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Mascot

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• Dec 16, 2015

• #1

It's evident from various other threads that many GAFers possess interesting and quirky objets d'art in various formats. Showcase them all here, folks.

I'll kick us off with this room thermometer fashioned from industrial junk salvaged from a vintage heating system and an M40 stainless steel nut to form the base. I recalibrated it to read air temperature and it's pretty accurate. It stands about 10" high and is a great conversation piece.

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I'm a huge, huge fan of the industrial aesthetic.

 

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Captain Pants

Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling

• Dec 16, 2015

• #2

My friend Loren made these for a gallery showing around 5 years ago. He died from cancer about six months after that. It's my most prized possession and a really good way to remember my friend.

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I don't want to post a bunch of pictures and have this post take up too much space, but here is a gallery of close ups for anyone interested.

 

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Pterion

Member

• Dec 16, 2015

• #3

I own nothing that's considered impressive. My wife and I would like to build a bauhaus style house within the next 5 years or so. Kind of like this.

 

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yasu151

Member

• Dec 16, 2015

• #4

Self-made folk art.

An older GAF thread got us into making these, and we figured we'd decorate the trees with the extras. It's not typical art, but we do use them for decorations.

*sorry for the low quality pictures; figured something simple from an older phone would suffice, but... woof

 

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richardhawk

Member

• Dec 16, 2015

• #5

Can't wait for the anime posters and amiibo bullshit.

 

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Skwerl

Member

• Dec 16, 2015

• #6

Let's see......
Here's an Ace Combat Zero model that I built last weekend

and an US air force helmet from the late 60s/early 70s

 

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Syriel

Member

• Dec 16, 2015

• #7

Pterion said:

I own nothing that's considered impressive. My wife and I would like to build a bauhaus style house within the next 5 years or so. Kind of like this.

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If you can afford that, you've won at life.

 

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Mascot

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• Dec 16, 2015

• #8

Skwerl said:

and an US air force helmet from the late 60s/early 70s

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What's the story behind the helmet?

 

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Skwerl

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• Dec 16, 2015

• #9

Mascot said:

What's the story behind the helmet?

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I just bought it off ebay as over-priced decor and art reference. The ebay seller didn't provide much service history about the helmet, and the helmet didnt bear any insignia either. But given how much the interior is aged and the condition of the oxygen mask, the date doesnt seem far fetched...

Yes, I am a nerd :\

 

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Mascot

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• Dec 17, 2015

• #10

Skwerl said:

I just bought it off ebay as over-priced decor and art reference. The ebay seller didn't provide much service history about the helmet, and the helmet didnt bear any insignia either. But given how much the interior is aged and the condition of the oxygen mask, the date doesnt seem far fetched...

Yes, I am a nerd :\

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I totally know where you are coming from. I love stuff like this as 'art' and would pick interesting and aesthetically-pleasing functional items almost every time over something created purely for the sake of art.

 

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Mascot

Member

• Dec 17, 2015

• #11

Come on, GAF. We know you own cool stuff and we know you're exhibitionists at heart. I'll bump this thread with my Klok K7 nixie clock:

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Subpar Scrub

Banned

• Dec 17, 2015

• #12

can you post pictures from the mobile site?

 

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Mascot

Member

• Dec 17, 2015

• #13

RhynoTheStriker said:

can you post pictures from the mobile site?

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Yep, just use image tags as normal. What have you got to show us?

 

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Mascot

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• Dec 21, 2015

• #14

Couple of new creations:

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