Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 15, 2009, 8:39 am
When I started collecting Japanese toys, my starting point was robots. I was into the super robot genre before anything else (Voltes V, Daimos, Combattler V, Mazinger Z, etc.). As I grew older, I move...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 14, 2009, 10:18 am
I am so frustrated over the fact that I missed out on getting this particular exclusive release. So frustrated that I’d be bothered to write a separate blog post about it. When I first encounte...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 14, 2009, 7:45 am
As I mentioned in my tweets, I had recently gotten my hands on some pre-ordered items, specifically Nendoroid Sebastian Michaelis and Nendoroid Saber Lily. I got Sebastian because I wanted a butler fo...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 14, 2009, 4:56 am
Yes, I can hear the Nanoha fans jumping with glee. They’re so happy that they can still own a Subaru Nakajima action figure despite not being able to afford the ActSta version. For fuck’s ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 11, 2009, 9:28 am
I got a nice surprise from HR when I arrived in my office yesterday. There was a small token that was being given out to those who had been with the company for 4 years and we were to go pick it up fr...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 11, 2009, 3:07 am
This definitely made my Friday. Probably one of my most looked-forward-to Nendoroids, Nendoroid Drossel is absolutely charming. But above all the hubbub about Drossel and gripe about how mainstream sh...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 10, 2009, 4:43 am
I read a good number of webcomics on a daily basis and one of the sites that I religiously follow is Least I Could Do by Sohmer and DeSouza. I like their humor a lot. Recently, I saw them post an art...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 9, 2009, 8:52 am
I managed to stop by Greenhills this morning before heading to work. Since Pats had sent over the email informing subscribers that certain pre-orders have arrived, I figured I might as well check the ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 7, 2009, 3:11 am
Mikatan just recently uploaded pics of the just-released Subaru Nakajim actsta action figure. It was nice. The quality of the build seems to be quite close to the master itself (the images in her blog...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 7, 2009, 2:48 am
Coffeebugg got a notice from the post office near our building that a package had arrived. He went off to pick it up earlier this afternoon then dropped it off at my desk. As figma Drossel looked on,...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 7, 2009, 12:01 am
I didn’t think it was possible until last Saturday evening when I was at an early Christmas dinner organized by my friend, Emrys. One of our friends, Cero/Zero (cue in Bleach reference), was hav...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 4, 2009, 5:20 am
This is the next sentai that will air after Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. It’s been quite some time since we last had a sentai series where the helmet designs had lips. Looking at their uniforms, ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 1, 2009, 7:27 am
So here’s one of possibly more official posters for Iron Man 2. I’m sure there’s one that’s going to turn up with War Machine in front and Iron Man at the back. I’m lovin...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Dec 1, 2009, 5:35 am
Saw these pics at Mikatan’s blog. It’s a puchi set of three and it comes with interchangeable parts for Senjougahara. Now I’m not sure if the same can be said for the other two puchi...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 30, 2009, 8:28 am
So after my trip to Dapitan, we headed off to Greenhills for two things: Mum didn’t like the runners being sold in Dapitan so she decided to look in Greenhills’s tiangge while I needed to ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 30, 2009, 7:23 am
Right outside Dapitan Arcade Dapitan Arcade is this place in Quezon City where you can find a lot of handicrafts and home decor that you can mix and match to fit your room or house’s motif. But...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 29, 2009, 4:34 am
Saw this on Ngee Khiong’s blog. I own an Alternity Convoy and still considering getting the Diamond Black ver of Alternity Megatron but after seeing this Alternity version of Bumblebee, I’...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 26, 2009, 6:33 am
Ok, not really. But the merch did show up in what appears to be a Gossip Girl episode. Much thanks to Mara for showing me this pic. The merch I’m talking about is a plush wearable bloody Gloomy...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 26, 2009, 5:09 am
figma Drossel finally arrived ast my office desk in the most unlikely of circumstances. But the end result was still that I have one at last and what makes things better is that it’s a gift from...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 25, 2009, 3:58 am
With the banner update and some changes in my personal details, I decided to update my name card details and design. Yes, I like snowflakes. Deal with it. Posted in Ramblings
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 25, 2009, 2:25 am
So we finally see images of the master display of SIC Kamen Rider Kabuto and boy do they make this action figure worth the wait. This action figure comes with a lot of accesories. Whereas other SIC r...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 24, 2009, 6:57 am
Like I mentioned yesterday on Twitter, coffeebugg showed up at my desk sometime during the day with a resealable plastic bag. Inside was a figma that he said he was selling to me. His cousin apparentl...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 24, 2009, 3:35 am
This has been on my wishlist ever since I first saw this many moons ago when they announced a Queen’s Blade figma to be released as an exclusive bundle to the PSP game. My friend coffeebugg tol...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 20, 2009, 3:57 am
Aaaaaaand Keita does it again. This time in HGUC fashion. This is his custom HGUC Hi-Nu Gundam HWS. You probably remember seeing those three letters at the end of the Nu Gundam designation. I honestl...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 20, 2009, 2:28 am
