Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
First post of the new year.
Currently I have been making strides to complete my competition piece for the year which is Lady Sylvanas Windrunner from the game World of Warcraft. She is coming along beautifully. In fact here are a few shots of what has been going on.
Hopefully soon I will have some completed images to share. But yea as I mentioned earlier I am going to try and remember to keep up with this more frequently. Though I tend to get busy and then forget we shall see what I can do this year. Hopefully I can bring you guys interesting reads and pretty pictures to look at. =)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Making Rin Sohma (School Uniform)
So this is a costume I did a while ago but because I wrote it out, I figured I may as well post it on here too, at least some of this until I get some more recent progress stuff. Enjoy!
So this was going to be rather simple and cheap. All total I spent $30 and it only took me 3 days to make it. I lucked out because I had a wig I could use as well as stockings, shoes, and a turtleneck shirt. All I needed to make was a dress, and go me for finding all the stuff durring a sale weekend!
Here is the process *pics included*
So first I layed out the collar, from Kagome experience I learned that you should start with a rectangle and shape as needed. So here is what I started with.
From there I started on the dress itself. That way I could hold the collar up to it to figure out where I would need to trim.
For the dress I modified the Butterick 5260 pattern making it shorter and more form fitting. I used the fabric itself for a lining to make the outfit warmer. I used a misdyed baby blue broad cloth, it's more of a sea foam green but it shows up white in most pictures letting the green show up in the shadding much like the image itself. Unfortunatly I forgot to take pictures of the dress prepleats but it's mostly following the pattern dirrections.
Next I started with the pleats, they are a 3 inch box pleat.
There are two panels with done with french seams for extra support, as well as to help hide the rough edges of the fabric. Also I folded the fabric over on itself before making the pleats that way there wouldn't be a seam at the bottom of the skirt, I do this because I prefer the way it looks, you don't have to, its just a personal preference.
After adjusting it to fit on my hip the way I wanted I attached it to the top of the dress.
From there I altered the collar.
After that it was just a matter of attaching the collar and the cuffs. Then presto chango instant Rin!
So this was going to be rather simple and cheap. All total I spent $30 and it only took me 3 days to make it. I lucked out because I had a wig I could use as well as stockings, shoes, and a turtleneck shirt. All I needed to make was a dress, and go me for finding all the stuff durring a sale weekend!
Here is the process *pics included*
So first I layed out the collar, from Kagome experience I learned that you should start with a rectangle and shape as needed. So here is what I started with.
From there I started on the dress itself. That way I could hold the collar up to it to figure out where I would need to trim.
For the dress I modified the Butterick 5260 pattern making it shorter and more form fitting. I used the fabric itself for a lining to make the outfit warmer. I used a misdyed baby blue broad cloth, it's more of a sea foam green but it shows up white in most pictures letting the green show up in the shadding much like the image itself. Unfortunatly I forgot to take pictures of the dress prepleats but it's mostly following the pattern dirrections.
Next I started with the pleats, they are a 3 inch box pleat.
There are two panels with done with french seams for extra support, as well as to help hide the rough edges of the fabric. Also I folded the fabric over on itself before making the pleats that way there wouldn't be a seam at the bottom of the skirt, I do this because I prefer the way it looks, you don't have to, its just a personal preference.
After adjusting it to fit on my hip the way I wanted I attached it to the top of the dress.
From there I altered the collar.
After that it was just a matter of attaching the collar and the cuffs. Then presto chango instant Rin!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Mascot Head Tutorial!
Sorry I have been gone so long, though I have done quite a bit sense then so hopefully the next few posts can make up for it. Though you were warned in my profile that I am flighty and forget this thing. =3
So this was just a project the local lolita's did, and I thought it would be nice to post a detailed how to. Now you can make one too! It can be super cheap, or super costly, I went very middle of the road. It really just depends on what you prefer appearance wise, and how much money you have to spend. First I am going to make two lists of supplies one for the cheapest possible route and one for the most expensive. I will bold from each list what I used and then after that a nice picture filled explanation.
Cheap List
Large Bouncer balloon (come in packs of 2 at walmart)
A bunch of newspaper cut into strips
5-6 bottles of elmers glue
water
bucket
cling wrap
Easter basket grass (depends on how much you need to alter shape)
craft foam
paint (whatever colors your character is)
hot glue
netting
Expensive List
Large Bouncer Balloon
Construction or Printer Paper cut into strips
Paint Brush
2-3 bottles of Mod Podge
1/4 - 1/2 yd. of foam
1-2 bags of cotton
fur fabric (colors of your character)
hot glue
foam band
netting
Optional
apron
plastic tarp
paint brush
hair dryer
As you noticed I used about half and half, these were to keep it cheaper while still having the look I wanted. You can probably find other alternatives to things just play around with it if you have time. =)
The following steps are what I have done here with the options I chose. I will try to remember to make notes where you can sub in other things.
