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Straight off the Machinist assembly line! Add these tech armor pieces to your arsenal and complete your machine of war!
The two torso pieces can be found in Tops/MaleTech.
The two shoulder pieces (shoulder pad armor and weapon mount) can be found in ShoulderRight/Tech and ShoulderLeft/Tech.
The metal codpiece can be found in Legwear/MaleBriefs.
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He had a sidekick, "The Purple Celery", but then kicked him out when he realized he was actually just a rhubarb in disguise.
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While rummaging around the hard drive on my old home computer (since I lost my laptop when I got laid off) I found the old FaceMaker files. I figured it might as well have a home so you can now use it at http://www.heromachine.com/facemaker. I'd forgotten how much fun the "Randomize" feature can be!
I want to say that all of the items from this test app were ported over to HeroMachine 3, and that other than randomizing there isn't anything here you can't do there. In fact if you put HM3 into "portrait" mode it duplicates all of this and more. Still, for folks who want something a little simpler to use I figured it couldn't hurt to make it available. Enjoy!
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"Hey, run this down to Bob in Accounting. Just don't ask about ..."
"Ask about what?"
"Um. Anything, really. You'll know."
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You may be asking yourself "What is this Whiz Bang Item Dispenser? Why is it striking back? Why should I care? And who the heck is dblade?" All good questions. And here are the answers...
Whiz Bang Item Dispenser: A whimsical name for my production of art assets for the HeroMachine 3 app. While I have just a smidge of the illustration ability that Jeff has, I am capable of emulating his style and creating new artwork for the Machine. You may have even used an item or two that I created.
Striking Back!: I plan on returning to the weekly production of art assets for HeroMachine 3. At the moment I am thinking of starting back up at the beginning of December.
Why you should care!: Every week I will post a poll asking the HeroMachine community to vote on the item I will create for the following week. Furthermore I will be asking for suggestions for items to be posted in the surveys. This is your chance to help decide what gets made. Just imagine how proud you'll be when that Raccoon Hat you suggested for a poll gets made. Of course this leads to...
A CALL FOR ITEM SUGGESTIONS!
If you have an idea feel free to post it here preferably with an image link or very detailed description of the item you would like to see. Keep in mind that other people will be voting for the item to be made so it's in your best interest to provide a good description/image. You can also check out my forum thread where I post previews of items that I've created. This is a good place to post suggestions as well. Link is below...
http://www.heromachine.com/forum/the-heromachine-art-gallery/dblades-whiz-bang-item-dispenser/
Who the heck is dblade?: I am the shadow that creeps! The whisper that rasps! The knife that pokes! I am a really big fan of HeroMachine that loves to see the program grow. And since I use the application for my own fun and games, I have just as much need for a Raccoon Hat as anyone else who uses HeroMachine.
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Once again it is time for our bi-weekly caption contest. After last weeks weak turn out I made an effort to try and selected a much better image for you all to caption. So without further ado I want to see your best replacement dialog for this image:
The usual:
You have until next Tuesday November 19th at 12 noon to submit your entries, of which you are limited to just Three (3). Also a reminder to keep your entries PG-13 in nature, failure to follow this guideline will get your entries disqualified and deleted.
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That first moment when your power awakens is ... well. It's better than the best sex you've ever had, better than winning the lottery, better than that time you were right in the argument with your wife. Of course that last one literally will never happen, so it's not a high hurdle but still, it's pretty awesome. They call it "Seeing the Light" and in Revis' case it was literally true.
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I have seen "Thor: The Dark World" and I pronounce it to be Good. Very entertaining, with enough good character moments to balance out the Hitting of Large Things. The copious CGI served its purpose well. Thumbs up from this geek!
Plus, they threw in a nice bit for their female fans (or, more likely, the girlfriends of their male fans) involving Chris Hemsworth, a sponge, and the conspicuous absence of a shirt.
After thinking about it a bit this evening, I suspect what Marvel has sneakily done is to re-create the old-time serial in the modern world. In the age before televisions (and television shows) were ubiquitous, studios regularly put out installments of popular franchises as chapters to keep the movie-going public entertained. You'd get your periodic installment of the adventures of Superman or The Green Hornet, each of which advanced an overarching plot line. They were very much comic book story arcs put on the silver screen.
I would argue that this, updated for the modern palette, is what Marvel is doing with these interstitial super-hero movies since they undertook their production. Each installment advances the over-arching character development of the protagonist, bringing back some of your favorite supporting cast from episode to episode. Each one uses bits from the previous film to inform your enjoyment of the current one (for instance, in "Thor: The Dark World" not having to re-establish the characters' backstories is a huge help in terms of building the plot and keeping momentum), and each ends with a tease that whets your appetite for the next.
The production values are much higher now than they were in the 1940s of course, and each chapter, if you will, has a more satisfyingly complete internal story arc. But they all feed into a larger narrative, continued not just in further movies in the same franchise but across other properties as well -- "Iron Man 3" strongly references the events of "The Avengers", as will, I'm sure, the upcoming "Captain America" sequel. You aren't obligated to watch each one, but they feed off of and enhance each other, building a whole interlocking network of fiction that greatly improves the individual installments and the impact of the gestalt.
What do you think, am I on to something here or whistling in the dark? Also, WARNING! Spoiler discussions about "Thor: The Dark World" will surely be in the comments for those of you who have seen it.
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Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
Nerdmudgeon.com