The Maquis, Part 1 (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 20) Dukat pressures Sisko to deal with armed Federation colonists in the Cardassisan demilitarized zone

Rewatching ST:DS9 A man in a gold Starfleet uniform tampers with the hatch of a Cardassian ship. Dax and Kira are sparring in a sisterly way about their tastes in men when that same ship goes boom. The investigation implicates Federation technology. Sisko’s old friend Lt. Cmdr Hudson visits from the demilitarized zone, reporting tensions…

Another section of a #steampunk control panel, made in #blender3d for a personal project. #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

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My more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Another section of a #steampunk control panel. Useful for a cutaway shot after a character looks puzzled and says, “That’s strange.” #blender3D #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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when someone say ur joke louder than u and get all the credit

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Blood Oath (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 19) Glory to Dax and her three aging Klingon chums

Rewatching ST:DS9 A rowdy Klingon customer overstays his welcome reliving a battle in Quark’s holosuite, and ends up drunk in a cell, where a second Klingon leaves him with contempt. Realizing that she’s stumbled across some of Curzon’s old friends, Dax (re)introduces herself. Kor is willing to go with the flow, but stickler Koloth believes…

Profit and Loss (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 18) Quark is reunited with, and punched by, the love of his live

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Another delightful section of #steampunk control panel, for a personal #blender3d project. #design #aesthetics #neovictorian

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Playing God (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 17) Dax mentors a too-eager-to-please Trill initiate

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The world’s population is lopsided.

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Another 10sq cm of a beautiful #steampunk control panel for a personal #neovictorian #blender3D project. #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

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Shadowplay (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 16) Odo investigates disappearances in an idyllic colony

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"I might be putting a little too much effort into designing the cravat for the captain's uniform in my #blender3d #steampunk project," said no one, ever. #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Checking sources back in 2006 involved using this steampunk contraption.

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I'm having scads of fun designing #steampunk control panels. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics #relaxing #mindfulness

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A #neovictorian master status display board for a #steampunk #blender3d project. Inspired by the tear-away calendar featured in the movie #1776. #blender3dart #aesthetics #design

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A pleasant Independence Day photo shoot with the daughter.

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The annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.

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The YouTube "Blender3D to Unity UMA" tutorials blow through all the steps in a half hour or so. It's taking me a bit longer to tweak "Captain Gearheart," the character I usually role-played in the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my kids. #blender3d #blender3dart

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It's probably safe to throw these out.

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