Step 1
First you want to blow up the balloon. You will want to have access to a large mirror so you can check the size while your blowing it up, you want it to be big enough that you can cut a hole in the bottom for your head to fit through.
Step 2
Now you want to mix up your glue concoction. I usually mix in about 2 cups of water to one bottle of glue. You want it to be runny so that you can just run the strips of paper through it to get them wet. (If you are using Mod Podge you wont need to mix it with anything just apply with a paint brush to the strips.)
Step 3
Now we will dip the strips in the water and then apply them to the balloon. Be sure not to cover the tied end on the balloon so you can easily cut out a neck hole. As you complete a layer let it dry to the touch before adding another layer otherwise it will fall off. You will want 5-6 layers on before the next step as well as let it dry overnight so it is completely stable before we add anything to it.
Tip 1: Laying the strips in a bunch of different directions adds stability to the paper when it drys this way you don't have to make as many layers.
Tip 2: Using a hairdryer in between layers helps them to dry faster.
Step 4
Now we begin the modification process. Not all Sanrio or other characters have strictly round heads to modify this you can use lots of things Easter grass, cotton, foam, or sometimes even balled up news paper. You want to get whatever your planning to use and place it on the head then use cling wrap to hold it in place. Stuff until you feel you have reached the desired shape.
Tip: Placing a band of cling-wrap on the balloon before putting on the filling will help the top layer of cling wrap stay in place better.
Step 5
Add some another layer or 2 around the cling wrap so that you have something to attach your ears too.
Step 6
Make your ears. What I have done is cut a shape out of foam and stapled two together for a 3D look you can do this with craft foam as well just add a filler underneath like crushed up newspaper for support. Once they are together cover with 2 layers of newspaper.
Tip: Try to use long strips on the first layer so that the newspaper can stick more to itself, this will help it stay to the ear when it drys.
Step 7
Attach the ears to the head with Hot glue. You will need a bit to make sure they are connected well and don't fall off later.
Step 8
Add another 2-3 layers over the whole head. This will not only add more support to the head as a whole but it will insure that the ears are sturdy and well connected.
Step 9
Cutting they neck and eye holes. First pop the balloon inside. Now cut a hole for your head, once you can easily slide your head in and out of the hole start on the eyes. You will want to make sure you can see out of them, so place the head on and make a note of how high up your eyes are first make little holes and double check that you can see then make them the appropriate size.
Step 10 *optional*
If you bought a foam ring attach it to the neck hole. This foam ring will help prevent the head from hurting your shoulders and neck from having the sharp edge of the head sitting on them.
Step 11
Covering up your piece. If you went the paint route go ahead and paint it up, I like to paint the inside of mine black so that there is a layer between me and the glue paper you may also want to use a layer of paint all over to help keep it water resistant. If you have fur now is where you start attaching it to the head I started at the nose and worked my way back. You can do it however is most comfortable for you.
Tip: glueing little sections at a time helps hold the fur in place while you stretch it over the rest of the head.
Step 12
Add the eyes for this you will want to glue some netting into the head. Make sure it is thick enough to seem solid but has enough holes that you can see out of it. Now is also a good time to add a nose or any other accessories you might have.
Tip: If your character has multi colored eyes you can paint the netting to match once you have glued it in place.
(pic to be added later)
Step 13
This is for comfort, if you don't have the money or it doesn't bother you you can just skip this step as well but I really recommend that you don't. Basically the head is done but it's large and hollow inside and will probably slide around all over the place while you are wearing it. To remedy this you can glue in foam pads on the walls and rest around your head so that you have minimal movement of the actual mascot head.
(pic to be added later)
Now enjoy!
Hopefully this will help with any questions you may have had about the process. If however you still have questions or comments about this process feel free to comment. =)
So this was just a project the local lolita's did, and I thought it would be nice to post a detailed how to. Now you can make one too! It can be super cheap, or super costly, I went very middle of the road. It really just depends on what you prefer appearance wise, and how much money you have to spend. First I am going to make two lists of supplies one for the cheapest possible route and one for the most expensive. I will bold from each list what I used and then after that a nice picture filled explanation.
