The chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk flagship needs a small booth for shift change reporting, and a workstation for the busy engineer’s mate. The control panels I worked on all summer are just background eye candy, but boy do they look nice. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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The chief engineer has a forward-facing station, on a platform above the technical staff conference table. #steampunk #blender3d #design #aesthetics

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One deck below the bridge, the chief engineer coordinates with his technical heads here at the Forward Ops conference table. #steampunk #blender3d #design #blender3dart #aesthetics

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Treasure peaceful moments in a turbulent world.

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Many of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I’ve arranged them in modular variations that should increase the “background eye candy” factor. #steampunk #blender3d #aesthetics #blender3dart #design #greebles

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More glorious #steampunk control panels, created for no practical purpose. #blender3d #blender3dart #aesthetics #design

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Screenshot of Drudge Report headline, "TRUMP CAUGHT HOARDING NATION'S SECRETS"

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