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Thanks for the comments, gang! Here's what I've cranked out for the new year so far:
Specknose
A flying nose and pair of eyes--essentially a comically-oversized, animate pair of "gag" mustache spectacles (hence the "Speck" part of its name). They are a common enemy that can be found in most levels of the 1986 Kid Icarus Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game. Rooms, located behind the many doors scattered throughout Angel Land, often contain small flocks of these creatures. Specknoses float about said chambers in simple patterns, damaging Pit if they make any physical contact with him. Two species, differentiated by color, have been observed by cherubic explorers--the pink version is slightly stronger than the blue. Every Specknose felled by Pit's arrows will yield a large heart pickup, these are worth 10 small hearts (the currency of Angel Land)--slaying groups of these strange foes is a quick, and relatively easy, way to line Pit's pockets.
Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, nail polish, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
3.6 cm/1.4 in. x 3.2 cm/1.3 in. (widest point x highest point)
Time:
Two days; January 4-5, 2009.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ICS_specknose.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ICS_specknose_process.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/ICS_specknoseB_animate.gif
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Eggatrice
Baby cockatrices that can't quite make it out of their eggshells. They can be encountered at the Lofty Mountains (another creature, located elsewhere, the Basilisk, can also spawn Eggatrice eggs) in the 1993 Squaresoft Secret of Mana (Japanese name: Seiken Densetsu 2, "Holy Sword Legend 2") Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game. They attack by pecking with their beaks; aside from inflicting injury, there is a chance that the victim will be instantly transmuted into solid stone as well. Eggatrices are ranked at Level 39, have 185 hit points (HP), and no magic points (MP). Every petrifying bird you successfully slay is worth 928 experience points and $720 in gold--additionally, you might get a bar of chocolate (restores 250 HP) or a medical herb (cures poison status) item drop.
Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
3.8 cm/1.5 in. x 4.1 cm/1.6 in. (widest point x highest point)
Time:
Three days; January 7-10, 2009--with no work being performed on the 9th.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SOM_eggatrice.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SOM_eggatrice_process.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/SOM_eggatrice_sprite.gif
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Autom
Floating, fire-spewing, robotic sentries. They can be encountered within the crumbling halls of the third ruins in Nintendo's 1991 Metroid II: Return of Samus Gameboy video game. Automs are relics from an ancient civilization that still continue to function long after their original creators (presumably the Chozo) either died or abandoned their settlements on Planet SR388. Merciless exterminators, they incinerate trespassers with bursts of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit (1093 degrees Centigrade) flames. These units are extremely durable, indeed, nothing in Samus Aran's arsenal will even scratch them--run or roll past an Autom while its downward-firing flamethrower is disengaged; attempting to combat one of these machines is a foolish venture that can only end in severe burns and/or death.
Materials:
Newsprint, Kleenex, white glue, nail polish, and acrylic paint.
Dimensions:
Without flame attached: 3.0 cm/1.2 in. x 4.3 cm/1.7 in. (widest point x highest point)
With flame attached: 4.0 cm/1.6 in. x 11.5 cm/4.5 in. (widest point x highest point)
Time:
Three days; January 13-15, 2009.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_autom.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_autom_process.jpg
Color animation I made:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MET_autom_animation.gif
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