Monday, December 31, 2007

Last Haul of the Year 2007

Transformers

Japan Lawson store exclusive Transformers Movie DVD 2 disc set with a movie-colour-accurate movie Blackout figure, and 2 loose pieces of battle damaged movie Bumblebee from the Evolution of a Hero boxset. One piece goes to my nephew.

Below is the haul I got for shaun.

Click on the picture to see why part of the picture is blacked out. The left is the latest Hottoys Modern Firearms Collection III PMC Selection.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Music Recommendation - 苏打绿



I saw a few shots of this Taiwan band on TV and finally did a search for their songs on the net, and these are 2 nice songs which I dug up.

Music Video
无与伦比的美丽


小情歌


Lyrics
苏打绿 - 无与伦比的美丽
天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
你若担心你不能飞
你有我的蝴蝶
天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
我若担心我不能飞
我有你的草原
你形容我是这个世界上
无与伦比的美丽
我知道你才是这世界上
无与伦比的美丽
天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
你若担心你不能飞
你有我的蝴蝶
你形容我是这个世界上
无与伦比的美丽
我知道你才是这世界上
无与伦比的美丽
你知道当你需要个夏天
我会拼了命努力
我知道你会做我的掩护
当我是个逃兵
你形容我是这个世界上
无与伦比的美丽
我知道你才是这世界上
无与伦比的美丽
天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
你若担心你不能飞
你有我的蝴蝶
我若担心我不能飞
我有你的草原

小情歌
词曲:吴青峰
演唱:苏打绿
苏打绿-小情歌

这是一首简单的小情歌
唱着人们心肠的曲折
我想我很快乐
当有你的温热
脚边的空气转了
苏打绿-小情歌
这是一首简单的小情歌
唱着我们心头的白鸽
我想我很适合
当一个歌颂者
青春在风中飘着
你知道就算大雨让这座城市颠倒
我会给你怀抱
受不了看见你背影来到
写下我度秒如年难捱的离骚
就算整个世界被寂寞绑票
我也不会奔跑
逃不了最后谁也都苍老
写下我时间和琴声交错的城堡
苏打绿-小情歌
这是一首简单的小情歌
唱着我们心头的白鸽
我想我很适合
当一个歌颂者
青春在风中飘着
你知道就算大雨让这座城市颠倒
我会给你怀抱
受不了看见你背影来到
写下我度秒如年难捱的离骚
就算整个世界被寂寞绑票
我也不会奔跑
逃不了最后谁也都苍老
写下我时间和琴声交错的城堡
你知道就算大雨让这座城市颠倒
我会给你怀抱
受不了看见你背影来到
写下我度秒如年难捱的离骚
就算整个世界被寂寞绑票
我也不会奔跑
最后谁也都苍老
写下我时间和琴声交错的城堡

Music Recommendation - 青花瓷- 周杰倫



Just saw this song on TV, from his latest album 我很忙. It is very much similar (song and music video) to his previous song 髮如雪. Enjoy.

Music Video


Lyrics
周杰伦-青花瓷
作词:方文山
作曲:周杰伦
编曲:钟兴民

素胚勾勒出青花
笔锋浓转淡
瓶身描绘的牡丹
一如你初妆
冉冉檀香透过窗
心事我了然
宣纸上走笔至此搁一半
釉色渲染仕女图
韵味被私藏
而你嫣然的一笑
如含苞待放
你的美一缕飘散
去到我去不了的地方
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
炊烟袅袅升起 
隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿
前朝的飘逸
就当我为遇见你伏笔
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
月色被打捞起 
晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷
自顾自美丽 
你眼带笑意
专辑:我很忙
周杰伦-青花瓷
色白花青的锦鲤
跃然于碗底
临摹宋体落款时
却惦记着你
你隐藏在窑烧里
千年的秘密
极细腻犹如绣花针落地
帘外芭蕉惹骤雨
门环惹铜绿
而我路过那江南
小镇惹了你
在泼墨山水画里
妳从墨色深处被隐去
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
炊烟袅袅升起 
隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿
前朝的飘逸
就当我为遇见你伏笔
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
月色被打捞起 
晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷
自顾自美丽 
你眼带笑意
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
炊烟袅袅升起 
隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿
前朝的飘逸
就当我为遇见你伏笔
天青色等烟雨 
而我在等你 
月色被打捞起 
晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷
自顾自美丽 
你眼带笑意

Friday, December 21, 2007

Haul of the Weeks

Here's some stuff that I have accumulated over the past few weeks.

