OSnap App

OSnap is an app that I used on my iPhone to create a “Stop Motion” video of me putting together a tree house Lego set. It is really easy to use. My problem is that even though there is an Onion skin layer so you can see the previous picture and try to line it up, it is better to find a tripod or someway to steady your phone so there is not so much movement. As you can see in my 10 sec video it didn’t take me long to fill up the space I had on my phone and you can see the shakiness of the video as well. This app is a good place to start if you like to create stop motion style videos. There is also lighting issues with my video. I just put this together real quick to show you how easy it is. So now that Christmas Day has past and you have all your new toys, create something fun. this app is for iPads, iPhones, and iPods, I think that have it for androids too. lets see what you can do.

Halloween Haunted House

I didn’t get to post as much as I wanted to this past (2013) Halloween because I spent every extra minute and lots of other hours work at a Haunted House that did a review on last year. The part I played was “Leatherface” from the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise. It had been something that I had always wanted to do. The first half of the season was the hardest because it was still hot. I was not use to the weight of the chainsaw and having to crank it up every 5 minutes for 5 hours a night. It was extremely hot due to it always hot in SC. But I lived. Right now with it being at the end of the year, I am planning on a redesign of the “Texas” house in order for it to have a different layout and different “scream” areas. It will be much more gorier than ever before. I love horror movies and I love to create areas that make you scared before the scare happens. It’s all about the buildup before the big scare. I will post updates here as well as Lego creations. I will post pictures of the process while we are working it. I have tons of ideas and sketches that I need to upload. The tear down of the old will start in Febuary. Thats is not soon enough for me by I don't own the place. So I wait and design.

Lego Christmas Gifts

First of all my family and I celebrate Christmas. God sent Jesus to earth to be our Lord and Savior. We give each other gives. If you do not celebrate Christmas, you can still get information concerning whatever information I post here.

I have gotten a few set this year including Disney’s “The Lone Ranger Constitution Train Chase” set, Lego City “Museum Break-in” set, and the Lego Creator “3in1 Family House”. These three are nice sets that I will enjoy building. I have to get some shelves together to put them on. Right now I have a few sitting on some selves that my wife’s cats can get on top of and when they get on top they stretch down to a lower lever and do a King Kong arm swing on them and their claws grab stuff. I was going to post another set of the Lone Ranger called “Stagecoach Escape” but it was late when I went off to bed, that I put it up but the cats wanted to see it ASAP. When I checked on it the next day, they had torn off two of the wheels and hid the safe from my on the floor under the desk. I think they even scared away the horses. Once I have The Lone Range sets all together I will post more of each picture sets.

I enjoy putting these set together along with any other sets. But I have limited space to put then to display so I break them down and put them in big boxes with all the other sets. This year I plan to rebuild each of my sets and upload pictures here so everyone else can see them. If anyone ever has any questions please ask or comment.

New Year Coming

The year of 2014 is just a few days away. So what are you planing to change in the new year. For me I plan to drop a few pounds, study more for school, work on my little house on wheels, work on my art idea, and buy and build more Legos. That's right more Legos. You can never have enough. In the year of 2013 I have bought a haunted house and smaller sets. I enjoy train sets so I was happy to be able to get the Disney's Lone Ranger train set, I get it on Christmas Day. It is a great set. I'm looking to buy the new Star Wars Ewak Village. It is large set. Stick around with me and see what I will be involved in the new year. One big goal is to be able to set more time aside to Blog every week it twice a week. 

Universal Studoos Halloween Horror Nights

These were all over the entrences. It is a large sign for The Walking Dead.

 

 

On October 4th 2013. I was able to venture out to see Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. It is their 23rd year putting on the show. This is the first time I have been able to make the journey down to Orlando Florida to see it. The main theme which was my favorite was that areas around the park that were set up like AMC's The Walking Dead which airs again Sunday night October 13th. I have included several pictures of the area but i don't want to spoil it for those who want see it first hand.

 

This year they had several Horror Houses set up to walk/run through. Here is the list with my added comments. It was a very good event when can see everything.

 

Walking Dead: No Safe Haven

This one by far was my favorite. The house in side was set up great. It was as if you were in the middle of the zombie action. I wish I was allowed to take pictures of the inside to show the decor. one of the cool parts is the Governor's room with the heads in fish tanks. There you will also find his daughter trying to bite you.

