Recently I discovered two new “reproductions” of the classic Star Wars Death Star playset made by Palitoy. A Star Wars fan called “samuraiman691” (eBay seller ID: “samuraiman69”) has made and sold cool-looking physical replicas of this playset. I don’t know whether they are still available — or if they are, how much they might cost. […]
Computer Graphics
Digital Mock-Ups of Vehicle Team Voltron Pilot Action Figures
As part of my ongoing quest for custom-made action figures of the 15 pilots of Vehicle Team Voltron, I played around with Adobe Illustrator and some photos of the Keith action figure from Panosh Place’s Voltron toy line to see what the Voltron Vehicle Team pilot figures might look like. Keith (unaltered) Keith in Air […]
My VOLTRON Fan Video: VOLTRON Lion Force / Vehicle Team Combined Opening Sequence
One month ago today, I released my first VOLTRON fan video, awkwardly called the VOLTRON Lion Force / Vehicle Team Combined Opening Sequence. In this blog I’ll explain why I made it. When VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE premiered in 1984, I was eight years old. I often wondered why the show’s two robots named […]
Introduction to Blender 2.57 User Interface
Blender 2.57, the latest release of the open-source and free 3D modeling and animation application from the Blender Foundation, has undergone a variety of changes in its user interface. Rather than fully introduce Blender’s user interface, this blog will focus on some of the changes that have been made since recent prior releases. Below is the […]