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goshyesvintageads · 1 month
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Venturi Inc, 1969
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h/t Fipi Lele
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[Image ID: A multicolored sunburst background. Exuberant block caps spell out “NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL.” Below it is Magritte’s pipe from “The Tyranny of Images.” Beside the pipe are the cursive words “une pipe” from the same painting.]
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damdemigodishness · 1 month
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what do u think percy would be like if he got his wisdom teeth removed?
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shiftythrifting · 3 months
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Finally, the hole in JFK's head is good for something!
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nelc · 10 months
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Air-conditioning on the Space Shuttle Endeavour before lift-off
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vintage-sweden · 3 months
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Sailors doing laundry on the Swedish steam corvette Balder.
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cyber-streak-2 · 8 months
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Finally decided to talk about my Fan Continuity again—mainly with revealing the rest of the characters that I just haven’t mentioned yet. But with this one, I’m going to put everyone together—ones I’ve already mentioned (with new bits), and the ones I haven’t yet.
Again, really everyone is still around (besides a few), but these ones are all the more main ones.
I would’ve done this sooner, but I just kept forgetting.
Autobots:
1: Optimus Prime: They/Them/Themself, He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
The leader of the Autobots, who, only a short time ago—three months, to be exact, had still been Orion Pax. However, that changed thanks to the Matrix of Leadership, changing them into a Prime.
Residing on Earth with his Autobots, Optimus Prime is still grieving over the loss of their Conjunx Endura, Elita-1, while quickly growing protective of the others, and promising to stop the Decepticons—not wanting anybody else to suffer.
2: Wheeljack: He/Him/Himself, They/Them/Themself, She/Her/Herself:
One of the most well known Autobot Scientists... and in general, despite the known fact that a lot of their inventions tend to malfunction or blow up in his face. Although, they are still one of the only remaining ones on Earth.
They stick around, helping out the other Autobots, but the scientist has some... issues, that they’ve been trying to fix for a while.
Shortly after the arrival to Earth, Ratchet and the Dinobots suddenly went missing, with Wheeljack making it his personal mission to find them. All while dealing with an unfortunate change that happened because of an encounter with a ‘Con, and one of her inventions.
3: Ambulon: They/Them/Themself:
The only remaining Cybertronian medic that resides on Earth—due to First Aid’s death back on Cybertron, a... situation, involving Pharma, and Ratchet’s disappearance not all that long ago.
After leaving the Decepticons, and officially becoming an Autobot some time before leaving Cybertron, they discover that some treat them far better than how others treat Mirage, another former Decepticon.
Shortly after the switch, Ambulon suffered permanent damage, which still affects them in some ways, they remain a medic, helping their fellow Autobots. They can’t fight anymore, though.
4: Mirage: He/Him/Himself, They/Them/Themself, She/Her/Herself:
An outlier with the ability to turn invisible, as well as creating holograms of anything. While Mirage may be an Autobot now, back before the arrival on the new planet, they had originally started out as a Decepticon.
Despite the side that they are on now, Mirage takes notice to certain Autobots who just... seem to not trust her, or like her—considering him a spy—which doesn’t help when Mirage has been a little... suspicious, as of late.
They are tired of all of this.
5: Cliffjumper: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
An Autobot who, while seeming to have trouble trusting others—fellow Autobots included—seems to trust Mirage the least. He doesn’t want anything to do with them, but she’s still with the team... and the two keep getting put together.
Shortly after arriving on Earth, Cliffjumper was captured, and during that time, clones were made of him—all planned on being used as soldiers for the Decepticons. Which... leads into moments (quite often) where he and the clones are easily mistaken.
Cliffjumper has been shot at more times than he can count because of this.
6: Pipes: He/Him/Himself, She/Her/Herself:
An Autobot who had originally been a very excellent spy... until she made a horrible mistake, and the Decepticons figured out who Pipes really was, and what he had been doing among them.
Now fully back with the Autobots, Pipes is on a lengthy road of recovery from being crushed after the Decepticons figured everything out. Despite not being able to do much, the minibot is still trying to find ways to help... and to not worry anyone with some other problems.
