10 November 2009 E.Victor Kwun | Posted in: Eye Candy, Geek Culture

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Meet Frank. He has three heads and creepy as hell. He is the creation of artist Sarina Brewer. Sarina (of Custom Creature Studios) is an artist and naturalist that “recycles the natural into the unnatural”. A graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Sarina specializes in oil painting and altering objects she finds. Unfortunately, in this case, her “found objects” of choice is animal remains. Over the last decade, Sarina’s use of animal remains in her paintings and sculptures has lead to taxidermy. Don’t worry about where she gets her animal remains from. For her art, she hunts down roadkill and discarded livestock. She also gets donations by pet owners for animals that has passed away (kinda messed up in my opinion). Sarina never kills any animals for her art work. She is actually a huge animal lover and an avid supporter of animal conservation. She participates in animal rescues and rehabilitation.

She recycles animal remains and creates supernatural creatures such as vampire rats, chimeras, capricorns, chupacabras, griffons, unicorns, and more. My favorite has to be the flying monkeys. She also does other pieces such “pickled pets” and “cryptic curios”. If you like these insane works of art, you can also purchase them. They would make an awesome center piece for your Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family. Just to mistake the griffon for the actually turkey.

Hit the jump to see some of her great artwork.

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10 November 2009 E.Victor Kwun | Posted in: Eye Candy, Geek Culture

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I seriously get annoyed by cosplayers at conventions that carry weapons that are made of cardboard, wrapped in aluminum foil. Its pretty sad considering their costumes are pretty decent, but their weapons looks like a kindergarten student made it. If you can’t make it, ask some else to. However, it won’t be free. Aaron of Fiberglass Blades started fabricating replica weapons and armor since 2005. He took on this hobby for fun and he has produced some of the best video game and anime themed weapon replicas I have ever seen.

Using a process of sculpting foam and steel, and applying fiberglass and finishes, Aaron is a perfectionist. He goes through many processes of sanding and shaping to get the replicas just right. He has fabricated replicas for video game titles such as Legend of Zelda (Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time), Ronin Warriors (AKA Yoroiden Samurai Troopers), Soul Calibur, and Magic Knight Rayearth. Whats great is that fact that he doesn’t keep his great designs and skills to himself. You can commission Aaron for his services. Unfortunately, he only makes a few pieces per year. Regardless, Aaron does a great service for the cosplay community by ridding the world of more cardboard weapons crapped in electrical tape. HURRAH!

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9 November 2009 Zeblue | Posted in: Eye Candy, Geek Culture, OMGWTFBBQ!
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If you’re someone that has actively engaged in any part of society in the last thirty years, then you’ve been exposed to what video games are. Or, you haven’t been alive during that time, in which case, you’re a zombie and the coolest one ever because you’re reading iGT. Congratulations.

For those of you who aren’t zombies, you’ve probably also seen the stereotypical gamers: guys that are way too out of shape, either too skinny or too fat, and who you would expect to never find a place in life other than in front of an LCD screen in a smoke filled dark chamber that smells of disgrace and hand lotion. These stereotypes have often been challenged, but never refuted in a definitive manner. What IS more important to male gamers? Gaming or reality?
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6 November 2009 E.Victor Kwun | Posted in: Toys & Gizmos

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If you are an fan of Japanese animation (anime), then you may have heard of Akira. Originally released in 1988, Akira was an animated movie that has a huge cult following. Many anime fans and critics believe that Akira was ahead of its time when it came to animation technique and story telling. Originally, a graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo (who later co-wrote and directed the animated movie), Akira takes place in the future in a post-war city called Neo-Tokyo in the year 2019.

One of the most famous characters from Akira is Kaneda Shotaro, who was the main protagonist in the story. Kaneda was the leader of a biker gang called the Capsules and he rode one of the most beloved sci-fi vehicles of all time which was a futuristic heavily modified custom red motorcycle. Over the years, many toy designer/manufacturers such as McFarlane Toys have attempted to produce cool toys of Kaneda and his bike with very little success. No offense to the earlier released Akira toys, but the scale and designs of these toys did little justice for the brilliant designs by Katsuhiro Otomo. This is all about to change.

Newcomer high end collectible giants, Project BM! (a division of Bandai Japan) will be releasing a two new collectibles that will make you wet your pants. Project BM! will release a 12 inch Kaneda Shotaro figure and a ultra deluxe die-cast bike. The Kaneda figure is your basic 12 inch figure that we usually see from companies such as Medicom Toys and Hot Toys, but the real gem of is Kaneda’s bike. This beautiful vehicle comes equipped with LED lights and sound effects. Holy SHIT!

This die-cast metal vehicle replica is complete with LED light-up features, including front and back wheels, headlights, taillights, blinker, and dashboard, as well as sound effects, including engine start, rev, tires, drift and drive. The headlights can be adjusted to move up and down, and the front can be raised and lowered to simulate park and drive modes. The model has three power levels – off, lights only, and lights with sound, and has full, workable suspension created under cowling. (Requires 4 AAA batteries, not included.) The fully detailed Kaneda’s Bike Die-cast Model is the perfect companion to the Shotaro Kaneda 12-inch Figure, an outstanding pair for any collection.

Akira fans, new and old have been waiting over a decade for a collectible like this. Thanks for Project BM!, our wishes came true. So sick.

Hit the jump to check out close ups of Kaneda and his bitchin’ bike.

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6 November 2009 E.Victor Kwun | Posted in: Geek Culture

I love creative costumes, but I hate pet costumes. In this case, I will have to make an exception. I ran into this little gem on Geekologie. Dog and Star Wars lover, Robert (AKA flippycheese on YouTube) hand crafted a Imperial AT-AT Walker costume for his cute Miniature Pinscher.

I made this for my Mini-Pinscher for Halloween as he has about the same size and profile as an AT-AT. It is made out of picture backing board, hot glue, a sharpie, pillow stuffing, and my skin (I used a real scalpel to cut it out, plus the hot glue took a chunk of skin off as well).

It is quite adorable as Robert’s WOOF-AT-AT is probably the fastest heavy artillery unit in the Imperial Force. Now, only if someone can make some miniture A-Wing Fighter costumes for little hamsters and we can recreate the “Battle of Hoth“. Robert.. you and your dog are bad ass!

[geekologie]