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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 244697, member: 267&quot;]Hi [USER=313]@gimbler-dave[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I worked at most of the major aerospace companies here in Southern California as a technical illustrator, Rockwell included.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many had their own department that produced presentation gifts to clients, executives and employees - like handbound books with pictures of the aircraft they manufacturing and trophies for display cases or desks. They had their own photographers, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some illustrators had worked at Disney and did caricatures for retiring executives and managers. I did these later while working at Chevron, many years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Believe it or not, one older illustrator hand cut and finished his own french curves from surplus plexiglass! All that was fair game.</p><p><br /></p><p>That dial may have been made with the instrumentation group&#039;s assistance. (I worked in McDonnell Douglas instrumentation department). Of course there were model makers, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is very cool - exceptional, really.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a good cross-market for retro travel, space and hand made items like this. It wouldn&#039;t hurt to find out what spacecraft they were working on!</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see by the thingy my dad (bean counter at Hughes Helicopter and template maker) made here, I come by my love of all odd handmade items naturally! (think what he might have done with a computer!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]75037[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>His nickname was Square Root <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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