Another strange webcam experiment! Click the image to launch it.
I take the raw cam feed, find what changes between frames and add a threshold filter to colour the bits that change to a solid red. I then simply loop through the pixels to see if any are red then use the pixel position to draw lines to and from, sampling the original image to get the correct line colour. Completely no use to anyone… but looks nice enough.
My father gave me a copy of “Motorcycle Scooter & Three-Wheeler Mechanics” a few years back and we both picked out the same machine as ‘the cool one’… a 1958 Gold Star. Weird how genetics work. Some of the ads are fantastic, so thought I’d share…
Nothing changes!
Corker Helmet
BSA 350 Star
Belstaff Ad
Triumph Thunderbird
Scramblers from 1961
Brands Hatch - Druids
Road Racers
Check out he last one
Cheer up Mr. Hammond!
Bond Minicar
Enfield Constellation 700
Messerschmitt Car
Bike Prices in 1961
Velocette Advert
Reliant and Halfords ad
I’ve had the honor of being given a 1988 Harris Matchless G80. It’s a nice enough ‘modern classic’ but I’m not 100% convinced by the styling. Seeing as it’s a bit of a ‘parts bin special’, I was wondering what it would look like if I ‘retired’ a few parts and replaced them with something a little more racy. The plan would be to do it in a non-destructive way so I can quickly revert to original should the need arise.
Currently looks like this…
Here’s a 20 minute Photoshop bodge to see what a Cafe Racer seat and some clip-on handle bars would do to the looks.
Original (image nabbed from here as it’s nicer than mine)…
Cafe Racer edition…
Question is… am I barking?
STOP PRESS: Chris from the realclassic.co.uk forum updated my last image to remove the clocks… now we’re getting somewhere…
STOP PRESS: Martin ups the ante. Shorter seat and lower headlight.
STOP PRESS: Then I go silly. New tank and exhaust
Did some fun training the other day with Katie Ledger and part of it was presenting something in 3-5 minutes. So I though I’d go large and explain how to become a rocket scientist in 3 minutes. It’s essentially a super-top-line overview of how to build the simplest type of pulse jet engine… the ‘pop pop‘ boat engine. Thought I’d start with something that shows the principle before introducing the fantastically simple valveless pulse jet. I should also explain this was at Digital Outlook, a digital marketing agency, so was a little off-piste to say the least.
Anyhow, here’s the video. Bit embarrassing but hey, it’s worth it if you may learn something! :)
If you’re weird, you can get the PowerPoint presentation here.