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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Make models, not war

October 31, 2009 in Gundam
While surfing figure.fm, I came across this fantastic diorama by Francesco Coriglione from Sicilia, Italy. The piece is entitled “fate il modellismo, non fate la guerra”, translated as “make models, not war”. The theme of having a Gundam making gunpla models caught my eye immediately. Upon closer examination, you will notice that Francesco put in [...]

Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009 – Gundam girls

October 29, 2009 in Gundam, Photography
This final entry will wrap up my coverage of Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009. In the previous entries, we talked about the history of Gundam and gunpla manufacturing. In this post, I will let the images do most of the talking. Gundam girls are models who dress up as Gundams. The highlight of the show was [...]

Quest for the perfect camera bag

October 27, 2009 in Journal, Photography
A good camera bag is essential to photography enthusiasts. I used to carry my camera in a Lowepro bag in an adidas messenger bag. When I bought the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens, it became the lens that I used most often. While the Nikon 18-55mm II kit lens is a good basic camera, it made [...]

Signed up for NaNoWriMo 2009

October 21, 2009 in Journal, Writing
I decided to participate in this year’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Procrastination knows me by name. I often find myself twiddling with ideas for stories but those only went as far as the drawing board, sometimes literally. The luckier ones got fleshed out in my draft notes but I have yet to put my [...]

Gundpla manufacturing

October 18, 2009 in Gundam
At the Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009 last month, there was a section showcasing the progress made in the manufacturing of gunpla. I’m not well versed in the history of gunpla manufacturing so if anyone knows better, please comment and educate me! From what I gathered, they used wooden carvings to make molds in the past. [...]