About Us
Hi, and welcome to Saber-Scorpion's Lair! I'm Justin, and you've somehow ended up in my little corner of the web. I've been maintaining a personal website under the name of 'Scorp' since 1/1/2000. I was born on January 10, 1987, in Virginia, USA... and I'm still pretty much stuck here. I enjoy various nerdy activities like art, writing, building LEGO creations, web design, and playing video games (especially RPGs). Since I enjoy science fiction and medieval fantasy more than anything else, I have been working on my own sci-fi universe called Nova Refuge and my own fantasy world called Wylfgard for a number of years now. Anything I do that I decide is worthy of showing to others ends up here (or on one of the two websites I just linked). I am often aided in my endeavors by my brother Ryan and sister Maegan. Together we created Arkanian Creations to give ourselves a better collective name than the Triumverate or the Gibberlings Three (as merry a band as you ever did see!). Some of the stuff here on SSL is actully my brother's or sister's, so watch out for pages that credit them. We hope you enjoy our work!
Q: Why 'Saber-Scorpion'?
A: It all started around the turn of the millennium, when Ryan and I first discovered online gaming. We started a loosely knit 'clan' together called the Saber Clan, which played on MSN's 'Gaming Zone' (which is now just board games, but used to be retail video games also). We often played thigns like Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear and Age of Empires II, but our main game was Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (JK for short). We got our name from our favorite type of JK deathmatch: the Sabs-only FFA NF NH BGJ (lightsabers only, free for all, no Force, no hax, on the Battleground Jedi map). Ah, the good old days. All members had to put "Saber_" on the beginning of their Zone username. Ryan was Saber_Ryan1. I went with Saber_Scorpion, because scorpions are awesome.
It kind of stuck.
Q: Can you post my stuff on your site?
If it's related to Saber-Scorpion in some way, then sure! Just e-mail it to me through the Contact Me page. If it's related to Nova Refuge or Wylfgard, you can post it on the galleries on those websites. If it's not related to any of those things then feel free to post it on my forums for appraisal by the membership there.
Q: What programs do you use to make your website and arwork?
Mostly Adobe stuff. All of my artwork is drawn in Adobe Photoshop, which I also use for all image editing. The website was designed in Adobe Dreamweaver and using Adobe Flash. The only non-Adobe program I use is Corel Draw, in which I design the stickers (decals) for my LEGO minifigs, as well as many of my logos and such. My site is hosted by www.aplus.net on a dedicated server plan.
Q: Can I use one of your images?
As long as you give me credit for my work and include a link back to my website, and as long as you are not using it in a commercial way to generate profit, then sure!
Q: Will you sell me your LEGO creations? How did you make them?
I made all of them using the vast collection of LEGO bricks I have been continually amassing since childhood (I buy almost half of the LEGO sets that come out every year). The decals (stickers) I use on my minifigures ("LEGO people") are custom-designed in a program called Corel Draw and printed out on label sheets to be applied to the minifigs. Sometimes I cut or glue LEGO parts to make my minifigs (although such techniques are never used on the LEGO models themselves, just the 'figs), but I don't highly recommend it if you can avoid it. In the few instances where i have painted my minifigs, I use Testors enamel model paint. It's probably not the best method though. Don't forget to check out the selection of instructions and decals I sell in my Shop!
Q: I have a question about the Shop or the Forum...
A: For questions about the forum, check the FAQ topic in the main board there. For questions about the Shop, check the Shop FAQ.
