Unfortunately, it's not another one of Nerf's repaints. At least, not yet! A friend of mine across the pond painted up his Praxis in the same scheme as the Pyragon and I gotta say, it looks good in white! In 2011 when the Vortex Line made it's debut, we all assumed that the colors for the line would remain in green. Then the "Light it up" series kinda threw a wrench into that with the Lumitron. Later, when the Pyragon came out in the summer of 2012, there's question marks over whether the Vortex Lineup will switch to this white scheme or not. Is this going to be a change for new Vortex Blasters to come? Or will the Vortex line have different color schemes, much like the N-Strike lineup had (Blue, Yellow, etc). We'll just have to wait and see. Until then, this paintjob is a neat look at what the Praxis would look like if Nerf did infact make that switch.
It's hard for me to grasp that 11 years ago I sat bewildered in a classroom looking at footage of airliners smashing into the World Trade Center buildings. I was still in high school at the time and all I could do to try to understand what I was seeing was to think that it was some kind of movie. When I first started to see the footage, the second plane hadn't hit yet. Witnessing that event, even if it was just on a Live TV broadcast, sent a shudder down my spine. It was hard to stomach that I had just watched an airliner full of people perish amidst the flames and debris. The punches of reality really set in as I watched each tower sink into ash clouds below. It's truly been the most horrific thing I can say I've ever seen.
Take some time today to reflect, even if you're not living in the United States, about what happened that day. Over a decade later, it's easy for those feelings to fade away from our memories, but those who served, died, and witnessed this event deserve a few minutes of your time. I realize that some of my readers may not have been of age to witness this tragedy or were too young at the time to fully understand it, but regardless of that fact, the right thing to do today is to give a bit of your time just to think.
While I highly doubt they meant to, the iPhone 5 looks to put a dent in Hasbro's newest gadget: Lazer Tag Augmented Reality. The new phone is physically bigger than the previous iPhone 3 and 4, both of which are compatible with the new iOS cradle in the newest iteration of Lazer Tag. Hasbro has been heavily advertising Lazer Tag with it's iPod and iPhone heads up display gimmick and it looks to either make them design a new cradle (which isn't totally out of the question) or redesign this brand-new system to adapt to this new size.
Those involved with the LTAR's Development have already been hard at work meeting the demands of consumers who wish for Android functionality... but now there's another elephant in the room thanks to the larger size of the iPhone 5. Got the tip from Skurj over at The Hive Mind, so give that article a read too.I realize a lot of folks are still in the dark about the LTAR, so here's some quick links below to posts and reviews I've made that are relevant.
Last year I covered a bit of the progress I made on my costume for our Halloween Laser Tag game: Captain America. I still haven't settled on whether I want to reuse this for the game this year or if I should try something else. Figured it'd run the idea past my favorite people ever: this blog's readers. 
Well, thanks to the great responses I've read from the previous post, it seems the overwhelming majority of folks are fans of my favorite Sci-Fi film ever: Aliens (1986). Honestly, I can't blame them! The Colonial Marines depicted in this film really paved the way for lots of our "future soldiers" we know and love in more modern science fiction themes both on-screen and in video games. The Pulse Rifle is also one of the most iconic sci fi blasters of all time and JUST so happens to be the pride of my collection. Even though it's currently unfinished, it's REALLY CLOSE to being completed. I think between finishing the Pulse Rifle and getting some armor together for the Marine outfit that I can pull off this costume pretty easily.
I'm thinking about doing a hybrid modernized costume for this. In the original film, the Marines had a very "Vietnam" camo style both painted on their armor and worn on their fatigues. I have seen more recent versions that utilize modern digital camouflage currently used by our United States Marine Corps, and I have full sets of Desert and Woodland camo for this. I might try and go this route to help expedite the costume building process.
dSource: shaunayounge.blogspot.com via Margot on PinterestLet me tell you how much I love that raw urban setting! Can someone tell me where I can get a space like that, please? Of course the pink and red hues are beautifully combined in the delicious desserts. And the pomegranate jewels are perfect for tiny confections. No more decoration needed when nature does it so well on it's own. Good stuff, people. Good stuff. When you go, prepare yourself for a rabbit hole of Pinning. That's pretty much what I do when I'm there too. :o)
