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Still goin!

Well, still going to the room. I have a hutch coming for my ultra-tiny doorless closet. Some other goodies as well. Here is the room in a panoramic shot, going from my lightsabers on the left when you look in from the door to the final saber that basically marks the door frame. The lighting doesn’t look right, but again, the camera, as good as it is seems to be struggling with all the colors I have glowing in here.

Please excuse some of the colors as the camera does a fair job at merging them, but as you can see, my blue lightsaber is lost (last on on the left towards my desk).

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It may take a second to load the picture file because it is large and panoramic, and I didn’t want to sacrifice quality for speed.

August 18, 2025 by .:Loot Crate:. .:Tech:.

A few weeks later and I’m still decorating…

Lots of new things pulled out from storage, bought or traded for. Check out the new lighting and light sabers! Brought my glass display case in here and loaded it with some of my more valuable handhelds from the Big N.

I’m selling a few things on Mercari and eBay at the moment to recoup some of the hidden costs of building this room out. Nothing but doubles, but still I have a ways to go with a bunch of new artwork coming and old board games, which are proving to be very affordable at $8-$30, and the ones at the $30 range are new or just produced and off the shelves. So here is where I stand at the moment! Please excuse the mess (drills and hammers etc…) I’m still hanging shelves and have original movie posters coming for Space Ace (a Don Blueth laser disk cartoon game from the mid 80’s) and The Land Before time. For the hall way. A HUGE reproduction of my favorite sci-fi movie The Day The Earth Stood Still. Picked up a “Neon” (Actually bendable LEDs) Sign form my game room “Bates Motel – No Vacancy” lots of goodies on the way. Moving and shaking. Picked up limited art prints of The Secret of NIHM and The Iron Giant. Those were slightly costly but I’ve been able to off set with sales. As things come in I’ll be sure to get pics and add them to my loot crate.

I had to delete the previous post as I messed up the backend of the code and accidentally deleted my old gallery… That’s what happens when you’ve been up for almost 5 days with little sleep. The last image shows a one-of-a-kind woodcut Diablo III demon head with eyes and a mouth that, if the light hits them right, change color to the ambient light. Also, that Secret of NIHM poster is an actual marquee that would be above the door to the theater in the movies from back when this film came out. It’s supposed to be backlit, but I have no means to make a shadow box and put a light in it. There is an image took off the artists page where he was showcasing the image of the Lord of Terror himself. The last one is my cool new rug that has LED strip inside the rim that can change to many colors and patterns.

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August 11, 2025 by .:Loot Crate:. .:Tech:. .:Toys:. 0

Unboxing my loot From Bitmap Books!

I know my Books from a previous article arrived about a week ago I never had a chance to open them until now due to life and other articles.

Anyway, look at the lengths they go to to ensure you get a dent and scratch-free book! Presentation was my forte when I was an art director and I love their presentation and PROTECTION! We start with an outer box with some graphical pattern on it and let me stress EASY pull tabs to open the box both the outside and then the inside.

Next, we come across a tissue paper cover of the book for presentation and rubber corner bumpers to keep the edges straight and pointy! And finally, a typical plastic wrapping probably keeps it safe if it gets some water on it along the way.

Check out the photos below, they include covers for the three books I purchased, the packaging, and then my overloaded bookshelf with over a dozen Bitmap Books from over the years. Future posts will show some of their early books with some reviews based on how I stated I read them in a previous post.

I will grab one and flip through, or check the index / TOC find a game read it, and enjoy the photography. Below are my pictures.

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February 2, 2025 by .:Loot Crate:. 0

Fresh in from England! Books, books, books!

A quick break from my movie-watching. As I’ve said in the past my favorite book publisher is Bitmap Books. I have a LOT of their books going back I don’t know how far. But my shipment of 3 new ones that I ordered a little while ago came! 3 Hardcover (I’m a sucker for a designed hardcover book) OH AND NONE OF THAT dustcover garbage. They use actual cardboard sleeves if they use a cover at all. True graphic design has no boundaries!

I believe I mentioned before that the company is a British company which is even better I’ve loved British graphic design since my teen years. Visiting there was amazing! At the time I was a young Jr. Art Director. And constantly stopping to look at posters on the tube walls! I was blown away!

But, I digress. I picked up as I said a few that were on a huge markdown sale at the time. They ship fast I ordered and the next thing I knew before the week was out I had my books. I’ve been a bit busy with life issues that have caused me delays in some articles. I’ll be posting pics of the books as well as page layouts in detail. The books I picked up were:

Run ‘n’ Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters

Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups

The Art Of The Box (WANTED SINCE IT PUBLISHED!)

With coffee table books like these Bitmaps authors make it so it’s easy to flip through, stop and look, and maybe pick up the article. That’s how I read these books. I’ll flip through till I find a game that interests me and then read about it and move on. I do NOT read these books linearly. Except for the Metal Slug one I got on pre-order being that Metal Slug is in my top 5 series of games!

Stay tuned…

January 30, 2025 by .:Loot Crate:. 0

How far can you toss an Amazon package?

So I ordered a new USB Hub with digital voltage monitors. I was all happy it was on sale and now I can confirm if things are charging. I’ve been an Amazon customer since ’98 and a Prime member since it launched. I wonder how many times people have drivers with this kind of attitude. Take a peek at what I saw when I watched my notice of a person at my door with my Ring. Needless to say, after I spoke to Amazon and was given a small % of my Prime fee back I’ve not seen this driver ever again.

January 24, 2025 by .:Loot Crate:. 0
1980's Gamer!
A child of the 80's and 90's here to remember the good old days. A careless whisperer...with a REBEL YELL!!!

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