Toypocalypse 2: Future Retro at Toy Tokyo New York

I should have posted this earlier.  I submitted my five custom Outer Space Men to the now annual Toypocalypse event, showcasing the work of the Four Horsemen design team.

Adam Pawlus was kind enough to take pictures:

http://www.16bit.com/toyfair2012-4h-customs.asp

Thanks Adam!

Custom Glyos: Aether Explorers

This Pheyden and his research team have spent to much time exploring The Edge of Space, and now their very physical existence has become fragile and ethereal!  These will be posted for sale on the October Toys Glyos boards, $25 + Shipping each.  Full writeup and more pictures after the jump.

Custom Toys for sale!

SALE! I dropped the price to $15, and I'll ship free!  Also refunded anyone who purchased at the $25+ shipping price.

I put some of my custom toys up for sale at the October toys forum.  $25 each, plus shipping.  The dice are from Gamescience, and the bodies are Onell Design Glyos Glow-in-the-dark buildmen.  Painted with acrylics, and coated with Monster Kolor Pearls and Ultragloss.  They really shine!

If you want one, send an email to sjlongmire at juno dot com.

Blogkeeping: Friday 4-15-2011

Things I have been doing that are not blogging:

• Picking a fight with clinical depression, and losing.
• Having fun with my new airbrush (see picture at left).
• Put a pair of shoes that I love, but don't fit, on ebay.

I've got a weeks worth of Trekathalon ready to go for next week, yay?

Toys, Materialism, and Sadness

Looking at Toyfair images, thinking how broke I am, and how no plastic intrigue is going to make me happy, no matter how well engineered it is, or the quality of the paint application.  It may make me happy for a little while, but then there's still the nagging thought that I'm a grown man, looking wistfully at, and buying, toys.  And now I'm a grown man who can't afford frivolities, and I'm filled with self loathing.

There's also this:

Blogkeeping: Wednesday Feb 16

This week is going by a little to fast.

• My Mom had minor surgery this week, so my over-excited 'Devil in the Dark' post will be up tomorrow.
• ToyFair 2011 tempts with plastic delights.  LEGO, in particular, wants me to be forever broke and sad.
• I want to jump on this Neo - M.U.S.C.L.E.s bandwagon. 
• Other sources for episodic 'Trek commentary: Keckler's  great Television Without Pity Recaps.
  Another favorite is James Lileks.  He's Bleated about Trek often.  I'm still looking forward to the Perry Mason/Star Trek page.

Atomic Toasters!

The nice chaps at Hooniverse started a new blog in October, Atomic Toasters.  I'll let them explain:

"We set this site up as a refuge; a hiding place for those who are tired of being harassed to buy the newest, the latest, the greatest, and the highest-tech. It’s a place for people to learn to love technology all over again. It’s a place for people like us. "

I didn't learn about it until today.  That's an oversight on my part, I've got some catching up to do...

Mystery Science Theater Volume XX Announced

Satellite News has announced the titles for Volume XX of the continuing Shout! Factory Mystery Science Theater releases:

Project Moonbase
Master Ninja I
Master Ninja II
The Magic Voyage of Sindbad

The two Master Ninja episodes are a surprise, as they were mashed together episodes of a failed TV series, and the studio that did the mashing has long disappeared.  They tend to put me asleep, but the riffing is solid.

Project Moonbase is kinda hard to watch, as the male characters heap abuse on the lone female space commander.  I love the Commander Cody serial though, and this one includes a double dose.

 Magic Voyage of Sindbad ("He's not Sindbad!") is one of the incomprehensible, but stunning Russo-Finnish productions that are some of the Best Brains most outstanding work.  Highly recommended.

Note - I completely stole the spaghetti ball globe from Satellite News. I hope that's ok.