Cheap List
Large Bouncer balloon (come in packs of 2 at walmart)
A bunch of newspaper cut into strips
5-6 bottles of elmers glue
water
bucket
cling wrap
Easter basket grass (depends on how much you need to alter shape)
craft foam
paint (whatever colors your character is)
hot glue
netting
Expensive List
Large Bouncer Balloon
Construction or Printer Paper cut into strips
Paint Brush
2-3 bottles of Mod Podge
1/4 - 1/2 yd. of foam
1-2 bags of cotton
fur fabric (colors of your character)
hot glue
foam band
netting
Optional
apron
plastic tarp
paint brush
hair dryer
As you noticed I used about half and half, these were to keep it cheaper while still having the look I wanted. You can probably find other alternatives to things just play around with it if you have time. =)
The following steps are what I have done here with the options I chose. I will try to remember to make notes where you can sub in other things.
Step 1
First you want to blow up the balloon. You will want to have access to a large mirror so you can check the size while your blowing it up, you want it to be big enough that you can cut a hole in the bottom for your head to fit through.
Step 2
Now you want to mix up your glue concoction. I usually mix in about 2 cups of water to one bottle of glue. You want it to be runny so that you can just run the strips of paper through it to get them wet. (If you are using Mod Podge you wont need to mix it with anything just apply with a paint brush to the strips.)
Step 3
Now we will dip the strips in the water and then apply them to the balloon. Be sure not to cover the tied end on the balloon so you can easily cut out a neck hole. As you complete a layer let it dry to the touch before adding another layer otherwise it will fall off. You will want 5-6 layers on before the next step as well as let it dry overnight so it is completely stable before we add anything to it.
Tip 1: Laying the strips in a bunch of different directions adds stability to the paper when it drys this way you don't have to make as many layers.
Tip 2: Using a hairdryer in between layers helps them to dry faster.
Step 4
Now we begin the modification process. Not all Sanrio or other characters have strictly round heads to modify this you can use lots of things Easter grass, cotton, foam, or sometimes even balled up news paper. You want to get whatever your planning to use and place it on the head then use cling wrap to hold it in place. Stuff until you feel you have reached the desired shape.
Tip: Placing a band of cling-wrap on the balloon before putting on the filling will help the top layer of cling wrap stay in place better.
Step 5
Add some another layer or 2 around the cling wrap so that you have something to attach your ears too.
Step 6
Make your ears. What I have done is cut a shape out of foam and stapled two together for a 3D look you can do this with craft foam as well just add a filler underneath like crushed up newspaper for support. Once they are together cover with 2 layers of newspaper.
Tip: Try to use long strips on the first layer so that the newspaper can stick more to itself, this will help it stay to the ear when it drys.
Step 7
Attach the ears to the head with Hot glue. You will need a bit to make sure they are connected well and don't fall off later.
Step 8
Add another 2-3 layers over the whole head. This will not only add more support to the head as a whole but it will insure that the ears are sturdy and well connected.
Step 9
Cutting they neck and eye holes. First pop the balloon inside. Now cut a hole for your head, once you can easily slide your head in and out of the hole start on the eyes. You will want to make sure you can see out of them, so place the head on and make a note of how high up your eyes are first make little holes and double check that you can see then make them the appropriate size.
Step 10 *optional*
If you bought a foam ring attach it to the neck hole. This foam ring will help prevent the head from hurting your shoulders and neck from having the sharp edge of the head sitting on them.
Step 11
Covering up your piece. If you went the paint route go ahead and paint it up, I like to paint the inside of mine black so that there is a layer between me and the glue paper you may also want to use a layer of paint all over to help keep it water resistant. If you have fur now is where you start attaching it to the head I started at the nose and worked my way back. You can do it however is most comfortable for you.
Tip: glueing little sections at a time helps hold the fur in place while you stretch it over the rest of the head.
Step 12
Add the eyes for this you will want to glue some netting into the head. Make sure it is thick enough to seem solid but has enough holes that you can see out of it. Now is also a good time to add a nose or any other accessories you might have.
Tip: If your character has multi colored eyes you can paint the netting to match once you have glued it in place.
(pic to be added later)
Step 13
This is for comfort, if you don't have the money or it doesn't bother you you can just skip this step as well but I really recommend that you don't. Basically the head is done but it's large and hollow inside and will probably slide around all over the place while you are wearing it. To remedy this you can glue in foam pads on the walls and rest around your head so that you have minimal movement of the actual mascot head.
