Started redesigning my version of Classic Jet a while ago.
[Image description: A digital sketch of Jet the Hawk redesigned to look more a classic era character. Jet is green overall, two long tail feathers, and three long feathers atop his head with black tips tied back with a red hairband. He has an orange beak, and black feathers that cover his shoulders and collar. He has red gloves with white thumbs and cuffs. Jet's shoes are shiny, red overall with a black toe. He has white socks.Jet stands facing the viewer mostly, body turned a little to the right. He's crouched down with an orange chaos emerald in his right hand, a sack to throw it in his left hand. He looks ready to run off with it. End ID]
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Sponsorships
ever since it was suggested to me i’ve wanted to draw Niki with his sponsored replacement feathers..and yes I gave up and made both P1s red because i think he looks cool
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The title page of a magazine article about Niki’s choice. As the first major figure in F1 to turn prosthetic feathers into advertising space, he got quite a bit of attention from journalists (much to his chagrin)
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I made a post a while ago lamenting that nobody had imported any sonic stages into bomb rush, because I really liked the movement in brcf and wanted to see how it felt on that kind of level design
recently a map editor for brcf got released, and people have been doing exactly that- it's a little janky because this is like, a within-the-last-week-or-so kind of development but it's really fucking cool. once things get ironed out more I think this will be 100% what I was looking for from both series.
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Robert Plant and John Bonham aboard the Starship, 1973
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On July 23, 1982. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts released "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)", a single from her debut solo studio album Bad Reputation
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Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver & Cass Elliot - 1969
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How do racers deal with feather damage?
ft. Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda famously returned after his accident in 1976 with red synthetic feathers replacing the majority of his flight feathers, as well as some of his median and lesser coverts. His refusal to hide the extent of the feather damage he sustained did a lot to champion openness around feather issues in F1 and to bring imping to the FIA's attention as an area of racer's lives that needed to be regulated.
Similar in medical magnitude to an orthodontic aid, imping is a relatively painless practice that allows for a comparatively quick solution to feather breakage. Affixing the replacement feather to the existing feather shaft allows for the replacement to be lost in the next molt, identical to a natural feather. There are three primary options for replacement feathers used in imping:
Mass-produced synthetic: These synthetic feathers are produces based on age and wing type specifications, working well enough for the vast majority of people. However, they are often rather obvious, even when painted to resemble natural plumage.
Donor: Often more expensive, especially for those with rare wings, donor feather implantation relies on finding a perfect match wing-type, feather number, and development-stage wise. These feathers perform much like the original(barring the added weight of the joining agent) and blend seamlessly into the recipient's plumage.
Custom-made synthetic: These are often used by racers, in concert with donor feathers. These feathers are created based off a highly detailed model of the recipients undamaged feathers, serving as either a perfect copy of the lost feather, or an idealized version. They can be customized to minimize weight and improve aerodynamics, even when compared to natural plumage. In an attempt to avoid abuse, the FIA has decided that synthetic replacement feathers used by racers may not weigh more than 5 grams less than the natural feather they are replacing. Starting in the 80s racers often used feathers in unnatural colors. Some prefer to have them hand painted in attempt to conceal their injury, but this practice is becoming more noticeable for its rarity.
A necessary addition to the discussion of imping are so called long term prosthetic feathers. These are used in the case of extensive damage to the quill and attachment site of the feather. Unlike replacements used in imping, these are only ever synthetic, and are not meant to be lost in the molt. Prosthetics are attached through a two step process. First, a quill-shaped anchor point is surgically implanted into the cleared attachment site of the lost feather. Second, when the implant has healed, a synthetic feather is attached where the anchor point protrudes from the skin. This two-part construction allows the feather to be changed out when it becomes worn. These prosthetic feathers are common among burn survivors and those whose feathers didn't develop fully.
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1968 Mustang 428 Cobra Jet
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