January 06, 2003 - MONDAY - 01:45 AM
Star Wars Dioramas - Palpatine's Office
You may have noticed something different today...Look up, WAY up (I'm
sure my fellow Canucks will get that joke) A new Header can only mean
one thing...YES... Palpatine's
Office Diorama is now online. I hope you enjoy the images and feel
it was worth the wait, 6 months in the making is a LONG time :D There
are 9 images that depict
the scene from Attack of the Clones as well as my fave: Cinema
Comparison. Make sure to go to NiubNiub's
Star Wars Dioramas Section and check it out.
NiubNiub's Making Of: Palpatine's Office
Now that the Palpatine
Office Diorama is complete, ALL Preview
Sections have been transfered to NiubNiub's
Making Of Section. From the building of the actual Office
to specifics like Sculpting of the Jedi
Chairs, Palpatine's
Desk and Chair,
Guard Statues and
customs of Sitting Mace
and Yoda to name a
few. Preview Links will work for a short period but soon might come up
as Page Errors. If this happens, remember to just go to the Making
Of Menu instead.
Monthly Schedualed Chat: Jan 09, 7 - 10 pm Eastern
I've decided this year would be fun to have Monthly Schedualed Chats
on the first Wednesday of every month. I always enjoy talking with you
guys and this is the best way to be sure I will be in Niubchat
and let me know what you want to see on the site. This month's NSC (Niub
Schedualed Chat) is:
Thursday January 09 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern Zone. Subject: What
upcoming Dioramas do you want me to make next? (For my European fans who
can't make it, I am usualy in Chat during my lunchbreak between 12:00
and 14:00 Eastern)
NiubNiub's Reviews Secret Page...Mega Findings.
You people are really smart out there :D So many have found the Niub
Review Secret Page in the last month or so. Congratulations to Ego Rhys,
Bill Goertz, Monroe Fields, Warren Nash, Dan Ramsey, Adam Vanderplum,
Tiny Tator, Matt C., Nate Lopez, Randy Talbert, Brandon Szink, Jedigreedo,
James Gordon, Jason Kip, Cindy Graveline, Stephen Wilhite, Andrew Y.,
Michael Wahrmund, Stephen Hayford, Patrick Hurd, Stefan Hiller and Myke
Dayton.
See I told you it isn't THAT hard to find it? :D
January 08, 2003 - WEDNESDAY - 08:29 AM
Reminder Chat Tomorrow 7 - 10 pm Eastern
It was supposed to be tonight but I had a last minute meeting at work
and will be stuck doing overtime, so I pushed NiubChat
to Thusday night. This month's NSC (Niub Schedualed Chat) is:
Thursday January 09 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern Zone. Subject: What
upcoming Dioramas do you want me to make next? I started a little test
for an upcoming scene, I will give you a hint tomorrow :)
January 13, 2003 - MONDAY - 12:29 AM
Diorama Sneak Previews - So What's next?
Now that Palpatine's
Office is complete (Well until hasbro makes new figures to fit inside)
you must be curious as to what Diorama I have chosen to make next. Well
after making you wait 7 months for 1 Diorama, I am selected not 1, Not
2, but 3 Dioramas !!! My goal with these 3 is to make scenes that I can
give you Complete Blueprints,
NEW Decals and best of all,
be completed in 2 weeks (Well maybe longer for the DS2 - LOL) .
First is a Deluxe
Death Star Trash Compactor. If you have purchased the NEW Trash Compactor
Diorama 2 packs and want to Jazz things up a little, then this Diorama
is for you. I have many Deluxe Death Star scenes planed for 2003 and this
is the first of my Modular Design.
Next will be the Death
Star Conference Room - Number 2 Choice in the Visitor's Top Ten Most
Wanted Section. When completed, you will be able to make your own the
Easy way (Using Decals) or Advanced (Custom Details folowing my Making
Of Guide) and of course, the Complete set of Blueprints.
Last but not least, many of you are getting the NEW Imperial Shuttle
this month. Well you will need a place to display it right? LOL. The Death
Star 2 Emperor's Arrival will be a HUGE Movie Accurate Playset with
both Blueprints and Decals available for download. Head on Over to the
Sneak Preview Dioramas Section to check out their progress.
Niub Chat Great Success
I just wanted to Thank Everyone who dropped by last thursday to say hello.
It was great catching up with everyone and look forwards to next months
Schedualed NiubChat. But you
don't have to wait till then to talk to me. I usually have Chat open while
working on the site at nights. So take a chance and hop in. I might be
there to say hello.
January 14, 2003 - TUESDAY - 01:10 AM
Choose A Character - TONS of NEW Reviews
I am happy to bring you the First New Choose
a Character Reviews for 2004 :) Let's start with last years Wave 1
Accessory Packs. Were they worth all the fuss? 4 figures were released...Death
Star Trooper, Arena
Battle Droid, Biker Scout
and Hoth Soldier.
Most are pretty cool and if you are planing on making a Death
Star Conference Room, The Death Star Accesory Pack is just right for
the job :D
Just before Christmas, Hasbro released what I hope is the First of Many
Diorama 2 Packs. These are just such a cool idea. The Death
Star Trash Compactor was the Perfect Choice to premiere this concept.
