfI-3A/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxH5m3TwHVjLnSW69boLE3Y84C7bSe_tTS_NXMSE2x87U4TGbQcloyJogVFaBAl6It6r3_n8sbWzQEKIKkJCLG_uxekjZ4s-ADyxpIDpihqyOFwiIRvwjDjOQJNkbI-XS0HtkYOfI-3A/s200/Finished.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477889379903684210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plasmid</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tmjj3qjiuiy">http://www.mediafire.com/?tmjj3qjiuiy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=12ULX9SA">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=12ULX9SA</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First BioShock model, very exciting. Simple build, included textures for Plasmids, as well as Physical, Combat, and Engineering Tonics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Expect more in the future. I'm thinking maybe an EVE Hypo next.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-79017241116617630922010-05-30T14:03:00.004-05:002010-05-31T18:46:34.186-05:00Hunter's Beret<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYx_BcxWeQ_H7NfHesywgHhKSSRE7wg2EDTVRZA2xXJwVoZw-uRixIG7JwzaG6fTy3CiyZZMDOUFoZEluvlzWxb41ho9gKoZOkmqWDsQFawC_rDHVBI9x3dOj3D07vzCW-zpBexqP0jg/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYx_BcxWeQ_H7NfHesywgHhKSSRE7wg2EDTVRZA2xXJwVoZw-uRixIG7JwzaG6fTy3CiyZZMDOUFoZEluvlzWxb41ho9gKoZOkmqWDsQFawC_rDHVBI9x3dOj3D07vzCW-zpBexqP0jg/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477140852709420514" border="0" /></a><br />Hunter's Beret<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q4JH7NQM">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q4JH7NQM</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wmzmmnumqw2">http://www.mediafire.com/?wmzmmnumqw2</a><br /><br />Ranger's hat, blah blah blah. You know the drill. More later.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAULbDs_KGdVLszoS2lSh2LPy_wnKtgIXspvxqI_fYAcE2GnnyiNiTeQ1db30vszgnFpXpDU6ltOildsXiSntaoG29-8QOHVH9YypmiHhfNuZhP_KLXx2jk8qpzi-W8IxltUTZFyiIu0/s1600/Worn.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAULbDs_KGdVLszoS2lSh2LPy_wnKtgIXspvxqI_fYAcE2GnnyiNiTeQ1db30vszgnFpXpDU6ltOildsXiSntaoG29-8QOHVH9YypmiHhfNuZhP_KLXx2jk8qpzi-W8IxltUTZFyiIu0/s200/Worn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477140860225156018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Attempt at witty text goes here)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTzgD81AF0ajZiTfCxsGeR1IiKS11FLp4vqmAyEkBcyzV6iZR2DJ9k3WtgcIQ5EFVMdBAEohN4UL8mhs6Kv5nK5i76etEIctazLXAYzW-Dd8U-8c1BWLqE91hZ_hRL1xhx4JhpppLGw/s1600/100523-164725.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhTzgD81AF0ajZiTfCxsGeR1IiKS11FLp4vqmAyEkBcyzV6iZR2DJ9k3WtgcIQ5EFVMdBAEohN4UL8mhs6Kv5nK5i76etEIctazLXAYzW-Dd8U-8c1BWLqE91hZ_hRL1xhx4JhpppLGw/s200/100523-164725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477140864388187042" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-10979314679015469592010-05-30T13:49:00.006-05:002010-05-31T18:46:24.945-05:00Dancer's Tiara<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCVnmpgthKsREC5l8ZssHVnaNZnmZ40eO9XRUEyWlTIC1EdF6qvxCFZ-OEuQAwES-zsaGcDlrN1kSN-4G4xfHJmGfbPlJCtV045R1VaToxPvI0rzJFd_Zlay2SwkMR0W93fLmU50r3t4/s1600/Finished+%28Female%29.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCVnmpgthKsREC5l8ZssHVnaNZnmZ40eO9XRUEyWlTIC1EdF6qvxCFZ-OEuQAwES-zsaGcDlrN1kSN-4G4xfHJmGfbPlJCtV045R1VaToxPvI0rzJFd_Zlay2SwkMR0W93fLmU50r3t4/s200/Finished+%28Female%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477137316093148322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 120px;" border="0" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YoHcr3dgjkEBy-An0vfwLZpmxtAxpXqKmXAkp-M9aRXbFGzzu0SNx3FcQNiE9T3AUHZFbnbgiwvz73JIR0cTpwGNoHdZPp5HbEIYP1QV6Ce_uJFSNWmbxfuYN6Ac5vYGx-Oyn5JovGo/s200/Finished+%28Male%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477137310363903154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" border="0" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancer's Tiara<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FDVFV9MA">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FDVFV9MA</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yeyxydwmmmy">http://www.mediafire.com/?yeyxydwmmmy</a><br /><br />So, I'm finally cracking down and getting the last of them done. As <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2010/05/serge.html">previously stated</a>, I'm pretty much going to release the last one on the day of the anniversary. Got another one ready for release right after this, then two more between now and the 14th. In the meantime, I have a few tricks up my sleeve.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOnfUII1W6en9npTe-0kv3LFhAxDh6nCRdb0_FCbXEwXD0zhDdhqig2u_gipgIk0B0V3xU9cE12hZxJp9wKKGPOvG3FmFslrfwHmOv8UFoV2gyxM0bvISArQ7euEHwTr_UF_fGDbSkPw/s1600/Ooh+la+la.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOnfUII1W6en9npTe-0kv3LFhAxDh6nCRdb0_FCbXEwXD0zhDdhqig2u_gipgIk0B0V3xU9cE12hZxJp9wKKGPOvG3FmFslrfwHmOv8UFoV2gyxM0bvISArQ7euEHwTr_UF_fGDbSkPw/s200/Ooh+la+la.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477137318865585714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I feel pretty, oh so pretty~<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJZG6OWOkpxXSDqJJCiazOZCwuN4R75X9HfmDQe_HOnkMpdQdlhJ7KRf7QDRfzTs9pNLLab-X7z68a86GYmG_QrEjOWmRfS_YjexTDBBmgNgbe6vjdetvG7mqydDi-VpBhY6Ub1WegZQ/s1600/Ohh+no+no.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJZG6OWOkpxXSDqJJCiazOZCwuN4R75X9HfmDQe_HOnkMpdQdlhJ7KRf7QDRfzTs9pNLLab-X7z68a86GYmG_QrEjOWmRfS_YjexTDBBmgNgbe6vjdetvG7mqydDi-VpBhY6Ub1WegZQ/s200/Ohh+no+no.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477199011624987026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No! Too pretty! Make it stop!<br /></div><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-34269938812317286282010-05-20T23:01:00.014-05:002010-05-31T18:46:14.688-05:00Serge<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG44IwSvL5ENugEZBUC7ha54vOsgJcvaOgSI16TR4xxeQ-84ejCWdS-OxesuQPJFGzREPIeKUDG3i8rmVpv5AN3n17a3ySo7Z_bw1gtGNBan1bVao5cyDi2TMAvAyhNnfO0jpl7-Me2RI/s1600/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 84px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG44IwSvL5ENugEZBUC7ha54vOsgJcvaOgSI16TR4xxeQ-84ejCWdS-OxesuQPJFGzREPIeKUDG3i8rmVpv5AN3n17a3ySo7Z_bw1gtGNBan1bVao5cyDi2TMAvAyhNnfO0jpl7-Me2RI/s200/Finished.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570168069132850" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Serge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?k43mnz0dzvd"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.mediafire.com/?k43mnz0dzvd</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N3J317SQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N3J317SQ</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">I'm back, nerds!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hooo, been a while hasn't it? Well rest assured, the wait was well worth it. Well...worth it for me. You are now following the exploits of a </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">published freelance writer</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">college graduate. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">That's right, it's okay to bask in my glory...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fine then. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Anyway, this one's not so bad. That anime hair is the hardest part of the whole build, but I think I came up with a rather clever solution to some floating parts on the front. We'll see if you agree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfD35IKgvd3bZjVHyp1Uvbblnx6XBjA3-KyP495rXWQnpDLfLjYzEVQA0Z8c6IAiQIrmkDoZuJabNj8-guS4pq7x9HDteqLMUcb8CW85zqNB8Oph69n2qhwQ4twNAUS7rnZMuTb4cSKk/s1600/last-page.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfD35IKgvd3bZjVHyp1Uvbblnx6XBjA3-KyP495rXWQnpDLfLjYzEVQA0Z8c6IAiQIrmkDoZuJabNj8-guS4pq7x9HDteqLMUcb8CW85zqNB8Oph69n2qhwQ4twNAUS7rnZMuTb4cSKk/s200/last-page.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570160332418674" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As ever, I'm terribly amused with my own antics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So, I'm back. Currently looking for work, not finding any, subsequently have lots and lots of free time. I've made the terrible terrible mistake of reactivating my FFXI content IDs, and world-changed back to Cerberus, so if you're around, you'll find me by the name you know so well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Got Dark Serge already printed, so that'll be next, but I'm going to start working on Kefka shortly thereafter. I'm determined to have him be the last page on my first wall of releases (you'll find out what that means after I release him). After that, I've got the FFXI Chocobos ready to go, and I'm going to force myself to finish the Artifact Helmets before I hit the second year </span><a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2009/06/year-in-making.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">anniversary</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (oh let's be honest, I'm going to time it so I release the last one on the second anniversary because I'm lame enough to think that's cool).