james corcoran

More Spider Thingies

2012-02-06T15:36:00.002Z

Slowly finishing up Spencer Nero for Paragon....This panel hopefully makes more sense in the context of the story. Recently I have started inking with a proper brush like a grown up surprising myself how well it's been going.

NERO-VISION!

2012-01-15T21:43:00.002Z

Part of a panel coloured for fun with a limited palette to reflect Nero's pulp origins.

TV21 Study

2012-01-10T09:56:00.002Z

Study of a small panel from an episode of Thunderbirds from the classic British comic TV21, the original was by the legendary Frank Bellamy. Was interested to see if I could make such a small panel work retaining the starkness and simplicity without slavishly copying the original.

Back in the Saddle

2012-01-09T16:21:00.004Z

Back to drawing in ernest with some more from the Spencer Nero tale I'm doing for Paragon comic. Might need to redo the ghostly figure as looking at it now he looks a little flat not sure he doesn't look like he is looking up rather than floating around.

Spending my spare time in January working through the list of bits I owe people then it'll be on with something new and hopefully a lot more drawing this year.

Melkur

2011-12-07T21:06:00.002Z

From "The Keeper of Trakken" more hastily doodled old school Dr Who

Total Fear

2011-12-07T16:31:00.003Z

My take on some of Kurt Siblings characters from his Total Fear comic, he's a stalwart of the Scottish independent scene knocking out a couple of anthologises a year for anyone who likes swords and sorcery, lizards and the films of Russ Meyer's should check him out.

Paragon Comic No.9

2011-11-27T15:18:00.003Z

Features the debut of Spencer Nero the Civil Centurion by Greg Meldrum and Davey Candlish, my version of Nero will be in I think issue number 11, the current issue features a reprint of a tale I did last year for the Jikan special and part 3 of Rise of the Mekko Sapiens of which I drew the second episode this one is done by Louis Carter it's a little odd to see some of the characters I drew first interpreted by someone else Louis has a nice stylised take on them. Any way plug over except to say how to buy copies or download the digital copy ( only 99p!) can be found here

Snow Spider

2011-11-07T12:11:00.003Z

More from Spencer Nero, probably going to change the eyes made the mistake of looking at research after the deed. Should make it a bit creepier looking.

Hanging around

2011-10-30T21:08:00.002Z

Quite like this panel but I think the bottom got a little cluttered in the inking and the poor chaps legs are hard to make out from the mountainside.

Spencer Nero

2011-10-26T06:59:00.004+01:00

Panel from the first page of a new strip for Paragon comic issue 11 due I think some time early in the new year. Spencer Nero is Greg Meldrum's Occult adventurer and makes his debut in issue 9 really enjoying drawing my chapter it's a really dark,fun tale in the pulp tradition.

Homework

2011-10-24T22:08:00.002+01:00

Need to get back to basics' seem to have lost any ability to do anatomy, so forcing myself into doing studies including a few Moebius and Pratt swipes.

Marker Test

2011-10-24T21:32:00.002+01:00

quite liked the inks on this little Wolfman drawing but the markers kind of streaked still might give it another go.

Roughs

2011-10-24T21:16:00.002+01:00

Finishing up a strip for a writers group this week and in between doing thumbnails and roughs for a new strip that will see the light of day probably next year.

Sketchbook Villain Warmup

2011-10-24T17:47:00.002+01:00

Yet another half remembered Dr Who Villain from the 3 Doctors if I recall rightly. Straight down in brush pen to break in a new sketchbook along with the Tommy Rocket sketch on the header. I'm going to gloss over the lack of posts and just try and get back into the swing of things.

Plug

2011-08-02T12:02:00.006+01:00

Look away now! I have a strip I drew a while back in issue 8 of Paragon comic which is out now you can order it through the Paragon site via paypal. I drew episode 2 of Mekko sapians some of which you can see on this very post and it features the rather interesting Icarus Dangerous strip amongst others all hidden behind Chris Askham 's splendid cover.

"The Polis"

2011-07-19T11:11:00.001+01:00

Something in the water

2011-07-10T12:15:00.002+01:00

More beard's and nautical nonsense, this was coincidently drawn while watching "Red Rackham's Treasure"

This is for something that won't see the light of day for some time it's going well if somewhat slowly.