Remember yesterday when the Lil’ ‘Uns had an encounter with our resident bloodthirsty bear? Here’s what happened afterwards: No, Gloomy’s not really dead. So rest assured that...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 19, 2009, 8:05 am
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 19, 2009, 3:35 am
And so coffeebugg’s Mini Kyoukas are here again for a visit. And this time, they brought along another friend: Puchi Churuya. First thing they saw was Wadsworth, my DS Lite. One Mini Kyouka wan...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 19, 2009, 3:00 am
So it shall be mine soon~! Much thanks to coffeebugg for the assistance! Posted in Action Figures, Hobby Tagged: eBay, Goodsmile Company, Kyouka Midarezaki, Nendoroid, Puchi
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 19, 2009, 2:13 am
This is the secret puchi Nendoroid that comes with the other 10 puchi Nendoroids from the upcoming Vocaloid set that GSC is releasing. This would be the first full motion puchi Nendoroid that GSC has ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 18, 2009, 7:37 am
I definitely don’t have the biggest Nendoroid collection out there and the variation of selection is quite broad. There are ones that I bought because I was into the series the character was fro...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 18, 2009, 7:00 am
So while Yoko and Pixel Maritan were playing around in their sandbag fort, thinking NOTHING could go wrong with the firepower they were packing, the didn’t notice someone sneaking up from behind...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 18, 2009, 4:13 am
I’ve played a good number of Super Robot Taisen/Super Robot Wars games back when I was still in college and I’ve always loved the mecha designs for the original robots featured in the game...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 16, 2009, 8:14 am
This place has had two CotW articles ever since my officemates and I started doing the Coffee of the Week habit. And for this week, we have two coffee blends instead of just one! Well, that’s be...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 16, 2009, 3:45 am
…meets the Sniper Bitch From Hell. Still trying to figure out how I will mod my di:Stage to accomodate Nendoroid stands. Now that Pixel Maritan is here, things should be a bit livelier on my of...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 15, 2009, 9:44 am
The old one that my family’s been using every Christmas has been serving us since 1992, methinks. So I figured this year would be a good year to have the old tree retire and buy a new one. One t...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 14, 2009, 10:17 am
Before anything else, here’s what I had for lunch today: And now that your mouth is watering, here’s what I got today from my trip to Greenhills: Picked up the last Pixel Maritan Assault...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 12, 2009, 7:45 am
Found out about this blog from a Twitter message that I got from a friend I met when I was still admin for SRW-type forum RPG. Clicked the site to see what the hoopla was all about and why Orcinus wou...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 10, 2009, 7:41 am
For those who follow me on Twitter, last week, I made a call for what Nintendo DS games would be ideal to play. This was because last weekend, I went to Greenhills to get me and Chil a Nintendo DS Lit...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 6, 2009, 1:21 pm
It was only awhile ago that it finally dawned on Yoko that Kamina is dead. Kyouka had the bad luck of walking past Yoko’s line of sight that time. Posted in Hobby
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 4, 2009, 9:18 am
Saw this rainbow outside my window this afternoon. It was longer when I first saw it. It significantly shrank by the time I found a decent shooting angle from another window. And by the time I was don...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 4, 2009, 3:30 am
Ah yes. I stepped into the Starbucks near my office and the shelves are now stocked with fresh new Christmas merchandise enough to make St. Nick binge on coffee. So of course, I could not resist stepp...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Nov 3, 2009, 4:38 am
So bored the girls are contemplating something that could spell utter disaster. My 3-day Halloween weekend was uneventful, to be honest. Saturday was probably the best day of the weekend, going out w...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 29, 2009, 3:25 am
Alright, keeping this short but sweet. Above is the upcoming Nintendo DSi dubbed the DSi LL. The most significant change you’ll notice here is the larger bottom screen which is AWESOME in my opi...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 28, 2009, 8:26 am
I want this one. The white one. There’s a black version too among other shirt designs. But I’m a white shirt fan, primarily. Click the image to get the full article. Danny-sama will be p...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 28, 2009, 7:20 am
Here at the office, people have started decorating the place for Halloween. I’ve started my decorations as far back as when Oktoberfest started by bringing some miniature pumpkins and having my ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 27, 2009, 3:46 am
Wireless internet isn’t something new to netizens anymore. A lot of people around the world have been walking around with their laptops and using postpaid or prepaid internet services for quite ...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 26, 2009, 3:06 am
I don’t really buy spares ALL the time but I can count two instances of buying two pieces of a certain Nendoroid: Miku Hatsune and the upcoming Megurine Luka. First Nendoroid I ever puchased wa...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 20, 2009, 7:17 am
This incident is the cause for a series of episodes where Gloomy starts harassing my small Nendoroid community. Posted in Action Figures, Hobby Tagged: Gloomy, Goodsmile Company, Kaiyodo, Kyouka Mida...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 20, 2009, 4:33 am
Got myself a blue Championship shirt last Friday and yesterday, my second Championship shirt arrived thanks to my brother who bought it from my university. The second one is what I’m featuring h...
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Mark P. posted an article on Winterheim HDD - Oct 20, 2009, 3:05 am
Image from engadget.com Thought the recent Nikon release was awesome? Looks like Canon doesn’t want Nikon taking away the spotlight from them. Canon’s EOS 7D was already making waves espe...
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