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm on Windows 7 now, and I've been having a lot more success with 3D Ripper DX, so I'm looking to expand my game roster (expect some stuff from BioShock, Borderlands if I can get the ripper tweaked to run with that weird cell-shading stuff, and maybe </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocobo_no_Fushigina_Dungeon_Toki_Wasure_no_Meiky%C5%AB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">some</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles:_Echoes_of_Time"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wii</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles:_The_Crystal_Bearers"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">games</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, as I recently acquired said </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">console</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm also going to be at </span><a href="http://a-kon.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A-Kon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in Dallas in a little over a week. Won't be doing anything like at the Arkansas festival, but I'll be wandering around with </span><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N3J317SQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chenille</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> if you feel like offering some salutation. Was planning to having something for that SteamPunk RPG ready for playtesting by the convention, but generic laziness on the part of myself and my co-creator has lead to...well...it isn't ready. Anyway, we'll all be there, so track us down if you're in the neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEi4JNgDNcJAsukWA0ttpdd3gJEwKxtT-vIEK2Vu5xDg4PQxDS3K7iwiRdQPiVN0kehjWrgKuC27UUmNrV7s6iq8vUSKTpqq7EmjcN3zefmEPVRZJbWIAXT7oJ_WYU0ialUENwvg0HsY/s1600/SANY0002.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEi4JNgDNcJAsukWA0ttpdd3gJEwKxtT-vIEK2Vu5xDg4PQxDS3K7iwiRdQPiVN0kehjWrgKuC27UUmNrV7s6iq8vUSKTpqq7EmjcN3zefmEPVRZJbWIAXT7oJ_WYU0ialUENwvg0HsY/s1600/SANY0002.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEi4JNgDNcJAsukWA0ttpdd3gJEwKxtT-vIEK2Vu5xDg4PQxDS3K7iwiRdQPiVN0kehjWrgKuC27UUmNrV7s6iq8vUSKTpqq7EmjcN3zefmEPVRZJbWIAXT7oJ_WYU0ialUENwvg0HsY/s200/SANY0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473570153990762770" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEi4JNgDNcJAsukWA0ttpdd3gJEwKxtT-vIEK2Vu5xDg4PQxDS3K7iwiRdQPiVN0kehjWrgKuC27UUmNrV7s6iq8vUSKTpqq7EmjcN3zefmEPVRZJbWIAXT7oJ_WYU0ialUENwvg0HsY/s1600/SANY0002.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Notice: bonus effects from equipment do not stack.</span></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-76350716323129471452010-02-08T20:08:00.005-06:002010-02-08T20:33:17.060-06:00Exdeath's Helmet<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1xWWHPHzTXlAtJ-rzB0Vp_ceSz8U8_PefW-HoFLLHFyKHs1d7xh-NV9JAYNab7pnO5mWlKQw5WSE7fPTLtfZBfMgZokwZaGMiVSgaIR0UUOoTDrg_3a_bwAzNqvCUX6pA90GDcJx2qM/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1xWWHPHzTXlAtJ-rzB0Vp_ceSz8U8_PefW-HoFLLHFyKHs1d7xh-NV9JAYNab7pnO5mWlKQw5WSE7fPTLtfZBfMgZokwZaGMiVSgaIR0UUOoTDrg_3a_bwAzNqvCUX6pA90GDcJx2qM/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436059937352471666" border="0" /></a><br />Exdeath's Helmet<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zt2izzfdjne">http://www.mediafire.com/?zt2izzfdjne</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DIXKHL34">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DIXKHL34</a><br /><br />Sorry about the ridiculous amount of time this took to get done. It actually only took about 4 hours to build, going pretty casually, then a bit longer to make the instructions and release pack.<br /><br />There's no point in lying about it, I just haven't been feeling it lately. I rushed to get some models ready for the convention in November, then I had to wrestle with the last four finals I'd ever have to take for my B.A. in Philosophy, then I raced through Jack Sparrow in about a week anda half for Christmas. After all that, I just wasn't in the mood to get back to anything. I took some time off, actually <span style="font-style: italic;">played </span>some video games (anyone who's been reading for a while will notice a cyclical pattern between my gaming and my papercrafting).<br /><br />Now I'm in my last semester of college, and I feel it's fairly important to take it seriously. I'm also going to be needing to find a real job soon, so as I don't have to move back to Houston once I'm done with my work here in Denton. The truth is, I've been procrastinating with a lot of stuff because I've lined up a handful of serious, work-heavy projects, and I'm just not up for sitting down and trying to get a pose done for something as detailed as Kefka or Cloud. As such, it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet">easy</a> to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-War-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B002NN7AKU">get</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioshock">distracted</a>, and given this year's video game releases, that isn't going to get better <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_13">any</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_III">time</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioshock_2">soon</a>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, some friends and I are finally getting serious about working on a new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk">Steampunk</a> RPG system. I'll be posting any appropriate work related to it on DeviantArt (already have the <a href="http://kaizo107.deviantart.com/art/Map-as-of-2-2-10-153326265">world map</a> up), but for now the development is mostly taking place on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs">Google Docs</a>. Once we've got something to show for it, progress will be posted on another blog. I'll let you know when the time comes, if you're interested.<br /><br />I've made some changes to the Fan Section. Since everyone who contributes original content now have their own blogs, I've removed that particular section. If a certain proprietor of <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Paperkraft.net</span> is reading, he would be wise to keep an eye on two of the newest additions to the crowd, <a href="http://aravinpapecraft.blogspot.com/">Aravin</a> and <a href="http://dissidiaffaaron.blogspot.com/">Aaron</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THIS IS IMPORTANT</span></span>, I've been thinking, we have enough Final Fantasy oriented designers now that we could make a blog specifically devoted to Final Fantasy papercraft, ala <a href="http://www.nintendopapercraft.com/">NintendoPapercraft</a>. I've already reserved a Blogspot URL in case anyone's interested, so let me know if the idea intrigues you.<br /><br /><br />Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some stuff to read for a quiz tomorrow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PWfdtfzHG9oN0iHH1vO-PlAq6nZqbXdbBH_oIqIVEwnWEZVWqQ6zr8ivmejtDZDZXDnnHRZiEBmEXZJcULbWbtFnTfDEF40WjUTUvCxmHooMNxFuin5xJJhU7GkHhLnOtkCQypPzfdM/s1600-h/Worn.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PWfdtfzHG9oN0iHH1vO-PlAq6nZqbXdbBH_oIqIVEwnWEZVWqQ6zr8ivmejtDZDZXDnnHRZiEBmEXZJcULbWbtFnTfDEF40WjUTUvCxmHooMNxFuin5xJJhU7GkHhLnOtkCQypPzfdM/s200/Worn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436059942263138962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh and for the record, I think he should've been called Exodus.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-53873427440870955912010-01-15T04:05:00.005-06:002010-01-15T04:40:35.914-06:00The Star Sibyl<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNqxen1R85_OKd5UyCC8wyfLXUTNr7fqdNgECy30tEJM8pVFFPx84rpwZxSqtdxx9jh2EohKx232IKpgdNgMLun6yjl4k7qIkfUtNKNH0oAxmDbzzdWD7qEmsDpLMZh-E76uf3vJUv6Y/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNqxen1R85_OKd5UyCC8wyfLXUTNr7fqdNgECy30tEJM8pVFFPx84rpwZxSqtdxx9jh2EohKx232IKpgdNgMLun6yjl4k7qIkfUtNKNH0oAxmDbzzdWD7qEmsDpLMZh-E76uf3vJUv6Y/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426905625308880786" border="0" /></a><br />The Star Sibyl<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MUD67DU7">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MUD67DU7</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?4dwyqyymjvm">http://www.mediafire.com/?4dwyqyymjvm</a><br /><br />I probably could've had this done about two days after the <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/jenovas-mask.html">Jenova's Mask</a> release, but for some reason I was really dragging my feet.<br /><br />Oh wait! I remember <a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-War-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B002NN7AKU">the</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LittleBigPlanet-Playstation-3/dp/B001IVXI7C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1263550003&sr=1-2">reasons</a>.<br /><br />Anyway, I had the idea to do this one way back when I did the <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-5-ffxi-process.html">FFXI Process video</a>. A tribute to the sovereign-seer of my old (virtual) home. Did a bit of simplifying on this one just to make the face buildable at scale. There are some tiny parts, but it's a lot better than it would've been if I'd left the <span style="font-style: italic;">eyelids </span>in tact.<br /><br />So, I start my final semester of university on Tuesday. It's basically a semester of electives to just fill out my hours, so I expect to have plenty of free time, <span style="font-style: italic;">but </span>I also need to find employment so I'm not screwed into moving back in with my mother come graduation. So yeah, hopefully some free time, but not more than money can be made in.<br /><br />Next models will be the Exdeath helmet (probably gonna be built on Sunday), followed by Serge and Dark Serge (if it wasn't obvious already, I'm trampling all over the project list), along with a gimmick Dingo stuck to the double-release. Look forward to those in the next few weeks.