(pic to be added later)
Now enjoy!
Hopefully this will help with any questions you may have had about the process. If however you still have questions or comments about this process feel free to comment. =)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
I thought house cleaning was done in spring?
Alright so I have been doing alot of rearranging and general cleaning in the house. Making some progress not that you can tell by all the crap piled up in the livingroom. But thats how cleaning works, right? Anywho I have the guestroom all cleared out just need a few more things to put up in it... it just seems so barren. I have a lot of wall art to hang just need frames... it's always something isn't it. =(
Anywho in major progress in the craft room I painted the bare concrete floor black, which looks lovely with the orange! Waited forever for it to dry, hopefully it isn't still tacky today. Also last night I bought some bins, these will be my cosplay progress bins. This will help me to hopefully not start to many costumes at once as there is only room for 6 bins, and also to help me not loose parts of my costumes while they are in progress. I have a new costume rack number that is currently in the garage, I am still unsure as to if I will leave it out there or bring it inside... I just don't know where I would put it if it was in here.
And finally my what I need to get done before Izumicon list:
Anywho in major progress in the craft room I painted the bare concrete floor black, which looks lovely with the orange! Waited forever for it to dry, hopefully it isn't still tacky today. Also last night I bought some bins, these will be my cosplay progress bins. This will help me to hopefully not start to many costumes at once as there is only room for 6 bins, and also to help me not loose parts of my costumes while they are in progress. I have a new costume rack number that is currently in the garage, I am still unsure as to if I will leave it out there or bring it inside... I just don't know where I would put it if it was in here.
And finally my what I need to get done before Izumicon list:
- fix up Yuuko's wigs
- put the collar on shop Yuuko
- paint shop Yuuko
- add some snaps to shop Yuuko's obi
- make Buttercups mallet
- do some altering to Buttercups outfit
- finish the insides of the PPGZ compacts
- make Izusu Rin's school uniform
I think that is everything I could be wrong, if so I will edit later... Well off to finish cleaning so I can get to work on all of this!
Monday, September 7, 2009
PAX 09 Friday Saturday Sunday
First of all I have to say that this con is just amazing who would have thought that a simple yet hilarious gaming comic strip on the web would grow into something so massive. Not I, but I am glad that it did. So I want to thank Gabe and Tycho for throwing it all together as well as the Enforcers who keep it from getting out of line and the Exhibitors and Artists who come out and entertain us! Keep it up, I can't wait to come back.
So lets begin!
Friday:
Friday was an early morning as we wanted to be first on the floor... we made a quick trip down to the pike for a kick ass breakfast at Lowells Dungeoness Crab Omelet FTW! From there we headed up to get in line for the con. Which at that point was wrapped around the building. I will have you know the omelet was so worth it. We take our spots in line which ended up being the wrap around point. Though at 10 the line started pouring in, that's when we saw how long it really was and were glad we showed early. Once inside the cue area it was like a party line loud thumping music and beach balls everywhere not to mention the ability to play mario kart with strangers! But it was short lived as the line moved really fast.
So began our first look at the expo hall. It was massive this year, it took up the old pc gaming area from the previous year. So needless to say there were tons of games to look at this year. I will post my favorite three at the end. So we start there wrapping our way around collecting all the swag we could carry. The vendors and exhibitors really out did themselves this year. So you would think it would get boring running around for three days looking at video games, but what you don't see is all the hidden games going on at the same time, like Intel's GameOn which was if you were found wearing there button(s) you would receive a card that would be a chance to win shirts, hats, processors or other cool things (I got a shirt). Not to mention this year I got 3 full pc games, Hello Kitty, Shaiya, and Lord of the Rings. Dunno if I will actually play them but hey they were free and someone might like it.
This is also where you get to see and play new games and expansions as well as purchase/observe new and upcoming gaming accessories. There was a gaming table that I thought Gary might like(it was like 3k though). Not to mention the Peregrine glove controller which I will talk about more later, for now I will only say that I am getting one when it comes out. All in all this is most of what Friday was for us mostly expo hall wandering and testing.
Highlight~ Maida and I both played this new Wii dancing game and won! It was a blast video of it up on flickr.
Saturday:
Saturday we still woke early but this time we weren't in such a hurry to get to the expo hall there were other things we were interested in! Today we decided to go a little farther for breakfast to the Top Pot by far the best doughnuts and coffee I have ever had... I want to go back again. I had planned to take a picture but completely forgot. It was raspberry cake... and man it was fantastic!
