X-Mas Eve

It's Christmas Eve and I'm bored.  I drove back to Cranbrook yesterday and the drive was fine.  Road condintions varied from good to so-so, but on the plus side it was nothing but sun and blue sky from Nanton all the way back to Cranbrook.  Being the Saturday the roads were pretty busy though.  I left the house at 9:30am and got to Gold Creek at 2pm, so while it did take a little longer it wasn't too bad considering the traffic and roads.

I probably should've checked the weather conditions before I left as I just brought back my lighter winter jacket.  Now I'm back it's too damn cold and I should've brought my actual winter jacket, not that I plan on just standing outside or anything.

I haven't done anything now that I'm back and I don't really have any plans to do anything either.  I hooked up my PSOne and played it a bit.  Unfortunately, not all the games play smoothly, some have stuttering audio issues.  I'm not sure if it's the console or the discs are faulty.  Either way, it stinks.

Avery saw the PS1 was hooked up and wanted to try it, so we played Soul Blade and Quake 2, two games which played fine.  Avery doesn't play many video games, so he kind of sucks at it.  Although he did beat me a few times playing Soul Blade, but only he kept spamming the same move.  And holy crap the controls on Quake 2 were so awkward.  It must have been before the Dual Shock controller because the sticks did nothing.  You move with the d-pad and adjust the up and down aiming with the shoulder buttons.  As long as you were on a flat surface though you didn't really need this.  I'll try a few more games while I'm back.  I still have Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Marvel Vs Capcom to go for a spin.

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We got ourselves an AT-ST today!  Kind of funny and cool looking at the same time.  It is neat how they can make the vehicles this small with so few parts and still be instantly recognizable.

With only two days left I know what kits are still to come out because they are on the front of the box and I haven't seen them yet.  The snowboarding BB-8 will obviously be the 24th which leave some boring sled thing for tomorrow.  But I'm heading back to Cranbrook on Saturday and I'm just going to do the last two days once I get back next week.  I'm sure you guys can wait until then right?

Extra pieces: 3

21st

For December 21st we have another mini figure.

No, he isn't a Death Star gunner with that goofy helmet, he's Imperial Ground Crew.  You can see a guy in a similar costume in Rogue One on Scarif base.  He does look cool, lots of nice detail on his torso.  Plus they even gave him a headset comm on his head.  

Tank You

If you are wondering what today's kit is then you are not alone.  I don't recognize this one and had to go look it up.  It's an Imperial Hovertank as seen in Rogue One.

In other news, Cody and I went and saw The Last Jedi today.  We went to the Westhills Theatre near our place because while normally it's closed for weekday matinees, it is open now for Christmas break.  We went to an early show and it was empty!  There were seven people in the theatre, it was so nice.

Anyway, I read things about TLJ being "too different" from other Star Wars movies, but in the case of The Phantom Menace that is a good thing.  Then again, there were complaints saying The Force Awakens was too similar to previous SW movies, it's pretty much a rehash of A New Hope.  There is nothing wrong with being different.

While the movie does have some flaws, like pacing and plot holes, overall it was pretty good.  I'd like to see it again in the theatre.  Also, thumbs up on the porgs, they got THE funniest scene in the movie.  Now to send Cam a spoiler filled e-mail.

Extra pieces: 3

Day 19

If you aren't sure what type of ship this is then you haven't seen Rogue One.  If you haven't, then you obviously should and also it's a Tie Striker.  They can be seen dogfighting with rebel X-Wings and Y-Wings over Scarif.

Y tho

We got another cool vehicle kit for December the 18th!

Despite the size it's still a pretty good looking Y-Wing!  Yes, they are slow as hell to fly and can't dogfight against Interceptors, but at least they got blasters, ion cannons and missiles!

Extra pieces: 6!

Burns

December the 17th's kit is another mini figure.

We got ourselves Imperial Officer, and going from his huge mutton chops, he must be from A New Hope because the 70's.  It's nice to get away from all the newer Star Wars stuff and get into  the original trilogy.  Hopefully, we have more of these in the coming days.

Friday the 15th

Looks like I'm running a day late, but I'll catch up...probably...eventually.  December the 15th is a...

It's not Star Wars related, but it is winter related, it's a boring old snow blower.  Kind of a disappointment really.

I guess being in the First Order isn't all about being front line cannon fodder, some guys gotta do the crummy jobs like sanitation (Finn!) and clearing the snow from various sidewalks and driveways around Starkiller  Base.  I guess it beats getting killed though.

*snow blower noises*

Extra pieces: 2