So I went to C2E2 a few weeks ago. If your only exposure to cons are 40k heavy, please do yourself a favor and attend one of these pop culture/comic conventions. They are ever so slightly less geeky, although the winner of the cosplay contest was a female 40k inquisitor!
The concept is simple: clip small items to the dowel and slide the dowel into any available spot. There is little to no friction so this should last quite a while.
The plasma gun was pretty amazing. |
So while walking through Artists Alley where commissions were incredibly cheap (but no one I spoke with had really done 40k art), I noticed that there were a few hobby vendors an aisle over amidst the booths full of vintage toys and fidget spinners. Most of those hobby booths were Gundam-focused, of
course. I wish I knew more about the genre because those models are amazing. I mean the Tau aesthetic obviously started with anime and gundam, but they've deviated quite a bit despite surface similarities.
I was on the hunt for a very specific chrome paint in one of these gundam booths when I ran across this:
course. I wish I knew more about the genre because those models are amazing. I mean the Tau aesthetic obviously started with anime and gundam, but they've deviated quite a bit despite surface similarities.
I was on the hunt for a very specific chrome paint in one of these gundam booths when I ran across this:
I immediately thought of this in my mind:
Vlad had the right idea. To handle parts, I mean! |
So what is it? Well, it says right on the side. It's a Mr. Nekonote Station. o_O
I'm guessing that there is some stupidly obvious (at least to someone Japanese) reason for the name, but I couldn't begin to tell you what that might be. What I do know is that what you see here is a bunch of corrugated cardboard strips in a card stock box, and a bunch of tapered dowels with clips on the end. I also found a large set of those dowels.
I'm guessing that there is some stupidly obvious (at least to someone Japanese) reason for the name, but I couldn't begin to tell you what that might be. What I do know is that what you see here is a bunch of corrugated cardboard strips in a card stock box, and a bunch of tapered dowels with clips on the end. I also found a large set of those dowels.
No, YOU rotate it 90 degrees. >:( |
So the real question is: Is this worth buying? I know some of you are thinking that you could just buy all these separate items and create this yourself, and I agree with you. But for $6.50 US for the base, it would be hard for me to justify fashioning one out of corrugated boxes, a box cutter, card stock, and tape. Apart from the overly strong clips, I have no complaints about the price quality or function of this station.
Now I need to find out more about this Mr. Nekonote...
Do any of you use one of these?