KRUMP

2011-07-03T11:16:00.002+01:00

Something Darker

2011-06-27T21:10:00.004+01:00

Sketchbook Demon

2011-06-22T18:53:00.004+01:00

First doodle in a new sketchbook not too sure what it is some kind of Demon I suppose. Brush pen and Markers.

MUGSHOT

2011-06-22T15:17:00.002+01:00

Messing about with a small piece of scrap paper and some markers, thought it kind of gave the feel of an old passport photo or prison mugshot.

I fought in a war

2011-06-09T13:20:00.004+01:00

This week's theme over on the Weekly Themed Art Blog is Nort Vs Southers, which for those not in the know is a reference to to opposing sides in the classic 2000ad strip Rogue Trooper. Here is my take on one of the Nort's not that I would normally root for the bad guy's it's just Cam Kennedy and Brett Ewins always made them look so much cooler than boring old day glo blue Rogue.

Craig Collins Made Me Do It!

2011-06-02T21:28:00.002+01:00

A little gag strip that Craig Collins and myself did what seems a lifetime ago it's due to turn up in Yuck! at some point, but as Craig stuck it on his blog I couldn't see the harm of doing so here too.

Robot

2011-05-30T11:40:00.002+01:00

More ill remembered old school Dr Who nonsense. Only after I had finished it did I realise that I had the nose and mouth wrong in my defence I did it pretty quick.

Warm up sketch

2011-05-30T10:21:00.001+01:00

Quick warm up to remove bank holiday rustiness, brush pen and coloured inks.

Dredd

2011-05-21T11:43:00.003+01:00

Marker sketch of Dredd done as a warm up this morning, there's lots of little bits I would change but you get the idea.

The Silence

2011-05-13T18:46:00.002+01:00

Quick sketch done in Letraset markers yesterday to test posting as Blogger was playing silly buggers, and as if to replicate the sinister new Dr Who villains the picture and post promptly disappeared sometime today.

Scrap 001

2011-05-10T08:33:00.004+01:00

Not much time to commit to doing weekly pages at the moment but thought doing this might be quite fun and I might learn something from it to. Click images to enlarge

Partial Inks

2011-05-04T10:39:00.001+01:00

Little free time, drawing is going well if rather slowly.

Roughs

2011-04-26T11:05:00.004+01:00

And with this image and dialogue I suddenly had a story, note I remembered to part Tommy's hair the right way!

Whatever happened to Tommy Rocket?

2011-04-25T20:44:00.004+01:00

Hero of the only complete strip on this Blog 'Last night a monster saved my life' Tommy has almost made a couple of come backs to no avail, a procurer of alien artefacts in a sort of 50's style retro future the strip has a slew of flaws but has some nice moments had a look at it today to try to inspire myself. Reckon Tommy deserves another shot at some point in the near future.

Sketched this from memory not that he was based on anyone in particular he's just an amalgam of matinee idol types done in blue pencil brush pen and pro markers.

Sontar Ha!

2011-04-25T10:35:00.003+01:00

Pen and marker sketch of basically a potato with anger management issues from Dr Who. Apologises for the quality of the scan.

Excuse....

2011-04-10T09:40:00.004+01:00

What he said! When he returns I'll be a few pages ahead and should be able to keep some kind of regular schedule.

Something Else

2011-03-27T21:41:00.003+01:00

A panel from a page I unintentionally found myself drawing today what's it all about I had no idea to start with but as I put ink to paper a loose plot started to form for a grim sci fi tale. Something for the back burner I think I'll sneak in the odd panel as time allows so by the time Kid Tiger is finished I should have the bones of the new story.

kid Tiger Page 6

2011-03-24T22:45:00.003Z

Will redo panel 5 when I get the chance, I had originally drawn a completely different page 6 which didn't really move the story forward where as this one gets us a little closer to the action.

kid Tiger Page 5

2011-03-17T17:09:00.002Z

Apologises for being so late with this, blame work in fact can I blame some of the dodgy bits on work too?

kid Tiger Page 4

2011-03-08T09:35:00.002Z

A rather rushed page 4 in an attempt to try and stay on track, in which not much happens but we do meet some of the supporting cast and see our hero out of costume for the first time. Hopefully the wait for page 5 shouldn't be too long and will have backgrounds and everything!

kid Tiger Page 3

2011-02-27T11:27:00.003Z

A return to two colours, I just think it's more in keeping with the tone of the strip and the previous pages will be adjusted in due course. Many British comic strips in the 70's and 80's were reproduced this way due to budget constraints and print quality.Might go back and redo panel 7 as I didn't really capture the look I wanted. Panel 3 features Vincent Vyle singing his ill received 1962 song "( I'm gonna vandalize) Your Heart" of which there will be more later it might help to imagine it being performed in a Garage Rock style.