7: Scrounge: They/Them/Themself:
An Autobot who... well... nobody can exactly remember too much about them—Scrounge died years ago during the earlier days of the war, but stuck around with everyone as a ghost—but it doesn’t seem like anyone can see them.
Scrounge has obtained several tasks that they want to accomplish:
1: Find Blaster—they learned from listening to the others that he went missing, alongside others.
2: Discover a way to let the others see and hear them... maybe they could try possession?
3: Find their arm—they lost it right before their death, and has constantly been wanting to finally try and retrieve it.
4: Finally join the After/Allspark.
8: Sunstreaker: It/It’s/Itself:
An Autobot who, upon it learning of the others suddenly disappearing, never thought too much of it (except for happiness when involving the Decepticons). But then it’s brother disappears, too, and Sunstreaker decides to do something about it.
Aside from trying to figure out where it’s brother is, Sunstreaker can’t help but feel like it’s being... drawn. To where? To who? It doesn’t know. It’s just trying to take in the sights and find it’s sibling—the strange feeling can wait.
9: Rewind: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
An Autobot who is seen typically recording—but for a while, he wasn’t seen at all. Like Ratchet and the rest, his fellow Autobots assumed he was taken—except he seemed to be the only one who returned.
Although, Rewind claims that he doesn’t remember anything—nothing is recorded, either. So, perhaps something else happened... but there is certainly something off about how he’s been acting since he returned. Rewind doesn’t want to talk, though.
10: Dinobot: They/Them/Themself:
Originally a neutral for a good half of the war, Dinobot eventually became an Autobot after a few things happened—including a chat with Optimus Prime. They know a few of the Decepticons personally.
Despite knowing all of the more major issues—dealing with the Decepticons, finding who all is missing, etc—Dinobot is dealing with a more personal thing, and seems to frequently disappear.
11: Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus: She/Her/Herself, It/It’s/Itself:
The Second in Command to the Autobots, and close to Optimus Prime—the two having known each other from years before the war ever started.
Ever since others started disappearing, among all of the other problems, Ultra Magnus has been... really stressed. She hopes that she can get to the bottom of this.
Humans:
1: Andie Gray: She/Her/Herself, He/Him/Himself:
A human who, while on his way to get to his college classes, stumbled across a fight between the Autobots and Decepticons. Despite trying to ignore all of that, she still ends up getting roped into everything.
After a more proper introduction, Wheeljack is made her guardian. And despite the fact that he’s more focused on personal life things, he still sticks around, and decides to help the scientist out.
Andie communicates through sign language.
2: “Raven” (Real Name Unknown): Any Pronouns:
A younger human who, while running around, stumbled across a long-gone Cybertronian, and Censere—who hadn’t expected to be seen—neither of them had expected this to happen.
After an introduction, with Raven giving a fake name, the two decide to stick with each other... but there are things that she doesn’t plan on telling Censere—like how he’s hiding.
Other:
Rampage: It/It’s/Itself:
Rampage (or “X” to some), used to be held in some sort of facility in another Universe, before it had a chance to escape—taking it, which led it both out of the facility and out of that Universe, ending up in a new one.
It shortly meets Transmutate—who isn’t the one it vaguely knew from the other Universe—who also seemed to have gone through a similar situation.
Teaming up and sticking together, the two have to worry about... a lot, such as others from each of their universes coming to catch the two—especially Transmutate.
Transmutate: She/Her/Herself, It/It’s/Itself, They/Them/Themself:
She was originally held in an old facility somewhere in a different universe, before hurriedly taking a chance to escape—quickly discovering that, after jumping through a portal, that it led them to another universe, too.
After arriving, it quickly met Rampage—a different one—yet it also seemed to go through a similar situation. The two decide to team up and stick together... but there’s a lot to worry about.
It has abilities that it cannot control.
Censere/The Necrobot: They/Them/Themself:
Censere... or as everyone else knows them as, The Necrobot—a neutral who seems to catalogue the deceased—yet also thought to not exist.
Residing on Earth, they were alone... until a young human managed to spot them while they were listing a Cybertronian off. At first, they thought that would be it—but the two kept seeing each other, and eventually, the two made the decision to stick together.