At the beginning of the morning we all kind of split up. Sean went to the arcade, Justin and Maida went to the con proper, and I went to the handheld lounge to meet up with the 8 bit's and knits ravelry group. They were cool chicks! I even got to learn how to spin fibers on an extra spinner, now I need my own! After that I meet up with Sean in the arcade and we took advantage of there 2 hour unlimited play cards where we proceeded to play the coolest Initial D racing game ever, you are actually in a movement based pod that reacts to how your are moving in the game, left, right, uphill, downhill, crashes. It was a blast, we then browsed around, tried to play the Tycho drumming game but it was in Japanese and we pretty much botched it up, but we had fun trying. From there I found the most awesomely awesome game A capcom meets anime fighting game of awesome! To which I kicked some kids ass in royally. Morgana/Karas is my 1337 death team!
From there we went to our main goal of the con, today for the most part was tabletop day for us. We checked out the board game check out area, for those unfamiliar at the con many board game shops and vendors bring there board games and set them up in a check out room as well as have people familiar with the games to help teach you how to play so you can test them out before you buy them. My absolute fave of the con was Wasabi (which I now own) I had first seen it at home and thought it sounded fun but didn't buy it because it was like 40 bucks, but here I got it for 28 a far cry cheaper. Also we played it with some instruction as well as Sean's awesome how to from the instruction manual. I am glad he is a instructions kinda guy. So this game is actually more complex than first thought you are a sushi chef and are trying to not only make your recipe on the board but your are trying to do it with flare! (this means in the same order as on the recipe card) But you can only lay down one piece at a time while everyone else does the same. So it gets fun, and crazy!
Next up was crazy awesome Magic Tourney. Team Baldwin(because team skull fuck express wasn't allowed) vs the world. We made it to round two. Sad, but it was fun and I wanna try again. A brief rundown of how things go. You (the team) is given 8 packs of cards and a shared land fill to open and create 2 decks and play your way to victory. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait for another THG to come into our shops back home so we can do it again!
That night we ate like kings at the Red Fin dear god it was the best sushi I have ever put in my mouth and we were all in agreance. The Tuna melted in your mouth it was so tender, and the spider roll, well lets just say we ordered two of them they were so good. And for dessert I had a berry cobbler with coconut ice cream and a caramel glaze I thought I died and went to heaven. From there we went to the freezepop concert, earlier that day I sat first in line waiting to meet Liz and buy my FP loots. Everyone was awesome and I got a cool pic with Liz!
There concert this year was great, the sound was much better then the year before, minus that amp up of drum that about blew out my ear drums... silly sound guy you gotta pay attention to that stuff *tsk tsk* They even played Get Ready to Rock which is my favorite. The only problem was while I sat happily enjoying them in the sitting area some doofus tried to jump over me and landed directly on my shin.... didn't even turn around and apologize or anything... I think I saw an enforcer run after him but I don't know my leg hurt to bad. I tried to enjoy the rest of the show but when it was time to leave I had Sean help me hobble back to the hotel. I wanted to go wait in line for them again so I could get a group shoot of them all together but such was not meant to be.
Update on the leg: It isn't broken but it does still hurt really bad, I have been hobbling around sense. Going to have to go get it checked out when we get back home.
Sunday:
The end of the con and even though it isn't the end of our trip it was still sad to see the con coming to an end. Though the exhibitors went out with a bang today was shirt day on the hall floor I think I got like 10 free shirts just that day, and they are all printed on the nice American apperal shirts. So soft! It was nuts. I was excited to go ride the big demon horse they had. But it was broken so they weren't doing rides, but they were doing photos with a big ass sword... I opted for that instead of nothing. Sean was glad it was down I think. Something about me flying off and cracking my head open.... he is so over dramatic. lol!
Today I mostly hung out with Justin and Maida, Sean was off playing Magic for the better part of the day. We wandered the floor grabbing buttons testing games, played Beatles rock band on a stage. It was alright we won't be getting it as we aren't really Beatles fans, but it's made well so those of you who are should probably go get it. Got to meet Gabe and Tycho and got my badge and game cover signed/drawn on. Hooray gonna have to clear coat that shit so it doesn't fade! They were awesome and super nice. All in all it was a slow day. Oh I almost forgot to mention the Bioshock 2 puzzle, I played, and beat it. a nine sided spinning slider puzzle it was fun, and I won a cool book with info from the game. Woot!
