Leff 4 Dead 2 (L4D2)

Just got my copy of L4D2 from The Software Bontique which is a day early! Yeah maybe they know that it is my birthday today.... hahaha

This time no mousepad like L4D... instead it came with 5 poster. Beside that they is this Member card i dunno is for what magazine and some coupon for discount on purchasing some Steel series mouse, guess i will be spending more money.

Tonight will be Zombie killing night... COD MW2 will be thrown aside.

The LOST 5th WIP of Zudah non AB

This is an old old old post frm last year that i did not complete reason is I lost some of my picture due to corruption of my hdd last year. So this part will have some missing link to the final product.




So this is another way to cover the seam lines between 2 different parts, scribe them into panel line.




However not all parts of the mecha is suitable, just like the leg part shown below if you make a panel line in between them the MS will look abit awkward. So back to cementing... stick them back together.After they have dried up.... sand them up and you will be able to cover the gap between both parts.









Remember the earlier picture showing back of the hand with a panel line... this is the front part and i choose to cement it and the final product is like below.


Basically the whole Zudah is complete by now... leaving the touch up with weathering color. I would suggest you go buy the Gundam Weathering Marker to do the dirty job since it is much more easier and it wont damage your kit compare washing it with enamel paint (which i did so and some of my truster break off after doing so).

As for the weapon.... used the Burn Steel effect weathering marker to paint on it first then wipe them off with a cloth to create the metalic effect. Sry but i dun have the complete picture here since they are lost.


Apologize again for those ppl tat was following it earlier because most of the picture in the weathering part has been lost.... so thats all i can show. I will snap another picture of my final product sooner today.

Canon Powershot S90

Finally i got myself a brand new compact digital camera that has some functionalities of a DSLR (i said SOME). I hereby present you my brand new Canon Powershot S90, the new compact Powershot frm dear Canon.

What excites me, i would said it is a Canon compact that always give me a better White Balance than the others brand compact (not all of course but better than some that i toy before), finally a Manual Focus compact, yes I know Powershot G series & LX3 has Manual Focus but I dont really consider them COMPACT.

Size wise is S90 mostly becoz of its lens.

What so special.... like i said earlier compact digital camera with big sensor, although bit smaller than Panny LX3 but i still think Panny LX3 is not compact enough (Fans of Lumix LX3 pls dun flame me ok?). You can put S90 in your shirt's pocket and its feels way more lighter than the other same class compact (LX3, G10, G11,....).

The pop up flash is control by the software and its totally different from the LX3 press and pop up flash

However i will be honest with you ppl, this camera does have some downside that i find it really annoys me. The first one is its mode dial.... this thing is so hard to spin it that you may even break your nail doing so. The IXUS series have a better Mode Dial than this dude. Then is the control dial that allows you to spin with it is too sensitive sometimes it may get in your way when you are holding and focusing your camera.

This part sux... turning it is so damn hard.

Need to becareful tat you dun touch this wheel or your setting will be ruined

Things you need to be aware of are it has no hot-shoe like the LX3 and G-series Powershot, but since it is still a compact camera why would you want so much stuff on it, its all about ease of mobility. If you do find yourself really needing this stuff then go buy the LX3 or G series or maybe a DSLR.

Other things you need to be aware of is the figure prints attraction mechanism with this thing. It just look s dirty with all the finger prints and oil that get attracted to it.

Some important thing that all other brand camera should learn is the good function of the rotation wheel on the camera lens side.

So overall stuff i like about it, compact, light and easily pocketable, easy to learn menu, rotation wheel that can allow you do multiple settings in a spin, can shot RAW + some hight quality JPEG files and lots more that i still dun know yet.

HRAP3 + Sanwa Buttons

Finally i have gotten my Sanwa buttons and finally i have modded them on to my HRAP3 arcade stick. Now i am really satisfy with the outcome of my HRAP3 + SANWA button, it feels and play just like the arcade arcade stick.

The buttons looks so simple... but they are definitely quality buttons.

It aint hard to mod the button since they are not welded on to the board, you just need to pop the board open with a screwdriver from the bottem.

After opening the bottom metal plate. You will require to use those star shape screw to open up the screw holding the front metal plate that hold the button and joystick.

Then all you need to do now is to remove the wire frm the button and pop the button out of its fitting. Simple and Easy.

