Launched!

This is my last blog post. The Legendary Fansite has launched~! Check it out!

Forums Open!

Hello everyone!

We'll be launching the forums a bit early, so get in there and get registered!  

Consider this a "beta testing" period, as there may yet be significant changes to the design or sections in the coming weeks.  However, everyone who joins now will get a chance to pick a username for themselves and be among our first members.  You'll also notice that our main page, LegendaryFansite.com, now has a different hub, which allows quick access to this blog and the forum.

If any problems arise, please send me an email or a PM over the forum system.  Expect some other updates, on both the forum and the blog, in the coming week.

Forum Launch Coming in June

I'll hammer out an exact day, but I've confirmed today that the forum will launch this June. Early June. That way, we can start establishing a good community, the very structure of any good website. Really, the forum is ready at this point minus a bit of tweaking here and there, so those will be completed over the next month.

This is your chance to influence the forum! Feel free to post a comment suggesting areas or sections that you'd like to see included. I'll be previewing some more of the site at that time, so look forward to it.

When that day comes, a new home page will be introduced, which will tease the final launch day of the website and include a redirect to either this blog or to the forum. Should be fun, see you there!

As the months fly by...

Believe it or not, there HAS been work done over the last couple months!  It was really more of a situation where I find myself wondering if I'm talking to myself here, so I tend not to upate.  However, Sage shamed me into keeping this thing going, so I suppose it's time to talk about what is done, what needs to be done, and the plan for the road ahead.

Just this last week, Sage has pumped out new code for a variety of pages on the site, leaving me with plenty of time to begin uploading more of my content.  In addition, we've just finished work on a newer control panel that will overall prove to be much more versitile in the long run.  It's certainly exciting, as I can see we're closing in the finished product!

July is still the release date, although starting in either May or June, we'll begin something of an advertising campaign.  Keep your eyes open for contests, articles, and the grand opening of the forum sometime before the release of the site.  The absolute final "due date" we have set is July 22, but I think we might have it open for your consumption on the 12th!  Fingers crossed...

Despite hanging ads around, I've still yet to receive any offers for help.  So I've continued doing things solo (with Sage's help, of course).  Hoping to pick up extra staff after we open though, as my vision is quite clearly much bigger than my own individual ability (or it is in a reasonable time frame anyway). 

Going to the San Diego Comic Con?  Send me an email! You can get me at xen@legendaryfansite.com.  I'd  be happy to meet up with you, discuss the site, Hercules, or the weather.  

Thanks for reading, look forward to seeing you all come together on The Legendary Fansite!

Forum Complete!

I'm pleased to say that the forum is now functional and complete! You guys can't get there yet, as the forum operation is closely tied to the main site, but it's another big step. I've been working on developing the most appropriate theme I could, and I think we've got something that falls in with my mantra of "form and function."

As I'm sure you're aware, a solid forum is a pillar in any major website, so having ours done is a huge step in the right direction. After some finishing touches are done on the design, I'll be posting some screenshots for you to critique.

Right on schedule!

Also, just to update on that figure I was working on, take a look at the gauntlets I just finished up and let me know what you think! Some of the glue is still wet, so ignore that...



Once this guy is finished, I'll put a formula on how to make him up if anyone wants to try making one of their own.

The Light

Alright, so I've committed to fly to San Diego myself this July, so I now have a significant interest in getting this done on time. This site will open in July, one way or another.

As part of final preparations, Sage has set up site specific emails for those of us on them team to check. I check this email multiple times a day, so feel free to send me one over. The emails are:

To contact me,
Xen@legendaryfansite.com

For Sage,
sage@darkclockworkstudios.com

For Jisuse,
jisuse@darkclockworkstudios.com

As before, we are still looking for more team members, so if you happen by this post and feel you could contribute, please send an email to either myself or Sage.

And now for something a bit more Hercules related, I figured I'd share with you a custom 12" figure I'm working on. It's not even close to done, still need to make the boots, pants, and gauntlets, as well as finish putting the designs on the vest, but I think it's coming along nicely. The finished product will be posted on the final website, along with a formula for making one of your own.



What do you think?

Thanks for sticking with us everyone, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Releasing in...?

Alright, I'll admit, this is dangerous territory, but I'm here to give you the release date that we're aiming for.

July 2009, in time for Comic Con San Diego. That'll give us a great outlet to advertise for the site, as Sage is hoping to be present for the convention. I'll be doing my part at this year's Dragon*Con, I've got some specific ideas for that one--ideas that we can share a little closer to that time.

So, how are we going to accomplish this? Well, first of all, Sage and I have been talking and working a lot on the project behind the scenes recently. We're both highly motivated to get this project where it needs to go, and we've made leaps and bounds of progress over the last week.

For starters, we've brought on a new team member. Joining the team is Jisuse, who will be providing graphics for the site. This allows me to focus more on the actual content and allow another talented individual to work on the graphic side. Splitting this load will save an enormous amount of time! Thanks Jisuse!

I've also constructed a flyer that is being posted both in colleges here in Georgia as well as California, so I'm hoping to get a few more team members by way of public advertisement.

As usual, I've got goodies I've been working on, and I'll be providing some cool pictures in the coming weeks of what's going on in the construction site. Thanks to all the faithful readers--we're almost there, just stick with me!