Krok: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
A Monoformer that is haunted by events from his past—which causes him to see... spirits (those are real?)—and the leader of a small group called “The Scavengers”. Years before the others, he first met Spinister, after the surgeon repaired him.
His time with everyone has, so far, been... chaotic, that’s for sure. But, it quickly becomes worse when, after a visit to a planet, they all discover that they are being tracked and chased—but nobody knows why or by who.
Spinister: They/Them/Themself, It/It’s/Itself:
Spinister, a rather strange (in everyone else’s optics) surgeon, who, years ago, ran into a severely damaged Krok. It didn’t know who did this—but it never asked. After fixing him, Spinister never left.
Out of everyone, they notice how Krok seems to understand them the best—but it’s still somewhat a mystery to the monoformer—there are certain things that Spinister keeps to themselves.
However, one thing that is known, yet still a mystery... is that Spinister seems to see and hear the spirits that hang around Krok. Yet nobody else can.
Misfire: Any Pronouns:
Misfire doesn’t remember much of anything—and he isn’t all that sure on the reason why. But, they do know that they have a terrible shot... everyone learns that quickly.
It’s the newest member, the others having met her and vise versa after the flier got into some trouble at the bar the others were visiting, before joining.
He’s not all that worried about what they can’t remember.
Crankcase: No Pronouns:
Crankcase, a Pilot, who before joining the Scavengers (being the third to join), used to be a member of the DJD—but has no intention on telling any of the others this—figuring that it doesn’t matter.
The only explanation Crankcase has ever given them was that the pilot used to work for someone, before deciding to leave—but when doing so, was wounded—receiving the nasty head wound.
Kaon and Vos were the cause of it.
Fulcrum: They/Them/Themself, He/Him/Himself:
Fulcrum, a Decepticon who... isn’t all that sure on what he was doing in an old, seemingly abandoned, lab—which was where he ended up meeting the others—being the fourth to join.
Unlike Misfire later on, they can remember everything... except for anything involving the lab—they just can’t remember why they were there, or their time in it. They... feel weird, and can no longer transform, among other unfortunate details.
While dealing with the chaos of the Scavengers, they slowly start to realize why they were there...
Decepticons:
1: Starscream: No Pronouns:
A Decepticon, who, originally, was the Second in Command, even after everyone arrived on Earth. But, when Megatron suddenly disappeared without a trace, Starscream finally became the leader, much to the disappointment of the other Decepticons.
Starscream is going to make sure everything stays like this.
2: Soundwave: They/Them/Themself, It/It’s/Itself:
Originally the Third in Command, they became the new SiC after Megatron’s disappearance, and when Starscream became the new leader... which is quite unfortunate.
They were the first to notice everything happening—other Cybertronians just disappearing without a trace, for example—not just Megatron. Ratchet, Wheeljack’s Dinobots, all of its minicons...
Deciding to get to the bottom of this, Soundwave starts digging—wanting to find its true leader and its minicons.
3: Thundercracker: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
After Megatron’s disappearance, with Starscream becoming the new leader, and Soundwave becoming the new SiC, Thundercracker found himself with the position of the new TiC.
Ever since he’d arrived on Earth, among the more major situations, the Decepticons have noticed how strange he’s been ever since... practically the first day.
Sure, they know certain things—like how he created a film once, a month or two after the arrival. But... what’s going on now? Thundercracker wants to keep it a secret—he doesn’t want anything bad to happen—or, more simply, for anyone to be bothered.
4: Megatron: Any Pronouns:
The original leader of the Decepticons, and an old friend of Optimus Prime’s before the war—having considered the mech like a younger brother in a way. They were still around during the first month on Earth... but then something happened.
Megatron doesn’t know what’s happening. Doesn’t know that it’s not just him that’s missing. Doesn’t know where he is. Everything feels weird.
He’s not sure what’s going on, but she’s going to escape—after all, knowing Starscream most likely became the leader... it’s not going to let that remain for much longer... and it’s not going to let anyone else destroy the Prime.
5: Tracks: He/Him/Himself, She/Her/Herself, They/Them/Themself:
A Decepticon who had been a spy for some time... and was also the first one to discover that there was another spy—Pipes, and informed the others so that they could deal with the minibot.
