Saimoe 2008

So the quarterfinals of Saimoe are over. The results are as I would have voted so I guess the japanese voters and me think alike.

Kagami(Lucky Star) won from Tomoyo(Clannad)
with 1138 vs 790
Nagisa(Clannad) defeated Tamaki(Bamboo Blade)
with 953 vs 891
Tsukasa(Lucky Star) won from Fuuko(Clannad)
with 1049 vs 804
Hinagiku(Hayate no Gotoku) defeated Kirino(Bamboo Blade)
with 934 vs 750

With this the Bamboo Blade characters are out and only one from Clannad character is left.

Next matches are:
Kagami vs Nagisa

Tsukasa vs Hinagiku

With these matches there a big chance the Hiiragi sisters meet in the finals making it a match between twin sisters. If my ip range wouldn't be banned my vote would go to Kagami and to Hinagiku as she made it this far being the only character from Hayate no Gotoku which got this far.

Leading Edge

I've found another flash game to play instead of doing something useful. Leading Edge is a sidescrolling shooter which is surprisingly fun to play. It is somewhat hard as you cant rambo your way through it. Still a fun game to play a couple of times though.

Find the game here. for more games of the maker visit his site

AR-Figure

Augmented reality, combining digital data with the real world using web cams, has found itself a new application, the AR figure. Not very long ago Geisha Tokyo Entertainment released their first AR figure. You just need a web cam and a computer running the software. Using the software and the cube and paddle that comes with the package you can have a virtual figure walking around on your desk. The cube and paddle have special print printed on it so the software recognizes the cube when being filmed with web cam. You can interact with it using the paddle. Depending on the print on the paddle you can poke or even undress the figure... Using other cubes and cards with different print you can also give presents to your figure. Somewhat scary how the first thing you can do to a virtual figure is undressing it...

Demo movie(mind the volume):

More at Geisha Tokyo Entertainment

Strike E IWSP *progress*

Today i finally have found the time to continue building my Strike E IWSP. For some time now my Strike E IWSP has been armless. Lately i couldn't find the time (was too lazy) to build the arms. Together with some comrades we spent the afternoon and evening building plamo. Had a good time and it is a great idea to make people that put off building plamo ^^;

Results of the day:
Strike E IWSP finally got arms ^^; (Added some panellining to test my new markers, I know it looks like crap but at least it got arms)

Now it just needs weapons and the build is somewhat complete. Still need to fill up mistakes add details and sand it until it is all smooth. All that then awaits me is painting it~
We'll see how long I can put off that one...

Saimoe

While international saimoe got me disappointed in the people voting, the original saimoe is getting very interesting. Most of my favorites are still in the tournament ^^. Though this makes deciding on who to vote for much more harder...
Standings are like this:

If you feel like voting... some japanese skill is required. A guide can be found here

Current match: Kagami vs Tomoyo
Current voting thread: http://changi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/vote/1224682412/

New MG Sinanju Pictures

I came across some new Mg Sinanju pictures I just had to share.

The sinanju with the pilot. You now can see and appreciate the size of the Sinanju.

Action shot with large axe

pictures via amiblog

International Saimoe *Update*

The results were in and I was disappointed, very disappointed...
So disappointed I didn't feel like writing until now.

Hinagiku lost...
Haruhi lost by 1 vote...
Kyou lost...
Ni~paah~ lost...

So a new round has started with the following contestants:

Tomoyo vs Konata
C.C. vs Kotomi

Too disappointed to add images now...

vote if you still feel like voting...