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After much thinking, I have decided to go ahead with the launch of my site at rakogispapercraft.wordpress.com!
Honestly, it has always been my intention to eventually launch a site and share the models publicly since I finished with Syakomon. I held off because I wasn't ready. I didn't want to be another guy that launches a site and then ends up abandoning it quickly (I've seen more than one papercraft site with just one or two models posted years ago). And right now, I have enough models to keep the site updating for a couple years. I also wasn't sure if there'd be enough demand for it to be worth it, and it's clear now that there is. The original plan was to launch it in January, but then along came those hackers.
In light of the hacker incident, I took a step back, and looked at the big picture. I had prepared a massive journal about it (a draft of it is sitting in my stash), but then decided it would be best to keep it short. Potential hackers and thieves are indeed scumbags, but any attempt to fight or stop them will result in a no-win scenario. It will end up with me treating everybody like criminals and violating my own integrity, and the innocent builders suffer for it
. I cannot and will not allow innocent builders to suffer because of a few scumbags.
I felt very bad every time I had to say "no" to a probably innocent builder
. During the past few weeks, when I got a request, I ended up spending quite a bit of time looking for any excuse I could find to say "yes". I love seeing people build my models, and hate turning them down. There really is no feeling like seeing somebody else having built one of my models, like when I saw these pics:
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Some might say I'm making a mistake by going ahead with this, but the way I see it, this is the only rational course of action. I believe that private sharing is more likely to cause another incident than a site launch.
So, I set up this site at rakogispapercraft.wordpress.com. The launch will take place in about one week's time - it has been scheduled for 5:47 PM (Philadelphia Time) on 3/27/17.
At this time, three of my patterns, Veemon, Komasan, and Kirara, will be released publicly, forever. I chose to start with these three because they've kind of become my mascots, especially Veemon.
Gummymon/Chocomon and Bounsweet will both be released sometime in April. The remaining patterns will be released slowly over the following months. I have not yet decided on the order, but I can be convinced to move up the release of a certain model if there's enough demand for it.
Honestly, it has always been my intention to eventually launch a site and share the models publicly since I finished with Syakomon. I held off because I wasn't ready. I didn't want to be another guy that launches a site and then ends up abandoning it quickly (I've seen more than one papercraft site with just one or two models posted years ago). And right now, I have enough models to keep the site updating for a couple years. I also wasn't sure if there'd be enough demand for it to be worth it, and it's clear now that there is. The original plan was to launch it in January, but then along came those hackers.
In light of the hacker incident, I took a step back, and looked at the big picture. I had prepared a massive journal about it (a draft of it is sitting in my stash), but then decided it would be best to keep it short. Potential hackers and thieves are indeed scumbags, but any attempt to fight or stop them will result in a no-win scenario. It will end up with me treating everybody like criminals and violating my own integrity, and the innocent builders suffer for it
. I cannot and will not allow innocent builders to suffer because of a few scumbags.I felt very bad every time I had to say "no" to a probably innocent builder
. During the past few weeks, when I got a request, I ended up spending quite a bit of time looking for any excuse I could find to say "yes". I love seeing people build my models, and hate turning them down. There really is no feeling like seeing somebody else having built one of my models, like when I saw these pics:<da:thumb id="670072073"/>
Some might say I'm making a mistake by going ahead with this, but the way I see it, this is the only rational course of action. I believe that private sharing is more likely to cause another incident than a site launch.
So, I set up this site at rakogispapercraft.wordpress.com. The launch will take place in about one week's time - it has been scheduled for 5:47 PM (Philadelphia Time) on 3/27/17.
At this time, three of my patterns, Veemon, Komasan, and Kirara, will be released publicly, forever. I chose to start with these three because they've kind of become my mascots, especially Veemon.
Gummymon/Chocomon and Bounsweet will both be released sometime in April. The remaining patterns will be released slowly over the following months. I have not yet decided on the order, but I can be convinced to move up the release of a certain model if there's enough demand for it.