Not only do we get New Sculpts of Han
Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise, Luke
in Stormtrooper Disguise, Princess
Leia and Chewbacca,
but a way TOO COOL Dianoga!!!!
Imagine the possibilities of these 2 packs...Vader Chocking Rebel Commander
in Tantive Halway, Luke with Moisture Vaporator, Death Star Commander
with Death Star Console. I must stop before I drool all over my keyboard
:D
Also released last year was the Geonosis
Arena Playset. How come hasbro didn't make these modular? Hmmm. The
2 LAST SAGA Figures were also released, Although in Limited Numbers, in
December 2002, Yoda Jedi
High Council and the Geonosis
Battle Destroyer Droid. Rehash? or worth getting? Make sure and check
it out.
Another NEW series that hopefully will DIE a QUICK death was the Christmas
R2-D2 and Santa C-3P0
2 pack. If only you knew how much I look forwards to Christmas 2003 :P
And last but not least, the ULTIMATE Hasbro Vehicle...The NEW Imperial
Shuttle Tyderium. If you haven't yet ordered one, you might want to
reconsider :P
Niub Chat - Come visit between 3 - 6 PM Eastern
My Job for today was re-schedualed for Friday so I will be able to roam
inside NiubChat this afternoon after
my Lunch Hour.
If you have some free time between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, why not stop
by and say hello. I hope to see you there. Have a Great Day everybody.
Happy reading :D
January 15, 2003 - WEDNESDAY - 08:53 AM
Niub Chat - This afternoon until 6 PM Eastern
Sorry about yesterday, I was stuck in meetings and only popped in around
5:00PM. Today I will try and make up for it ;) I will be inside NiubChat
after lunch until 6:00 PM. I was going to show you some cool Visitor Dioramas
today but there was a power failure here last night, Man is it COLD in
the appartment this morning. I will try and get them done for Friday's
post.
January 17, 2003 - FRIDAY - 12:15 AM
NiubNiub's Quicktime VR - Palpatine's Office 360
I promised you Visitor Diorama's for today, but I got all excited working
on a Virtual 360' Quicktime VR of Palpatine's
Office Diorama, I lost track of time (There's that EVIL word again
:) Therefore the Visitors update is pushed to next week.
If you want to experience the closest thing to coming over and seeing
the Diorama in person, Click
on the image link above. It turned out really cool and the camera
makes the toys appear life size. If you save the Quicktime
to your desktop, you can even Zoom In and Out. Gotta LOVE technology :D
Heh heh.Niubniub's
Hi-Res Dioramas - Palpatine's Office
For those of you who do not have Quicktime,
you can still enjoy New Palpatine's
Office pictures in NiubNiub's
Hi-Res Diorama Section. I think I remember Yoda saying ... Size Does
Matter :) Enjoy the pictures and have a great weekend :D
January 20, 2003 - MONDAY - 01:15 AM
Sneak Previews Dioramas: Deluxe Trash Compactor
It's a great feeling to start a new project and even better when it doesn't
take 6 months to complete - LOL.
In just 2 weekends, I managed to almost finish the Deluxe
Trash Compactor. Simply go to the Making
Of Dioramas Section to see this weekend's progress. New pictures start
in the Middle of Page 1,
Page 2 and Page
3. If you have Never made a Diorama yet and just purchased the Trash
Compactor 2 packs, this is the perfect initiation project for you. Of
course it's also cool for all of the pros out there too :D
Next weekend I will have the finished Diorama Pics, Blueprints and NEW
Decals available for Download. No more excuses :)
Niubniub LIVE at Legends.
If you ever have the chance to come for a visit in Montreal, Canada,
I am excited to say that you can now see my Palpatine's
Office Diorama In Person in the window display of Legends
Action Figures Store. Located at 7104 St-Hubert, just One block from
the Jean-Talon Metro station.
I wanna thank Steve and Jose for giving me the opportunity to share my
work with the fans in this way :) We have more window displays planned
for the coming months...Can you say Palpatine's
Arrival? ;p And make sure to check out the AWESOME customs and 20+
Dioramas inside the store. And who knows, we might even bump into each
other when shopping for the latest toys :D
January 22, 2003 - WEDNESDAY - 02:11 AM
Niub Niub's Visitors Dioramas
I've gotten so many cool pictures during the holidays I am now way behind
again in getting the sections ready for the site. So it's catchup time
:)
Let's start today with 50 NEW pictures from Stephen
Hayford's most amazing Mos
Eisley and Purchase of the
Droids Dioramas. The detail in his work must be seen to be believed.
Later in the week I will have lots more NiubNiub's Visitors. And remember,
you can send in YOUR pictures anytime and share them with us in NiubNiub's
Visitors Dioramas Section. It's only the entire world watching :)
LOL.
Top Ten Sections - Adding up the Scores
If you haven't sent in your choices for the Top
Ten Sections, now is the time. I am almost done adding the totals
and will post the results next week. Click on any of the Icon Links to
the right and Vote Today. Your participation is what makes this site FUN
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