Edit: holy cow, I expected there would be a few space nuts here but I am in awe of the knowledge on display. You people rock!
Okay you beautiful nerds, name the thrust assembly. Dip pen, January 2025.
Edit: holy cow, I expected there would be a few space nuts here but I am in awe of the knowledge on display. You people rock!
27 Comments
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 1y
that's a beautiful saturn V third stage. very beautiful.
case_when@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 1y
Correct, and thank you!
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
No, thank you- I’ve been looking for a new desktop background, hehe.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
You mean it's gone this far without a name? That's so sad. Let's call it Jeff.
case_when@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 1y
This is the answer that matters.
BossDj@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Marvel Rivals players triggered
NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
Looks like the Rocketdyne J-2, third stage of the Saturn V
case_when@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 1y
Ten points!
e0qdk@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 1y
Not my field of expertise, but is that from the third stage of Saturn V (S-IVB)?
case_when@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y
Bingo! As seen in Houston, TX.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one · 9 pts · 1y
The lines on the body scream Saturn V. Looks like the crew module?
case_when@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y
Close, one down from that: third stage.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
What an absolutely beautiful illustration, I hope to see more of your work! ☺️
case_when@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 1y
Thank you! Comments like this are what keep them coming.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
How do you like the dip pen? I've never used one before but they seem neat!
case_when@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y
It's very different from the technical pen I'm used to. Easier to make mistakes, harder to control, prone to big blobs of ink going everywhere, and the ink I use dries much more slowly which is a serious hand-smudging hazard.
That all said, I love that you can get different line qualities with the same tool. It makes what you're drawing much more expressive.
And there's also something appealing about the fact that a pen nib will never change or be out of stock or upgraded or updated. It's just a metal stick with a slot cut in it. It's cheap, and apart from slow changes in ink technology, essentially eternal.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Interesting, thank you for sharing your thoughts!
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 1y
That looks like a P21 "rotring" bearcup thruster using the TL86 downward lift variant first shown in Popular Mechanics in 1998 when the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.
highduc@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
Oh no Lemmy's been infected too 😭
parody@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 1y
spaece
case_when@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y
Spaaaaaaaace!
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
This is awesome and would sell like hotcakes.
case_when@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you!
richard3030@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 1y
Having read the other comments, I can conclude that this is the third stage of the Saturn V?
Seriously, though, this is amazing work. Very cool!
case_when@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
Thank you!
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Love it! Beautiful work!
Do you start with a sketch in pencil?
case_when@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you! Yes, always, but I'm working on leaning less on pencil, especially for detail work, and going directly to ink.