Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Star Wars 0.45 Master Replicas Lightsabers

Post Updated on 3 July 2008 - All photographs are replaced except the top 2 photos.
















STAR WARS LIGHTSABERS :
Brand : Master Replicas
Scale : 0.45
Box Size : 16.5 x 12 x 5.5cm
Lightsaber Size : Approx. 12cm
Others : Comes with a certificate & stand for Lightsaber
I currently only own 0.45 scale.
Sadly, the actual scale replicas are way out of my budget.
(Let's wish I would get one for this Christmas... aha....)
I store my Lightsabers in a arcylic box.
Not only it will protect it from dust, also makes it looks nicer.
Most importantly, fingerprints free !!!!
These lightsabers comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.


DARTH VADER Lightsaber
Theme : Episode IV - A New Hope
Year : 2004





ANAKIN SKYWALKER Lightsaber
Theme : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Year : 2005





ANAKIN SKYWALKER Lightsaber
Theme : Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Year : 2006





LUKE SKYWALKER Lightsaber
Theme : Episode IV - A New Hope
Year : 2006





DARTH MAUL Lightsaber
Theme : Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Year : 2004





OBI-WAN KENOBI : AS FIRST BUILT Lightsaber
Theme : Episode IV - A New Hope
Year : 2004





LUKE SKYWALKER : E-BAY EXCLUSIVE Lightsaber
Theme : Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Year : 2004





DARTH TYRANUS Lightsaber
Theme : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Year : 2005





DARTH VADER Lightsaber
Theme : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Year : 2005





Yoda Lightsaber
Theme : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Year : 2005
This lightsaber is the shortest and smallest of all!






Master Replicas - Blaster Gun :
Boba Fett - Blaster Gun
Theme : Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Year : 2006
Comparing blaster guns and lightsabers. The design and workmanship on the lightsabers are very detailed as compared the the blaster guns. Guns do not have a lot of details and it's colour is very dull. I would say I very much prefer to collect Lightsabers...


Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Land Hermits Crabs















LAND HERMIT CRABS
Scienific Name : Coenobita Rugosus



















Facts About Land Hermit Crabs

Hermits can live about 20 years in wild.
They cannot breathe underwater and will drown easily. So make sure your water dish for them is not too deep.
Hermit crab have a soft abdomen & exoskeleton, so they need a shell to protect themselves from predators.
Hermits are considered quite a nocturnal animals, most active at night. That includes them eating & drinking most during the night.
Hermit crabs are scavengers & omnivores, they consume both vegetables and meat. Love eating fresh fruits like apples.
Lost limbs can be regenerate in moulting process. Eyes cannot be replaced.
They will eat the exoskeleton that they shed to get extra calcium to help grow a new one
Smaller hermits moult more often than larger hermits.

Identify Boy or Girl
Do not attempt to pull/force your hermit out of their shell to check !!
Female hermit crab will have a 'hole' (looks like a tiny dot) on each of the last pair of their two legs, called gonopores.
Hermits cannot reproduce in tank as they need to deposit the eggs into the sea. So it really doesn't matter which gender you got.















Care for Land Hermit Crabs

They require two types of water - Fresh & Salt. Always provide two water dish for them.
Water given must be de-chlorinated. Change daily.
Use salt mix that is for Marine Aquarium, do not use Table Salt.
Hermits are extremely sensitive to metals. Make sure there is NO METAL contents in your tank.
Bathing them once a week is enough, too much will stress them. Water must be de-chlorinated, add a little salt. Do not immerse them totally into water.
Keeping a variety of empty shells for your hermits to chose from. This also lowers the chances of shell fights between hermits.

This is Silver - Close up.
Say "HELLO" to everyone !






















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Monday, October 22, 2007

Hermit - Junior















This is my 5th Hermit - JUNIOR.
Got him on last Friday 19 October 2007.
I named him Junior because of his similar shell with Checkers.
He has a nice Greyish Blue colour body, which I like.
Junior is also a little too big for his shell from what I observe. He can't squeeze all the way in.
Just wait and see if he does change to other shell.
Below are Junior First few steps in his new home.
Cheers for Junior...


















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Thursday, October 11, 2007

My Hermits















This is Silver - The Hermit Crab.
Also my very first Hermit.
Initally, I brought only one.
But the hermit seems lonely and I read the FAQ about hermit that they live better in community.
Best to keep 2 or more.
So 2 hours later, I went back to the aquarium shop to get 1 more. Whom I named "Goblin".
See the pictures - Goblin moving around checking its new enviroment.


















