Diablo III's Monk

The Monk the new class of DiabloIII (D3), just announce last week on the Blizzcon. I know this is quite some old news by now I am just so happy to see some progress of D3 although i would be happier if Blizzard would just declare on when they gonna put Starcraft 2 on shelf.




Remember on the previous Blizzcon, we already have 3 classes announce, Barbarian, WitchDoctor and the Socerror/Wizzard. They did not show much different from the previous installment D2, all standard hack and slash movement plus some new skill. But this Monk seems to be different it has its own unique combo system, and the skill you used will have 3 stages each and can interchange with each others making it like something unique (Something like those combo in DMC series).



I guess this monk is some ShaoLin Monk, his skill are awesome and full surprise... who wont want to try the explodding palm.



This is any finish product yet... so who know wat Blizzard will do later on, we wont know what they would do to this D3 project... they may even cancel it (just like SC Ghost) and we wont see a launching of this game for years to come. I am guessing at least 4-5 years time because SC2 havent launch and may be launch next year 2010, then its 2 expansion will come after it with each using 1 year time, then after that will have some Beta testing of D3 and debugging... so guess will be around year 2014 onwards.

MG Gundam Exia Ignition Mode

Finally MG Exia Ignition Mode has arrive in Malaysia yesterday... all the local store was stuffed with boxes & cartons of Exia normal version and Ignition Mode version. Seems like the first batch of Ignition Mode Exia gonna be selling like hot cakes and would proof to be hard to find after it is sold out here.

Why should we rush to grab one now? Since most of the time local importers tend to hike up the price with the first batch of stock... but this time it wont be the same since Bandai was celebrating their 30th Anniversary of Gundam birth... they decide to give this Exia a premium price which is limited for the first batch of production.

As you can see it is at least 1500yen+- cheaper now, even if our local importers do hike up the price it still wont be 1500yen+- (assuming it would be around RM50+-) more. So those that havent grab it happy hunting.

I have compare the box with the normal version, this ignition mode box is bigger, comes with nicer box-art... and lots of goodies for a price which is RM50 more expensive.

The manual book itself also come in a different cover art and it is also thicker than the normal one.

Stickers for your none Trans-arm mode Exia....I bet that there gonna be a Trans-arm mode Exia later, it is the usual practice of Bandai.

The additional parts:

The damage parts.

The chrome swords and cape

Yeah addtional swords to play with... since i got chrome parts, the original none chrome one are gonna be extra swords for you and your others Model Kits (serve as extra part for modding too)

2 LED included.... havent read where it belongs to... one for the chest GN Drive another for where?

Remember to grab one frm your local shop as soon as possible... before the cheap stock solds out... After that you will have to paid more for the next batch.

SRW Person-Lichkeit & GOO Hiling's Garazzo

Another SRW kit acquired... this time it is the mutant monster looking robot frm the SRW Impact (and also SRWOG series) Person-Lichkeit. Then more HG Gundam OO kit, HG Hiling's Garazzo which is just the same old Garazzo with a different color scheme (rip off frm Bandai).

Oh i also got myself the MG Sinanju Decal... took me some time to get it since most of the online store has sold off their first batch stock within 2 days of launching (this show how hot Gundam Unicorn series is).

Anyway this decal come in two sheet and with the same price tag.

Box-art for Gundam OO kits are getting better and better, they look stunning than their HGUC brother. It wont be a surprise if ppl purchase it just for the box art.

As mention before it is just the same old Garazzo that comes in a different color... so you better think before you buy it.

comparison of box-art.

Person-Lichkeit... a name tat cant be remember by most ppl due to its long and hard to pronounce name.

It is devilish and cool looking.

It has less part and its quite easy to build too... but to make it look devilish it might take a lot of effort.

No time to build them yet... still got lots of unbuild kit and need to start building on my recently acquire 30th anniversary HGUC & SD RX78 Gundam for the upcoming LYN groupbuild. Gonna take some picture of them too soon.