<br /><br />Finally, I've been working on a big list of questions and concepts that I want to go into a massive (and I do mean <span style="font-style: italic;">massive</span>) introduction to papercraft and tutorial on all the things contained therein. If you have any questions you want addressed, please email or instant message me.<br /><br /><br />By the way, <a href="http://firstpersontetris.com/">this</a> is <span style="font-style: italic;">awesome. </span><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-1502709955816920832010-01-05T19:10:00.005-06:002010-01-05T19:33:31.341-06:00Jenova's Mask<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hTZztFx_UwUXI9glcqyJHiIUXZ3u9SLlykUw2eKk0AQkeFXR2ZPyIU7vGyGL19hQlqeG6uNNIEG8pHMxAH7bsNo-CV1QGMUgTlvMpAD8Ry0nPkDeA2RwXLuSAMarWlK0KiQziQ_NLLg/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hTZztFx_UwUXI9glcqyJHiIUXZ3u9SLlykUw2eKk0AQkeFXR2ZPyIU7vGyGL19hQlqeG6uNNIEG8pHMxAH7bsNo-CV1QGMUgTlvMpAD8Ry0nPkDeA2RwXLuSAMarWlK0KiQziQ_NLLg/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423428220598089026" border="0" /></a><br />Jenova's Mask<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mimz52n3mqw">http://www.mediafire.com/?mimz52n3mqw</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E3XC0CMT">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E3XC0CMT</a><br /><br />Remember the big crazy angel thing covering the Jenova tank at Nibelheim? The thing Sephiroth rips down and then you're like, "oh dear sweet lord, that woman has an eyeball in her bosom!"<br /><br />Ahem...<br /><br />Anyway, this is just the big suit thing edited down to the head. If you'd like to wear it as a mask (and scare the bejesus out of your FFVII playing friends), you can leave the eyes (or rather, lack thereof) out.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0zdt3g7bUKGGHklaoepbP_8TOybmIi6iiebXRnaahjpAR3mYB0Ub5-tr52UzSdgeYKeEhbdo3TuO_wZgLRaUzDi__eamfRR1GKQNcYyHeAXKMlqS8TNfOOnJ8kSXorqeTKk36eMJf3s/s1600-h/SANY0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0zdt3g7bUKGGHklaoepbP_8TOybmIi6iiebXRnaahjpAR3mYB0Ub5-tr52UzSdgeYKeEhbdo3TuO_wZgLRaUzDi__eamfRR1GKQNcYyHeAXKMlqS8TNfOOnJ8kSXorqeTKk36eMJf3s/s200/SANY0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423428216330985602" border="0" /></a><br />Potion<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nnvjiyjqhno">http://www.mediafire.com/?nnvjiyjqhno</a><br /><br />While we're at it, I've had this lying around for a while, been waiting for a Crisis Core release to tag it on. PDO only, as with so many of the Crisis Core gimmick models.<br /><br /><br />Now if you'll excuse me, I have got a <span style="font-style: italic;">monstrous </span>pile of scrap paper to clean up after the FFIX party marathon.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EDIT: </span><br /><br />Oh hey, look at that. First release of 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Fancy. </span><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-28381621729052821572009-12-29T18:59:00.008-06:002010-01-05T03:08:05.620-06:00Ready, set, go!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI9kMKDXtHfwpHVeHO511LPHON2ucmGaQoXuMjnX0JiMbo2zCBPQjLCimvaNwp0QzO9CzIPoyK7Nn23ne6hTsbGBUeFhbxcWT8pnXgKAcVTDPQ0NmPb17AGeuV8ZFpoR1idoqTxaM4B4/s1600-h/DSCF6333.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI9kMKDXtHfwpHVeHO511LPHON2ucmGaQoXuMjnX0JiMbo2zCBPQjLCimvaNwp0QzO9CzIPoyK7Nn23ne6hTsbGBUeFhbxcWT8pnXgKAcVTDPQ0NmPb17AGeuV8ZFpoR1idoqTxaM4B4/s200/DSCF6333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420828540825473938" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We're going live with the contest tonight. If you want to join in, or even just watch, direct your attention to the Ustream gadget to your right. If you want to tag along, get yourself a <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/">Ustream.tv</a> account and send me a message to co-host. No webcam? Tag along anyway, just join us in the Ustream chat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>EDIT:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who can't get the sidebar gadget to work, here's the show's URL:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaizo-papercraft">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaizo-papercraft</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and feel free to join in if you've got a webcam. Doesn't really matter what you're working on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EDIT AGAIN:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmI3Ksdjp6Vu-WRZQEB25yB3fmrvY4kkaJ3Z1CjTRPxf1kzZDB1N4ua6imo2PH-1BaVpeVYyKlo7Y61Z2ZlP4bG7UkAfos_Os4plDwwKj-9SFPJjNenkTgXjAU3zIt1BJVFUx-WnSh_o/s1600-h/SANY0006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmI3Ksdjp6Vu-WRZQEB25yB3fmrvY4kkaJ3Z1CjTRPxf1kzZDB1N4ua6imo2PH-1BaVpeVYyKlo7Y61Z2ZlP4bG7UkAfos_Os4plDwwKj-9SFPJjNenkTgXjAU3zIt1BJVFUx-WnSh_o/s200/SANY0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423177553488950546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the finish line. Sorry about the last few days. Got tired of messing with Ustream, and generally Chenille and I were operating on pretty wonky schedules, so it just wasn't worth the effort. Anyway I'm done, so it's back to work for me (gotta love how my definitions of work and play involve exactly the same activity).<br /><br />By the way, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_%28UK_TV_series%29">Coupling</a> is a <span style="font-style: italic;">fantastic </span>show.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-24711468957045911872009-12-26T21:35:00.004-06:002009-12-29T02:47:29.034-06:00Christmas Stuff<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ_9G_bZjgZ75Zk1ezCkpdB_hyxRp8HUQ8RrLar9XGHvPOXcqonn4wyQmmo7nLT7k3DuAaa1A1kAm8sx_tdD01ILit-0JafQfnTpDReUDoxZv_1s08gSmxDbG8qna0p4FqTrmHBdLXRA/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ_9G_bZjgZ75Zk1ezCkpdB_hyxRp8HUQ8RrLar9XGHvPOXcqonn4wyQmmo7nLT7k3DuAaa1A1kAm8sx_tdD01ILit-0JafQfnTpDReUDoxZv_1s08gSmxDbG8qna0p4FqTrmHBdLXRA/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419754772295292274" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dream Hat<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mindgz0jw4o">http://www.mediafire.com/?mindgz0jw4o</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NJ4EG8Z0">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NJ4EG8Z0</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bit late at this point, but as the <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/04/sandbox.html">Sandbox</a> will attest, I have some Christmas themed stuff in my build folder. I'll append this post tomorrow with the stocking after I get it built.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d2Zqqcs5BeLXhHyrZgiryPs1s_0j8wEb6pil09QsE8r3iEGZGpNUUJkmPzxXrwtcWEefVm1tcAZuNQY3MSE8Z1PQm1eyqaAnoSmAjApiKknNflveUVxk6N3qTWitif7RnyQy0Qe5S4s/s1600-h/Worn.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d2Zqqcs5BeLXhHyrZgiryPs1s_0j8wEb6pil09QsE8r3iEGZGpNUUJkmPzxXrwtcWEefVm1tcAZuNQY3MSE8Z1PQm1eyqaAnoSmAjApiKknNflveUVxk6N3qTWitif7RnyQy0Qe5S4s/s200/Worn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419754780472260482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fascinating. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezhyaEfKdssJ1lJicZFn0wd5JFUVELg4K-0suAy7JRi5iPFDviUadAMDARGwXbaDJDxrbIRJDL7CwiymiF6ihuSgyMHiwoY3h7ya2Lv0e0APmDyZgehP5z6uH-a6_Gq_zYJI3wTROXPY/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezhyaEfKdssJ1lJicZFn0wd5JFUVELg4K-0suAy7JRi5iPFDviUadAMDARGwXbaDJDxrbIRJDL7CwiymiF6ihuSgyMHiwoY3h7ya2Lv0e0APmDyZgehP5z6uH-a6_Gq_zYJI3wTROXPY/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420574986525510898" border="0" /></a><br />Dream Stocking<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zmol0jyoi1x"><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?zmol0jyoi1x</a><br /><br />Sorry about the delay on this one. Between <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/12/littlebigplanet-disneys-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dlc-announced/">LittleBigPlanet</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/08/god-of-war-collection-blu-ray-disc-compilation-available-this-holiday-season/">God of War</a>, I'm having a hard time concentrating on builds that have been rendered more or less useless due to the nature of their belated holiday theme.<br /><br />Some more gimmicky models to come in the next few days. Also seems like the contest is going to start on either New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. I kind of like the former, but at this point it just depends on my counterpart being ready to get started.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-7351776073647467062009-12-25T15:10:00.005-06:002009-12-28T14:04:19.780-06:00Jack Sparrow<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHS1s-Rn_dBHtKDmLdJLfzJdGsXrH349DwWJ25eQ7EjXRGrwTdPl2QTgCdz80LduAUhPE_zdd77Rr6qIkuU6HRI6BT9r5WmbzuDt-BxM3L5UTd3m9KHg2lrM4laauGysqPbX319KOf5c/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHS1s-Rn_dBHtKDmLdJLfzJdGsXrH349DwWJ25eQ7EjXRGrwTdPl2QTgCdz80LduAUhPE_zdd77Rr6qIkuU6HRI6BT9r5WmbzuDt-BxM3L5UTd3m9KHg2lrM4laauGysqPbX319KOf5c/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419284319578002898" border="0" /></a><br />Jack Sparrow<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?eyzzzutgxah">http://www.mediafire.com/?eyzzzutgxah</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PSBE9GSJ">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PSBE9GSJ</a><br /><br />So this one was obviously a Christmas present. Ended up pulling an all-nighter to finish the build, which felt odd, because I got over half of the model done in 12 hours on the first day of construction. Anyway, I'm fairly satisfied with the result considering this is probably going to get more attention than my usual releases. I think I could've finessed the pose (his legs are kinda wonky...) a bit more given more time, but I was working under a strict deadline (something I've actually never done before).