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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 15d

And this is how my painting at Play Expo Blackpool 2025 turned out...

51m0 artproject @51m0artproject.bsky.social · 15d

Cosmic Astro Cats 061025
Painted at Play Expo Blackpool 2025

Acrylic on canvas 14"x18".
#popart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #comic #cartoon #streetart #kitten

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 16d

Just set up here at Play Expo, Blackpool for the day with my partner-in-crime, Jayne (without whom those games wouldn't have happened.) Talk at 2pm. Time to hang out and paint some fresh art. Stop by, say "Hi!"

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 22d

Last time I was let loose doing live painting at a con,I ended up with a giant space lobster... Unless anyone has any better ideas for me at PLAYExpo next Sunday,it's going to be 'Cosmic Astro Cats'...fling me some suggestions or it's kittens in jetpacks & yarnball asteroids...
What do you think?

51m0 artproject @51m0artproject.bsky.social · Jul 21

Ultralobster Attack 210724

Started today at Notts Videogame Expo with a blank canvas. For those who stopped by my table-this is how my picture of some giant rampaging seafood turned out...

Acrylic on canvas 14"x18".
#popart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #comic #cartoon #streetart #kaiju @bsky.art

Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 27d

Finally (after these kind folks have been asking me for 3 yrs) I'm going to be at PLAY Expo Blackpool 2025 on 5th October-hanging out to say hello, doing live painting & a talk on my career at 2pm.

Would be great to see you there!

#PLAYExpoBlackpool #RetroGaming

🎟 playexpoblackpool.com/tickets

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 28d

@scarlettdaggers.bsky.social

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · 28d

So grateful for all of the different places and people I get to meet through my games work, art, costume and prop building.
A great afternoon at Dr Sketchy's Nottingham this past Sunday, getting the chance to draw Dominus Von Vexo and event organiser @scarlettdaggers.bsky.social
#drag #burlesque

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51m0 artproject @51m0artproject.bsky.social · Sep 8

I generally prefer humans to animals, but I must confess, I am warming to the cats here in Italy...

(Today I'm crossing the Rubicon - after 30 years, I find myself posting cat pics to the Internet...)

(In Spoleto, Umbria)

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Sep 7

Start of a wonderful day of celebration in Spoleto, Italy.Grateful to be meeting up with #Amiga friends old & new at Passione Amiga 2025.Nothing but warmth, joy & happiness that goes beyond pieces of old hardware & little 2D sprites.Feeling blessed 🙌

Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Sep 5

I Built a Star Wars lie detector prop for a fan film.
Truth is...it took me a year to do it!
New video out now!
#StarWars #PropMaking #DIY #Cosplay youtu.be/EQuCEXkV4L0

I Built an Original Star Wars Lie Detector! (Epic Fan Film Prop)

YouTube video by Simon Phipps

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's #FalloutFriday, Wastelanders! Turned a 2nd hand Nerf blaster into a Fallout prop—no 3D printer needed! Watch my budget-friendly build video & craft your own! #Cosplay #PropMaking #Fallout

youtu.be/xBrGrgmfIeo

From NERF to Fallout: A Budget Blaster Build (No 3D Printer Required!)

YouTube video by Simon Phipps

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Aug 20

A quick electronics build from me, in which I forget how to crimp wire ferrules while giving Chewie his voice back...
youtu.be/JXPLSQpS3Qk?si… #starwarsr#propbuildl#cosplaya#chewbaccaca

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Jun 28

What a cool day!
Thank you Ashbourne Arts Festival & all the attendees for making me feel so welcome! So cool to see many young faces that may be the next generation of game makers. Study hard,look after your body & mind and make games! There's never been a better time than now.

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Retro Titans @retrotitans.com · Jun 18

New podcast klaxon 📢
This time we're talking to @simonphippsart.bsky.social about 40 years of creating computer games, making Star Wars costumes and props, art on the move, and why Elite was genius.