Transformers

Transformers Movie Bumblebee Evolution of Hero 2pack. The only difference between this set and the rest is the "battle damaged" paint or effect. Thanks to shaun for helping me secure a set.

Revoltech


Danboard from Yotsuba manga, and Hyper Hobby mailaway exclusive Black Shin Getter from TFH.

Busou Shinki

Konami's Busou Shinki MMS series 7 from Ng Collection.

Miscellaneous



Marvel Legends built-a-figure black Apocalypse from TFH.
Konami's Sentai series Ryukendo R-A03 from John Little.
Saturday Toys wardrobe series 02, 05, 06, 07 and 08 from TFH.

Comics and Magazines


Spectrum:The Best of Contemporary Art #14
darkSector zero
(Bill Sienkiewicz art)
Zombies vs Robot vs Amazon #1 (Ashley Wood art)
International Artist #58
The others are a Malaysian published Chinese comic which had some interesting artwork, and the last one is a birhtday present for my colleague's son.

Comics from G&B, the rest from Popular Bookshop.

Music Recommendation - Kimi Monogatari by Little by Little


Full promotional video of Kimi Monogatari by Little by Little.

This is the 3rd ending theme for Naruto Shippuuden.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Comic Covers for March 2008

Once again, my cover picks for the month of March 2008.

Marvel Comics

  • Iron Man #27 by Gerald Parel
  • New Avengers #39 by David Mack

DC



  • DC Special: Raven #1 by Damion Scott.
    I think this would look better in black and white.
  • Batman #675 by Tony Daniel.
    Angry as usual, but I think he has too many teeth for a human.
  • Detective Comics #842 by Dustin Nguyen.
    The snow background and building is done pretty well, though I think the Batman's cowl should have a bit more snow.
  • Action Comics #863 by Gary Frank.
    Superman and Legion of Super Heroes. Looks like Christopher Reeves ?
  • Birds Of Prey #116 by Stephane Roux.
    I like this cover because to me, it has 3 different drawing styles for each of the characters depicted. Stephane Roux is a french artist.
  • Trails of Shazam #12 by Mauro Cascioli.
  • Wonder Woman #18 by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson.
  • Northlanders #4 by Davide Gianfelice.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

DVD - Transformers Movie



Thanks to William for giving a heads up, managed to get a cheap official version of the 2 disc Transformers movie DVD.

Didn't get the R1 or R3 versions because the extra stuff were not up to expectations, and the rest were merely gimmicks (transforming case, metal case, free toys, etc). Hopefully they will do a better edition sometime down the road. But I will be getting the Japanese Lawson store exclusive set that has a movie acurrate Blackout.

The more I watch the show, the more lame I find it to be, especially the story, plot and dialog between the humans, the human characters, though the CG Transformers and action scenes are still great eye candy. Somehow it seems too cheesy, comical and the story and characters just does not make much sense.

Hopefully the sequel will be more edgy and more time devoted to the Transformers.

Music Recommendation - Anata ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu

This is the fifth ending theme for the anime D.Gray Man, sung by the delightful Rie Fu.

Here's the anime ending theme version.


And the full PV.

Friday, December 07, 2007

Background Tests


Just too cheap to buy some decent backing boards as backdrop for taking photographs of my hauls, I restorted to DIY using boxes of some Gundam model kits that came free with Dengeki magazines. I took all three and converted one to a Base, and the other two as sides. Here are some test shots. Will make another post of the DIY backdrop.


Transformers Cybertron HotShot test subject.


Transformers Cybertron HotShot in vehicle mode with a good ole Charlie Brown head knocker.


Good ole Charlie Brown.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Haul of the Day - 01 Dec 2007



Star Wars 30th Anniversary figures
Wave 6: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
30-42: McQuarrie Signature Series: Concept Snowtrooper

Wave 7.5: RETURN OF THE JEDI (Repaint wave)
30-51: R2-B1 (Naboo Astromech Droid)