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Archive for October, 2008
Gears of War Pumpkins, Stencils & Patterns!
Oct 27th
It is that time of year again, and keeping with tradition I am posting some cool pumpkins I have found on the Web and am adding a new Gears of War pumpkin stencil / pattern that I created in Photoshop. You may recall how popular the Halo Pumkins post was. Some people are really tallented with a pumkin and knife. If you like these you may want to open up my Gears of War stencil pattern and create your own. Enjoy!
Gears of War Pumkin 1
Gears of War Pumpkin 2
And last but not least, you can find the Gears of War pumpkin stencil / patter by going here.
You can read my old Halo pumpkin stencil post here.
Enjoy carving your Gears of War pumpkins! Have fun and be safe this Halloween!
Design Your Own Sci-Fi Pumpkin Before You Carve A Real One!
Oct 23rd
In no way can I take credit for this fun flash application, but I found this making the rounds through the e-mails and in the spirit of Halloween thought I would post it here.
Before you carve your Battlestar Galactica or Gears of War pumpkin, test it out here first and see how it turns out! Have fun!
Last year I posted some cool Halo themed pumpkins and patters you can find here. You can also see some really cool Star Wars themed pumpkins by going here.
If this wasn’t cool enough, you can see the full-screen version of the flash pumpkin by going here.
Cryptic Entertainment Assumes The Helm Of The Star Trek MMORPG Called Star Trek Online.
Oct 22nd
A few months ago I deemed the Star Trek MMORPG dead in space. After Perpetual Entertainment went belly up, I figured that was the end of it. There really haven’t been many good Star Trek games anyway, so I figured this was the end.
Well, it has been picked up by Cryptic Entertainment, and from their site it is looking pretty good. It already looks better (based on the site) than Perpetual Entertainment ever had it looking. You’ll have to swing by the site and take a look.
Official Star Trek Online Site
Do you guys recognize all the races in the above picture? I see a Vulcan, a Human and an Andorian. I have no idea who the other races are! Do Vulcans now come in bald Reptile and Night Elf flavors? 
They even have a forum where you can go chat about it. Hopefully they will take a little advice from the fans when developing it.
You can find wallpaper based on the new video game here:
There appears to be no release date set yet and they are not yet to the stages of Beta testing the game yet. Pricing has not been established either. It sounds like they scrapped all previous development and are building the thing from the ground up.
Here are a couple of excerpts from their FAQ section that I find interesting:
Q: When does the game take place?
A: Approximately 30 years after the events in Star Trek Nemesis. The game starts in 2409. Technology has advanced and the galaxy is a much more volatile place.
Q: What races will I be able to play?
A: The plan is Human, Vulcan, Andorian, Klingon, Orion, Gorn, and several others. You will also be able to create your own race with its own custom look and attributes.
Hopefully they don’t stray too much from the what little there is of Star Trek canon. I hate it when non-fans develop games and it ends up being a poorly developed “B” sci-fi game. I’m keeping my hopes up!
In need of a Star Trek costume? I may be able to help.
Oct 21st
Before I realized I was broke and had no money, I was seriously considering dressing up as a Starfleet officer for Halloween (Last year it was a member of Stargate SG-1). I was inspired even more after going to Star Trek the experience. I did quite a bit of research and found some helpful sites and links. 
I looked on E-bay initially, but didn’t like what I saw. A lot of the costumes were simple jumpsuits that looked really cheap. I think the manufacturer of my least favorite costumes were by Rubies.
I want the real pips & pins, including an authentic looking com badge. I want to get a TNG Season 3+ uniform. I decided the only way to do this was to make one myself. I found a couple of sites where you can get the pips & pins and a pattern to make a nice looking uniform.
You can get your pips, pins & badges here:
You can get your patterns here:
Roddenbery.com
Exscapeprops.com
Starland.com
Please be aware that I have never actually purchased from these sites, so I cannot verify their credibility.
Enjoy making your Star Trek costume this year!
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