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rich — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:12:21 +0000

View from Chiswick Bridge over the handlebars

What I see now

rich — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:15:12 +0000

(re: my view on gamboling)

Spiked art in progress

rich — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:57:14 +0000

Awaiting customisation

rich — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:55:36 +0000

Discovered nearby

rich — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:35:23 +0000

A few interesting old cars lurk near my place; This nice old mercedes (1972/1973?) which I walk past everyday, and spotted last night - an old american pickup, looking mean.

Improvised BMX lighting system

rich — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:07:41 +0000

The bulb blew in my front room, and the shops were closed. While looking for a suitable structure to hang my now disused festive decorations upon, I saw my BMX and thought it would make an interesting light fitting - pity I can’t cycle on it like that, I’d need quite a long extension cord :-)

Blender

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:01:02 +0000

Ok, so I haven’t posted anything in ages, so here’s what I’m working on at the moment (outside of work). I’m getting to know Blender - An open source 3d modelling / animation / and game logic programming package. I’ve just got the hang of vertex editing. I’ve still got to texture it, but here’s my first attempt, a kind of all terrain buggy / tank. My cousin’s learning game logic at the same time, so maybe i’ll post a quick game here sometime soon. ‘Till then, maybe check out blender, it’s pretty fun :-)

Alternative Birthday Card

rich — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:29:56 +0000

It’s my flatmate Erin’s birthday today (happy birthday!) and I thought, as usual, all the cards available in the local shops were a little uninspiring.. She’s a bit of a cat lover, so I made this cat and matching card from an old converse shoe box I had lying around. I took the outline of the cat from a photo I found online, then cut out 7 layers (different profiles to include tail, legs ears). The layers are stuck together with double sided tape. Don’t think I’ll be able to find an envelope to fit it though!

Recycled Headphones

rich — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:41:59 +0000

I’ve had these nice old Phonia headphones for ages (rescued from my father). I’ve always loved the way they looked, but they sounded terrible and had a worn cable. I also aquired a newish set of sony headphones which had damaged casing, So I’ve now combined two fairly useless sets of headphones into one great pair :-)

I just had to cut out the plastic mounting for the old speakers, and then insert most of the sony headphones into the massive enclosures of the phonias. They seem to sound even better than the sony headphones did to start with, perhaps because of the larger airspace behind, or maybe just because they sit more firmly on the ear. I’m sure they’ll look a bit odd paired with my ipod shuffle though !

Keep dancing

rich — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:25:22 +0000

It occurred to me recently that I hadn’t been doodling anything for the last year or so. this must be rectified. Also dancing is great. so combine the two. [that doesn’t mean dancing and doodling at the same time, I imagine that would be quite difficult :-) ]