Hi there. Lee from Brighton.

[Lee]

Been a pedelec convert for 2 years. Bought a Bafang kit bike that was already old for 150 and got 2 years of faithful wear out of it. Recently bought a MK II Powabyke on ebay which promptly blew the main circuit after 3 days of ownership, and am about to own a Powacycle salisbury which I'm pretty excited about.

Might be considered mental eccentric. Sculptor, weightlifter. Cynical. Bit of a hippy at heart. Love animals and long rides along the coast.

Cheers!

 

[flecc]

Welcome to the forum Lee, as an eccentric you won't be alone in here.
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[EddiePJ]

Might be considered mental eccentric. Sculptor, weightlifter. Cynical.

You won't be lonely here.

Another little hobby of mine.

 

[Lee]

Welcome to the forum Lee, as an eccentric you won't be alone in here.
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Thank you Flecc!

 

[Lee]

You won't be lonely here.

Wow, that's beautiful work! I mostly work in wax and digital. Nothing near as grand.

 

[Cyclezee]

Welcome to the forum Lee, as an eccentric you won't be alone in here.
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That will be three of you then

 

[Cyclezee]

You won't be lonely here.

Another little hobby of mine.

I used to sculpt various parts of the human anatomy as part of my job, but a complete body that's impressive
Actually I used to 'cheat' a lot, rather than starting from scratch with a lump of modelling wax I would find a willing volunteer with a roughly similar shape and size body part, take an impression of it, pour it in wax and modify until I had something acceptable.
Now with digital technology 'cheating' is at whole new level.

 

[flecc]

That will be three of you then

It wasn't so long ago that just riding an e-bike marked one out as an eccentric!

Now we are merely "unusual".
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[Alan Quay]

It wasn't so long ago that just riding an e-bike marked one out as an eccentric!

Now we are merely "unusual".
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My Brother and family recently went through an adoption process. The authorities are (rightly so) extremely cautious about ensuring the most suitable family are selected. As part of this process they need to check out the extended family members, so a document is compiled detailing all these people.

I was made privy to the description of me as made by my Brother and his wife.

"Colourful, eccentric, larger than life inventor."

The social workers must have had visions of 'The Doc' out of back to the future!


Oh, and Hi Lee from Brighton.

 

[Cyclezee]

As a healthcare professional my wife was on an adoption panel for a number of years but never divulged any details about any of the cases or individuals.

My daughter is a civil servant and works for a certain government department in London, let's just say it's based very close to Vauxhall Bridge.
I don't exactly know what she does, but apparently, at different times she has had several family background checks, bizarrely even into those that are deceased

It would be interesting to hear what they found out about me....then again probably not

 

[D C]

You won't be lonely here.

Another little hobby of mine.

Did you chop that poor girls hands off?
Dave.

 

[EddiePJ]

Did you chop that poor girls hands off?
Dave.

Nah, we just buy her clothes to grow into.

It leaves me with more money to spend on bikes.


But on the subject of cutting things off... Her mum also knows not to argue!!! Sorry Lee.

This was actually made for Halloween a few years ago, but I don't tell her that.

edit.. I just remembered that the prototype for that pole is in this photo. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/what-was-the-best-thing-non-bike-you-bought-in-2015.22956/page-2#post-288140


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[Lee]

I used to sculpt various parts of the human anatomy as part of my job, but a complete body that's impressive
Actually I used to 'cheat' a lot, rather than starting from scratch with a lump of modelling wax I would find a willing volunteer with a roughly similar shape and size body part, take an impression of it, pour it in wax and modify until I had something acceptable.
Now with digital technology 'cheating' is at whole new level.

Well, I sculpt toy prototypes so I'm sure it's not as artistically accomplished as a life size sculpt.
I only went digital a year ago and loving it. 3D printing has come so far so fast, having a great time with what I'm able to create.

 

[Lee]

Oh, and Hi Lee from Brighton.

Hi! Thanks to know I'm not alone

 

[Lee]

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Ha! great!

 

[twinkle]

Hi Lee.

not the only eccentric in the Brighton area as well

Our electric "e-trikes "


Our home built trikes

regards Emma and Ken

 

[EddiePJ]

SRS is in Brighton, and I'm only 25 miles away.

The 3D printer sounds very intriguing. Sadly my brain doesn't function to well with digital art, and transferring a digital format into 3D, is way beyond anything that I could begin to grasp.

Up until I recently folded my business, I worked with oak everyday for a living. Oak is my natural medium, and one that I understand. Creating sculpture is a brilliant way to just switch off and loose yourself. Sadly I have very much neglected for some time, and was only thinking yesterday morning that I need to get my act together and focus upon it again.

Does digital and 3D art allow you to do disappear into your own world and private space in the same way?

For me the greatest pleasure comes from what I like to call natural art. Taking something that you find, and altering into the reality of your imagination.

Something like this. The stand was just a temporary detail.

Extending the use of something, and giving it new life is another very therapeutic thing to do.

Even something as simple as cutting a tree down in garden opens up new possibilities for fun and giving pleasure.

 

[Lee]

Hi Lee.

not the only eccentric in the Brighton area as well

Our electric "e-trikes "
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Our home built trikes

regards Emma and Ken

Hi Emma!

That's my daily route to work! The Undercliff Pass is my reason to get up in the morning

The trikes look excellent by the way!

 

[Lee]

SRS is in Brighton, and I'm only 25 miles away.

That's very beautiful!
I do like making one off pieces, but as I'm trying to make a career out of it with a few small income streams, working digitally is all about efficiency. I can make the model physical and mold it to copy, or sell it to a games company or something like that. I must admit, there isn't quite the level of natural flow you have when sculpting traditionally, but the markets I go for demand neatness over art. I have made pieces using real stone which were later mass produced as plastic toys which didn't do as well as my digital bit.

 

[twinkle]

The under cliff walk is a nice ride from Peacehaven to Brighton except at high tide and strong winds when it can upset the electronics .

enjoy yourself on the forum

Here is the build log
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/building-a-20-wheel-tadpole-e-trike-from-scratch.17880/page-4#post-278827

regards emma