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVYVTrBd7_ZR1ZxiuJjQVSWzyZrU43xnENFHKp2Tq5c-7OXIYRlX-SrMS4_g7shzfPVzDOAVSF1FQW0yg8DtMD5vn5yYa5cROJRl3FpVemj3YThZymjLXp_Lya3tuAS54DX5Ccw4yJn8/s1600-h/SANY0080.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVYVTrBd7_ZR1ZxiuJjQVSWzyZrU43xnENFHKp2Tq5c-7OXIYRlX-SrMS4_g7shzfPVzDOAVSF1FQW0yg8DtMD5vn5yYa5cROJRl3FpVemj3YThZymjLXp_Lya3tuAS54DX5Ccw4yJn8/s200/SANY0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419284325319386114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, he's the size of <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/11/lady-luck.html">Lady Luck</a>, and was really quite easy to build. Lots of details, but nothing too complicated. Be sure to get a piece of cardboard or something for use as a base, as his balance is way off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUCBQjZSVnQY3mgDV03qn_i7jn670WssQhyphenhyphenDPuMcN82lqrMap22ep6ul_PckEt1nrWX6qMOMYVOTXODTvCvqV-4UQPltkLhDbkb7BBXBPoejQ-2_tzh6fX-VZAOo7HA84qFFuY5CWU9c/s1600-h/SANY0081.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUCBQjZSVnQY3mgDV03qn_i7jn670WssQhyphenhyphenDPuMcN82lqrMap22ep6ul_PckEt1nrWX6qMOMYVOTXODTvCvqV-4UQPltkLhDbkb7BBXBPoejQ-2_tzh6fX-VZAOo7HA84qFFuY5CWU9c/s200/SANY0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419284327965347634" border="0" /></a><br />(Closeup on the tag. Ahaaaah, <a href="http://kaizo107.deviantart.com/art/Heidegger-claus-105646334">inside jokes</a> that only I get...and maybe the people on the interwebz)<br /><br />If you check the Sandbox, you'll see that I've got loads of stuff ready to go, actually printed, sitting in a folder behind me. I wanted to get them all released today, but Jack took longer than expected, so I'll space them out over the next few days. Expect lots of little gimmick models and one decent sized release.<br /><br />Finally, Chenille and I are still planning to have our<a href="http://kaizo107.deviantart.com/journal/28045213/"> FFIX party build contest</a> over the break, but as I'm currently about 300 miles south of my apartment, I'd like to wait until I get home to start it, so we'll probably aim to start New Year's eve, or something like that. Keep an eye on the Ustream feed to see how the competition's going.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />So yeah, Happy (appropriate seasonal holiday here), bah humbug, etc.<br /><br />Stay tuned.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-34899641378344993422009-11-24T13:42:00.020-06:002009-12-28T14:05:05.612-06:00Convention Report: Arkansas Anime Festival<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Skip to the end for the actual release downloads)</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidjhvSIuLC0myzVfI3Ys_WA9OwwmeqbAf5U-xIGwXHLeWAp6QSc07U4PxKagNOFg5t5NFH0xh1D8wkwrURFl_-CaRAN8z1J7Erj6FoutxVwNdrDvrJG7p8q2LeAl5LV5anJH0dXkb8Ks/s1600-h/SANY0002-(1).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidjhvSIuLC0myzVfI3Ys_WA9OwwmeqbAf5U-xIGwXHLeWAp6QSc07U4PxKagNOFg5t5NFH0xh1D8wkwrURFl_-CaRAN8z1J7Erj6FoutxVwNdrDvrJG7p8q2LeAl5LV5anJH0dXkb8Ks/s200/SANY0002-(1).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419293620764486226" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alright, so first things first: we <i>did </i>have internet, but I only had sporadic access to my laptop, and by the time things got going on Saturday, I was generally too busy to get any real material written out anyway. Which is also why there aren't many actual photos of the event, or any videos. So here we go:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got out of town around 6:45 AM, and spent the next 5-5:30 in the car. Google Maps estimated about 6:30 duration, but that can be sped up by going 80MPH...the whole time. And yes, it was pointed out, there are quite a few small towns along the way. No slowing down!<br /><br />As a side note, what the Hell is wrong with Oklahoma? It's just bonfires, weird smells, and terrible terrible civic planning. You get across the Arkansas state line, and it's just flat horrible plains on Oklahoma. You get over the state line again to Texas, and suddenly all the road noise is gone, because the roads are actually <span style="font-style: italic;">maintained. </span>I never want to go back to Krebs, and I don't want to talk about why...God, what a terrible place...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, we got to the convention, set up shop (the whole frame system I worked out didn't quite function the way I wanted, but it was sufficient. And if you aren't at the table, people are surprisingly good about not pawing at your wares.<br /><br />The convention was really quite small. Most of the attendees were locals either from Fayetteville or who just did the local Arkansas circuit. However, there were quite a number of booth folk who got recruited at Anime Fest in Dallas when we did, particularly our awesome neighbors, also Dallas locals, <a href="http://www.badgertea.com/">Badger Tea Company</a>. I gotta say, if we'd been set up next to anyone else in the vendor's room, the convention would not have been as good.<br /><br />By the way, never refer to yourself as "the bald guy," when you only have a crew-cut and there is an actually shaved-clean bald guy sitting at the next table over.<br /><br />Here's the banner which will wait on my wall until it's needed again (also check out some of the cool crap I got in the mail from the SE Member's site...a <span style="font-style: italic;">fan). </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG5bHPyX3MOso1rrmMg5TKMSF7PIZg1YtcM0YRT9PJ4Z1dppRo7tpjdrKVtuACaC2BAyaeou3N3OrPEmZGe40yyWWhbQvHvdl_AggBl-sGeyyjvbphH7uMFmoDqYAOq6gyr2F3RXU3Ss/s1600-h/SANY0003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG5bHPyX3MOso1rrmMg5TKMSF7PIZg1YtcM0YRT9PJ4Z1dppRo7tpjdrKVtuACaC2BAyaeou3N3OrPEmZGe40yyWWhbQvHvdl_AggBl-sGeyyjvbphH7uMFmoDqYAOq6gyr2F3RXU3Ss/s200/SANY0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419293625597921906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ms_A4H9Qj0hQ3oNJ298Lg67eR1cbIYs9FdogNMayi_UVQwzQM6i-1PUjJKLkVfO96_zRUP-GS85PQIOyoMxJ4E75IF3nLF7JAmgZF61eicVh4jUsUj4AZOi4yFX0wlOZCQX-waUg6kQ/s1600/SANY0005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ms_A4H9Qj0hQ3oNJ298Lg67eR1cbIYs9FdogNMayi_UVQwzQM6i-1PUjJKLkVfO96_zRUP-GS85PQIOyoMxJ4E75IF3nLF7JAmgZF61eicVh4jUsUj4AZOi4yFX0wlOZCQX-waUg6kQ/s200/SANY0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763765982342082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one got scrawled after the first day, wherein the most common question was "are they <span style="font-style: italic;">really </span>made of paper?" Which of course prompted the handful of friends I made to just wander by the booth and say things like, "So, I just have on last question...are they <span style="font-style: italic;">really </span>made out of <span style="font-style: italic;">just paper?</span>"<br />Aha...haha...haaah.<br />-____-<br />All of you.<br /><br />One of the funnier events at the booth, apart from the constant, hilarious exchange of smarm with Lacy (Badger), was when a girl came by and asked for my autograph. <span style="font-style: italic;">Autograph? </span>I responded with confusion as to why she wanted my signature, to which she responded with more confusion as to why I was hesitant. Eventually I just scribbled the blog's URL and she wandered off, confused by my whole <span style="font-style: italic;">deal. </span>A few of the people nearby (folks who would later actually sit through my panels) had a laugh about how ludicrous the entire event was.<br /><br />I can guarantee my signature will never be worth anything...<br /><br />Anyhow, we ran three panels, two "make and takes," wherein we supplied (some of) the necessary materials to build the Cactuar and Moogle respectively, then one Sunday afternoon on design. Here's how the panels went, since we didn't get video: they were horrible. Unbelievably horrible. To the six of you who actually stuck it out for all three: I thank you, you brave souls. The final panel was <span style="font-style: italic;">physically </span>painful. My laptop wouldn't work with the projector, we were stuck in a tiny little room, and as anyone who reads regularly will know, this is not the sort of hobby that makes for interesting live action. I was hoping to answer any specific questions there, but really, having a look at this site is so much better than me actually being there to explain. Sorry for how terrible it was folks, if you're reading, and yes, I'm fully aware of how bad it was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6-g8v6e7cl-JjExetLB0ELOZKMKgL3IcsVeDcEKbjJKkDlqXt393Ge2uTSZpYlEvp5urgztGG-ZNzcNRfECpEt20QCdJ41ZHRO1YLOUSxwixwhGODJ8zprBcCMhSROXnww72ReRh3oI/s1600/schedule1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6-g8v6e7cl-JjExetLB0ELOZKMKgL3IcsVeDcEKbjJKkDlqXt393Ge2uTSZpYlEvp5urgztGG-ZNzcNRfECpEt20QCdJ41ZHRO1YLOUSxwixwhGODJ8zprBcCMhSROXnww72ReRh3oI/s200/schedule1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763747189820770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's worth mentioning, though, that we had a lot of scheduling problems, which contributed (a bit) to the lack of attendees at the panels. Yes, loads of people opted to leave as they went on, mainly because we got severely short-handed on cutting implements and general time restrictions, but we also had some <span style="font-style: italic;">other things </span>to contend with. See the time of that Bishi auction? Yeah...