Kid Tiger Page 2

2011-02-16T16:56:00.003Z

Really liked the pencils for this but it's not turned out quite how I hoped. Originally the story started with what will now be pages 3 and 4 but I felt I needed a more action orientated opening. So tune in next time as we start to find out just who the kid in the badly fitting Tiger costume is and in time learn just how Vyle our villain can be.

Kid Tiger Page 1

2011-02-06T22:29:00.005Z

First of many new pages Kid Tiger is my take on the staple of many British comics of my youth the plucky teen hero. I'll still be doing the Dream State but later in the year as it requires more research and is quite dark and right now I could do with doing something more upbeat and fun. Thats not to say Kid Tiger does not have a clear theme which should become apparent as the pages unfold.

Beware the Molemen!

2011-02-06T12:16:00.002Z

More sketch book nonsense and a quick marker colour version.

Vyle

2011-02-01T21:14:00.002Z

Click for a larger and less blurry image, you can tell he is an English villain by the terrible teeth.

Wee Beastie

2011-01-30T20:15:00.002Z

I have no idea where this little fella came from just a brushpen doodle coloured up with a couple of letraset markers, don't mess with him though!

Looking Up!

2011-01-20T11:42:00.004Z

Hello all, sorry for the lack of postings. For one reason or another I've not been able to draw much of late and I am determined not to repeat the stop start nature of last years output. Many stories were started and never finished and although I drew quite a few pages I have nothing concrete of my own to show for it. So over the next few weeks I'll be clearing the decks of bits I owe people then It'll be full steam ahead with some more personal stuff, the difference being this time I'll plan it better and I will only work on one thing at a time!

The Dream State Page 1

2010-12-26T21:32:00.001Z

Jikan for Sale

2010-12-20T06:42:00.007Z

The 8 page Jikan story I drew earlier this year is now available as part of a 100 page special through Lulu via the Paragon Comic blog, Matthew Mclaughlin has went all Roy Thomas with the dialogue and the suitably macho letters are by "Big Jim Campbell". I have mixed feelings about my contribution though I still rather like some of the panels my inexperience means some of my pencil lines can still be seen a learning for next time. There is a print copy available as well as a cheaper download version

Jawa and Son

2010-12-15T11:21:00.004Z

Had the notion to sketch the Jawa's the other day only to find "Mighty Matt Soffe" had beat me too it, unknown to him this is the second time he has trumped me to doing a classic Star Wars character. Anyway I got the urge to have a pop at it today amongst the junk are a few hopefully familiar to European readers at least, Robots from comics and films. I did them from memory so they may not be that accurate. Quite like the finished result though it could do maybe use some dry brush here and there.

Ice Warrior

2010-12-07T09:26:00.003Z

Well kind of an amalgam of my memory of them think I've kind of mixed up a couple of different eras of them. Done quickly this morning as a warm up.

Roughs

2010-12-06T12:32:00.004Z

What are Rockwell and McKay looking at? They have no idea and at the moment I'm not too sure either.It's just an a5 doodle to work out a panel idea for "The Dream State" I'm doing in the new year once I have completed a couple of outstanding commitments. I quite like the feel of the drawing and I'm toying with quite stark colours choices for it.

Return of the Mekko Sapiens

2010-11-28T17:40:00.002Z

Back to some proper comic pages today, carrying on with the strip for Paragon which work permitting should be wrapped up before Christmas.

2010-11-28T08:16:00.002Z

No real time for proper drawing these past couple of weeks, this was done on the train home last night.

Look Ma!

