http://www.albotas.com Your daily source for all things awesome. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:16:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The face work on this guy is by far my favorite part of this custom. I should really get practicing with some sculpey it expands what you can do on Munny's far beyond the flat surface. A Word From The Artist My name is Kyle Beaudette, and I'm a 25 year old ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/munny-monday-blue-munny/ The weekend project is back. So get your paper and scissors, because it's time to get into DIY mode. This week papercrafts don't require any glue and are relatively simple to make. Boxpunx glueless mini series one feature 24 characters for you to choose from. And for you ATLUS fans, ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/weekend-project-boxpunx/ 1up scored the first look at Gears of War 2's gameplay footage, and it's pretty much what I expected. Instead of tiny little skirmishes with Locusts like in the last game, we get to see huge, epic battles be played out. Kind of like this game called Halo- ever hear ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/first-gears-of-war-2campaign-footage/ Zakkamono is now taking pre-orders for the Tokidoki edition of Miao. It's limited to only 500 pieces and you can pick one up here for $80. There's also a blank DIY version for $40. The DIY version also comes with a blank Mousubi, the triangular rice ball with mouse ears ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/tokidoki-miao-from-zakkamono-is-now-up-for-pre-order/ As if I don't see enough advertisements in the strangest of places, now I can start looking to the sky. Francisco Guerro, who co-founded SnowMasters Inc, created a machine that sends foamy clouds up to 4ft wide in the shape of whatever logo you can imagine....or afford. Disney is the first ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/flogos-floating-logos/ Burnout Paradise faired well on console with it's fast paced racing and fun online play. Franchise fans that missed out on the recent console rendition can get a chance to tear it up on PC. Being the first time a Burnout game has ever come to PC, developer Criterion are being ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/burnout-paradise-drives-its-way-to-pc/ Well, what was arguably one of the biggest releases for the Xbox 360 last year, Bioshock, is coming to a theater near you in the future. Now, Universal had snapped up the rights for it awhile ago, to turn this awesome game into a mediocre movie. Today they finally have ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/bioshock-the-movie-now-has-a-director-yar/ The emergency party button is something that no respectable bachelor pad or party house should be without. This magical button will turn your boring ol' place into a party of epic proportions- provided you have enough awesome people attend and a decent amount of alcohol. Just turn the key, press ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/the-emergency-party-button-is-no-fing-joke/ Here will be another feature to look forward to. I’ll be talking about a manga series that I am reading or have read that needs to be checked out. For those of you who have never read a manga, this should be a treat. For the people that have this ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/dont-know-what-to-read-i-got-you/ Megahouse will be releasing a line of Excellent Model Street Fighter Capcomania x figures. The 2 figures to be released in late July are Ibuki from street fighter 3 and R. Mika from Street Fighter Alpha 3. Both figures are 1/8 scale. They look exactly like their video game counterparts. ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/mega-sweet/ Sometimes cookin' some dogs outside isn't the most safest situation. I mean aside from smoke in your eye and bugs bothering you there's mustard slinging bandit's after your Ball Park. Fear not, the BBQ Sword is here. [via gf] http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/you-dont-get-to-be-the-hot-dog-cooker-that-job-is-already-taken/ If you have an assload of toys at your house like my girlfirned and I, then you could probably use a cool shelf. Look no further. The WaSnake has LED screens that can display RSS headlines and even SMS messages. Having this bad boy over the TV would definitely rule. ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/wasnake-shelf-does-rss-sms-and-also-holds-things/ Now here is something that you don't see everyday. At the Maker Faire , an American Otaku has created a life size Howl's Moving Castle. It may not be the same exact mammoth from the movie but still impressive. What a little hard work and elbow grease can help you ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/howls-moving-castle-the-real-deal/ Here is another sweet figure to add to the pre-order list. This figure comes to us from Wafuudou. The figure is Kusugawa Sasara from To Heart 2.  She will be coming out in June. So get those duckets ready for this awesome figure. Kusugawa stands at about 19cm. She comes ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/kusugawa-sasara/ We've seen our fair share of NES re-designs and mods, but the reNes by Javier Segovia is in a league of its own. It's only a concept, but the design is top-notch. Somebody should get around to manufacturing these things with Famicom and Super Famicom compatibility. Just a thought. [Via ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/renesed/ Though my hype is not what it was for Doom in the last few years you still have to pay some respect to the shooter that sort of pushed the bar on our common shooters today. Not a whole lot of information right now besides that the production has official ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/id-software-confirms-doom-4/ Whenever I see a nice set of knockers, I wish I could just scoop them up into a bowl or cup and take 'em on the road. Is that weird? The ever-so-lucky Japanese get these awesome pudding jubblies that come in all shapes and sizes and can be found at a ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/boob-pudding/ Sometime this month MAD's green SLIMEBALL Sqwert and brown variant will be hitting stores. With a run of 500 for green and 250 for brown don't expect these to be available for too long. Seeing as they're only $25 and resemble Slimer I pretty much have to get one! http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/mad-x-jamungo-present-slimeball-sqwert/ Expect the blue light to start flashing anytime now, the Nintendo Channel has just appeared on the Wii Shop Channel. You can watch promotional videos, get information on titles, make recommendations on games you've played and use it as a DS download station. Here's a list of the currently available Nintendo ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/nintendo-channel-is-up/ I'm having a BBQ bash at my house this weekend and MY GOD I wish I'd known about this grill sooner. The B&Q Memphis Retro 2 Burner Grill not only aids in the making of fantastic summer feasts, but it has freaking speakers so that you can hook up an ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/bq-memphis-retro-grill-has-built-in-speakers-for-an-mp3-player/ Here is another awesome figure from the awesome people at Good Smile. They will be releasing Nida from the series Shuraki. This figure will come with everything seen above. You will be getting a second set of clothing, a huge gun, hat, knife and different arm. This figure will be ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/packing-heat/ For those of you hiding under your desk in the fetal postion, come out and rejoice. The wait is over for your high def needs. Paramount will be releasing Cloverfield on Blu-ray June 3rd. Those that waited (such as myself) and let the dvd pass us by will be treated ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/welcome-to-the-high-def-family/ This watch is just plain ballin'. Some straight-up Tony Stark/James Bond type shit. Let's run down the list of awesome, shall we? 1.5" OLED muthafuckin' TOUCH SCREEN! 2-Megapixel camera! (Say what!?) Tri-band & BlueTooth support! And this n***a's even shockproof and mo'fuckin waterproof! Dayamn! Seriously, get me one. Now. [Via Gizmodo] http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/the-first-cell-phone-watch-ive-ever-seen-that-didnt-look-ridiculously-ugly/ STRANGEco is set to drop two new Tokidoki minifigs this June and I couldn't be more hyped. Meet Skeltrino and Skeltrina. They're the pets of everyone's favorite grim reapers, Adios and Ciao. Both Skeltrino and Skeltrina have scythes for tails, but I'm really feeling the design on Skeltrina. Not only ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/skeltrino-and-skeltrina/ Shunya Yamashita is one of my favorite artist around. Shunya has done character design for games such as Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmera. He can also be credited for a couple of art books and manga. The PVC figures created by Shunya are scrumtralescent. ... http://www.albotas.com/2008/05/may-i-say-your-bust-is-fine/