Random Trips - Captain America The First Avenger Philippines Premiere!

Before the month of August ushers in, here's one of the few highlights I have left to share from the past week.

Last July 25th, my friends and I were invited by the good folks from Solar UIP and SM Cinema to attend the local advanced screening of Marvel Studios' last summer blockbuster flick for this year, Captain America: The First Avenger! With shield in tow and lots of people on sight, I decided to bring my fandom for the character along and wear my outfit for Bucky Captain America! This video covers what happens before and after we see the movie at the red carpet, with me, Mark, Francis, and a few other friends expressing our excitement and praise for the character, cosplay, sponsors, food, and of course, the film!




Random Trips - Captain America The First Avenger Philippines Premiere!

Toy Photography #8: Storming the Base...

Title: "Storming the Base..."

Toy Featured: Marvel Universe Captain America (Two Pack version with Wolverine)

Taken at: 7/29/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #7: Avengers Prime

Took a bit of a hiatus from Toy photography for a few days (and finally caught Captain America, which you can read my review of here!), but now I'm back along with a new composition to boot!

Title: "Avengers Prime"

Toy Featured: Marvel Universe Captain America (Two Pack version with Wolverine), Modern Thor, and Bleeding Edge/ Modular Armor Iron Man

Location: Somewhere in the City...

Taken at: 7/27/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Highlights for July 2011: The Harry Potter 7 Pt. 2 Premiere and Toy Photography!

The month of July has kept me busy and throughout the past few weeks, I've been attending events and meet ups left and right, barely having the time to actually sit down and edit up my video documentaries of them. Well, it seems I finally got around to finishing them, so here are the highlights of what went down so far this month!

July 12 - The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow Premiere!




July 12 was pretty much Hogwarts day. Along with my friends Mark, Vince, and Huey, we were invited to the advanced screening of the final film in the Harry Potter franchise - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2", over at the IMAX theater at the SM Mall of Asia. To say that a huge fanbase gathered would be an understatement, as TONS and TONS of other invited guests and viewers lined up just to watch the movie. Cosplayers from Hogwarts Philippines were also in attendance, giving attendees a chance to get some photos with their favorite Potter characters. There was also a display case was set up in the middle of the IMAX lounge area showcasing actual props and posters from the movie, courtesy of Warner Bros. Philippines.

July 20 - Toy Photography Philippines Meet Up




The first group meeting for Toy Photography Philippines was held last July 20 at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. As a creative hobby of sorts, I joined my buddy Mark and a handful of like minded individuals as we gathered together with cameras and collections in tow, and we proceeded to make use of the elements, conjuring up different scenarios and poses we could use and shoot our subjects in. The video above gives a "Behind-The-Scenes" look at just how innovative and fun this hobby is for us. Hopefully, it'll inspire you all to do the same as well.

Toy Photography #6: One Helluva Ship

Added just one entry for the weekend. Here it goes...


Title: "One Helluva Ship"

Toy Featured: McDonalds Happy Meal Star Wars Millenium Falcon

Location: Bathroom Floor

Taken at: 7/24/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #5: Symbolic Avenger

Now showing in theaters in the states, Captain America: The First Avenger won't be coming to our shores until next week. However, since the excitement is already in the air and there's a lot of positive feedback and reviews, I couldn't help but pay tribute to the movie's release by incorporating Cap himself into today's toy photography shooting! Here it is, and hope you like it peeps!

Title: "Symbolic Avenger"

Toy Featured: Marvel Universe Captain America (From the two pack set with Wolverine)

Location: Somewhere in the City...

Taken at: 7/22/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #4: Parking Lot Brawler

To commemorate the birthday of one of the best known characters from Capcom's Street Fighter franchise, I used him as my toy photography subject for the day and featured him in a post in Pop Culture Crusader! Do take time to check the link out, and many happy returns, Ryu!

Title: "Parking Lot Brawler"

Toy Featured: NECA Street Fighter IV Ryu

Location: Rockwell Power Plant Mall Parking Lot

Taken at: 7/21/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #3: Child of the Sun

This piece instantly became one of my favorites when I took it during the first ever Toy Photography meet up at Ayala Triangle Park today. In fact, a lot of fellow toy photographers in my group took different and awesome shots of my figure here, hehe! In my composition's case, it captures the look and spirit of one of my favorite characters in Japanese Sentai history... Kamen Rider Kabuto (or Masked Rider Kabuto in English). Tendo Souji's alter ego stands in a high mountain triumphant, and raises his hand pointing up to the sky in his trademark posture. Awesome!


Title: "Child of the Sun"

Toy Featured: S.H. Figurearts Kamen Rider Kabuto/ Masked Rider Kabuto

Location: Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City

Taken at: 7/20/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #2: Stalking Loner

Today's Toy Photography entry features none other than the best there is at what he does... Wolverine. Straight from Hasbro's two pack "Captain America Vs Wolverine" set from the 3.75" Marvel Universe series, I decided to put Logan in his element and make him appear as if he were stalking his prey. Ever the loner and not one to take orders, the ol' caknucklehead makes his move... Silent and deadly.

Title: "Stalking Loner..."

Toy Featured: Marvel Universe Wolverine (From Two Pack set with Captain America)

Location: Salcedo Village, Makati City

Taken at: 7/19/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320 

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Toy Photography #1: Vigilant Guardian

It's been too long since I've had the chance to capture and create any Toy Photography compositions. Last November, I spent one whole month capturing images of everything and anything related to the Batman, and after that I went into a long hiatus of sorts from the hobby. Now, I aim to recapture that spark of interest of taking pictures of still objects by making use of The Dark Knight once more. After all, it has been three years since the movie of the same name directed by Christopher Nolan came out, and it continues to amuse and delight fans all over the world. I shall commemorate my return and the movie's 3rd year anniversary by releasing this shot taken the night before for you viewers to enjoy!

Title: "Vigilant Guardian..."

Toy Featured: Mattel Movie Masters The Dark Knight Batman

Location: Bonifacio High Street, The Fort,Taguig City

Taken at: 7/17/11
Taken with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Photo Taken By: Timzster

Timzster's ToyCon 2011 Experience! (Part II)

I finally sat down to finish this one! The past few weeks have been extremely busy for me, and lots of backlogs have been piling up here and there! Now that I'm done with the edits, here is the next installment of my ToyCon Day One coverage!

Random Trips Special - ToyCon 2011! (Day One, Part I)

Almost a month since the convention, the second part of my coverage of ToyCon 2011 Day One is finally up for viewing! In this installment, I take flight and suit up to cosplay as the Caped Crusader himself, Batman! Touring the entire convention grounds, I meet up with other friends and ran into fellow cosplayers dressed as The Joker, Harley Quinn, and several other heroes and characters from various pop culture works!

Later on, I even got the chance to duke it off in a Super Street Fighter IV tournament hosted by the people of Back2Gaming and GameOps, and the end result of that is depicted right here in this video! Go and check the final part of my video coverage of The 10th Philippine Toys, Hobbies, and Collectibles Convention Day One!

DeviantArt and my first sketch!

Out of the blue, I suddenly decided to open my sketchbook and do a drawing last night, and as a result I ended opening a new DeviantArt account to post it and share it with the world. Well, here it is below in all its shady pencilled glory:

Voila! My sketch of “Batman Inc.” Batman! My first drawing in a LOOOONNNGGGG time, and man was it a surprise for me to find myself doing pencils again! I'll be posting drawings here from time to time, or you could visit my DeviantArt for updates. Alternatively, you could also check out my other new account over at Tumblr dedicated to my doodles and works. It won't be on a regular basis, but it's sure feels good to be doing things like this again.;)