Robert McCall piece for an Isaac Asimov book 'Our World In Space' 1974 .
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Klaus Bürgle art from the German ' The New Universe ' magazine no.75 , 1958 .
I'm not sure of the exact title of this piece . Maybe it didn't have one .
u/SevenSharp — 14 hours ago
' Deck-mounted bath bridge filler ' aka bathroom fittings . 1950 Belle Aire by Lefroy Brooks .
Model: RH 1127 (Deck Mounted) or RH 1171 (Wall Mounted) .
u/SevenSharp — 1 day ago
Cover from " Flying in Space " pop-up book . Art by Vojtěch Kubašta . 1961 . Published by Artia .
u/SevenSharp — 1 day ago
' Flying Gyron ' concept art for US Steel . 1961 . Syd Mead .
Created for the promotional book 'Concepts'
u/SevenSharp — 1 day ago
K jiným planetám (To Other Planets) , a 1962 Czech book by Pavel Klushantsev . Artist : František Škoda .
Archetypal mid-century retrofuturism .
u/SevenSharp — 2 days ago
' US Steel Print Series No.4 ' cargo truck concept - 1967 . Syd Mead . It originally appeared in a limited-edition promotional catalogue titled "USS Family of Steels," which was distributed to executives in the automotive industry.
Thought I'd post this as a follow-up to the German concept truck I posted yesterday .
u/SevenSharp — 3 days ago
" Lockheed Flatbed " concept late 1970's . The idea was it could carry outsize cargo but also mount a modular cabin for passengers or normal size cargo . About the size & weight of an Airbus A-300 .
While drag was a major concern for carrying exposed cargo, a joint Lockheed and NASA study suggested the concept was technically and economically feasible, with aerodynamic penalties considered a trade-off for specialized heavy-lift capabilities .
u/SevenSharp — 4 days ago
' Pacific Breeze ' . Simon Stålenhag from his book ' The Electric State '
u/SevenSharp — 4 days ago
' Tetsujin 28-go ' manga robot 1:1 scale reproduction . Original character created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama in 1956 . Erected in 2009, the monument is meant to serve as a symbol of community revitalization following the Great Hanshin earthquake that devastated Kobe in 1995.
Situated in Wakamatsu Park in the Nagata ward of Kobe , Japan .
u/SevenSharp — 4 days ago
Steinwinter Supercargo 2040 . Prototype . Unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show 1983 .
Independent air suspension, ABS brakes, a limited-slip differential & climate control—all very advanced for a 1980s commercial vehicle.
u/SevenSharp — 5 days ago