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNquZfAIn5FCkqNxKFlym2aeiQ_JSuBKiWADGHNH52QlTwYuOh9Yzq64IOFtwfVkEDFASSOWOKpVojrZFAyqHzjSfCkDvxtxK4yI3-tEHBR5sisqSBTUrpisj1F1yGkodpm56IJtJtDug/s1600/bishi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 29px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNquZfAIn5FCkqNxKFlym2aeiQ_JSuBKiWADGHNH52QlTwYuOh9Yzq64IOFtwfVkEDFASSOWOKpVojrZFAyqHzjSfCkDvxtxK4yI3-tEHBR5sisqSBTUrpisj1F1yGkodpm56IJtJtDug/s200/bishi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763373792625490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was this girl cosplaying as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_characters#Edward">Ed</a> there. I'll be completely honest: I fell madly in love with her in a little less than 15 seconds. However, that Bishi auction was far more intriguing, considering it was the papercraft panel or that. But yeah, every other guy there seemed to be as keen on her as I was, so it's not like there was any sort of loss. But you see what I mean about scheduling issues. Bishi auction to compete with for the first, early morning for the second (early for gamers anyway), and afternoon (when everyone is getting ready to get out of town) for the last. I'm not saying they were worth attending in the least, but yeah, in future I'll probably avoid the panels in favor of just some booth space.<br /><br />By the way, that schedule's taken out of context, have a look at the full page for Sunday:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAvqDeRDxm1ocf_oaqsPY2gxH7wEOTnFUMY1nXHvGXgN-URPQPKHF7YMDo6pz9rXHKtJ54ID2qb5t2hxUtfrMnAbvti6Nsf3wI8CL5HNZmB1bsgfOQTFtp5kxYB-q83tQx27IFoGoa80/s1600/schedule-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAvqDeRDxm1ocf_oaqsPY2gxH7wEOTnFUMY1nXHvGXgN-URPQPKHF7YMDo6pz9rXHKtJ54ID2qb5t2hxUtfrMnAbvti6Nsf3wI8CL5HNZmB1bsgfOQTFtp5kxYB-q83tQx27IFoGoa80/s200/schedule-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763585089758898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A schedule full of one-liners, then a big ol' paragraph about nothing. One guess as to who actually wrote the summaries for the papercraft panels...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-k42SpORB_0lhOQabe7AeVBn45ZOXjdzhnzH7Itbx0bXTHUIYe2xVVJqM0I2buPPumjpQ1GqoewxFRzA4QHZLCC8j7BeUnSmHR1J93tCT9ju7pnxJRDhYUUMAke2rfPiUxPBUPQcmUA/s1600/SANY0003+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-k42SpORB_0lhOQabe7AeVBn45ZOXjdzhnzH7Itbx0bXTHUIYe2xVVJqM0I2buPPumjpQ1GqoewxFRzA4QHZLCC8j7BeUnSmHR1J93tCT9ju7pnxJRDhYUUMAke2rfPiUxPBUPQcmUA/s200/SANY0003+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763388087842658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had this whole plan worked out to dress as "professor Kaizo" for the panels, but by the time you actually get around to it, realize how small the group is, and how boring it's going to be on its own, the prospect of doing it all <span style="font-style: italic;">in character </span>as a lecturing old geezer seems a bit unattractive. Just the same though, finding a jacket with actual elbow patches for $10 at Goodwill was kind of awesome. Now I just need some <a href="http://video.adultswim.com/the-mighty-boosh/the-survival-patch.html">survival patches</a>. The wool is quite nice when it's chilly, as I just discovered, walking back from class.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadwqgErsYl1DguyJ5-GIJJ0fZKJVhBr_i6_3x_5nPV-Kqkw1LQMBMKbNM2OwRSzuCJAkKVFoJo3LwROkkSIFEJqfFRzUrFNvo9dxiXo4LEX6sNF2wBVqiyQGzJa__eXMnx5nxjgyPr0M/s1600/SANY0006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadwqgErsYl1DguyJ5-GIJJ0fZKJVhBr_i6_3x_5nPV-Kqkw1LQMBMKbNM2OwRSzuCJAkKVFoJo3LwROkkSIFEJqfFRzUrFNvo9dxiXo4LEX6sNF2wBVqiyQGzJa__eXMnx5nxjgyPr0M/s200/SANY0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763753422188082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even got an awesome beard from the Party Store.<br />(My mom made the Moogle cap a while back, that just happened to be on the desk fan I felt would be a good place to hang the beard.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m5y4nzai1wRUUuzBfBc-0gGTdRqpV304vJFjXV0qXh9h52NFuM6reY1oPdLHGleWfvURX8bkK15wCWI_AcZ3C_ogrQ1h9fK85Ab6ECZJcjnXCoQMZtmgh6basnqROU-UonsbZ97A8eE/s1600/SANY0004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m5y4nzai1wRUUuzBfBc-0gGTdRqpV304vJFjXV0qXh9h52NFuM6reY1oPdLHGleWfvURX8bkK15wCWI_AcZ3C_ogrQ1h9fK85Ab6ECZJcjnXCoQMZtmgh6basnqROU-UonsbZ97A8eE/s200/SANY0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763762951390146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Had a lot of materials left over after the booth and the panels. Not sure what I'm going to do with them. I could potentially remake a few models. Maybe have a look around on Craigslist to see if I can unload them on locals. Maybe save them for a potential convention in the future.<br /><br />So here's a funny question: you've got a bunch of models to transport. How do you move them about 400 miles? Do you get a bunch of boxes, fill them with packing peanuts, and give every model plenty of padding? OR do you throw them loose into your trunk and hope for the best?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGeeNzeHTj9MdEmPjhIoqXoCMLFbTB1qyX2Ii8FWErLH2dHRbqAxVGWzIs7f637O1AmfF3dXZnpTkSmseiF2kG3UGDfycXKB53EcEi26XcoKS7w6y9zVxJaHJiWQZIKhJ6JyNH1Dza2E/s1600/SANY0010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGeeNzeHTj9MdEmPjhIoqXoCMLFbTB1qyX2Ii8FWErLH2dHRbqAxVGWzIs7f637O1AmfF3dXZnpTkSmseiF2kG3UGDfycXKB53EcEi26XcoKS7w6y9zVxJaHJiWQZIKhJ6JyNH1Dza2E/s200/SANY0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763749166177906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's right! In the trunk they go! This method worked hilariously well. Loaded them like this in my apartment parking lot, opened the trunk again in the hotel parking garage, and not a one had shifted even slightly. It was fantastic. Honestly, the models suffered more causalities out of the trunk (like when Ian rolled over my Blitzball on his bed). But that's to be expected. Really, minimal repair work necessary. I was kind of upset by everything getting rained on in the initial load, but for the most part everything worked out fine.<br /><br />So here's the thing, the convention was overall a great success. It gave me the chance to see how running a booth and panels works out, but on a small scale, and as such, set me up with an immediate safety net of people I saw regularly throughout the day.<br /><br />Remember that Bishi auction for the "Masquerade Ball?" Well, while wandering around killing time beforehand (knowing inevitably that I'd only have a look then go back to my room rather than dance), we ran into some of the folks who actually stuck it out through all of the panels and showed real interest in the hobby. One of the guys (Krüz) was actually working on the Cactuar at the time, so I ended up sitting around with them while Ian wandered off to check out the ball. Eventually a few decks of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_%28card_game%29">Munchkin</a> made their way on to the table, and a few hours later, with a few more people joining the fray, we had reached complete decoherence, and were basically just sitting around laughing our asses off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKikW8tCFIQkzjxywCaz_fh3dZrCxGKPepqC6Cza13EluIxEnYoL072iIyX5ihW2UIo7aLaEMgogwP1MMC1MyJgtDIPBqD7xQl1wpvEGWrahlffaH2EYYmIHOvhWkkqV1tzE2BGZ80jl8/s1600/SANY0008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKikW8tCFIQkzjxywCaz_fh3dZrCxGKPepqC6Cza13EluIxEnYoL072iIyX5ihW2UIo7aLaEMgogwP1MMC1MyJgtDIPBqD7xQl1wpvEGWrahlffaH2EYYmIHOvhWkkqV1tzE2BGZ80jl8/s200/SANY0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407777887797366514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(We were playing by Epic rules with all but a few of the expansion packs, and I dropped the effect pretty early that required you play to 22, not 20. I actually won, despite it being my second attempt at the game, in the most anti-climactic way possible: against a level 1 armchair. In my defense, I tried to take it back to keep the game going longer, but everyone was ready to call it after like 3 hours. I think my hands are the ones in the top right, doing something unnatural.)<br /><br />So, the funny thing is, on the way home, Ian and I were both recalling how the whole event had been sort of a confidence boost. He hung out with some lovely ladies (even though the combination of Captain Morgan, a rave the first night, and some big ol' pirate boots basically sapped all his strength), and had a good time. I, however, found confidence in a different place. You'd expect having real people tell me my stuff is "amazing," and that I was "unbelievably epic" for doing it all, would be the good stuff. You'd be wrong. I'm numb to all that now. Heard it too many times. What boosted my confidence was when someone asked if I was an improv comedian by trade, because I'd been getting so many laughs in the panels and hanging out with people after events of the day died down.<br /><br />While sitting around Saturday morning before heading down to the table, Ian and I came across the following infomercial, surfing through the hotel's TV selection:<br /><br /><object style="height: 344px; width: 425px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6wRYd5H3koA"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6wRYd5H3koA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />We brought this thing up whilst playing Munchkin to great amusement of our companions. The kilted fellow (whose name I believe is Chris, apologies if you're reading, but real names weren't tossed around much, apart from when we discovered that I'm plagued with the <span style="font-style: italic;">banter gene, </span>and babbled a bit about my second-hand name {which is what prompted the question about being a comic}) actually got a video of me doing the "Ninja whisper," so that may surface eventually. I found the Youtube clip Sunday morning, so he brought it up on his Blackberry during the 11AM panel. All good fun.