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Zando

@zandoarts.bsky.social

Artist || Pilot || Diver || Science Fiction Enthusiast. Author and artist of the #hibourverse https://hibourverse.com/

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Stuhlinger's Mars Umbrella rocket
projectrho.com/public_html/...
#lego #space #rocket #spaceship #spacecraft

01.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cassini narrow-angle camera mosaic of Iapetus taken on 2004-12-31 22:30 UTC. 

Five clear filter frames were assembled into a global view and colorized using vastly lower resolution wide-angle camera color data taken at roughly the same time.

Approximately natural colors.

Cassini narrow-angle camera mosaic of Iapetus taken on 2004-12-31 22:30 UTC. Five clear filter frames were assembled into a global view and colorized using vastly lower resolution wide-angle camera color data taken at roughly the same time. Approximately natural colors.

Over The Pole #5 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/7uAtNP

28.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also there haven’t been any C model E3s since like 2022. They’re all G models now.

27.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. That means a lot.

26.02.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t feel invalidated. I appreciate the perspective, thank you T-T

26.02.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I should also add, I’ve totally failed at making characters and organic things in blender. Like… given up and hidden the files so I don’t have to look at them. That probably factors into my feelings on the matter.

26.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Well… it’s mostly a facade. None of these are textured because I don’t really know how to do that. If you look deep, you’ll find the models have broken geometry. I copy and paste nodes to create radiator glow but I don’t really know how to do it myself etc. I just don’t feel competent in the program

26.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t really know how to use blender… at all. I usually just build models for my drawings (to get accurate shapes/perspectives/lighting) rather than spend the time on models like these.

26.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A shuttle with far-future radiators conducts surveys on a frozen exoplanet. Her mothership’s exhaust plume looks like a comet in the sky.

A shuttle with far-future radiators conducts surveys on a frozen exoplanet. Her mothership’s exhaust plume looks like a comet in the sky.

An I-12B Galilean interceptor with droplet radiators extended.

An I-12B Galilean interceptor with droplet radiators extended.

A Rhean fraktor accelerates, droplet radiators extended.

A Rhean fraktor accelerates, droplet radiators extended.

A Bysphere Vipretta erakker displays her vivid, dusty plasma radiators. A true Angel of Death

A Bysphere Vipretta erakker displays her vivid, dusty plasma radiators. A true Angel of Death

Thermal Thursday.

#hibourverse #scifi #spaceship

26.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The TRN Refractor-Terrane class sporting its fancy new radiators!

The TRN Refractor-Terrane class sporting its fancy new radiators!

Radiator shader when up to working temp

Radiator shader when up to working temp

Radiator shader when fully cooled

Radiator shader when fully cooled

New radiators! Gave them a thin film coating inspired by some papers I've been reading regarding photonic crystal radiator surfaces. I think they're quite snazzy!

26.02.2026 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A Rhean erakker limps along after surviving some hits.

A Rhean erakker limps along after surviving some hits.

Titanian interceptors, fitted by the various Houses of Titan, ascend to defend the moon from incoming aggressors.

Titanian interceptors, fitted by the various Houses of Titan, ascend to defend the moon from incoming aggressors.

A Bysphere Vipretta assault ship conducts live fire testing over Uranus.

A Bysphere Vipretta assault ship conducts live fire testing over Uranus.

Titanian defenders initiate a burn.

Titanian defenders initiate a burn.

Warcraft Wednesday

#hibourverse #space #scifi

25.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ISV Venture Star: An Avatar ship design story | The Spaceshipper Get more from The Spaceshipper on Patreon

I am honored to publish a ship design story dedicated to one of the most realistic spaceships in cinema: the ISV Venture Star from Avatar (2009).

And it is in the company of concept artist (and Avatar 2 production designer) Ben Procter that we discover the fascinating history of this design... πŸš€

24.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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A liquid sheet radiator:
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...
Similar to liquid droplet radiator, and matching power density, but a thin continuous film of liquid is used to radiate heat. The flow was always stable in physical testing up to 11 m/s.