2010-11-11T16:01:00.005Z

Issue 6 of Wasted has a one panel gag strip by me and Craig Collins which is actually my first ever published work despite being drawn well after a few other bits. Not that I'm suggesting you buy it for that alone, no buy it for the brilliant Cam Kennedy cover or the strips by the likes of Simon Bisley, John Wagner, Alan Grant, John Hayward, Gibson Quarter, Dave Alexander and Curt Sibling and many more. It's available in comic shops and good newsagent's and online here

Panels of the Mekko Sapiens

2010-11-08T21:51:00.003Z

Some bits from the story for Paragon which all being well should be finished off this week, tried a couple of things in the last couple of panels some dry brush and white out to try to give a more industrial feel. And in the last panel I stripped out a lot of the detail though looking at it now it could do with being simplified more to make it a starker image.

Crib Sheet

2010-10-31T20:38:00.002Z

To help me work out the details, all the main characters will have one it's something I always mean to do but rarely do. Hopefully it will make my characters more consistent to.

"The Dream State"

2010-10-31T12:03:00.004Z

Rough for a teaser image I've had kicking about my head for the last few weeks for a comic chock full of paranoid Sci Fi, it early days but I'm quite excited by the concept though realistically it will not be appearing till next year once I have some other bits out the way. Right now it's just a mish mash of rough doodles and notes like the one here.

Cursitor Doom

2010-10-30T21:14:00.003+01:00

Don't worry kids he is one of the good guys!

Obligatory Halloween post of another character from old British Comics more about him can be found on the excellent International Hero site.

Jevidiah Call

2010-10-27T16:10:00.006+01:00

Is the name of the chap on the left, from page 3 of the Mekko-Sapiens Uprising for Paragon Comic. The script didn't call for it but I have tried to make him look like one of those grotesque hangers on from old horror comics.

Scrap heap

2010-10-24T13:18:00.002+01:00

It's not going well for poor wee G-127

Tiger Test

2010-10-19T10:02:00.005+01:00

Picked up on this again recently after some suggestions and it's slowly taking shape. This is the main character out of costume, with the colouring I'm trying to evoke those old British 2 colour comic strips. Still trying to find the right font the one used here is a free font from Blambot from a suggestion by lettering guru Jim Campbell. Still need to play about with it a bit to get the right feel I think.

G-127

2010-10-18T15:43:00.003+01:00

This little chap is the protagonist of a story I've just started drawing for Paragon written by Matthew McLaughlin, I'm drawing the second 6 page episode that was described to me as Logan's Run with robots.

Vincent Vyle

2010-10-12T12:23:00.002+01:00

Legendary frontman of Vincent Vyle and the Vandal's and nemesis of the original Kid Tiger who can forget their infamous face off on the waltzers at Blackpool pleasure beach. Kid Tiger is long gone and sorely missed, and Vincent? Rest easy dear reader Vincent has been in a coma since that day and surely poses no threat to anyone. Not even the mysterious new Kid Tiger who has been sighted above the town's roof tops.

Brushpen Dredd

2010-10-07T20:04:00.004+01:00

I haven't drawn Dredd in ages and he's not quite how I hoped not surly enough and he's a bit static and I really should have planned it better so you see his badge, on the plus side I've just worked out a way to do that next time.

"The Invasion"

2010-10-07T15:10:00.002+01:00

Watched "The Invasion" this morning gave me the urge to draw a newly awakened cyberman.

Modesty Blaise ( Tardy sketch entry)

2010-10-05T11:03:00.004+01:00

I suggested Modesty Blaise as a topic for a round of sketches between the Fractal Friction guy's a couple of weeks ago. I started a Modesty in space style thing and made a hash of it then promptly forgot about the whole affair that is until I saw Matt Soffe's entry this morning and dashed off this hodge podge that I made up as I went along. Beware though I have the dreaded lurgy so don't look to closely incase it's catching! Maybe I'll have a proper go at it when time allow's, done properly it could be fashioned into a nice fake book cover/ movie poster.

Yoda memory sketch

2010-09-26T12:20:00.003+01:00

Did this a few weeks ago, think it came out okay it wouldn't have killed me to do a background though. This was done from memory at the pencil stage he nearly ended up looking like an angry goblin.

No I'm not sure either!

2010-09-23T10:52:00.002+01:00

Doodled this in Manga studio this morning not sure what he's meant to be, theres a kind of basking shark mouth thing going on.

Silurian Sketch

2010-09-18T10:48:00.003+01:00

Old school Silurian from Dr Who, they turned up again this season as cool lizard men, I've a soft spot for the old ones though that might be down to my age.

"Terror in Terracota" Page 003

2010-09-17T10:01:00.005+01:00

I'll probably redo the dialogue later I have a bad habit of making it up as i go along I should plan these things better.