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ancient Asian metalworking secrets...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(You can stop scrolling now)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbcprievfsG6M-fvg1DarbtdLp-AheYKgXzu08KiHas-R8a548Sy8LnalCSCTqomC2XDqosOPjIYSOvyAqncEcbVI202cpSZzElT5tgVFhu9RZpfpT6IRgDaFuAGICoDtPvYbxMd3YRI/s1600/Finished.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbcprievfsG6M-fvg1DarbtdLp-AheYKgXzu08KiHas-R8a548Sy8LnalCSCTqomC2XDqosOPjIYSOvyAqncEcbVI202cpSZzElT5tgVFhu9RZpfpT6IRgDaFuAGICoDtPvYbxMd3YRI/s200/Finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407764447697868370" border="0" /></a><br />Gabranth's Helmet<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?23idy2dhyag">http://www.mediafire.com/?23idy2dhyag</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CKN6W54G">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CKN6W54G</a><br /><br />It should be noted about the scale: It fits me like a glove. So much so that it stays stable on my face. Now, I've got a fairly large head, but I shave it, so as usual, I think I'm a decent representative of a generic size. Good luck with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3duvr9pFBhtvLrgaGO2dmMKUN2z_oRI060cmmQ-qREfd6wM_usQWaduz2eW_ERyQQG70wudT8smhorfSwu75kaQVwZ4A6tJ5z0g3tHLRqVBEWMIy_R2Ql3CeV57sFGPIXl0xBSebSQUk/s1600/Worn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3duvr9pFBhtvLrgaGO2dmMKUN2z_oRI060cmmQ-qREfd6wM_usQWaduz2eW_ERyQQG70wudT8smhorfSwu75kaQVwZ4A6tJ5z0g3tHLRqVBEWMIy_R2Ql3CeV57sFGPIXl0xBSebSQUk/s200/Worn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407764450976527170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fQ3HSBoy1-0iOxTq2dUg5I4U4rfbQazOG2ZlEdMpM2JAgP17hw324JWub9CJ_8Rrf6DK8SEl6LpRlitc3vv4Q1k-lyA8PQfk4riAhmiuxvJxi1rhSckKIgEjjcB5l7Yn-kDaaWhvF4A/s1600/SANY0003-(2).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fQ3HSBoy1-0iOxTq2dUg5I4U4rfbQazOG2ZlEdMpM2JAgP17hw324JWub9CJ_8Rrf6DK8SEl6LpRlitc3vv4Q1k-lyA8PQfk4riAhmiuxvJxi1rhSckKIgEjjcB5l7Yn-kDaaWhvF4A/s200/SANY0003-(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407763595201053570" border="0" /></a><br />Lulu's Cactuar and Moogle<br />Cactuar: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zrcndkgn4g0">http://www.mediafire.com/?zrcndkgn4g0</a><br />Moogle: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hkm4nmotzoe">http://www.mediafire.com/?hkm4nmotzoe</a><br /><br />The moogle is a revisit of Lulu's Moogle, and the Cactuar is just the equivalent. I did these layouts looking for models simple enough for beginners, but interesting enough to be worth building. I don't have full instructions for them because I was speed building in an attempt to time myself. Wanted something buildable within the panel time limit. They weren't, but I'm still happy with the finished products. I'll have the PDOs for now, as minimal instructions for the brave panelists trying to finish on their own. Remember to <a href="http://www.dafont.com/final-fantasy.font">download</a> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/final-fantasy-eleme.font">my</a> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/beech.font">standard</a> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/alfred-drake.font">fonts</a> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/wolfsrain.font">from</a> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/">Dafont</a> to use the PDO effectively.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hoo...<br />With all that said, I'll go ahead and note that I won't be working on any new releases for about two weeks. This weekend's Thanksgiving, but I've got two research papers due next week, so I'm opting to stay in Denton rather than head down to my Mom's in League City, and basically live at the library for the long weekend. Rousseau and Democritus, bring it on!<br /><br />Chenille and I are still looking for some more competition for our <a href="http://kaizo107.deviantart.com/journal/28045213/">Final Fantasy IX party build contest</a>, so shoot me a message if you're interested. We're going to be dueling it out on Ustream with the multi-webcam option. At the moment, it looks like it will be taking place over Christmas break, when everyone's got free time. The more the merrier, et cetera.<br /><br />You know the usual drill. Stay tuned...<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-80237536325762950712009-11-19T16:35:00.006-06:002009-11-29T20:06:03.479-06:00Arkansas Anime Festival: Convention Primer<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhionbHJpe8JuQx3VOCCeC9yKgMmwn8GXJ778S6Dv0YqTBxE3ghNWQ_1IVD5yRY7kyhexly2LMlYmy2YipNL5TZq9uwcZBhUF8ILIoy6UtAEVXQlgThMrOTVGnd_ZX1JBDtj1pCoDoujdA/s1600/SANY0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhionbHJpe8JuQx3VOCCeC9yKgMmwn8GXJ778S6Dv0YqTBxE3ghNWQ_1IVD5yRY7kyhexly2LMlYmy2YipNL5TZq9uwcZBhUF8ILIoy6UtAEVXQlgThMrOTVGnd_ZX1JBDtj1pCoDoujdA/s200/SANY0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947175934375186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alright kids, so Ian and I will be heading off to the Arkansas Anime Festival early tomorrow morning (like sunrise early, <span style="font-style: italic;">ugh). </span>Rather than save it all for one big post on Monday, I'm hoping to report on the events as they transpire. I'm not 100%, but I'm hoping we'll have some degree of internet access while there. I suppose we'll all be finding out in about 24 hours. If you don't hear from me by then, odds are we don't have any free internet options, and everything's gonna get posted in a monster post Monday afternoon/evening.<br /><br />In the meantime, thought I'd let you know how this is gonna play out:<br /><br />I'll be running three panels. Two "make and takes," that is, panels wherein we provide the materials and attendees get to try to make their own model on the spot (probably not going to happen in the short hour we have the room for). Then one "lecture" style on design.<br /><br />When we aren't in panels (and I mean no offense to the other panelists and the people who wrangled them up), we'll probably be avoiding the other <a href="http://aaf.calm-media.com/events-2.htm">events</a> of the con like the plague. Which means we'll be sitting around our booth either in the vendor's floor or in "artists' alley." Either way, we'll be sitting around talking to people, showing off all my little trophies for wasted time, and depending on whether or not we get access to a power outlet, watching a whole lot of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9iQ1yU5Ops">British</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMGrqBlj7q8&feature=PlayList&p=7055D696C7D4C516&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1">comedy</a>, or playing our PSPs with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiniHhCjprY">feverish</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XZRuaGg3A">intent</a>. For the booth, I had a banner made at a local shop called "Signarama." Not only is the banner <span style="font-style: italic;">epic, </span>I even managed to spread the gospel of papercraft to the people working there. Pointed them at the <a href="http://wowpapercraft.blogspot.com/">Unofficial WoW Papercraft blog</a> after a brief conversation explaining what exactly this banner is <span style="font-style: italic;">for</span>. Seriously, check this thing out:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzeuYJfJo7f7YAzKzsrRLsWnZojcUrlD8whcjjkUcgYgGUbs2dk-_L1Quuq0V7ywhcd_4uszMkBlcT6pVcDEjvWOkD-dlclU4NaIjROv0DWR-ql5QdzIrYfjU7I4g-7Z0GK_-0Ky6vvI/s1600/SANY0003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzeuYJfJo7f7YAzKzsrRLsWnZojcUrlD8whcjjkUcgYgGUbs2dk-_L1Quuq0V7ywhcd_4uszMkBlcT6pVcDEjvWOkD-dlclU4NaIjROv0DWR-ql5QdzIrYfjU7I4g-7Z0GK_-0Ky6vvI/s200/SANY0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947182081731378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />How freaking cool is that?<br /><br />Anyway, if you scroll down slightly, you'll see I mentioned something about a <span style="font-style: italic;">secret project. </span>Well I didn't actually get that done in time. I intended to finish five new models before the convention and, in retrospect, that number is clearly asking too much of myself. I did manage to get three of them done, though one was basically a revisit of an old model and the other was incredibly simple. I'll get them posted later on, hopefully after the make-and-take sessions for which they were designed. The third, however, is pictured in the photo at the top. Can you spot it? I'm quite pleased with the result. I'll have time to do the instruction/release logistics whilst sitting around, so if I've got internet access, I might be able to get the release out while we're at the convention.<br /><br />So, to sum up, the next three days will be awesome for me, and you may either see a massive surge in posts, or none at all, followed by a huge one.<br /><br />Wish me luck~<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-39482239927003805712009-11-06T23:38:00.003-06:002009-11-29T20:06:27.292-06:00Cecil - Paladin<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS_8b-2MJjs9EXxCgPgVPGWXLQWLmO4FholUudV7Z8Gl8739-DXr9pQ9lSJgAtrfIm-s0VsS5fmmsmjvXEmtOlodbYVkQG3lghZNMALzuUtRUKLdocULStfKhrnHKOmjVc3uCWWlZvVM/s1600-h/Finished.