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From Gundam

Very very nearly there now, just a few more weapons to do, some tidying bits, then it’s onto transfers and decals. Can’t say it will be as good as this one mind, but I like to think it’ll be close. http://fichtenfoo.com/gallery/FF-StrikeNoir, check out the review, http://www.dalong.net/review/mg/m100/m100_i.htm

The next project is a Hi-Nu MG kit which I managed to snag from HobbyLink Japan, for a decent price. Considering how hard it was to get hold of the kit, I’m pretty pleased.
Hi-Nu Gundam review, http://www.dalong.net/review/mg/m99/m99_i.htm

Found a link to The Dugout on there, from Zebra Traffic records website. It’s a 2 hour radio show fully on the web for free! Genius! There are all sorts of things on there, but The Dugout and also the Solid Steel are well worth checking out. Which reminded me to update my Solid Steel podcast, I had missed 3! 70,71 and 72 are now out.

http://www.totallyradio.com/

..well I know who I’d like to kick into a hole.

Honestly, who are these idiots.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/29/carbon_rationing_no/

So now we have to chose between lighting and heating, but not both?

Looks like I’ll be plumping for a PS3 instead of an Xbox360 along with perhaps a new PSP Slim to replace my old 2nd hand PSP phat! Need moar holidayz

Well I finally managed to complete the build on my Strike Freedom Full Burst and there are pics in the Gundam gallery on Picasa. I also succumbed to weakness and ordered a Strike Noir MG kit to work on next!

I am hopefully going to get a few extra bits to make building this kit a little easier. I have to admit that the snips I got from Maplins were totally awesome. Now to refine my sanding technique and perhaps buy a proper set of Gundam markers for touch ups.

Also started playing Final Fantasy Crisis Core on my PSP and it’s totally amazing! Graphically and in playability it’s easily one of the best games out for the system to date.

A weeks holiday in Cornwall beckons at the end of a nightmare week!

The thought of buying an Xbox 360 creeps back into the light from the elusive shadows, especially now that there is talk of a new 360 with a Blu-Ray drive.

You may recall that in this post I mentioned I had one on order, well it’s finally arrived and it’s a huge box with a nest of runners and bits and bobs! All looks very exciting, but I’m resisting the temptation to try and quickly build it all without taking as much time over it as I can.

I have put a few pictures into an album on picasa, as you can see quite a bit of kit! Now to get to the local hobby store and get some snips, sandpaper, files and the like

This thing is amazing, let’s face it they have mapped most of the world using their api now, granted with other peoples data but it’s still an interface which is pretty familiar to most people. With the advent of the updated Google Earth to include the sky and space on it’s display there is now the same data (I assume) but mapped with the maps api! It’s pretty amazing that you can now not only explore your own planet but the space around it and also the other planets. I wonder how long it will be before we can take virtual space tours via Google web delivered software.

There really must be something in their offices. Check it out, BBC News.

• www.google.com/sky/
• Explore the Moon
• Explore Mars
• Explore Earth
• Downloadable Earth!
• Don’t forget that you can download interesting places for Google Earth from various sources.
• ..like Naked People
• Check the Community for more places and things to see

For more interesting stuff pop into the lab. labs.google.com/

No internet! Boo..

Still it should be active sometime early next week which is nice. My Gundam is still on order which is mighty suck, let’s hope it ships soon.

I recently subscribed to Last.fm as a paid user and now have my own personal radio station! You can either check the music page or tune in directly below.

Having left my ipod at home today, I returned to listening to Sky.fm to find that Internet Radio is going to DIE! OMGZNO etc, que over the top reactions and such. Anyhow the plan is that US congress is going to raise the royalties for internet radio stations. The stations claim that this will push them out of business. On the flip side, they are indeed in business so perhaps they need to change their business model. Also the thought occurs that if this change is made in the USA, will running your radio servers in another country make a difference? Anyhow you can find the site by clicking on the banner.