Category: Awesomeness

1/48 scale cutaway Saturn V

August 7, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Models, rockets, spacecraft, youtube

14:25 into this video is an *astounding* scratchuilt Saturn V. Cutaways of not just all three stages, but also of the Command and […]
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The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture

August 3, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Models, Science Fiction, spacecraft, youtube

A 1979 promo for TMP. Some interesting stuff here… work on the Enterprise model, Klingon battle cruiser models getting exploded (a scene later […]
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The best of all possible worlds

August 2, 2023

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, blather, Hmm…, News, rockets, science, spacecraft

If LK-99 pans out as a true room temperature superconductor, it really does seem like it’ll be world changing. That’ll be great: no […]
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Starship from high altitude

July 28, 2023

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Awesomeness, history, Hmm…, News, photography, rockets, spacecraft, youtube

Starships first not-exactly-successful launch was filmed not only from the ground, but from the NASA WB-57 flying at altitude. Apparently at least five […]
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No need for the blue monkeys?

July 28, 2023

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, blather, Hmm…, News, science, youtube

The driving motivation behind everything in the movie “Avatar” was humanity’s need of the mineral “Unobtanium.” It was special since it was a […]
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Need a 4K release of this

July 26, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Art, Awesomeness, Crazy, Gah, Hmm…, Religion, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

“The 13th Warrior” was, shockingly to me, one of history’s great box office bombs… budget was about $100 million in 1999, but it […]
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“The Creator”

July 25, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, Science Fiction, youtube

The forthcoming “The Creator,” due to hit theaters in September, *looks* awesome. Long have I and many others bitched that Hollywood seems incapable […]
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Buttons & Speedbump

July 24, 2023

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, Cats, photography

These two are buds.
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Somebody likes weed

July 24, 2023

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, Cats, Crazy, photography

Of my four cats, two (Speedbump and Banshee) like catnip. Buttons has never cared for it; Billy shows no interest, though he’s still […]
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A cool toy…

July 23, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, Hmm…, Science Fiction, youtube

… but just wait until these damned things get a little smarter, wake up and become self aware. Them and those friggen’ Furbies […]
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