Hori Real Acade Pro 3

I just bought an Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 (HRAP3) arcade stick as an upgrade for my Playstation Fighting Stick 3. Main reason is my Fighting Stick 3 isn't responding well enough for the 7 and 9 hopping direction (Fighting game lover will know wat 7 and 9 means as for those tat dont it is the direction of the stick similar to the numpad).

Why HRAP3 instead of better stick like the MadCatz TE stick, reason is it cost a bomb with all all those Sanwa parts in it... and the HRAP3 is only half the price of it and if i upgrade the buttons and stick of my HRAP3 to Sanwa parts it will as same as the TE stick and still RM300+- cheaper than it.

Comparison of size between the 2 sticks

Why not upgrade my Fighting Stick 3 to Sanwa parts... reason is it really troublesome to do so, the button and the joystick are soldered on to the board and the size of the parts does not really fit in the small body of FS3 forcing you to mold the housing.

Seal back into its box and ready to be frozen up

This coming few months are fighting games heaven... first we get BlazBlue early this month (or was it previous) then end of this month we get Kings Of Fighter XII (KOF12) then later this year Tekken 6.

Now sticking with Blazblue which proof to be one revolutionary 2D fighter game from the developers of Guilty Gear.

Ok now i am still awaiting for my paypal funds... need to top up some more to purchase the Sanwa parts i need frm Arcade Spare Parts. Still training on how to used Taokaka Air Combo more fluently.

HG Gundam Exia R2 vs Gundam O

Just got my hand on this 2 mecha! Really like the box arts of it and to me this was also my favorite scene in Gundam OO season 2, all i could said is back to the origin with no fancy Trans-Arm and bulky weapons.

Definitely worth a watch... and ever since the Turn A gundam i have never watch any nice close quarter combat in Gundam for 9 years. Hope the upcoming Gundam Unicorn will be a great Gundam Anime series since it is back to our beloved Universe Century!



Lets end this with a video, i will try speed building this 2 mecha as soon as possible! It been years since i did anything like that (last one was my Gundam Throne Eins).

Zegapain Altair

Did this a long time ago (1 month ago), this is another great anime that i strongly recommended to those that havent watch it.

The design is kind of like the Matrix type, the story is also something like it. Sometimes i wonder what is the thing that separate the AI and a human being, is it the soul or just the ability of feeling, lol talking of so reminds me a lot on Ghost In The Shell.

I paint the frame of this mecha using the Gaia Metalic color and Silver color, wanted to test out the LED in the chest but cant find any batteries for it.

The trasparrent green parts are nicely done, wonder why Bandai didnt milk us with the other color variation of the Altair. Is it because of poor sales?

I find it hard to pose, the weapon of this mecha is too heavy and it joint cant hold it up for long. Anyway the articulation of this kit is quite poor, and overall it is really clumsy. A lot of the parts could be done better and reduced the amount of seam lines.

Megahouse Lelouch

Guess by reading the tittle you already know what this is about, yeah that right I got myself a PVC Lelouch and this is one hell of an expensive figure out there.... I think it surpass my Shuraki Girl already.

Got it 2 weeks plus ago, never got the chance to open the box. Wonder this figure was popular or not? Male figure usually arent as popular as female one right?

It comes with 2 pairs of hand, 1 Sword, 1 cape, 1 neck, and 2 heads (one with geass on). Oh and it has a base along that has the word Zero on it.

It is really detail and i can see the geass in Lelouch eyes, but i find the way his hand pose quite weird...

Especially this pose above, it feels like he is a gay or some sissy... guess it was meant to pose with his cape on.

You can choose to put his helmet on or hold it.

The normal version of his face expression.

Lelouch's sword too bad you cant drag out the sword because the whole thing is make that way.

This is the coolest pose among all.

Zero sama is back...

Lelouch and gals that like him till they can die for him...

Oh Shirley is holding Lelouch head... This is what happen when love turn into hate... this do remind me of one anime...

Yuck...

Since i have go most of the Code Geass stuff i want, is time i start to build my Garage Kit Gawein.