Feb

28

Sledge

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Xevoz Sledge Trooper
A photo of Sledge Trooper, my favourite figure from the Xevoz line. It’s a pity Hasbro didn’t produce more ‘bots for the line.

On a side note, I’m pleased my photos are turning out better these days compared to when I first started. I’m by no means adept at photography at the moment but I at least have a better idea of what I need to do to get the results I want.

Feb

27

Elsewhere on the web

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Super Stealth Robo.
Another fantastic fanmode by Gee. This one features a lot of Machine Robo Rescue figures.

The Ballad of Optimus Prime. [via]
Simply awesome.

Guild Wars: Factions Q&As. [via]
There are two teams working concurrently in order to produce two Guild Wars games annually. I love Arena.net’s approach to multiplayer gaming so I’m eagerly awaiting more.

Football Manager 2006 patch 6.03 out.
The latest patch for the world’s greatest RPG weighs in at 73MB. Use a download manager capable of multiple simultaneous connections or resign yourself to a piddling download rate from Sports Interactive’s file servers.

Feb

24

Smoke

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Mega Bloks Smoke Dragon

A photo of a Mega Bloks Smoke Dragon figure.

I had previously mentally filed “Mega Bloks” under “Lego-knockoff” and never really paid much attention to the company until they released the Mag Warriors line of magnet-powered action figures. Upon checking out their other products, I was duly impressed. Lego might be the 800-pound gorilla in the market but I think Mega Bloks is the company to watch.

The Canadian company has some creative ideas — I love the packaging for Pyrates and Dragons — and if Mag Warriors is any indication, Mega Bloks could be a force to reckon with should they decide to make a major play in the action figure market.

It’s a bit hard to find discussion of the company and its products online — Mega Bloks is apparently verboten on most Lego fan sites — but fortunately, fans have a forum to call their own.

Feb

23

Elsewhere on the web

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Lego mecha.
See also: 1, 2.

WonderFest Winter 2006 reports.

Why games are buggy.
Some Lead Testers are far too busy doing other things.

Feb

22

Birdman

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Xevoz Stom Wing

A photo of a Xevoz Storm Wing.

Hasbro should have dumped the game aspect of the line and used the money saved to market these eccentric-cool action figures more aggressively. It almost seems like Xevoz wasn’t given much of a chance to succeed.

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