Simon Phipps
@simonphippsart.bsky.social
Artist,Game&PropMaker,3DPrint,Lucas StarWars Charity Costumer,Droid Builder,LowCarbFitness Geek.Semi-retired
www.simonphipps.com
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Launch for Wreckreation! Blessed to have worked on this fab game,to have done so with my son & some of the most wonderful, kind, creative & terrifyingly smart friends one could ever wish for.
Get it,Drive it,Mix it-See you online!
store.steampowered.com/app/1594040/...
Get it,Drive it,Mix it-See you online!
store.steampowered.com/app/1594040/...
Save 10% on Wreckreation on Steam
Wreckreation hands you the keys to your very own driving and building open world! Explore 400 square kilometers of pure sandbox joy as you create, race and wreck alone or together with your friends.
store.steampowered.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Launch for Wreckreation! Blessed to have worked on this fab game,to have done so with my son & some of the most wonderful, kind, creative & terrifyingly smart friends one could ever wish for.
Get it,Drive it,Mix it-See you online!
store.steampowered.com/app/1594040/...
Get it,Drive it,Mix it-See you online!
store.steampowered.com/app/1594040/...
And this is how my painting at Play Expo Blackpool 2025 turned out...
Cosmic Astro Cats 061025
Painted at Play Expo Blackpool 2025
Acrylic on canvas 14"x18".
#popart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #comic #cartoon #streetart #kitten
Painted at Play Expo Blackpool 2025
Acrylic on canvas 14"x18".
#popart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #comic #cartoon #streetart #kitten
October 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And this is how my painting at Play Expo Blackpool 2025 turned out...
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!"
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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!"
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?
What do you think?
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
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
September 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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?
What do you think?
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
Would be great to see you there!
#PLAYExpoBlackpool #RetroGaming
🎟 playexpoblackpool.com/tickets
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
Would be great to see you there!
#PLAYExpoBlackpool #RetroGaming
🎟 playexpoblackpool.com/tickets
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
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
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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
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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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)
(Today I'm crossing the Rubicon - after 30 years, I find myself posting cat pics to the Internet...)
(In Spoleto, Umbria)
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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)
(Today I'm crossing the Rubicon - after 30 years, I find myself posting cat pics to the Internet...)
(In Spoleto, Umbria)
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 🙌
September 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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 🙌
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
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
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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
Truth is...it took me a year to do it!
New video out now!
#StarWars #PropMaking #DIY #Cosplay youtu.be/EQuCEXkV4L0
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
youtu.be/xBrGrgmfIeo
From NERF to Fallout: A Budget Blaster Build (No 3D Printer Required!)
YouTube video by Simon Phipps
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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
youtu.be/xBrGrgmfIeo
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
youtu.be/JXPLSQpS3Qk?si… #starwarsr#propbuildl#cosplaya#chewbaccaca
August 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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
youtu.be/JXPLSQpS3Qk?si… #starwarsr#propbuildl#cosplaya#chewbaccaca
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.
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.
June 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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.
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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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...
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...
June 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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...
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...
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...
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
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June 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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...
Podcast is up here:
podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/4...
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?...
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?...
June 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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?...
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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"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
#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
May 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"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
#goldeneye @simonphippsart.bsky.social
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...
I hope I did this beloved character justice for the fans.
Order your copy here:
www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/fast...
May 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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...
I hope I did this beloved character justice for the fans.
Order your copy here:
www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/fast...
Reposted by Simon Phipps
Part 1 of our interview with legendary video game designer @simonphippsart.bsky.social is on the website now!
#retrogaming
#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
April 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Part 1 of our interview with legendary video game designer @simonphippsart.bsky.social is on the website now!
#retrogaming
#retrogaming
Awesome little story from Miikka here - love it!
My drawing of Switchblade (Amiga) ending from April 6th, 1994, when I first completed the game:
April 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Awesome little story from Miikka here - love it!
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
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
February 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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
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
February 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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
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
Join my 3+ week daily #Disney sketching challenge! 🎨
Follow @51m0artproject.bsky.social for vibrant art from my adventures.
Don't miss out on seeing what I create! #DailySketch #ArtChallenge #vacation #streetart #cartoon
Follow @51m0artproject.bsky.social for vibrant art from my adventures.
Don't miss out on seeing what I create! #DailySketch #ArtChallenge #vacation #streetart #cartoon
Daily Disney & Caribbean sketches incoming! ✍️
My 3D printed travel art studio is packed, and I'm ready to capture the magic.
Follow me next week for a sketch a day from my adventures!
#DisneySketch #artchallenge #CaribbeanArt #3DPrint #Streetart #cartoon #Disney #travel #travelsketch #themepark
My 3D printed travel art studio is packed, and I'm ready to capture the magic.
Follow me next week for a sketch a day from my adventures!
#DisneySketch #artchallenge #CaribbeanArt #3DPrint #Streetart #cartoon #Disney #travel #travelsketch #themepark
February 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join my 3+ week daily #Disney sketching challenge! 🎨
Follow @51m0artproject.bsky.social for vibrant art from my adventures.
Don't miss out on seeing what I create! #DailySketch #ArtChallenge #vacation #streetart #cartoon
Follow @51m0artproject.bsky.social for vibrant art from my adventures.
Don't miss out on seeing what I create! #DailySketch #ArtChallenge #vacation #streetart #cartoon
Spent a great afternoon at Dr Sketchy Nottingham, getting the privilege of drawing the magnificent Missy Malone one last time as she prepares to head off on new adventures Thanks to
@scarlettdaggers.bsky.social for doing a terrific job of hosting & organising the event #burlesque #cabaret #artist
@scarlettdaggers.bsky.social for doing a terrific job of hosting & organising the event #burlesque #cabaret #artist
February 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Spent a great afternoon at Dr Sketchy Nottingham, getting the privilege of drawing the magnificent Missy Malone one last time as she prepares to head off on new adventures Thanks to
@scarlettdaggers.bsky.social for doing a terrific job of hosting & organising the event #burlesque #cabaret #artist
@scarlettdaggers.bsky.social for doing a terrific job of hosting & organising the event #burlesque #cabaret #artist
Coffee shops + Art = My Life!
☕🎨
Follow my global art adventure at @51m0artproject.bsky.social
See the world through my sketchbook as I create and photograph my work in cafes across the globe...
#travelart #coffee #streetart
☕🎨
Follow my global art adventure at @51m0artproject.bsky.social
See the world through my sketchbook as I create and photograph my work in cafes across the globe...
#travelart #coffee #streetart
Bonus post - currently designing a new custom 3D printed holder to carry my cards & some coloured pens to take on USA vacation for sketching on the go. First time designing a print-in-place hinge 🤞🏻
News about my plans for sketching on vacation coming soon...
News about my plans for sketching on vacation coming soon...
February 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Coffee shops + Art = My Life!
☕🎨
Follow my global art adventure at @51m0artproject.bsky.social
See the world through my sketchbook as I create and photograph my work in cafes across the globe...
#travelart #coffee #streetart
☕🎨
Follow my global art adventure at @51m0artproject.bsky.social
See the world through my sketchbook as I create and photograph my work in cafes across the globe...
#travelart #coffee #streetart