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I
have been getting really bored lately. It's not because I
donut' have things to do. I just get bored of doing the same
old thing every day. Most of what I do is on this computer.
In other words... it's intangible. So I don't really have
much to show for any accomplishment I may make. A good friend
suggested I get a hobby. So yesterday, while I was out at
shopping for things I didn't' need, I looked down the toy
isle. I had seen these models that were based off of things
called 'Zoids.' Zoids are big ol robots that people get in
and fight with on a cartoon series called, you guessed it,
Zoids. I got into the show because the animation is partly
computer rendered. Seeing as that is an area of interest to
me, research wise, I tend to get easily drawn into these things.
The
model I got was the key figure in the most recent Zoids series,
the Liger Zero. I really wish I could remember the name of
the models that were just like this when I was little. I swear
they were so close to in design it must be the same company.
Nick had a dinosaur looking one, I think. They were motorized,
or maybe windup, and had little blue things where this one
has red things. With a little gold pilot. If you remember
please let me know.
The
box amuses me. It has lots of languages on it. It's got lots
of odd comments scattered around the all sides of the box.
For example: "Product shown larger than actual size in
fantasy situation." Hold on I will scan it in and show
you...
I suppose that a green sky and yellow
lightning could be considered aspects of a fantasy situation.
I contend that any green sky would cause the lightning that
might occur in it to be yellow. At the bottom there is a strange
broken purpleness. I donut' know what that is. must be the
fantasy part. The only other strange part is the 'echo' of
the left front paw. However if you know this Liger.. you'd
know it's fast!
My whole
point
The
whole point of this was to tell you about my experience with
making the model. I guess I missed the point entirely. So
here goes. So far, it's fun. I feel kind of dumb making a
model that has 8+ on it. But I got over that pretty quick.
I am sure that some 8 year olds are much better at doing this
than I am. I am confident that my ability to drive and grow
a beard (even if only a partial one) makes me far superior
to the 8 year olds of the world. I spend a little time every
once in a while when I get bored to just put together one
section or so. It's surprisingly therapeutic. I can't wait
to see how long it takes for me to get sick of the whole concept
of whittling away at plastic nubs so that things look pretty.
I think this is kind of like the day I found a pack of crayons
and thought I should get a coloring book and go to town with
advanced shading skills and 3D perspective drawing. At the
end of the day, my hands just smelled like wax and I had little
shavings all over the place. Actually I think this will be
exactly the same. Oh you might note there is a Band-Aid on
my finger.. This is a preventative Band-Aid, to stop my self
from getting cut more than a I cut myself making a child's
toy.
Progress
8/5 |
Completed body
and head |
8/6 |
Completed left front leg |
Started this page (note
above picture only has one leg |
Ate lunch (hamburger helper
leftovers I forgot to get to the night before) |
Completed right front leg |
Watched cartoons and cleaned
the hamburger helper off of my bed |
Completed back legs |
Promoted liger zero model
webpage with AOL profile |
Placed model on my monitor
next to my Explorer matchbox car I got for easter |
I
really tore through this one. I imagine it's one of the more
complicated ones too. I need to find something new to make
now. Perhaps I can swing by another toy store and see what
they have. Ebay seems to have some good things for sale. For
now I will try to hold off as long as I can. We'll see...
The show
Pretty
snazzy stuff. Lots of combat, a good enough continuous plot
line, as is standard in anime style cartoons. But man I love
the graphics. Anyhow, I am getting ahead of myself. If you
would like to watch the show, its on cartoon network at 4:30pm
eastern time. There is another listing for Zoids at 6:30 am.
I think it's a different series in the same 'realm' of Zoids,.not
really sure.
Take a
look at the next model, the unstoppable Elephander!
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