Okay you beautiful nerds, name the thrust assembly. Dip pen, January 2025.
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!
that's a beautiful saturn V third stage. very beautiful.
29 0 ReplyCorrect, and thank you!
11 0 ReplyNo, thank you- I’ve been looking for a new desktop background, hehe.
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You mean it's gone this far without a name? That's so sad. Let's call it Jeff.
28 0 ReplyThis is the answer that matters.
8 0 ReplyMarvel Rivals players triggered
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Looks like the Rocketdyne J-2, third stage of the Saturn V
21 0 ReplyTen points!
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Not my field of expertise, but is that from the third stage of Saturn V (S-IVB)?
18 0 ReplyBingo! As seen in Houston, TX.
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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.
8 0 ReplyOh no Lemmy's been infected too 😭
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The lines on the body scream Saturn V. Looks like the crew module?
8 0 ReplyClose, one down from that: third stage.
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What an absolutely beautiful illustration, I hope to see more of your work! ☺️
7 0 ReplyThank you! Comments like this are what keep them coming.
6 0 ReplyHow do you like the dip pen? I've never used one before but they seem neat!
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spaece
2 0 ReplySpaaaaaaaace!
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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!
1 0 ReplyThank you!
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This is awesome and would sell like hotcakes.
1 0 ReplyThank you!
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Love it! Beautiful work!
Do you start with a sketch in pencil?
1 0 ReplyThank you! Yes, always, but I'm working on leaning less on pencil, especially for detail work, and going directly to ink.
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