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Making Jabba’s Throne
In recent months, I have rediscovered my love for Star Wars, and started collecting some figures. In particular, I like the Hasbro 6-inch Black Series figures for their superior articulation, and...
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Making Castle Grayskull – Part 1: Planning
Recently, I started getting back into He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (MOTU), and discovered that a new line of MOTU toys (MOTU Origins) has been released. Growing up, He-Man was always a...
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Making Castle Grayskull – Part 2: Building the Overall Structure
Following on from the previous post, I am now starting the build. I knew from the get-go that the biggest challenge would be to achieve the more organic look of the Castle from flat sheets of foam...
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YouTube Video and DIY Orko Toy Figure
For quite a while now, my wife has been asking me to record videos of my builds so that I can share the content better. I’ve always resisted that, because I am awkward in front of a mic, and would...
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Retro gaming with Anbernic RG351MP
I’ve been messing with the Retropie for just over a year, and even built a little arcade cabinet out of an old 3D printer shell some time back. I started looking around for a portable option late last...
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Making Castle Grayskull – Part 3: Putting it all together
The previous post described the overall structure of the castle. Here, I describe how I put the rest of it together. Making the Castle Wall and Wooden Door First, I worked on the wall and wooden door....
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I have just posted a video review of the MOTU Origins Horde Trooper. Here it is!
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Off-Topic – MOTU Origins Cardback Art 1
As some of you know, I’ve been on a trip down memory lane with the new Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins line of toys. One thing I really love is the cardback art. I’ve scanned the pieces in my...
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War in the Pocket
Recently, I started delving deep into the world of Gundam. I was introduced to the mega-franchise through Gundam SEED by my wife more than 10 years ago, while a graduate student in the US. I loved the...
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Making Castle Grayskull – Part 4: Detailing and Modifications
One of the details I wanted to put on Grayskull was the iconic emblem on the door. I made it using a laser printed version, stuck the paper on some EVA foam, and cut the features out in three or four...
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