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Interesting use of Hama beeds

RNDRND
edited March 2011 in Chit chat
http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/spectrum/hama.html

End result is very good.
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited February 2011
    They are impressive but i dont know, just seems like someone knitting a jumper with a speccy loading screen or that. The time it took to make that picture with those beads, just think theres better things to do with your time (like replying about it on a forum ;)
  • zx128kzx128k
    edited February 2011
    This is how it started:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10424
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited February 2011
    That thread started off in 2005, damn 1 year to make that screenshot picture ;)
  • XTM of TMGXTM of TMG
    edited February 2011
    psj3809 wrote: »
    That thread started off in 2005, damn 6 years to make that screenshot picture ;)

    Hmm? On the site he wrote "July 10th, 2006: All tiles completed". 6 years eh?
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited February 2011
    I wrote one year not 6 ;)
  • fogfog
    edited February 2011
    the tipex isn't dry yet :lol:

    I like to remind my friend of the time him and his lot got mullered at fifa.. oddly he forgets about that.hehe
  • mermanmerman
    edited February 2011
    I love that sort of craft project... a guy on the Lemon64 forum recently used the Lego ordering service to create some International Karate fighters.
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited February 2011
    zx128k wrote: »
    This is how it started:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10424

    Damn

    I promised so much in that thread and achieved F all.

    But its the thought that counts :)

    Now where's them Hama Beads.
  • The StargliderThe Starglider
    edited February 2011
    murtceps wrote: »
    Damn

    I promised so much in that thread and achieved F all.

    You're a failure, and that's what the hama beads design you make should say! :p
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited February 2011
    The Starglider wrote: »
    You're a failure, and that's what the hama beads design you make should say! :p

    you harsh man,
    I've had to make hamma diggers, dinosaurs, santas and snowmen.

    but just not got round to any spectrum themed items.

    I don't beleive many kids actually complete these hama projects, its really the parents.
  • The Lone MagpieThe Lone Magpie
    edited March 2011
    I would do this if I knew how to stop the splits from happening, I've seen some brilliant Hama Bead sprite-art on Deviant Art, and I want in on it.
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  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited March 2011
    merman wrote: »
    I love that sort of craft project... a guy on the Lemon64 forum recently used the Lego ordering service to create some International Karate fighters.

    A guy in Spain ordered a Spectrum using that same service, and took it to a retro event. :)
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited March 2011
    That reminds me of a cross-stitched Manic Miner loading screen, someone posted it in the spanish forums some time ago, his wife made it.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited March 2011
    How about a design with 'I want to go out in the sunshine to play with my friends during the school holidays but my dad is making me do this beads rubbish ;)'
  • gasmangasman
    edited March 2011
    JuanF. Ramirez wrote: »
    That reminds me of a cross-stitched Manic Miner loading screen, someone posted it in the spanish forums some time ago, his wife made it.

    Oh yes, this one... http://www.flickr.com/photos/quenerapu/sets/72157613145351169/

    (It's the title screen, though. The loading screen would be a bit... challenging ;-) )
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited March 2011
    When the first section was complete the guy should have moved the image half way across the backing, and add the next part of the image on, re-iron then repeat. He could have then done the image in strips. which would have resulted in less joins.
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  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited March 2011
    gasman wrote: »
    Oh yes, this one... http://www.flickr.com/photos/quenerapu/sets/72157613145351169/

    (It's the title screen, though. The loading screen would be a bit... challenging ;-) )

    Yes, I was wrong, it's the title screen! :lol:
  • MorkinMorkin
    edited March 2011
    That loading screen looks great!

    Now if someone really has time on their hands and wants to go one step further they could try creating a loading effect...!!

    - just use black & white beads to start with for the pixels
    - do it byte by byte in Spectrum screen loading style & order
    - take a still picture each time 8 beads have been placed
    - when it's finished, go through replacing the B&W beads in each character square with the coloured beads..

    ...Then you could run the still pics together to form an animation!

    Hmmm.. I might give it a go when I retire! :razz:
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited March 2011
    There's a whole forum here about Hama Beads etc.

    http://beadsprites.informe.com/index.php

    Including a few speccy related ones here.:-

    http://beadsprites.informe.com/cid-first-sprites-dt780.html
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