 

Resident Evil: Escape From Raccoon City
This room was straight out of the video game. When you walk in the door there you meet the male player shooting at the undead as he tries to attack you.

Evil Dead
This house is based on the newly released remake of the Evil Dead. are are put in the middle with close contact with all the characters in the movie. It was like being one of them. Watch out for the woman in the floor, she is there waiting to get you.

The Cabin In The Woods
The details Universal has added to get the realism from the movie was great. This house is a strong house with all the bells and whistles. All I can say to not give too much away is the fact that the evelvators have all types of creatures waiting to eat you and any time. It was great.

An American Werewolf In London
This was for me a much anticipated house because I really enjoyed the movie. Like I had said before, they spare no expense to get these places to look as it did in the movies. I have to give you a warning on this one. There are LOTS of Werewolves.  
a Llorona
This one for me was not that good. Only because I have never seen or heard of this movie.

Havoc Derailed
It was with much regrete that I didn't get to walk through this house.

After Life: Death's Vengeance
This house was so different from all the others. It is not based on any movies, it was created by the people of Universal Studios. They give you paper glasses to wear while you walk through. I had a problem with them staying on but as I found out after they kept falling off that it doesn't cause any problems if you don't want to wear them.

This is the bycle woman from the show. ****Warning**** this is real, she has no legs.

As you can see I took this picure ealry in the day because of the wrapped dead body under the blue tarp.

When you walk through the park during the day, you can see where props are put out. The sword was in the tree by day and these two were added at night. They are still cool with thier pants falling down which might have caused them not to be able to get away fast enough.

This was the victim that was uncovered after the parked closed at 5pm to get ready for Horror Nights.

Yes that is a squirrel trying to get in to Rick’s guns. I guess theey need to fight off the undead as well.

They had dead people laying around where the undead would feed on them. They will also stop eating the old food for a chance to eat on some fresh food.

Pleygo Part 5

Hello again everyone. Today i am getting the chance to post about an update to the Pleygo.com Lego brick rental service. I received a new package in the mail yesterday in my mail box. Pleygo.com used a small box to ship Lego sets to it's customers. Based on the package I received yesterday, they are going in the right direction in saving money in shipping cost. The downside as they might find out later is that when kids get these in the mail they are going to rip open these envelopes that need to keep save so it can be used to send back otherwise parents will have to go out a buy new ones to use to for shipping.
One other positive point is that once they received my second set they 3rd in two was shipped out and it was in my mail box it just two days, a vast improvement to my first set. So I quickly put my set together and took it back apart bag it up and sent it back this morning to see a more accurate turnaround time for it. This will give my a a reason to keep my account or to cancel it based on the shipping of sets. If I can get a good turn around time I might just upgrade my membership from SuperFan to MegaFan. but only time will tell. Here are a few pictures of the package and set.

I chose to get the Desert Skiff 9496 from Star Wars

The new packaging use for my set.

Everything inside

The completed set and a few extra pieces

Luke getting ready to make a leap. "Use the Force"

I'm trapped. Or am I, Watch Episode VII to know more.

Z Day live game play

The following is from a kickstarter like site called pozible that is requesting money to start a zombie war zone.

Z DAY to view videos and to give money. We also need to have this done over here in the US. To me it looks like a great idea.

Z DAY CONCEPT & GAMEPLAY


Z DAY is a Live Action Role Playing Event that will be held in Sydney in 2013. If you've played video games like ‘Left 4 Dead’ and ‘DAYZ’, been addicted to TV Shows like ‘The Walking Dead’ and can't wait to see movies like ‘World War Z’ then you are going to love Z DAY!

This is a physical outdoor open world experience played on a 70 acre property in Sydney. Once you drive through our gates you will be immersed into a post apocalyptic landscape. It'll be like playing a 3D video game but everything that happens will be real and not virtual! The action and events will be unscripted. We will set up some parameters and missions but the rest will be up to you and your fellow players and every session has the potential to be different.

The setting is a world ravaged by a previously unknown virus. Once the virus broke out into the general population it quickly spread to create a global pandemic. Although vast areas and huge numbers of population have been lost to the infection, governments have been able to establish small containment lines known as Safe Havens. These last bastions are strongly guarded and remain the last hope of humanity. Outside the Safe Havens lie the Quarantine Zones and it is here that you will pick up the plot and play your role in Z DAY.