tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200488032024-03-13T10:04:16.340+00:00>>The Renaissance MonkeyThe blog remembers things - so I don't have to...
http://renaissancemonkey.blogspot.com/atom.xmlMr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.comBlogger591125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-81353515467801197502010-08-06T10:30:00.001+01:002010-08-06T10:30:25.515+01:00Hyde Park on the way to a Prom<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4862749682/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4862749682_f25b6d78b9.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4862749682/">Hyde Park on the way to a Prom</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-65270477779172592342010-08-05T09:25:00.001+01:002010-08-05T09:25:57.724+01:00Middlesex vs Yorkshire at Lord's<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4826632853/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4826632853_eae2f15060.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4826632853/">Middlesex vs Yorkshire at Lord's</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-90838278883709754762010-07-26T18:55:00.001+01:002010-07-26T18:55:32.889+01:00William Beckford's Tower<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4817971520/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4817971520_9ba2e7a83a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4817971520/">William Beckford's Tower</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-33302430844887527532010-07-24T10:30:00.001+01:002010-07-24T10:30:44.905+01:00The Royal Crescent, Bath<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4817971254/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4817971254_fcddf3c54b.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4817971254/">The Royal Crescent, Bath</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-74722184916503546762010-07-22T23:40:00.001+01:002010-07-22T23:40:38.425+01:00Tate Britain<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4812580616/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4812580616_ed383fe66c.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4812580616/">Tate Britain</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-78439550202749304632010-07-22T11:12:00.001+01:002010-07-22T11:12:06.123+01:00Tate Britain<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4812580162/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4812580162_9b7c240258.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4812580162/">Tate Britain</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-4569359083054063312010-07-20T20:42:00.001+01:002010-07-20T20:42:55.119+01:00British Museum<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4811953297/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4811953297_a50e1f357b.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4811953297/">British Museum</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-14673123003715708952010-07-18T10:22:00.001+01:002010-07-18T10:22:18.019+01:00A Polaroid I found in the pocket of a shirt I bought in a second hand
clothing shop.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4801162539/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4801162539_273c6915de.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4801162539/">A Polaroid I found in the pocket of a shirt I bought in a second hand clothing shop.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> And the guy is wearing the shirt I bought.</p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-14736469074956918642010-07-15T20:15:00.001+01:002010-07-15T20:15:44.179+01:00Baby-foot<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4796223653/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4796223653_fa4e5ba542.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4796223653/">Baby-foot</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-37808069024875744892010-07-08T20:51:00.001+01:002010-07-08T20:51:50.428+01:00Pineapples in Heavy Disguise.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4774051438/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4774051438_5a4a60e7c2.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4774051438/">Pineapples in Heavy Disguise.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-31071117912375386122010-07-07T22:38:00.001+01:002010-07-07T22:38:51.657+01:00The best way to read Siggraph papers is with a dry martini.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4769269618/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4769269618_56bd657576.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4769269618/">The best way to read Siggraph papers is with a dry martini.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-15869644703495600302010-07-05T13:30:00.001+01:002010-07-05T13:30:18.104+01:00Sir John Soane's House<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4757148734/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4757148734_e0d8d47ea0.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4757148734/">Sir John Soane's House</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-15094324465013173962010-07-03T16:34:00.001+01:002010-07-03T16:34:27.545+01:00Shadow<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4757149058/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4757149058_bfc2239bdb.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4757149058/">Shadow</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-65646301486278397922010-07-02T09:05:00.001+01:002010-07-02T09:05:28.087+01:00Screen Printing Workshop<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4696350207/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1289/4696350207_9aa4e02e4a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4696350207/">Screen Printing Workshop</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-59097261458637515862010-06-28T08:57:00.001+01:002010-06-28T08:57:57.030+01:00Face in the Window<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4741816248/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4741816248_eb62c87e2a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4741816248/">Face in the Window</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-18502060709772022102010-06-26T10:23:00.001+01:002010-06-26T10:23:57.170+01:00Accidental Self Portrait<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4735316430/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4735316430_f2f7c3f2a0.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4735316430/">Accidental Self Portrait</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-22430320706552202692010-06-25T08:52:00.001+01:002010-06-25T08:52:15.528+01:00Watching the Game<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4728024874/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/4728024874_72e47ba63a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4728024874/">Watching the Game</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-27515223548894600792010-06-24T08:39:00.001+01:002010-06-24T08:39:00.907+01:00The British Museum in the Sunshine<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4726429427/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1421/4726429427_b4d258de03.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4726429427/">The British Museum in the Sunshine</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-45780928507297638322010-06-21T19:49:00.001+01:002010-06-21T19:49:45.027+01:00Debris of a Bygone Era<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4721937558/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/4721937558_b88e3c9766.