The button are quite tight to fit in the plate. You need to force them in quite a bit until you heard a tick sound. Now I think removing it is quite hard later on.

Now everything is finish and can start playing Tekken 6.

Bungaku Shoujo 文学少女

Today i want to introduce some of you guys out there this wonderful piece of work. Again like Kampfer this is a Japanese Light Novel, and this is a really good book that i would recommend to you all. This novel has a total of 8 volume and now it is also available in manga form.... there will also be a animation movie coming soon by Production I.G.

Lets talk about the story... Bungaku Shoujo is about a girl call Toko Amano a.k.a Bungaku Shoujo (means Literature Girl) which loves books a lot and feast on them. Most of the time the story are told through a third person Konoha Inoue perspective. Konoha is a new recruit of the Literature Club and his main objective there is to write novel to feat Bungaku Shoujo.

Within the story u will find lots of mysterious adventure... and lots of classical literature has been re-introduce to us through their adventure. Its been awhile i read or see so much things regarding literature and books.... the last i recall was R.O.D. which was also a one of a kind.

Something that i really have to mention is the art style of the illustration in this light novel. They bring out a really mysterious yet relaxation feel. It just makes me feel good.

Hope you ppl out there can enjoy this light novel as i do, and do try the novel. The movie version is really worth looking forward, there is some update in their official site... the BGM on the site is really relaxing i can listen to it over and over again.

Kampfer (animation)

This season i have been following a new anime name Kampfer... This Kampfer here has nothing to do with the Mobile Suit in Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket. It was originally a light novel, and like other JP light novel it got famous then came the Animation and Manga.

I have been reading the novel before the animation, it was really entertaining. The story is similar to Ranma 1/2 and Pretty Face, the main protagonist is a male that can transform into a female warrior call Kampfer. Currently the novel has reach volume 10 but the anime version will only have up 12 episode.... so we will be expecting some chopping here and there. Hope it does a good work like Spice and Wolf.

The list of characters. Anyway i like the art style of the Novel more than the rest

Basically the story is about Natsuru that transform into a female so as to battle with another group of Kampfer. He/She represent the Blue team along with another gal call Akane.They gain their info through a messenger. So hence start the life of Natsuru which is full of fun and mistake.

The messenger Harakiri Tora. Each Kampfer has their own Messenger. 

After watching the first episode of the anime i would said that overall quality is ok and the pace of the story has greatly improve over the original novel version. However the story itself does not stay as good as the novel version... a lot of important stuff has been left out or modified (Fan Service has been lvl up).To my surprise is they really when find the original senyuu of Shizuka frm Doraemon to voice over Harakiri Tora the messenger. Overall it is still within acceptability level for me.

Henshin....

If you find yourself liking this anime or the style of this story and feel that the animation is too short and you're too lazy to read the novel version, there is still a manga version. The story and phase are better than the animation version and the art style is closer to the novel.

If you want me to rate the three version, it will be Novel > Manga > Animation. So lets enjoy Kampfer.

Ops wrong picture.

Final Fantasy XIII English Voice Acting

A month of silence with zero post and the English Voice Acting frm Final Fantasy XIII broke it. Square Enix (SE) proudly bring us their new achievement..... English version trailer with some dreadful and up to par voice acting (VA), man i nvr expected any great English VA frm SE the first place....




They is an official trailer on SE site but guess most of you already seen the JP version few days ago. Overall it is still acceptable but i still notice that frm the trailer are some character arent really in the mood.

First we see Serah talking to Snow.... this part was OK but when Snow talk.... i was like OMG this dude sound really.... how to said.... not serious. It kind off spoil the mood there for me.

Then is Miss pig tail girl Vanile, her voice is like all those children cartoon u see in the early Sunday morning. I personally think it is the worse in the overall trailer.

Next is Mr. Lieutenant Yaag Rosch, oh this baddy sound bad in the first appearance in the trailer.... but later in the trailer was ok. His voice is quite unique and really works well as a baddie.

Overall it sound ok and acceptable, but then it is still not as good as the JP version. The best English Dub console game is still MGS for me. What those English dub game is lacking is not those 'A' class Holywood actors to voice over but is the lack of some serious Voice Acting Director to direct the whole thing, pls do it seriously like what the MGS series have done.