Moving to new website

Hey guys,
It's been ages since I posted here, been super busy with life, plus after what Photobucket did, kinda lost my will to continue with the blog as all my pictures are ruin and the dummy I am, I'd forgot to make a backup...
Anywho,  I'm going to start up on blogging again, but after much research, I've decided to move onto wordpress for my blog.
The new address for the blog is:
https://www.darkshrine.net/

I just wanted to thank everyone who may have visited my blog over the years.
Thank you!

WIP: Dark Crystal Soul's of Darkness

Back in 2008 I added a post about the History of Dark Crystal, and want into detail about the project.
Well it's 2014 and I am still not done. In fact, it has been rework from the ground up and it is now a completely different game then it use too be. It is still a rpg, but it now has a new plot and heroes plus it is being made on RPG Maker VX Ace now, which it use to be RPG Maker XP.
I have done alot of work on this project so far and I am almost ready to release a demo of the game. I just got too finish my least favorite part which is the database and fixing up the scripts.
I won't go into much detail as I'll save that for the demo, but just wanted to share some of the things that I have got done so far.

*Note: Still in development, many changes may change in the final game.

MG GN-X Review

Here is my quick review on the MG GN-X from the Gundam 00 series. 

I have always had a soft spot for grunt units from the gundam series and the GN-X is one of them that I really enjoy the design of. I wish that bandai would make some more MG grunts and gundam type suits from the 00 series such as the Brave's and Masurao and etc.
Anywho, as for the model itself. I did put it together quite a few years ago, so there may be some dust on it still.
One problem I have with this kit is that it's joints in the lower half of its body is pretty weak, but should be fix once it is painted. I did have problems with it standing up, which is why I have it on a action base 99% of the time. 
Where I had problems with the lower half, I had no problems with the upper half. The hands are strong enough to hold it's massive gun with no issues at all.
The overall movement of this kit is alright, nothing compare to the newer MG now, but isn't limited like the old kits, so it is a happy medium. I do recommend putting it on a action base as you will be able to pose it better and will be more stable as well.
It does come with it's main gun and it also comes with the long barrel to make the gun into a massive rifle, which is just pain epic looking. It also comes with a shield and two beam sabers.
This kit does have room for two LED lights, but sadly doesn't come with them and will have to pay extra if you want them.
Anywho, if you enjoy cool looking grunt suits or the 00 suits in genereal I recommend picking this kit up as it isn't a bad kit and it does look sweet especially with its big gun equip. 

HGUC Dreissen Review

So yesterday after work I ended up heading to my local gunpla store and ended up picking up the HGUC Dreissen and HGUC Doven Wolf. If you are ever in Calgary and looking for a place to buy gunpla and other models and figures I highly suggest this place. The owner is a very friendly guy, and the prices their are really hard to beat. I would say they come close to places like Hobby Link Japan, plus you get to support the local guy at the same time. The only con is that it is really small inside and having more then 2 people at once feels very tight. The place is called Animodeling Zone and is downtown on the upper floor of Dragon Mall.
Anywho, as for this model itself. This will be my first HG kit that I have work on since I really got into gunpla. I plan on painting this guy right away, so expect a WIP coming up pretty soon.
It didn't take very long to snap build as I got it after work and finish it by the end of the night. If you have build a MG, PG or RG, you should know that the level of detail doesn't even come close, but isn't that bad for this being a HG after all and is less then half the price of a MG.
I was quite surprise to see that this kit does have some slight inner fame on the arms and legs. I did wish it come with a part for the mono eye other then a sticker, but I am planning on modding something for that.
The overall movement for this kit is not the best because of it's bulky armor, which limits it's movement quite a bit. But it is quite stable and has no problems standing or holding any of it's weapons.
It comes with it's Giant Bazooka, six Tri-Blades (3 of them open and 3 closed), Beam Lancer, Beam Tomahaw, the combine Beam Lancer and Beam Tomahaw together, Heat Saber, and the 3-Barrel Beam Cannon mounted on each hand.
This kit is pretty tall as it is almost the same height of units such as Kshatriya, making it almost as big as some of the smaller MG kits like those from the wing series.
Anywho time for pics:

News Update! (Feb 18, 2014)

Greetings my follow readers, I like to apologize yet again for the lack of updates on here. I've been pretty busy with life and dealing with some problems in life that I haven't had much of a chance to post many updates on here like my Elyn Kshatriya or had much time with building or painting in general. I have been working on models such as Elyn Kshatriya as the main body is now completed, which I may add some pictures of it soon. I just have the benders to complete and it is all put together.
Anywho, I just wanted to share what my plans for 2014 are going to be with building gunpla and models and life in general.

Elyn Kshatriya OOB WIP 1

I normally don't do WIP for non painted kits, but seeing how this is a special kit I figure I would do one to give people a idea on my experience of this kit.
Now just because the parts are already precut and put into trays doesn't mean no clean up is needed.In fact I am finding that almost every part sadly do still have some nub marks on them and on some parts their is a bit of excess plastic still on the part that shouldn't be there.
In terms of the overall construction, the kit does look nice and they did a pretty good job in covering up seam lines so there will be very little masking to none when painting. But that being said, I am finding that just trying to put this guy together is some what of a pain. There is alot of pieces that are not very tight when trying to put a section together like the arms and will fall apart until the whole section is put together making it much more stable.
I highly recommended that if you are going to be building this guy to have a some type of pin vise,  crazy glue, and cement and your basic cleaning up stuff like sandpaper, snappers, knife, etc.

Anywho here is what I got done so far:

Get used to working with these cables, because you will be doing alot of them for this kit and every time is a pain....

The cables barely fit which cause them to fall out very easy. So I got my pin vise and drill a deeper hole to hold the cable better.

How the cables look once in the arms before the rest of the outer armor is on.