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS_8b-2MJjs9EXxCgPgVPGWXLQWLmO4FholUudV7Z8Gl8739-DXr9pQ9lSJgAtrfIm-s0VsS5fmmsmjvXEmtOlodbYVkQG3lghZNMALzuUtRUKLdocULStfKhrnHKOmjVc3uCWWlZvVM/s200/Finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401232786746541522" border="0" /></a><br />Cecil - Paladin<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tyjgmnh5zjm">http://www.mediafire.com/?tyjgmnh5zjm</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QZS114T5">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QZS114T5</a><br /><br />So, it's been over two weeks since the Dark Knight release, which means it's excuse time. I don't really have any this time. I just kind of wasted time for about a week, then school work got in the way. Anyhow, here it is. I'm happy with the result, but I'll tell you this right now: might be the hardest model I've released. That's not to say it's difficult, just that the hair is detailed to a ridiculous level. I'm sure you'll do better than I did.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jN7dE2QayXsqMzj8G971P1xOBUZ56RkAZsCyTCNL7L4L0chrbJ69OW1S14lWXHVfwd2dAuLHU67PyeTdlsHoEr9C4zoKt6-idRciNPThsIO_nNBIfje2rxu2JsnhtqjRgAcdpITiGyw/s1600-h/Group.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jN7dE2QayXsqMzj8G971P1xOBUZ56RkAZsCyTCNL7L4L0chrbJ69OW1S14lWXHVfwd2dAuLHU67PyeTdlsHoEr9C4zoKt6-idRciNPThsIO_nNBIfje2rxu2JsnhtqjRgAcdpITiGyw/s200/Group.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401232790028135378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, it's been a while since we last talked, so here are some updates:<br /><br />The blog's passed a year with Clustrmaps and we're almost to 100,000 hits. Nifty, eh?<br /><br />I was planning to have a build competition with Chenille to see who could do the entire FFIX party (as per Chamoo's designs) fastest. The idea is still on, and I'd love to get some more people in on the race. However, this probably won't happen for a few weeks. I'll be doing a panel and a booth at <a href="http://www.arkansasanimefestival.com/">Arkansas Anime Festival</a> in a few weeks, and there are a few models I'd really like to have done before then. The contest is gonna have to wait.<br /><br />So, it may be a bit before another update. I need to get the models done, and of course I'll go about them the same way as usual, but I may not take the time to get the releases out until I've actually had a chance to exhibit them (one of them is a super <span style="font-style: italic;">secret </span>release).<br /><br />Anyway, stay tuned, et cetera.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-20412487311779145492009-10-17T14:35:00.007-05:002009-10-17T14:54:08.989-05:00Cecil - Dark Knight<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxbtrWZV6K4fbACQzJUa3FlQcMXXdWS3c54pU_vHbbeNAFnbFNoZjxzsCvfu4aW5-BhyphenhyphenrrzYvuaK81QIPwRsGG1eKZsjCKWo8DSWAnXlhe3yC74EabFrVyq9VNV2AVtpLJMlVu9xXTlw/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxbtrWZV6K4fbACQzJUa3FlQcMXXdWS3c54pU_vHbbeNAFnbFNoZjxzsCvfu4aW5-BhyphenhyphenrrzYvuaK81QIPwRsGG1eKZsjCKWo8DSWAnXlhe3yC74EabFrVyq9VNV2AVtpLJMlVu9xXTlw/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393656641064189442" border="0" /></a><br />Cecil - Dark Knight<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?2j24tnfgmmc">http://www.mediafire.com/?2j24tnfgmmc</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FG43RH0Y">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FG43RH0Y</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Decided to go ahead and release this on its own now for a few reasons. I've already released Cecil's Helmet on its own, so the big pack will be lacking its total completion no matter what. If I were to save both models for a big pack, it'll be well over 30mb. This way, I get the models to you faster. And finally, it takes the pressure off me to rush the last build.<br /><br />Anyway, he's done, and I'm quite pleased with the result. The build wasn't <span style="font-style: italic;">difficult, </span>but given the level of detail, I wouldn't really call it <span style="font-style: italic;">easy </span>either. Included three textures for this, the normal costume, which I built, his alternate (which is sort of a red version of the normal), and the Manikin skin, which you encounter as a generic enemy in story modes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QU0-KVh5o_dofbxfVioc8CdaseH_Hmp3mKbpdPcq5RxKb6WfPKJuvX-jd3XtSuWrCsey_9e2Ix8bO8cJQKqomHOt0c3O2i6blVKQkwfDO30dGf5d2lez64T_l4UiTvZY3m9tbAfoMZw/s1600-h/SANY0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QU0-KVh5o_dofbxfVioc8CdaseH_Hmp3mKbpdPcq5RxKb6WfPKJuvX-jd3XtSuWrCsey_9e2Ix8bO8cJQKqomHOt0c3O2i6blVKQkwfDO30dGf5d2lez64T_l4UiTvZY3m9tbAfoMZw/s200/SANY0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393656645415006786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So here's the issue: put him next to Terra, and it looks like I've totally butchered the scale. However, this is 100% correct. I present the following as evidence:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5C56tn5qhC6HZ3qhaDp3S9f9BN9EauLxlCCFuASlFyQE8f4wFx3vvSBb6cBbo8BBMGxm79RyccsuGMUkYNekCcAYhsDl1k5cXLDG0vOuzigEjjMhU43mWZFqmdH_NVjYH72C57ACF-Aw/s1600-h/DISSIDIA_FINAL_FANTASY_0010.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5C56tn5qhC6HZ3qhaDp3S9f9BN9EauLxlCCFuASlFyQE8f4wFx3vvSBb6cBbo8BBMGxm79RyccsuGMUkYNekCcAYhsDl1k5cXLDG0vOuzigEjjMhU43mWZFqmdH_NVjYH72C57ACF-Aw/s200/DISSIDIA_FINAL_FANTASY_0010.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393657201849882402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoxDqWQWjKcucteZlfXFy2Fx7PsN5FEYKvbb2LUOtCZ_8VBNlQJ9WjCV5bCSJd0bmvnzB8j0UDUjncgJCrfGLdXp9dJ-hBiZnxaEooCy4dBl3oplhvt0PfadNKW36lJr7rk7qmxHmpvo/s1600-h/DISSIDIA_FINAL_FANTASY_0011.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoxDqWQWjKcucteZlfXFy2Fx7PsN5FEYKvbb2LUOtCZ_8VBNlQJ9WjCV5bCSJd0bmvnzB8j0UDUjncgJCrfGLdXp9dJ-hBiZnxaEooCy4dBl3oplhvt0PfadNKW36lJr7rk7qmxHmpvo/s200/DISSIDIA_FINAL_FANTASY_0011.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393657206933304706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, in FFIV, Cecil was listed as being 5'8" and Terra was listed as being 5'7" (right in range of my height, quite comforting being this short when some of your imaginary heroes are too). However, they're clearly not an inch off in Dissidia. I would say Cecil was scaled up and Terra was scaled down. She's gotta be under 5 feet now, and I'd say he's around 6.<br /><br />So, the scale looks wrong, but It's right on (though whether that's good or bad remains to be seen). Now, the big issue (no pun intended), is that Cecil is a medium size model in Dissidia, whereas Golbez (pictured above) is downright massive. If you check out the <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/04/sandbox.html">Sandbox</a>, I made a post about this issue, particularly as it regards Chaos, which I'd like to do eventually.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway, we'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it. In the meantime, I'll get back to work. I might take a few days off before starting on the Paladin version of Cecil, just to give myself some variety.<br /><br />Follow the progress on <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaizo-papercraft">Ustream</a>, if you're interested.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-36967074245906776152009-10-14T20:17:00.007-05:002009-10-15T13:25:48.785-05:00Adieu, bottle of glue<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mo-ksfl_zCs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mo-ksfl_zCs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Put this together as soon as the bottle finally ran dry this afternoon. It really is impressive how far a single $3 bottle can take you.<br /><br />And remember, I am an officially licensed and certified madman, so don't try this at home.<br /><br />EDIT: A friend reminded me of something I wanted to mention. I actually waste a lot of glue by pouring it out onto a palette and using a toothpick. That should really suggest to you the cost effectiveness of this glue.<br /><br />Oh and for the record, the fire didn't smoke, barely smelled like anything, and I did <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>get high in the slightest way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdANdH_akhIH6CCcmbbRkxn74ndAFDjVuxkREr1WSthUkBjACmrr50TrkZIC7BfIJdDTitOXBh_VnITEI8BodZyAqleNBld5r3imXVEStJC7lgOg2crH7grdqF9dmKCFZpw8sCJ99msds/s1600-h/P1010011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdANdH_akhIH6CCcmbbRkxn74ndAFDjVuxkREr1WSthUkBjACmrr50TrkZIC7BfIJdDTitOXBh_VnITEI8BodZyAqleNBld5r3imXVEStJC7lgOg2crH7grdqF9dmKCFZpw8sCJ99msds/s200/P1010011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392659414516587570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you were wondering, the hats aren't pictured because I've been using a small bottle of the regular Tacky so as to not use up my Quickdry. Got another 8oz bottle waiting for another year of crafting, so...<br /><br /><br />Righto, back to work.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-91309344436437742352009-10-13T15:09:00.005-05:002009-10-13T15:30:40.177-05:00Fargo<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsMomDE9QcfGe0PMT9T1Hub6nZAC3m5JHIT58lbmVVP7RvMdjivdKj84X3DwS4iPCM9ugU2_cJsVMmO-964o50Stq1MfGajpQnEYV-IKfzBSKXzLefRTqfVJOW5YP5yQghMoPKJZvkdA/s1600-h/Finished.