Though we got some crepes that rocked my socks. if nothing else the food of Seattle makes all the bad go away! I got banana's foster and Justin got ratatouille both were amazing... I ate mine and finished off Justin's so tasty! Found a 99cent sushi bar which was actually really good. It's amazing how the cost of fish products goes down when you are so close to the open ocean. We wondered the con till the very end, and then said farewell... it was a good con... I will miss it greatly.
=( I miss my con.
Alright so my top 3 favorite games in no particular order:
Death Spank
This game was not only shown by some entertaining fellows but its really unique in a lot of game play. The world is set on a cylinder instead of a sphere or a flat plane, and if that isn't enough to give it it's own unique feel they have the game play what I like to call 2,3-D The buildings are all drawn 2-d but they are spaced 3-dimensionally. Not to mention the game play is nice and smooth and the humor in it is just well hilarious. Definitely one to keep your eyes open for.
Capcom vs. Tatsunoko: Cross Generation of Heroes:
This was the before mentioned fighting game of awesome and I played it for about an hour. God it was fun! Not to mention there are some awesome characters in it. Karas, a lot of G-force, mega man who looks extremely creepy in 3-D it's even rumored they my throw in speed racer. Now the down side it's only coming out for the Wii. Not to bad of new just that we have to get Wii arcade sticks now. But yes it is coming to America they say this winter but probably not until next year.
Just Dance:
The Wii dancing game I mentioned earlier as well. This was a work out... but a fun one. I can also see this being a blast at a party drinking or not! There are some awesome older songs on it and you just can't help but move your butt to the beat. It was the game that wore me out the most at the con, but even tired I still had a huge goofy grin on my face.
Game Accessory favorite of the con:
Peregrine Gaming Glove:
Guys I am getting this thing the second it comes out! It is by far my favorite thing at the con. It just blows me away. With the simple motion from the hand it can do up to 26+ different keyboard commands. How flippin crazy would that be for healing in a raid... amazingly awesome that's how! Here is a link because no matter what I say wouldn't do it justice. It was just too damn cool.
http://theperegrine.com/
As always pics and vids are up on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kagzilla/
So lets begin!
Friday:
Friday was an early morning as we wanted to be first on the floor... we made a quick trip down to the pike for a kick ass breakfast at Lowells Dungeoness Crab Omelet FTW! From there we headed up to get in line for the con. Which at that point was wrapped around the building. I will have you know the omelet was so worth it. We take our spots in line which ended up being the wrap around point. Though at 10 the line started pouring in, that's when we saw how long it really was and were glad we showed early. Once inside the cue area it was like a party line loud thumping music and beach balls everywhere not to mention the ability to play mario kart with strangers! But it was short lived as the line moved really fast.
So began our first look at the expo hall. It was massive this year, it took up the old pc gaming area from the previous year. So needless to say there were tons of games to look at this year. I will post my favorite three at the end. So we start there wrapping our way around collecting all the swag we could carry. The vendors and exhibitors really out did themselves this year. So you would think it would get boring running around for three days looking at video games, but what you don't see is all the hidden games going on at the same time, like Intel's GameOn which was if you were found wearing there button(s) you would receive a card that would be a chance to win shirts, hats, processors or other cool things (I got a shirt). Not to mention this year I got 3 full pc games, Hello Kitty, Shaiya, and Lord of the Rings. Dunno if I will actually play them but hey they were free and someone might like it.
This is also where you get to see and play new games and expansions as well as purchase/observe new and upcoming gaming accessories. There was a gaming table that I thought Gary might like(it was like 3k though). Not to mention the Peregrine glove controller which I will talk about more later, for now I will only say that I am getting one when it comes out. All in all this is most of what Friday was for us mostly expo hall wandering and testing.
Highlight~ Maida and I both played this new Wii dancing game and won! It was a blast video of it up on flickr.
Saturday:
Saturday we still woke early but this time we weren't in such a hurry to get to the expo hall there were other things we were interested in! Today we decided to go a little farther for breakfast to the Top Pot by far the best doughnuts and coffee I have ever had... I want to go back again. I had planned to take a picture but completely forgot. It was raspberry cake... and man it was fantastic!