"Terror in Terracota" Page 002

2010-09-15T18:36:00.002+01:00

Craig Collins Must be Stopped!!!!

2010-09-15T11:48:00.004+01:00

This is a one panel gag Craig Collins and myself did recently featuring his character Zorgo , some of his previous adventures can be found on Craig's blog and in the pages of Wasted magazine drawn by the mighty Iain Laurie and their genuinely creepy collaboration Roachwell is worth checking out too.

"Terror in Terracota" Page 001

2010-09-13T16:29:00.003+01:00

It's been a summer wasted as far as my own strips are concerned, though I have 2 or 3 things due to appear sooner or later. Anyway after much chopping and changing here is the first page of the sequel to "Last Night a Monster Saved my life" I re drew this page this morning and in a bout of hubris went straight to inks from roughs, hence some dodgy bits I think story wise it does get the reader from A to B though. More very soon, feel free to let me know what you think in the comments.

Stay out of the woods

2010-09-06T19:53:00.003+01:00

Got quite a bit done today rather enjoyed drawing these chaps, it's safe to say the froggy looking one doesn't last long.

2010-08-19T11:20:00.002+01:00

First unlettered page of "Donald and the Astronaut", I originally drew a different version of this awhile back I rather liked the story if not the art so a new improved version will appear soon.

Jikan Sketch

2010-08-10T12:14:00.003+01:00

A quick brushpen sketch of Jikan, not sure the sword arm works or if it's even needed. I did a Jikan strip for Paragon comic earlier this year the finished results are somewhat frustrating in that there are a few really nice panels but too much of it ended with poorly drawn charcters or sloppy finishes, on the plus side I think I learned quite a bit that should help going forward.

2010-08-06T16:13:00.003+01:00

Test panel for a new strip , more soon.

Full Fathom Five (revisited)

2010-08-05T11:56:00.002+01:00

Done as an art swap for Conor Boyle its based on an old comic idea I was kicking about a couple of years ago which died a tortured death, though some of the better bits have made it into Last Night and some future strips. In return Conor did me a splendid Beanoesque Grimly Feindish that can be found on his blog.

Not that happy with the female figure but overall I'm quite pleased with the layout.

2010-07-29T16:08:00.004+01:00

Trying to get the hang of drawing Tommy Rocket from "Last night a Monster Saved My Life" again as after a few misfires he'll be appearing in a new strip. It's slowly coming together when time allows, I never really use reference material with Tommy I just sort of see him as an imaginary 50's matinee idol. The original strip will be appearing in an anthology later in the year I re lettered it and added grey scale, more on this when I have the details.

From the 'Tombs of Tomorrow'

2010-07-22T10:26:00.005+01:00

Exhibit No334 from the recent exhibition curated by Horatio Moon, or a quick doodle on the train home that I finished off this morning that led to some story ideas. None of which I have time to do justice to right now. The fractal friction page I drew a couple of weeks ago should be up tomorrow all being well you'll find it on the blog. It'll be my last for a while as at the moment I really will not have the time for much drawing except it seems on trains and night buses where it seems I have some of my best ideas.

2010-07-07T13:51:00.002+01:00

A wee bit of a panel from my next Fractal Friction page that I've just finished up. It's not due to appear for a few weeks though there are of course new pages up every friday on the blog

2010-07-04T10:38:00.002+01:00

Night Train

2010-07-03T09:10:00.004+01:00

Done on the train home last night, not that this chap was actually on the train. He's too much of a "greasy 50's throwback" for that, nice hair though.

Special Weapons Dalek

2010-06-28T17:54:00.003+01:00

Got a text from a friend last week that just said "draw a special weapons Dalek", finally got round to it today the original just has the big cannon. But for me it's not a Dalek without an eyestalk and a plunger. Need to even up the circles brushpens are fun but not ideal for precision.

Robotman ( sort of! )

2010-06-28T15:05:00.004+01:00

Had a stab at Robotman from Doom Patrol as an art swap for Chris Askham, I've only ever read the Morrison run and that was nearly twenty years ago now! I'm pretty sure at some point he had a sleeker new black armour designed by Doc Magnus. Why is the Chief's head in a tank? Just because!