On Instagram
So at my last couple conventions, I very frequently got asked if I had an Instagram. The answer was no. The problem with Instagram was simple, it only let me upload images from my phone, not a desktop. Which doesn't really work for me. Back in the old days, of 2015 (it feels strange calling 2015 "the old days"), when I first started taking pics of my models, phone cameras were not as good as they are today. I mean, I could still get a decent picture out of the phone camera I had at that time, but only after struggling a lot with the lighting. And even then, I couldn't get something of the same quality as a real camera. So I got myself a camera, and I've been using it for pictures from day one. My phone today could probably do the job, but I'm sticking with the camera for consistency. The downside, is that it's a royal PITA to get the pics all the way from the camera to the phone, and upload from there, especially while still trying to keep things organized. But now, Instagram
Ranking Pokemon Starters
Happy Pokemon Day! I know I've been quiet lately (again). I'm hoping I'll have some papercraft updates soon, but in the meantime, because it's Pokemon Day, I've decided to do the unthinkable. Today, I'm going to rank all 26 starter Pokemon from worst to best. Or rather, from least favorite to most favorite. Before we begin, a few disclaimers: I like most of the starters overall. Many of them are ranked low just because I like the higher ranked starters more. I am not including the new starter trio that was just revealed today. Having just seen them, any opinions I've formed on them are still too fresh. I am judging the first evolution stage of each starter. I'm taking how I feel about their evolutions into account, but ultimately, the first stage gets the most credit. When it comes to ranking Pokemon, I am a serious follower of elite four Karen's philosophy in that I care more about favorites than judging them as "strong" or "weak". This is entirely based on my personal
Yes Believe Me, I Am Still Alive
Here I am making a Portal reference in 2021 - well, it is still a great game, just made by an absolutely terrible publisher. Matters of my dislike of Valve aside, I think the title is appropriate here. I've been a little inactive here lately, though I've far from abandoned Rakogis Papercraft - I've posted a bit more on Facebook, but there hasn't been too much to say because of a lot of issues. To give you a summary of the last several months: Global pandemic - Covid did a number on my social life and anxieties. When I was in high school, the idea of needing to stay indoors, away from other people (especially the idiots at my school) would have been heaven. But I'm not the same person now I was then. Having to go back to that was not good for me mentally. Printer woes - I started having issues with the magenta toner again. After realizing I did have a spare magenta cartridge after all, I went to replace it, but before I could, the printer broke completely and won't turn on. So
The Slooflirpa Technique
I know I've been less active lately - prior to the pandemic, I was on a long personal journey to learn about more advanced papercraft techniques, and during the pandemic I've been studying my findings. I started by traveling the land known as South Philadelphia, then I visited Central Philadelphia, then West Philadelphia, after that, North Philadelphia, and finally Bryn Athyn (which is a suburb northeast of Philadelphia). Here, I visited an ancient temple (the local college), where I learned about a brilliant but long forgotten papercraft technique. I learned the techniques used by mid-18th century paper philosopher, horticulturalist, and puppeteer, Pseudonius Slooflirpa by retrieving a copy of his unpublished manuscript, which is simply titled "Paper". The Slooflirpa technique is a brilliantly simple technique that, if followed correctly, even a child could build a flawless model of the most complex papercraft pattern. All you need to do is follow the below steps: Retrieve the
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I look forward to Bounsweet!! I'll have to work it into my schedule so it'll be built sooner rather than later once I can download the template.
And thanks for featuring Shieldon~
I'm starting work on Kilala tonight; Skrelp is done, the first WIP went up on my Tumblr a couple hours ago but the finished model isn't scheduled until April 1.
And thanks for featuring Shieldon~
I'm starting work on Kilala tonight; Skrelp is done, the first WIP went up on my Tumblr a couple hours ago but the finished model isn't scheduled until April 1.