At the beginning of the morning we all kind of split up. Sean went to the arcade, Justin and Maida went to the con proper, and I went to the handheld lounge to meet up with the 8 bit's and knits ravelry group. They were cool chicks! I even got to learn how to spin fibers on an extra spinner, now I need my own! After that I meet up with Sean in the arcade and we took advantage of there 2 hour unlimited play cards where we proceeded to play the coolest Initial D racing game ever, you are actually in a movement based pod that reacts to how your are moving in the game, left, right, uphill, downhill, crashes. It was a blast, we then browsed around, tried to play the Tycho drumming game but it was in Japanese and we pretty much botched it up, but we had fun trying. From there I found the most awesomely awesome game A capcom meets anime fighting game of awesome! To which I kicked some kids ass in royally. Morgana/Karas is my 1337 death team!
From there we went to our main goal of the con, today for the most part was tabletop day for us. We checked out the board game check out area, for those unfamiliar at the con many board game shops and vendors bring there board games and set them up in a check out room as well as have people familiar with the games to help teach you how to play so you can test them out before you buy them. My absolute fave of the con was Wasabi (which I now own) I had first seen it at home and thought it sounded fun but didn't buy it because it was like 40 bucks, but here I got it for 28 a far cry cheaper. Also we played it with some instruction as well as Sean's awesome how to from the instruction manual. I am glad he is a instructions kinda guy. So this game is actually more complex than first thought you are a sushi chef and are trying to not only make your recipe on the board but your are trying to do it with flare! (this means in the same order as on the recipe card) But you can only lay down one piece at a time while everyone else does the same. So it gets fun, and crazy!
Next up was crazy awesome Magic Tourney. Team Baldwin(because team skull fuck express wasn't allowed) vs the world. We made it to round two. Sad, but it was fun and I wanna try again. A brief rundown of how things go. You (the team) is given 8 packs of cards and a shared land fill to open and create 2 decks and play your way to victory. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait for another THG to come into our shops back home so we can do it again!
That night we ate like kings at the Red Fin dear god it was the best sushi I have ever put in my mouth and we were all in agreance. The Tuna melted in your mouth it was so tender, and the spider roll, well lets just say we ordered two of them they were so good. And for dessert I had a berry cobbler with coconut ice cream and a caramel glaze I thought I died and went to heaven. From there we went to the freezepop concert, earlier that day I sat first in line waiting to meet Liz and buy my FP loots. Everyone was awesome and I got a cool pic with Liz!
There concert this year was great, the sound was much better then the year before, minus that amp up of drum that about blew out my ear drums... silly sound guy you gotta pay attention to that stuff *tsk tsk* They even played Get Ready to Rock which is my favorite. The only problem was while I sat happily enjoying them in the sitting area some doofus tried to jump over me and landed directly on my shin.... didn't even turn around and apologize or anything... I think I saw an enforcer run after him but I don't know my leg hurt to bad. I tried to enjoy the rest of the show but when it was time to leave I had Sean help me hobble back to the hotel. I wanted to go wait in line for them again so I could get a group shoot of them all together but such was not meant to be.
Update on the leg: It isn't broken but it does still hurt really bad, I have been hobbling around sense. Going to have to go get it checked out when we get back home.
Sunday:
The end of the con and even though it isn't the end of our trip it was still sad to see the con coming to an end. Though the exhibitors went out with a bang today was shirt day on the hall floor I think I got like 10 free shirts just that day, and they are all printed on the nice American apperal shirts. So soft! It was nuts. I was excited to go ride the big demon horse they had. But it was broken so they weren't doing rides, but they were doing photos with a big ass sword... I opted for that instead of nothing. Sean was glad it was down I think. Something about me flying off and cracking my head open.... he is so over dramatic. lol!
Today I mostly hung out with Justin and Maida, Sean was off playing Magic for the better part of the day. We wandered the floor grabbing buttons testing games, played Beatles rock band on a stage. It was alright we won't be getting it as we aren't really Beatles fans, but it's made well so those of you who are should probably go get it. Got to meet Gabe and Tycho and got my badge and game cover signed/drawn on. Hooray gonna have to clear coat that shit so it doesn't fade! They were awesome and super nice. All in all it was a slow day. Oh I almost forgot to mention the Bioshock 2 puzzle, I played, and beat it. a nine sided spinning slider puzzle it was fun, and I won a cool book with info from the game. Woot!
Though we got some crepes that rocked my socks. if nothing else the food of Seattle makes all the bad go away! I got banana's foster and Justin got ratatouille both were amazing... I ate mine and finished off Justin's so tasty! Found a 99cent sushi bar which was actually really good. It's amazing how the cost of fish products goes down when you are so close to the open ocean. We wondered the con till the very end, and then said farewell... it was a good con... I will miss it greatly.
=( I miss my con.
