Otacool 3 - GabrielVH
Name: Robert Tolton
Age: 19
Country of residence: United Kingdom (England)
Main machine spec and OS: 2009 Mac Pro Octo 2.93Ghz (8 CPUs, 16 CPUs with Hyper-Threading enabled) / 32GB 1066MHz DDR3 / 4x 10,000 300GB Raptors (data) + 100GB SSD (boot) / 2x Dual-Layer DVD Drives / GTX 285 1GB / GT 120 512MB / BlackMagic Intensity Pro HD Capture Card / RAID5 1.5TB Backup Enclosure / BOSE 2.1ch Desktop Speakers / Apple and DELL 23"+ LCD displays / Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Job title/ Currently studying: (Employed) Digital Designer
Web: http://gabrielvh.wordpress.com/
Any messages: I started collecting in August of last year, so while I've not had anime 'possessions' for long, I've always loved the art style and the characters I'd seen through the internet. You could say I've been an 'in-the-closet' otaku for most my life, and an 'out-the-closet' otaku since August 2009 XD
Where stuff happens
The view
My daughters ^^
Moe's still going through her stain-removal process, but I think we're nearly there.
Cable mess. I've used cable tidies in the past, but they don't change the appearance much.
Drawers I've had for years, various cables, adapters, bits and bobs.
Main Detolf display cabinets.
Corner lamp, Rock Band instruments.
TV, BluRay player and the Xbox 360
The intersection of cable-central.
Very comfortable sofa, had to hoover cat hair off of it yesterday though XD
TV, cables
Detolfs
Empty space for temporary storage of.... stuff, boxes, and in this case a lamp and stand.
The view out my 'wall of glass' as it's been referred as XD
The bump under the rug is a rubber cable protector - the cables run through the central core of it. Speaker cables and two ethernet cables for the Xbox and BluRay player.
Drawer o' games.
My pre-release copy of Lost Planet 2 and exclusive t-shirt ^^
Dollfie Dream accessories! PVC figure accessories too.
2nd Xbox 360, video cables.
Dollfie Dream outfit and clothes drawer.
TurtleBeach Surround Sound headphones, DVi Switcher, Component HD to DVI box, cables, MacBook Pro 17"
And me!
Apple Magic Mouse. Great wireless mouse, though it eats through batteries like mad.
I like how they all came together ^^ They shall shortly be joined by their sister, Sakura soon. And then Yuki in July!
Already seen most of Atlantis on the TV, but like SG1 I bought the box-set to fill in the gaps.
Need to get this sorted, but not sure how ^^; any ideas?
Cabinet needs to be secure to the other one / the wall, as it leans forward if I put too much on it XD
Control panel for the Pioneer 5.1ch surround system that was made to match the Xbox 360. Can't remember the product name, but it's 600W of awesome!
Gigabit switch to hook up with the rest of the CAT6 Gigabit LAN inside the house.
Dual-band 802.11/g/n wireless over 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies simultaneously.
Always leave the controller plugged in now, as the Xbox battery units are the worst batteries in the known universe.
My photo-area ^^
Canon HFS-10 HD Camcorder
The bump
The corner of the padded case my MacBook Pro sleeps in.
Lots of Progressive Metal!! (Ayreon to be exact)
Just....f-ing....Wow....THAT is what I want my room to look like ^^. Those machine specs are quite something indeed; must have cost you a bundle though.
Haha, thankyou! ^^
The Mac Pro and other bits were quite a bit, but if you save up enough, you'll be surprised what you can get!
What can I say? Pure win~ ^^
lol, Thanks!
ah, now this is the type of workspace I've been looking forward to seeing
Computer gadgets, figurines and other otaku paraphernalia in perfect balance with the room...
Really great stuff^^bbbb
Yeah, I wouldn't mind having daki's hung up, wall posters etc - but then I think the simple and minimalist look is still pretty good. Plus, not being a year into fully 'otaku-dom' yet I've still got to get over some parental-barries of certain things XD
This is pretty darn awesome.
Thankyou :)
3 copies of Halo 3?
Well, 4 actually XD
2 x Legendary, 1 x Limited, 1 x Normal
Ahh... My guess is close. I'm a Halo fan too. :)
Most definitely a room full of awesome!! Very Nice!
o.O
Haha, indeed! Just finished Lost Planet 2 too, and the sounds are epic! So the room was filled with the sounds of awesome ;)
Awesome looking room. I love how clean it is. Is that your own place?