23.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quilakhi, probably one of the most controversial transhuman species in Sol. There’s no particular reason to develop a venomous human genome… and their reputation suffers for it.

hibourverse.com/quilakhi-2/

#hibourverse #scifi #transhuman

20.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some of my scifi work

25.01.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I really hate that the vast majority of the OSINT community is isolated on Twitter, especially during times like this.

19.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sub-Luminal Sunday

#revelationspace #hibourverse

15.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every one of these is wallpaper material!
The Eidolon interstellar vehicle, by Vanlaukaus.
#space #art
Album: imgur.com/a/eidolon-is...

05.09.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A deep sea submersible is silhouetted against it's own lights as it examines an alien structure. The structure resembles pale, twisted tapes or weeds, with one tape dotted by primitive eyes.

A deep sea submersible is silhouetted against it's own lights as it examines an alien structure. The structure resembles pale, twisted tapes or weeds, with one tape dotted by primitive eyes.

Dive 023, Kavi Maquis (Teegarden) - "Encountered the tape structures again at 1850 meters. At first, all characteristics were consistent with previous encounters... until we found a strand with eyes.

15.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Alteration of the official New Horizons "extended color" release in order to approximate true color.

This works on the assumption that the green and blue channels in the official MVIC release represent essentially raw MVIC red and blue filters. The green and blue channels were blended (55% red, 45% blue; determined by comparing to older true color image releases). The green channel in the official image release became red, and the synthetic green channel was inserted in its place.

Alteration of the official New Horizons "extended color" release in order to approximate true color. This works on the assumption that the green and blue channels in the official MVIC release represent essentially raw MVIC red and blue filters. The green and blue channels were blended (55% red, 45% blue; determined by comparing to older true color image releases). The green channel in the official image release became red, and the synthetic green channel was inserted in its place.

Pluto - Approximate True Color - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/yNoRBQ

15.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturn Saturday

One of the largest spheres in human space. Dozens of nations thrive within the β€œring worlds”

#hibourverse #scifi #spaceart

14.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tis a very windy world. Calphis is an β€œEarth like planet” in the β€œhabitable zone”… and I deliberately wanted to make it an unappealing place. Previously devoid of life (probably?), lacking in useful minerals, cold, windy and utterly desolate.

14.02.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very new bodies of water. The planet has been warming for two centuries. Before humans arrived, Calphis was a fancy Mars

14.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m an ex-Air Force pilot turned airline pilot and at a glance I can’t identify most regional jets aside from engine placement and tail configuration…

β€œThat there’s a regional jet with aft mounted engines and a T-tail, I tellyuhwat”

14.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION

COMET 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO

ESA/Rosetta/MPS/OSIRIS/IAA/INTA/j. Roger

INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION COMET 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO ESA/Rosetta/MPS/OSIRIS/IAA/INTA/j. Roger

ROSETTA - From Jacint Roger (landru79.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2iKDH6B

14.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Hoping to add a cloud layer, prevailing wind layer, political layer and a geological layers

13.02.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calphis, Tau Ceti, 174

#hibourverse #NalinaofCalphis #scifi

13.02.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's a million and one applications for somnoptic projections, but most people have enough processing power to generate their own aesthetics. As a result, without filtering, a crowd of otherwise silent people might still look overwhelming to cybernetic eyes.

#hibourverse

06.01.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you followed me on the other place, you know I love me some transhuman space nuns

Read more here: hibourverse.com/quodilus-mar... and here: hibourverse.com/telahus-mari...

18.10.2024 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Examples of the transhuman subspecies Homo Graphi

Examples of the transhuman subspecies Homo Graphi

Hua-Maupe

One of the more common transhuman genomes, Maupe are found in most outer solar system spheres.

#hibourverse #transhumans #illustration

11.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0