I Got The Coolest Christmas Present Ever. It Goes In My Audio Room

[Mister Pig]

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

 

[131east23]

Are you a Rush fan?

 

[Mister Pig]

Are you a Rush fan?

Not particularly. I liked the S/T but that's about my appreciation of Rush.

 

[KevinJS]

Are you a Rush fan?

That was my first thought too.

Great gift, @Mister Pig

 

[init4fun]

Are you a Rush fan?

Yes

"In the constellation of Cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
Six stars of the northern cross
In mourning for their sister's loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night
Invisible
To telescopic eye
Infinity
The star that would not die
All who dare
To cross her course
Are swallowed by
A fearsome force
Through the void
To be destroyed
Or is there something more?
Atomized, at the core
Or through the astral door
To soar
I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb
Sailed across the Milky Way
On my ship, the Rocinante
Wheeling through the galaxies
Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery
The x-ray is her siren song
My ship cannot resist her long
Nearer to my deadly goal
Until the black hole
Gains control
Spinning, whirling
Still descending
Like a spiral sea
Unending
Sound and fury
Drowns my heart
Every nerve
Is torn apart"

 

[hjames]

Wow - that is a seriously cool decoration! Nicely detailed, too!

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

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[jazzmans]

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

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meh, I'd rather have the red dwarf.






Congrats! that's something that took thought, time, and effort!

 

[titanstats]

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

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A very thoughtful gift. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

 

[RunOutGroove]

Cool!!!

 

[gizzyman47]

That's very cool! I'm not familiar with that ship. What show is it from?

 

[bluesky]

Pretty fine!!

 

[Mister Pig]

That's very cool! I'm not familiar with that ship. What show is it from?

The Expanse. A science fiction show that has a bit more science to it than many others.

 

[gizzyman47]

Thanks Mister Pig. Is it serious, comedy? Like me some good sci-fi.

 

[init4fun]

I figure it might as well be pointed out that "Rocinante" didn't originate with either the band Rush or with The Expanse......

From an internet search ;

"Rocinante is the name of Don Quixote de la Mancha's skinny and clumsy horse, in the universally acclaimed novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, published in 1605, with a second part in 1615."

 

[Lavane]

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

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Awesome! I love that series.

 

[Lavane]

Andrew is my youngest son. He is 26 years old now, I am getting old.

He 3D printed me the Rocinante from my favorite sci-fi series. It's about 2.4 feet long. 300 hours of print time.

It's going into my audio room as a centerpiece.

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You know, your probably going to get requests for one of those.

 

[nailer]

Color me green.

 

[Sound Dragon]

Dibs if he makes them available for order! That is super cool.

 

[Mister Pig]

Thanks Mister Pig. Is it serious, comedy? Like me some good sci-fi.

It's definitely serious. Awesome dynamics of political dynamics between groups of people on Earth, Mars, and the asteroid belt (belters)

 

[zebra03]

Nice piece of work. Can he do Thunderbird work ?