#molded plastics

[stone-cold-groove]

Illustration detail from a Bakelite Plastics promotional postcard - 1938.

[feroluce]

Given that Belobog is so full of snow, I'm kinda sad we never get to see any snowmen anywhere. Like that would have made for such a cute bg decoration!

And I think it would be especially funny for Sampo to make them, not out of pure, innocent whimsy and joy, but like specifically to be a menace smzhnsjd

Like Gepard keeps finding little snowmen out around the frontlines. And normally he would just turn a blind eye to this like he does with other things (like the shitty amateur distillery no one thinks he knows about); war sucks, their own damn leader is trying to kill them and Gepard is treading water just trying to keep Cocolia from using his guards as cannon fodder. If his soldiers want to make some snowmen in their downtime, then they should be allowed that. God knows they've earned it.

BUT SOMEONE IS MAKING SNOWMEN THAT LOOK LIKE HIM, DAMMIT!!!

Gepard keeps finding them down the back alleys and more hidden parts of the frontlines! And they all have the same grumpy little face, with blue-painted rocks for eyes and sometimes even gold-colored bullet casings for hair! And he knows who it is the second he finds another little blue haired, green eyed snowman next to it! Fuckin' Koski is sneaking in here, and easily enough that he has the time to taunt him!

Gepard once found a little Snow Geppie with angry eyebrows and red roses stuck in its blushing cheeks that was handcuffed to a weapons rack, which was when he realized someone had pickpocketed his handcuffs. He punches the head clean off the little Snow Sampo nearby, only to discover that it is also holding his wallet, minus all the shield he'd had in it that morning. Gepard kicks it for good measure.

One time he found a little Snow Sampo offering roses to a little Snow Geppie, and he quickly knocked those over too before anyone else could see them or his red face. He swears he can feel Sampo snickering and mocking him nearby.

Sometimes, Gepard finds little Snow Sampos with tiny sacks thrown over their shoulders, all filled with items that are SUPPOSED to be in the depths of the guarded Silvermane storehouses. Sampo technically isn't even stealing anything, he's just showing Gepard that he could if he wanted to, and poor Gepard is going to pop an aneurysm.

Pela: Good morning, Captain. Have you been outside of your tent yet?

Gepard: No. ....Why.

Pela: No reason. Say, have you heard of any break ins recently?

Gepard: No, why.

And Pela holds open the tent flap and there's a ton of tiny little Silvermane Guards snowmen in tight neat rows, all with their little stick arms up in salute, and each one with an actual, stolen official helmet-mask.

Pela: You run a real tight ship out here, huh.

Gepard: (looooong weary muffled sigh as he drags a hand down his face)

[heckyeahponyscans]

Happy Fakie Friday! Here's a brand new fakie line: Wild Manes from Jakks Pacific!

[crystalpallette]

no I lied im posting it now. here are some fullbodies of the characters that need it least, because one of them I've already posted a fullbody of and the other is a shameless rip of an official design

[constantvariations]

Adam takes a very specific stance over his fallen foes: boot on their chest, weapon in his hand, and a smirk on his face

You think that's the last thing he ever saw with two eyes?

[biomaterial]

the way that landlords are negligent about water damage in my city completely drives me up the wall. what's worse, laying down a tarp for the damp season until you can conduct repairs, or having to pay to completely replace the roof and replaster the ceilings, and rebuild walls that experienced intrusion? make it make sense!!!!

[likedaylighht]

As promised, here’s a photo that shows the mold I use for the brick pattern! And a close up of the final result

[nellameresova]

[skwivr]

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[stone-cold-groove]

First in the world of plastics. Ad for Bakelite Brand plastics - 1955.

[almostarts]

"Nobody’s Perfect Chair" Collection, 

Gaetano Pesce, published by Zerodisegno in 2003,

Polyurethane resin and molded plastic dyed in yellow, black and yellow, black and blue, green... mass.

Length : 19.69 in / 50 cm, Height : 35.43 in / 90 cm, Width : 17.72 in / 45 cm

[ayziak]

I am convinced that no manufacturer of laundry baskets has ever tried actually carrying a heavy load of laundry in their products

[faunandfloraas]

Why are phone cases so expensive....

[ego-sum-arbor]

Test fit! I only ended up needing to do two buttonholes to get a decent look at them. I added buttons bc the waistband seemed to large and pins alone didn’t give me enough of an idea of how much the front overlapped while fastened.

I will be reducing the waistband for my finished pair. Even with the front overlapping a touch more than it should and the rear gusset completely snugged, these guys can be wiggled up and down my torso and migrate downward whenever I put something in my pocket. These are not desirable qualities in lower body garments. Suspenders would keep them up, but I’d really prefer to be able to have the breeches stay in place without.

Next, I need to figure out quite how much length needs to be taken out of the pattern, which will unfortunately require me to enlist someone else to measure me and mark the mockup while I’m wearing it. The pattern’s written for enormously tall people, and I am but a wee 5’3”, so the knee breeches fit more like very cropped trousers. The legs also look way too wide, but I can’t meaningfully take them in while the leg proportions are so far off. That’s a problem to be solved with the finished pair.

[theinternetisaweboflies]

Mold-a-Rama at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

[seventh-district]

sighs and collapses and disintegrates into the wind