Alright so my top 3 favorite games in no particular order:
Death Spank
This game was not only shown by some entertaining fellows but its really unique in a lot of game play. The world is set on a cylinder instead of a sphere or a flat plane, and if that isn't enough to give it it's own unique feel they have the game play what I like to call 2,3-D The buildings are all drawn 2-d but they are spaced 3-dimensionally. Not to mention the game play is nice and smooth and the humor in it is just well hilarious. Definitely one to keep your eyes open for.
Capcom vs. Tatsunoko: Cross Generation of Heroes:
This was the before mentioned fighting game of awesome and I played it for about an hour. God it was fun! Not to mention there are some awesome characters in it. Karas, a lot of G-force, mega man who looks extremely creepy in 3-D it's even rumored they my throw in speed racer. Now the down side it's only coming out for the Wii. Not to bad of new just that we have to get Wii arcade sticks now. But yes it is coming to America they say this winter but probably not until next year.
Just Dance:
The Wii dancing game I mentioned earlier as well. This was a work out... but a fun one. I can also see this being a blast at a party drinking or not! There are some awesome older songs on it and you just can't help but move your butt to the beat. It was the game that wore me out the most at the con, but even tired I still had a huge goofy grin on my face.
Game Accessory favorite of the con:
Peregrine Gaming Glove:
Guys I am getting this thing the second it comes out! It is by far my favorite thing at the con. It just blows me away. With the simple motion from the hand it can do up to 26+ different keyboard commands. How flippin crazy would that be for healing in a raid... amazingly awesome that's how! Here is a link because no matter what I say wouldn't do it justice. It was just too damn cool.
http://theperegrine.com/
As always pics and vids are up on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kagzilla/
Friday, September 4, 2009
Seattle/PAX trip 09 1 of 6
Alright so Thursday morning we began our voyage to the all fabulous Seattle, WA. I love this place so much, one day I am going to have to live here. Anywho the flights where pretty much uneventful with the exception of landing in Denver... our pilot just flat dropped us on the ground, people screamed, baby's cried, Sean and myself laughed. It was fun to say the least. We got here at around 10am and meet with Justin and Miada. From there we checked in our baggage at the Grand Hyatt while we waited for our room to get ready we decided to voyage to the international district for some food and fun.
It was fantastic! The food was great and they had everything from Tai to Korean. Oh the little fruit and custard cakes were the best! And there shops... let me just tell you about there amazing shops. There grocer had probably on of the most extensive shops I have seen for china and accessories, and the book store about killed me with it's awesome, I plan to go back and get more stuff later. I need the holic 15 book so bad I want to make that outfit next. So cute!
We also found Pink Gorilla (formerly Pink Godzilla stupid corperations) hiding in the corner of a plaza there was much cute to be found there as well as an action figure shop that was just to cool. Though I was god and resisted the urge to buy any. From there we tiredly mosied back to the hotel and checked into our room finally! It is by far one of the most amazing rooms I have ever stayed in. Fabulous that tub blows me away. From there the boys set up the net tethering while us girls did a little grocery shopping.
After that it was a awesome dinner at TapHouse. I had the stuffed chicken and beer sampler... *drools*. Then it was just relax and get ready for bed as we all knew we would be getting up early today to get ready for the con. Gotta get in that event room! Well pictures will be up on flicker if you are interested. But for now I have to finish getting ready so we can eat and head out.
Flikr link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kagzilla/
It was fantastic! The food was great and they had everything from Tai to Korean. Oh the little fruit and custard cakes were the best! And there shops... let me just tell you about there amazing shops. There grocer had probably on of the most extensive shops I have seen for china and accessories, and the book store about killed me with it's awesome, I plan to go back and get more stuff later. I need the holic 15 book so bad I want to make that outfit next. So cute!
We also found Pink Gorilla (formerly Pink Godzilla stupid corperations) hiding in the corner of a plaza there was much cute to be found there as well as an action figure shop that was just to cool. Though I was god and resisted the urge to buy any. From there we tiredly mosied back to the hotel and checked into our room finally! It is by far one of the most amazing rooms I have ever stayed in. Fabulous that tub blows me away. From there the boys set up the net tethering while us girls did a little grocery shopping.
After that it was a awesome dinner at TapHouse. I had the stuffed chicken and beer sampler... *drools*. Then it was just relax and get ready for bed as we all knew we would be getting up early today to get ready for the con. Gotta get in that event room! Well pictures will be up on flicker if you are interested. But for now I have to finish getting ready so we can eat and head out.
Flikr link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kagzilla/
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