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The Capture Creature Celebration opening at Gallery Nucleus is going to be killer!
Becky and Frank's work was so much fun to work with so I reimagined the BEAUTIFUL paintings as humble pixel sprites.
It's my homage to the influence that the original Pokemon had on us all.
Custom bead sprite of Yoshi from Super Smash Bros. I used official artwork from the game for reference but I drew every pixel myself, by hand.
Some cute little soot sprites I made from handmade pom poms, felt circles, and embroidery thread!
Read about it here:
scientific-culture.blogspot.com/2011/04/invasion-of-soot-...
A large bead sprite of Jean Grey as The Phoenix, from the Marvel comic series X-Men. Contains 23,188 beads.
To create this animation I used the photo I took just before the sprite appeared. This animation clearly shows that the sprite appeared during the flash and therefore confirms that sprites appear at the same time as the +CG lightning.
A Violet Sprite (Archibasis viola) at Venus Drive/Loop.
*Note: More pics of Dragonflies and Damselflies in my Dragonflies and Damselflies Album.
Sprites over a thunderstorm north of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea. Recorded with Fujifilm X-T3 4K movie mode with Samyang 50mm F1.2 lens at f/1.4 in 1/8 sec exposure time, ISO 6400.
The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car that was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed", yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the pre-war Austin Seven. The Sprite was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company, which received a royalty payment from the manufacturers BMC. It first went on sale at a price of £669, using a mildly tuned version of the Austin A-Series engine and as many other components from existing cars as possible to keep costs down.
The Sprite was made at the MG sports car factory at Abingdon and it was inevitable that the success of the design would spawn an MG version known as the Midget, reviving a popular pre-war model name. Enthusiasts often now refer to Sprites and MG Midgets collectively as "Spridgets."
The little Sprite quickly became affectionately known as the Frogeye in the UK and the Bugeye in the US, because its headlights were prominently mounted on top of the bonnet, inboard of the front wings. The car's designers had intended that the headlights could be retracted, with the lenses facing skyward when not in use; a similar arrangement was used many years later on the Porsche 928. But cost cutting by BMC led to the flip-up mechanism being deleted, therefore the headlights were simply fixed in a permanently upright position, giving the car its most distinctive feature. The body was styled by Gerry Coker, with subsequent alterations by Les Ireland following Coker's emigration to the US in 1957. The car's distinctive frontal styling bore a strong resemblance to the defunct American 1951 Crosley Super Sport.
The problem of providing a rigid structure to an open-topped sports car was resolved by Barry Bilbie, Healey's chassis designer, who adapted the idea provided by the Jaguar D-type, with rear suspension forces routed through the bodyshell's floor pan. The Sprite's chassis design was the world's first volume-production sports car to use unitary construction, where the sheet metal body panels (apart from the bonnet) take many of the structural stresses. The two front chassis legs projecting forward from the passenger compartment mean the shell is not a full monocoque however. The front sheet-metal assembly, including the bonnet (hood) and wings, was a one-piece unit, hinged from the back, that swung up to allow access to the engine compartment. The 43 bhp, 948 cc OHV engine (coded 9CC) was derived from the Austin A35 & Morris Minor 1000 models, also BMC products, but upgraded with twin 1⅛" inch SU carburettors. The rack and pinion steering was derived from the Morris Minor 1000 and the front suspension from the Austin A35. The front suspension was a coil spring and wishbone arrangement, with the arm of the Armstrong lever shock absorber serving as the top suspension link. The rear axle was both located and sprung by quarter-elliptic leaf springs, again with lever-arm shock absorbers and top links. There were no exterior door handles; the driver and passenger were required to reach inside to open the door. There was also no boot lid, owing to the need to retain as much structural integrity as possible, and access to the spare wheel and luggage compartment was achieved by tilting the seat-backs forward and reaching under the rear deck, a process likened to potholing by many owners, but which resulted in a large space available to store soft baggage.
Engine:
1958–61: 948cc cc A-Series I4, 43 hp (32 kW) at 5200 rpm and 52 lbf·ft (71 Nm) at 3300 rpm
A car was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1958. It had a top speed of 82.9 mph (133.4 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 20.5 seconds. Fuel consumption of 43 miles per imperial gallon (6.6 L/100 km; 36 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £678, including taxes of £223.[5]
The BMC Competition Department entered Austin Healey Sprites in major international races and rallies, their first major success coming when John Sprinzel and Willy Cave won their class on the 1958 Alpine Rally. Private competitors also competed with much success in Sprites. Because of its affordability and practicality, the Austin Healey Sprite was developed into a formidable competition car, assuming many variants by John Sprinzel, Speedwell and WSM. The Sebring Sprite became the most iconic of the racing breed of Austin Healey Sprites. Many owners use their Austin Healey Sprites in competition today, fifty years after its introduction.
My first bead sprite, Flammie from Secret of Mana!
Like a proper moron I chose to do a big complicated design for my very first bead sprite. I didn't follow the pattern to an exact science because I wanted to tweak the colours and add some shading and highlights.
It wasn't so bad during the beading process but the taping, flipping, and ironing was a bear. You can tell where the beads bunched up and warped right down the middle during ironing. Ah well, this stuff helps us learn, doesn't it? xD
Done only in Perler beads (until I get some Hama colours). Next sprites will be much smaller!
I borrowed Clive's Sprite and went for a long drive into the mountains. Ferrari''s and Nissan GTR''s are all well and good but I was happier in this.
Fitted with an Oselli built 1293 engine and 5 speed Ford 'box.
The countryside was absolutely spectacular. Everytime I stopped the car was surrounded by admirers.
I let the children sit in it. One Mum told me her dad has an Auburn and a La Salle in Granada. She then went on to tell me he entered the Monte Carlo Historique 3 years ago and had I heard of this rally?
She was most surprised when I told her I am entered next year!
The two resident works shunters at Brush Traction in Loughborough pause momentarily together in between duties.
On the left, RSH 0-4-0DH Bagnall 3209/1962 "George Toms" is now resplendent in a smart dark blue livery. The previously green shunter underwent an overhaul in 2019.
On the right - and also sporting a fairly recent new paint job - is Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0DH D1341 (11079) 'Sprite'.
In stark contrast to the well-looked after shunters, the demic shell of withdrawn Class 73, 73134 "Woking Homes 1885-1995" can be seen in the background.
The Capture Creature Celebration opening at Gallery Nucleus is going to be killer!
Becky and Frank's work was so much fun to work with so I reimagined the BEAUTIFUL paintings as humble pixel sprites.
It's my homage to the influence that the original Pokemon had on us all.
Sprites drawn on paper (circa end of the 80's). Some were copied from the TV screen from other games, others created by myself.
Most have the corresponding decimal/hex written on the page to be later used with source code.
With 1973 Sprite Musketeer caravan. A Maxi towing a caravan would have been a very common sight as they were highly regarded tow cars and once voted the Caravan Club's tow car of the year. GBX is a very late example of the Mark 1 Maxi and has various aftermarket upgrades including HLS hubcaps and grille and a Maxi 2 steering wheel.
Total props to her for wearing actual roller skates considering I wimped out and faked mine. (But I also didn't kill myself which undoubtedly would have happened if I wore real skates, so no regrets.)
I always kind of suspected that Kitty was a little influenced by Dazzler when she designed this eyesore, so I couldn't resist geeking out a little!