🎧 On Spotify and all the usual places open.spotify.com/episode/4NrN...

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Jun 18

Had a great time talking to Phil on the @retrotitans.bsky.social podcast the other day - #retrogames, #cosplay, #propmaking, the other cool stuff I do now I'm retired as well as what unlikely games & music I'd place in their rocket ship.

Podcast is up here:
podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/4...

40+ years of making games, from Jet Power Jack & Rick Dangerous to Wreckreaction - with Simon Phipps

Podcast Episode · Retro Titans - the giants of retro and indie gaming in conversation · 17/06/2025 · 1h 26m

podcasts.apple.com

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Jun 9

Double-checking my supplies for my #gamedesign & #cosplay #propmaking workshop at Confetti College, Nottingham, this afternoon.
Check out my YouTube channel for videos on how to make a cool #Borderlands or #Fallout blaster from a second-hand #nerfgun

youtu.be/NjScFU-RFMw?...

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Retro Dodo @retrododo.bsky.social · May 15

"You're trying to stay true to it and hold on to it - it's a beloved game that's also based on a movie that lots of people have got really fond memories of. So yeah, that was quite challenging!"

#goldeneye @simonphippsart.bsky.social

Let's Talk Retro: Making GoldenEye 007, Shadow Man, & The Harry Potter Games With Simon Phipps (Part 2)

It's time to dive back into our extensive interview with Simon Phipps and to learn more about his work on the Harry Potter games, Burnout Paradise, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and remaking GoldenEye ...

retrododo.com

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · May 1

Honoured to have been commissioned to paint Dizzy for the cover of Fast Food 2 - a brand new Amiga game from @bitmapsoft.bsky.social

I hope I did this beloved character justice for the fans.

Order your copy here:
www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/fast...

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Retro Dodo @retrododo.bsky.social · Apr 23

Part 1 of our interview with legendary video game designer @simonphippsart.bsky.social is on the website now!

#retrogaming

Let's Talk Retro: Making GoldenEye 007, Shadow Man, The Harry Potter Games & More With Simon Phipps (Part 1)

It's not every day you get to sit down with one of the people who worked on so many of the games that you played growing up, the games that you spent hours playing with family and friends, and the gam...

retrododo.com

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Apr 17

Awesome little story from Miikka here - love it!

MP83 @mp83.bsky.social · Apr 10

My drawing of Switchblade (Amiga) ending from April 6th, 1994, when I first completed the game:

Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Feb 25

Adventure incoming! 👉 Follow @51m0artproject.bsky.social to see it unfold. #Art #Explore

51m0 artproject @51m0artproject.bsky.social · Feb 25

WDW Trip Day#1 "Let's Go!!!"

Setting off for Orlando via the train to Gatwick!

Expect daily travel sketches—Florida, the Caribbean, & Disney World, all through my unique lens!

#DisneyArt #TravelSketch #PopSurrealism #Cartoon #Drawing #Inkart #lowbrowart #streetart #Disney #travel
@bsky.art

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Feb 22

PHEW! Made it!
Here's Katie, who'll be handling the prop in the upcoming #StarWars #fanfilm
YouTube video coming of this utterly epic prop build soon!

Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Feb 22

That's looking better!
Can I get the prop finished in time so I can get it into our actress' hands at tonight's East Midlands Garrison's 10 year anniversary celebration?
#starwars #3dprint #fanfilm #cosplay #arduino

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Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Feb 21

Well...less of an utter horror show now...
(This morning felt like untangling a thousand pairs of headphones cables...
Glad that part's over with!)
#arduino #electronics #cosplay

Simon Phipps @simonphippsart.bsky.social · Feb 21

Electronics day!

Time to get all this spaghetti into my custom 3d printed Star Wars fan film hand prop

One day,I'll post a YouTube video on this epic build

Today,however,I'll just be happy to see all this chaos put in its proper place!

#3dprinting #starwars #electronics #cosplay #propmaking

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