Demon Jenny

2010-06-22T15:19:00.003+01:00

Done as an art swap for Kevin Levell, she's a character I'm not that familiar with think she's turned out okay. Jenny is from the 2000ad strip Canaballistic's by Gordon Rennie and Dom Reardon.

Art Swap

2010-06-20T14:45:00.005+01:00

Edgar Allen Poe done for Matt Soffe in return he did a creepy cosmonaut for me which can be found here

Pentel Brush pen on A4 Bristol Board

Steelhorn

2010-06-15T08:07:00.001+01:00

Steelhorn from the original A.B.C Warriors line up

Pencil test

2010-06-06T09:57:00.006+01:00

The next small press strip I'm working on will appear at A5 size, posting this mainly to see what will still appear at this size. Still drawing on full size board just concerned what will reproduce.Thoughts and tips most welcome.

Final Jikan

2010-06-04T14:15:00.001+01:00

Putting finishing touches to the Jikan story over the weekend, it's been a self inflicted marathon but I have hopefully learned quite a bit about storytelling along the way.

Cloth is scarier than Metal

2010-05-20T17:33:00.003+01:00

My take on the original cybermen, in hindsight I should have tightened it up in pen before inking it in brush but overall I quite like it. Apologises to Who fans for the rather inaccurate cosmic accordian thing I just went for what I thought looked good.

2010-05-18T09:09:00.002+01:00

Not much I can show at the moment, not sure my underwater inking worked that well might redo it and put some more thought into the design.

2010-05-11T06:33:00.003+01:00

I rather like drawing monsters though I resisted the urge to give this one Kirby pants.

Overload

2010-05-10T20:23:00.003+01:00

Got a bit carried away with the brushpen on this one me thinks!

Page 19

2010-04-29T19:52:00.002+01:00

The fully coloured and lettered page 19 should be up on the Fractal Friction site tomorrow I think. Going to be away for a bit normal posting will resume on my return.

2010-04-24T10:32:00.002+01:00

A bit from next weeks Fractal Friction, this weeks page is by Matt Soffe who has a fantastic blog you should take a look at if you have not already.

Wordsworth

2010-04-19T10:37:00.004+01:00

Have not had much time for drawing lately, here is Mrs Wordsworth from a panel of my next Fractal Friction page which is due up in a couple of weeks previous instalments can be found here. These are not the final colours I'm just messing around in photoshop the monsters scales are my first attempt at making my own brush from a photo of tree bark, for those of you who care about that kind of thing.

plodding along

2010-03-30T14:35:00.004+01:00

after various more complicated attempts at this panel I went for a more stripped down simpler approach and hopefully it works.

Nb. Please note no actual cave girls were bound and hung above a demonic fire pit in the making of this page.

Happy Shrapnel

2010-03-29T11:40:00.003+01:00

Quick go at another of the original line up, tried to make him look rusty not that keen on the original sketch might get around to another go on the bus to work tonight.

JAMIE

2010-03-26T10:16:00.006Z

and Mrs Wordsworth, not sure anyone has made the connection with the characters yet. I did this quick A6 doodle of our hero to shamelessly plug the fact it's Fractal Friction Friday and there is a new page up by Conor. He looks a bit older than I intended I was going for a Noir thirties feel in the hope our duo find themselves in that era at some point.

Blackblood

2010-03-21T15:58:00.005Z

Everybody's favourite traitor from 2000ad's A.B.C Warriors.

"World tour, media whore please the press in Belgium"

2010-03-18T14:00:00.002Z

It's nearly Friday and that of course means another Fractal Friction Friday will be upon us. This week it is my turn, I drew the page a few weeks ago and for once resisted temptation to redraw the thing though seeing it again this week I probably should have still I think a couple of the panels have come out quite well.

The page was coloured by friend of the blog Peter Richardson who runs the Cloud109 blog which features his own strip weekly alongside features on classic strips and artists and is well worth checking out if you have not already.For the page Peter went with a much simpler approach than I would have thought of and I think the finished page has some really bold colour choices that add atmosphere to the finished page.

Peter was kind enough to give me some pointers on where I could have improved my page in this instance I put the eyes too far apart a bad habit of mine especially if as in this case I drew it straight down in brush pen which while it can give a nice finish leaves me prone to error. Need to spend more time on construction in future.

Ps it seems this is my 100th post on this blog if I don't count all the attempts scrapped in a fit of pique.