I really need to move out of these student accommodations and get my own place.
Thanks! It's my own 'space' XD
It's a converted garage next to the house, where the rest of my family lives. But it's the first 'private workspace' I've had in years, as I'd previously been working out of the dining room :/
Absolutely gorgeous workspace!
Thankyou Danny!! :)
What scale is this? For DD??
I'm guessing it's 1/3 scale, as it came with my DD daughter Yui ^^
Awesome display setup.
This looks interesting, what is it?
It's a studio light (tungsten? I think). I aim it at one of my walls to be a nice source of ambient warm light for my photoshoots ^^
Wow, that is a great garden view :)
Yup, 'tis indeed! I just need it to be sunny so I can take the girls out for their first experiences of an English summer! XD
Nice speakers :)
They're small, but have awesome sound-quality.
haha, so you are the sys admin for the household :)
lol yep, and not only for home too XD I LAN'd up the business' workspace, as well as being the family + relatives 'computer guy' haha
Very nice lamp, great color, looks relaxing.
^^ It's good to have just that on sometimes, though it does have three bulbs inside it.. so I might have to get energy-efficient replacements!
Awesome room! Great setups, and really like your detolfs.
Thanks :)
what a wonderful space! very luxious feeling ^o^
Thankyou chun! haha, considering it's all IKEA it did work out fairly well XD
PURE WIN.
I'm 19 too, but I don't have all those setups. T.T
Haha, thanks :)
Wow your work space is very nice and neat, definately a good place to rest after a hard days work lol!
Doesn't stay that way for too long lol XD and it is indeed, thanks! ^^
That's an awesome room/office, the type of design and styling I like. Clean, modern but not too stripped down either. Like the Detolfs on those drawers, handy storage space.
How did you manage to have Moe sit like that? Is it it because of the DD/DDII body type? Haven't managed that pose yet with DDDy.
Thanks Smithy! ^^ Glad you like it, and I must say thank-you for inspiring me with your own Dioders-in-Detolfs!
I'm not too sure how it would work with the DDDy, as obviously the joint is a lot higher up, but she might be able to do it. Just sit her on the corner of your desk, legs down, then bend her chest in either direction, hold it there, grab her lower legs (you might need to lift her up at this point) and push them back until she's semi-sitting on them. Then just sit her down on the desk and keep 'bending' until she looks good.
I didn't have to pop-out either of her knees for the pose either, which was a bonus. Just stretch out one of her arms behind her, and you should be good to go ^^
It's a little difficult to explain, and I'm going from memory XD but I hope this helps!
nice place! I wish I had a space like that (my room is kinda full) ^^
Thankyou ^^ I'm sure this room will slowly fill up XD
YES! love the fact you got this as well. I have already completed it. Got the tee as well but L is not my size =S.
Awesome! Fancy a spot of co-op any time? XD
I would love that.... But I have the PS3 version. =/
NOOOOOoooooooo!!
Love the layout of this room. Very similar to my structure. Great stuff! ;D
Thanks! ^^ Have you posted any photos of your work-area before?
XD I fail *reading your otacool 3 entry now*
hahaha... ;D
Bose Companion 3 series 1. although a bit pricey, the sound is good.
the heat sink at the back is the only way for it to dispense the heat, so its good to see that nothing is blocking here lol
Can't say I've ever noticed it getting hot though lol
An annoying thing is though they've developed a 'buzz' that, while isn't noticeable with music, if you have nothing playing it's there. You can get rid of it by muting the speakers though
The green monster.... FTW!!
You are deffo a Halo fan if you have this. I wanted it, but couldn't afford it.
I have two XD
got a spare for me? I don't need the game. :hint: Lol..
Legendary edition?
Halo 3 Limited Edition! So, close lol
I own them all, so not too bad for a guess. Lol..
Two spare copies?
You can never have enough spares XD
True that... I'm a gamer. I can totally relate to that.
Where did you get this set of Wallpapers? And is there an Azunyan version available too?
They're wallpapers / artwork from this fantastic artist: http://skyzen.deviantart.com/ ^^
OMG i want your room >.<
It's changed a bit since I took these ^^;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielvh/5151088551/
ah yeah, less messy :'>
Very interesting (home?) office :) Like it a lot. Especially the IKEA glass cabinets. Nifty idea to put them all onto another rack and make them look as a huge one :)
Thanks! ^^ It's my home space, my bedroom is a tiny box room haha so I got the converted garage.
I just looked at them and thought it was the obvious thing to do lol