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsMomDE9QcfGe0PMT9T1Hub6nZAC3m5JHIT58lbmVVP7RvMdjivdKj84X3DwS4iPCM9ugU2_cJsVMmO-964o50Stq1MfGajpQnEYV-IKfzBSKXzLefRTqfVJOW5YP5yQghMoPKJZvkdA/s200/Finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392181146199759458" border="0" /></a><br />Fargo<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?m02ygmytgoy">http://www.mediafire.com/?m02ygmytgoy</a><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QQ23JQNL">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QQ23JQNL</a><br /><br />Meant to get this built last week, but between all the school crap and going to Houston for the weekend, I couldn't get around to it. Anyway, with Fargo done, I'm going to get started on the Dark Knight version of Cecil this afternoon. I'll try to get as much on Ustream as I can, so tune in if you care. I'll probably be watching That Mitchell and Webb Look for a while. It's about as good in audio form. I'll figure out something else for the rest of the huge build.<br /><br />Had some more fun with character summary:<br /><br />A mermaid-loving, father-of-androgynous-pop-idols cruise ship captain.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Travel the world, father some children with a mermaid, fight a horrid, pan-dimensional evil with your estranged family? Arg! It's the pirate's life for me!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaVQwt7gs0QCULCSEWV9caJ6eKz6VV9FdaWc1rHen0AKg2sy_yGlDN6WGJzp3pL2dsFMmEDpVKpvFLh7tfSsfTesfVo0krHJv0EKF_UE__BzAo1gKY_nMLKLt0l0ESwQtu0d-tf4T9w8/s1600-h/SANY0061.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 59px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaVQwt7gs0QCULCSEWV9caJ6eKz6VV9FdaWc1rHen0AKg2sy_yGlDN6WGJzp3pL2dsFMmEDpVKpvFLh7tfSsfTesfVo0krHJv0EKF_UE__BzAo1gKY_nMLKLt0l0ESwQtu0d-tf4T9w8/s200/SANY0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392181158055185378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R6Y3oQPkIl75nJ_Ytk99JLiXQOEH_qurSrijEyBzaVwBMsOYUPCCsCoak5oX1xGFAgk-mTgT5pIWMH1OyF23rYWkjQSU-GVbDmyRMR-quTydjJkCGuiL329q9hQdjE_sm5OehJUqOVo/s1600-h/SANY0060.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R6Y3oQPkIl75nJ_Ytk99JLiXQOEH_qurSrijEyBzaVwBMsOYUPCCsCoak5oX1xGFAgk-mTgT5pIWMH1OyF23rYWkjQSU-GVbDmyRMR-quTydjJkCGuiL329q9hQdjE_sm5OehJUqOVo/s200/SANY0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392181147970207602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Picked up some more shelves while I was down for the weekend.<br />Problem is, eventually I'm going to run out of walls...then ceiling...<br />I'm gonna need a bigger place sooner or later.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, back to work.<br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591860406142101991.post-38464375381614681402009-10-07T01:37:00.000-05:002009-10-07T10:16:41.235-05:00Chaos Burgeonet and Cecil's Helmet<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_P2_2SLR-pmpKfneWq4AxiRMgR2Qi2_Vjf0hzdg-zOqkKMhCjwFCAF9w3sOWk_EOPLxBhAXxZk4bIUBXb44nnqybXUqOZC7pHvm8KcQzU9ZlheG49p9g1Ih1cp6Sny9K6w-AXBiA7rQ/s1600-h/Finished.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_P2_2SLR-pmpKfneWq4AxiRMgR2Qi2_Vjf0hzdg-zOqkKMhCjwFCAF9w3sOWk_EOPLxBhAXxZk4bIUBXb44nnqybXUqOZC7pHvm8KcQzU9ZlheG49p9g1Ih1cp6Sny9K6w-AXBiA7rQ/s200/Finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389713818852935922" border="0" /></a><br />Chaos Burgeonet<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I1D2JR3H">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I1D2JR3H</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gmxmmnylutn">http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gmxmmnylutn</a><br /><br />I've got a lot of images here, so I'm going to break the text up in weird ways. Just thought I'd warn you.<br /><br />Anyway, so here's the deal: It's my birthday (yes yes, woo, etc.).<br /><br />Now, I've had these two models built and ready to go for some time (not too long on the Chaos Burgeonet, but I've had Cecil's Helmet ready for like two weeks), but I wanted to save their releases for when I finished working on the actual Cecil character models. That way you get a big ol' pack of Cecil related stuff (the Chaos Burgeonet is obviously based on Cecil's original helmet, so I figured it should go in the big release as well).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnALaZfebruzz_hpz0gIvQviJscZ5c3Exjya6FJHRajDoi6OGqciWfYThON04srhO-KJ-fCJ3BzStlmJiDHph0fpSomrKQPhmMoW6eHYWKmSv3ciCzsz5ljLDEHwNdbZDtYFgIggLiDp0/s1600-h/Worn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnALaZfebruzz_hpz0gIvQviJscZ5c3Exjya6FJHRajDoi6OGqciWfYThON04srhO-KJ-fCJ3BzStlmJiDHph0fpSomrKQPhmMoW6eHYWKmSv3ciCzsz5ljLDEHwNdbZDtYFgIggLiDp0/s200/Worn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389713828854222450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Problem is, I also wanted to release something on my birthday so I'd have an excuse to post. I tried just posting for the sake of it <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2008/10/castigated-for-rasterbating.html">last year</a>, and the whole affair felt really contrived. I wanted to get Fargo built and released, but I ended up sitting around a bar with some friends (don't ask why, I don't even drink) for several hours this evening, so I knew Fargo just wasn't going to get built on time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJeb79-DKILJyTBcHOwIlRixCu7GbC8CvVJo3xf18GzZWmi5jxc_UwsJBMIfX1lkSJLXABp0I-2tn-o7wPOoEychpmYXGPcK5-19r6GvmitatCP7RErE-l8zkhwUpDZj9rbD3Y_QzkFY/s1600-h/Finished.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJeb79-DKILJyTBcHOwIlRixCu7GbC8CvVJo3xf18GzZWmi5jxc_UwsJBMIfX1lkSJLXABp0I-2tn-o7wPOoEychpmYXGPcK5-19r6GvmitatCP7RErE-l8zkhwUpDZj9rbD3Y_QzkFY/s200/Finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389713811588417394" border="0" /></a><br />Cecil's Helmet<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S8R5LHB4">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S8R5LHB4</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l0zlziqz5ze">http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l0zlziqz5ze</a><br /><br />So, since I had both of these models packaged up, ready to go, I figured I'd go ahead and release them for the excuse to post on my birthday, and to give <span style="font-style: italic;">you </span>a present by not being a tease and keeping them to myself until I get the big stuff done (any of you who saw my posts on the paper hat rack I built will already have known about the Cecil mask). Also this frees me up to just kick back on my birthday and play some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Forever">Katamari Forever</a>.<br /><br />Ugh...while posting this, I just noticed <span style="font-style: italic;">Ynger's </span>comment in the shoutbox (and yes, that typo was intentional). You remember Yngar, right? The <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2009/09/crisis-core-moogle.html">crazy-eyed man</a> who conducted <a href="http://kaizopapercraft.blogspot.com/2009/09/convention-report-anime-fest.html">horrible experiments</a> with caffeine and alcohol at Anime Fest?<br />You may not want to, but you remember...<br /><br />Anyway, if you really want to show your appreciation on my twenty-third, you should consider pressing that shiny yellow button to your right. The one that says "Donate." Donations keep my paper plentiful and my printer full of ink.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9hwAHqnruKAO5iKkM82bxraymzFAi5riTNucfQpIGwUnL4ZyLII2_i-T722pkiF67BWeCSrF6f-DtUbOtqyYcdgEK9ZQvqswgfhRVDPRJjqyyQOwnke8QGiIbgkAx7djJL1TaCLh1vQ/s1600-h/Worn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9hwAHqnruKAO5iKkM82bxraymzFAi5riTNucfQpIGwUnL4ZyLII2_i-T722pkiF67BWeCSrF6f-DtUbOtqyYcdgEK9ZQvqswgfhRVDPRJjqyyQOwnke8QGiIbgkAx7djJL1TaCLh1vQ/s200/Worn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389713812733721650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Haaah. With all that said, I can finally address some of the important bits about the models. Namely, they're both full-head helmets. This means scaling is real tricky business. Now, I have a pretty big head, <span style="font-style: italic;">but, </span>I shave it, so I am sans-hair. This means that my head is a pretty good rough estimate of the size of the average wearer. What I found with these is that, you need to remember the shape of your head: its widest circumference is around the temple/forehead, just above the eyes. The helmets will both fit, but you need to be careful about putting them on. Go slowly, and try to tuck your ears in as you pull down over the brow. That way you won't hurt your face or your fancy paper hat.<br /><br /><br />I'll try to get Fargo done in the next few days, then start on the Cecil models when I can. Going out of town for the weekend (Renaissance Festival in Houston with crazy-eyes; my mom's in League City, so it's also a chance to cash in on the birthday weekend).<br /><br /><br />With all that said, I think I'll relax a bit and roll me up some <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari">soul clods</a>. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm-rfjtGCgA078Xgpt_aVUezxUuw5ZTBCf_GyeTchlrQ3W_6o6R4ynN7J0Bu8cqAHEsWj22R2VWnWoZXEhyphenhyphenRayfKody70ml4N7QOf148DaveIhriHNcxP0MHbYiOMnZghGQ17TMs97HQ/s1600-h/SANY0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm-rfjtGCgA078Xgpt_aVUezxUuw5ZTBCf_GyeTchlrQ3W_6o6R4ynN7J0Bu8cqAHEsWj22R2VWnWoZXEhyphenhyphenRayfKody70ml4N7QOf148DaveIhriHNcxP0MHbYiOMnZghGQ17TMs97HQ/s200/SANY0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389713801777053138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You know, eating a bag's worth of muffins with a big glass of milk is a mighty fine substitute for a birthday cake. I was never all that big on <span style="font-style: italic;">frosting </span>anyway<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span><br /></div>Mr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796670523240136250noreply@blogger.com3