When I introduce a new tankmate.
Silver immediately reacted to Goblin.


The very next day, I decided that 2 more would be merrier, so here comes "Brownie & Checkers."
Picture shown 2 hermits freshly clean after a"Bath" I gave them.
After cleaning, they were both introduce into the tank with Silver & Goblin.
















With four hermits under one roof, I got them a bigger tank.
They need 2 types of water - fresh & saltwater.
Also added a few bigger shells in case they need a bigger home.

















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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

AstroBoy Characters



















Mini AstroBoy's History
1928 - Created of AstroBoy : Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) born, Japan
1947 - Tezuka publishes New Treasure Island comic, sells 400,000 copies.
1951 - "Tetsuwan Atom" makes his first appearance in 1951. He was later name "Astro Boy"
1960's - Astro Boy is animated in black and white. Total 193 episodes. Broadcasting ends in 1966. This is also the first Japan TV Anime.
1982 - Colour version of Astro Boy anime. Total 50 episodes.
1989 - Osamu Tezuka dies. He created 150,000 pages of manga comic art and 60 animations. He was name "God of Manga"

















Who's Who in the Astro Boy Anime :
Astro Boy / Tetsuwan Atom
Astro has a sense of morality, ability to tell what's right and wrong. Astro is a super powered robot, with seven secret super powers and designed to look exactly like Toby (son of Dr. Boynton). Dr. Boyton treated Astro as a replacement for his son who died in a car accident. But Astro Boy was clumsy and inability to control his strength lead to separation with Dr. Boyton. Astro was later forced to work in Hameggs' Robot Circus but was later rescue by Dr. Elefun.

Doctor Boyton / Dr. Umataro Tenma
Dr. Boynton worked on creating a robot that would act and behave like a human. Working to obtain his goal, Dr. Boyton neglected his son Toby, forgetting his promise to take Toby to the amusement park. Toby decides to go on his own and crashes the robot car. Toby was killed in the accident.
Dr. Boyton created Astroboy and raised him as his own child. This causes him to lose his position as the Ministry of Science.
He continues to work on the boy robot but Astro inability to control his own strength and unable to grow begins to anger Dr. Boynton, and while on a cruise Dr. Boynton disowned Astro.

Dr. O'Shay / Dr. Elefun / Dr. Ochanomizu
He succeeded Dr. Boynton as Minister of Science, Dr. Elefun rescues Astro Boy from Hameggs' Robot Circus. Dr. Elefun fights for robot rights. He is very kind and famous for his big nose. Dr. Elefun also provides Astro Boy with a family, creating him parents and sister, Uran.

Daddy Walrus / Albert Duncan
Daddy Walrus is Astro's teacher, real name Albert Duncan. Also a good friend of Dr. Elefun and fights for robot rights.
He is a trained martial artist in Judo. Cares for Astro and Uran and willingly risk his life for them.

Astro's Parents
Astro Boy's robotic parents built by Dr. Elefun.

Uran
Uran is Astro's little sister built by Dr. Elefun as a gift to Astro on New Year's Day.
She is lively, mischevious and quite a tomboy.
Uran is also capable of experiencing human emotions.

Jump
Jump used to be Toby's dog. After Toby death, Jump lives with Astro and his family.

Atlas
Atlas was created by Walpur Guiss using Astros original design plans (stolen), making him & Astro "Brothers".
Walpur Guiss installed Omega Factor into Atlas making him to defy the robot laws.
Atlas later rebelled from his master and rebuilt himself to be more powerful.
Atlas tried to persuade Astro to help him conquer the world. Astro refused.

Livian
Livian is Atlas' companion but she is compassionate by nature.
Livian has alerted Astro many times of Atlas plans.
She is also the one to discover that Astro and Atlas are brothers (built using the same blueprint).

Walpur Guiss
Guiss is an evil scientist and the creator of Atlas and Livian.

Skunk
Skunk is an escaped criminal under the most wanted list in Japan.
Skunk wanted to destroy Astro for having foiling his evil schemes.

Inspector Gumshoe / Inspector Tawashi
Inspector Gumshoe is head of the Tokyo Police Department. Usually arresting Astro.
Due to his opposition to Tokyo's robotic population, Gumshoe & Dr Elefun often engages in arguments.
Gumshoe finally accept Astro's courage and abilities, even asking for his assistance in some cases.

Chief McClaw / Inspector Nakamura
Chief McClaw is Gumshoe's assistant.
Frequently take good side for Astro Boy.