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4721937558/">Debris of a Bygone Era</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I'm starting to take a few more photos again as respite from the madness of work. I think I'll try and post them here in lieu of writing which I'm finding I have little time to do these days.</p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-28554038159348610102009-12-01T20:53:00.002+00:002009-12-01T20:54:07.067+00:00Gerald Maltravers-Bathysphere, retired accountant and county cricket fan<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4151264644/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4151264644_607c4b3cd9.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /></div> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4151264644/">Gerald Maltravers-Bathysphere, retired accountant and county cricket fan</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-42623901519162038902009-11-22T18:46:00.002+00:002009-11-22T18:48:04.304+00:00Burlesque Beauty<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div style="font-family: arial;" class="flickr-frame"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4125582066/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/4125582066_58a7537184.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/4125582066/">Burlesque Beauty</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_atrocity/">Mr Atrocity</a>.</span></div></div> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="flickr-yourcomment"> Drew this today. I think she needs a name, possibly Glenda.</p>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-42990284843214483712009-09-11T08:53:00.003+01:002009-09-11T09:02:02.750+01:00Telecaster Project<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FtOjBj1Nz3M&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FtOjBj1Nz3M&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />What can I say? I've been busy, so very, very busy but mostly working on things I'm not allowed to discuss hence the radio silence. Both of those projects are still ongoing so I will be infrequent here. This is something I can share though. To give myself something to do, alongside the amp project, I obtained a non-working Fender Telecaster off eBay for a very good price. I had some parts already looking for a home and so, having bought the remaining bits I needed, I began the process of dismantling the guitar, fixing what was broken, upgrading components and then rebuilding the whole thing from the smallest screw and solder joint, upwards. I've never dismantled and rebuilt a guitar this much before and it was quite a learning experience but I'm really happy with how it turned out.</span><br /></div>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-66664831657364146802009-06-03T22:47:00.003+01:002009-06-03T22:51:29.620+01:00The Noisy Cricket<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Whilst trawling on the internet I came across the enticingly named "Beavis Audio Research". It's a website run by a couple of guys who like to mess around with electronics and design effects pedals and so on. One of their projects was a 1/2 watt transistor based guitar amplifier called "The Noisy Cricket" that runs off a 9v battery. It only had about 30 components in it and I could get all the parts from Radio Shack for about twenty pounds. So I thought I'd have a go. Electronics is not my strong suit but looking at the schematic for the design I could begin to get a feeling for what was going on. I like the idea of building something and learning at the same time. Because I'm so sure that I'll cock it up I have actually ordered twice as many of the super cheap components so I'll have spares to hand when I short things out or solder them to death.<br /><br />If it does ever actually work I felt that I'd like to design some kind of enclosure for it. As it's a transistor amp that set me thinking about 1960s transistor radios and so I've been playing around with designs influence by that aesthetic. The amp has three knobs but other than that I felt I could do as I pleased. The casing will be small, i.e. about ten inches wide. These are my three designs. I think I like the last one best. I'm still waiting for the actual parts to arrive before I can begin the build but I'll try and post some pictures as I go. Wish me luck, I shall need it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3587125254/" title="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 1 by Mr Atrocity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3587125254_3df276f212.jpg" alt="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 1" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3586317289/" title="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 2 by Mr Atrocity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3586317289_cd987ce82e.jpg" alt="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 2" height="370" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3593603740/" title="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 3 by Mr Atrocity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3593603740_7b09a68cea.jpg" alt="Noisy Cricket Enclosure Design 3" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /></div></div>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-87666921128847378592009-05-08T15:00:00.000+01:002009-05-08T15:00:00.835+01:00HCB Pastiche 2<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Here's an even more direct pastiche. You can't see the view, know the original and not take the photo.<br /><br />My horrid copy:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3500490303/" title="With Apologies to HCB by Mr Atrocity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3500490303_cf6ec3c436.jpg" alt="With Apologies to HCB" height="312" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />The master's original:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SmxkQP6GWdU/Sf8hM7G7WyI/AAAAAAAAAS0/-PED18dZZjI/s1600-h/206499033_4b7be38eda_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SmxkQP6GWdU/Sf8hM7G7WyI/AAAAAAAAAS0/-PED18dZZjI/s400/206499033_4b7be38eda_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332016989738851106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is interesting to see how much Paris has and hasn't changed though.<br /></div>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20048803.post-83311710899167017822009-05-06T15:00:00.001+01:002009-05-06T15:00:00.664+01:00HCB Pastiche 1<div style="text-align: justify;">You can't spend time in Paris with a camera and not pay tribute to (insult the memory of) the great Henri Cartier-Bresson. Here's T re-enacting HCB's famous portrait of Jean-Paul Sartre on Le Ponte des Artes:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3501305176/" title="T as Sartre by HCB. Sorry HCB. Sorry JPS. by Mr Atrocity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3501305176_b220c66d5d.jpg" alt="T as Sartre by HCB. Sorry HCB. Sorry JPS." height="500" width="321" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And here's the original. I love T's recreation of Sartre's wonky eye. Oh and we didn't have a pipe so a pen had to substitute.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SmxkQP6GWdU/Sf8e-xMJisI/AAAAAAAAASs/6Z_-i-KzL8Q/s1600-h/3389664360_fd9d90661e_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SmxkQP6GWdU/Sf8e-xMJisI/AAAAAAAAASs/6Z_-i-KzL8Q/s400/3389664360_fd9d90661e_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332014547534973634" border="0" /></a>Mr Atrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09221966730193590245noreply@blogger.com2