After a few weeks of being on Earth, Tracks ran into a human... and although she’s a little iffy about humans in general (but doesn’t necessarily hate them), they really like this one—a lot.
The other Decepticons know of what is going on—but don’t exactly do anything about it—there’s more important things to worry about.
6: Tarantulas: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
A Decepticon scientist with a beast-mode—others typically stay out of his way, only coming to the mech if they absolutely need to—nobody approached him at all the day that his creation went missing.
Throughout most of his time on Cybertron, he spent his time working on another Cybertronian—a son—who others heard Tarantulas refer to him as “Ostaros”.
On Earth, Tarantulas discovered that Ostaros was just.. gone—he vanished. Unsure where to start, Tarantulas teams up with Soundwave, wanting to find his son—but not really caring about the others that are missing.
7: Nightbird: She/Her/Herself, (MtF):
A robot, but not exactly a Cybertronian—she was created by Tarantulas shortly after arriving on Earth, but the scientist had no clue what to really use her for... but, after Ostaros went missing, Tarantulas and Soundwave decided to use her for assistance.
Nightbird is still getting used to, and processing, a lot of things—she hasn’t been alive for all that long. She considers Tarantulas her father.
8: Red Alert: He/Him/Himself, (FtM):
A Decepticon who... nobody has exactly seen much of—mainly as of recently. The others decide not to bother him—none of them know what to do, but they figure it has something to do with everything that has been happening recently.
Red Alert typically stays back in his quarters... unsure of what to do about the situation(s) in front of everyone. He wants to help, but is terrified of disappearing, too—what if one of his fellow Decepticons is causing it? It could practically be anyone who is causing all of this—which is unfortunate.
But, he wants to figure it all out.
9: Makeshift: It/It’s/Itself:
Another robot—but not exactly a Cybertronian—who was created by Tarantulas back on Cybertron—also considering the scientist a father. Thanks to Tarantulas, it is able to shapeshift into any Cybertronian.
It doesn’t care all that much on the situation that’s going on, but even if it did, it’s more focused on its current mission—pretending to be one of the Autobots.
10: Jazz: She/Her/Herself, He/Him/Himself:
A former Autobot, but something happened back on Cybertron to make her leave and join the Decepticons—something that he prefers not to speak about, and something that the others don’t ask about.
While she’s not exactly a medic, she still has enough medical skills to be considered one—and he has a lot to do, considering that the others come back wounded a lot.
11: Skybyte: They/Them/Themself:
A Decepticon with a beast mode—shark, to be exact—and a Decepticon who isn’t all that sure on what’s going on. They know of the war and similar things... but, they accidentally got into a pod years ago, and ended up on Earth way before the others.
They were awoken by Jazz and Tracks after the two found them, and brought back to the current base. Skybyte is still surprised by everything that’s happening—which nobody told them about for a while, having forgotten.
Skybyte never really fights, spending time on other activities and projects.
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bewilderbark · 1 month
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day 9 - filtration system
the final stretch. shoutout to @0hmanit for inspiring the :fish out of this piece (go follow them ) more insight below the cut
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toricoriot · 8 months
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Heroes (fate of cybertron)
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art-of-mathematics · 7 months
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Today I found a good video about merging tubes with different angles, ellipses, phase shift of sine waves, featuring sculptures by Frank Smullin.
This video is exceptionally comprehensive.
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[Shared by hardm.ix on instagram: Text says: "A little more on the analytic constructivist sculpture of Frank Smullin, a professor of mine at Duke University who combined art and engineering in a way that reminded me a little of Kenneth Snelson and Tensegrity or Buckminster Fuller and geodesic domes."]
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the-evening-shade · 3 months
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tommmaaaaa · 2 months
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fisarmonical · 2 months
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US Marine, 1945
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shiftythrifting · 7 months
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Rock dogs? Rogs? Docks?
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Lesbian ceramic fish
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Old dude-shaped pipe?
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Spotted at the "mercatino" franchise thrift store in Italy
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vintage-sweden · 23 days
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Taxi service, 1925, Sweden. The taxi owner "gladly accepted" brännvin (Scandinavian vodka) as payment.
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