Dr. Rachel Pawling 🌈
@r-p-one.bsky.social
Sometimes I design ships. Most times I design how to design ships. Skeets not representative of employer or client policy. She/Her/Hers.
Some progress on the pre-CNGF design. A lot of speculation based on descriptions of other UK designs at the time. Still need to figure out what the long range radar was. And only a couple of forbidden geometries so far!
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some progress on the pre-CNGF design. A lot of speculation based on descriptions of other UK designs at the time. Still need to figure out what the long range radar was. And only a couple of forbidden geometries so far!
I am updating my AI talk with recent studies of its cognitive hazards and REALLY? Strong “right in front of my OSHA handbook” energy here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I am updating my AI talk with recent studies of its cognitive hazards and REALLY? Strong “right in front of my OSHA handbook” energy here.
With a backup in an ankle holster?
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
With a backup in an ankle holster?
The MSc group ship designs developed in the years I ran the UCL module. A fun few years.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The MSc group ship designs developed in the years I ran the UCL module. A fun few years.
To the immortal memory!
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
To the immortal memory!
Your feet when you get home from a night at Slimelight…
October 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Your feet when you get home from a night at Slimelight…
Messing around with Type 24 versions from very alternate worlds:
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Messing around with Type 24 versions from very alternate worlds:
It’s that time of year again… time for SUBMARINES.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s that time of year again… time for SUBMARINES.
Rummaging through my Hipstaprints. One from when we got to play with a copper model. These are highly detailed models used to assess EM performance via exposure to frequency scaled RF radiation.
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Rummaging through my Hipstaprints. One from when we got to play with a copper model. These are highly detailed models used to assess EM performance via exposure to frequency scaled RF radiation.
Slides from presentations that never were...
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Slides from presentations that never were...
Messing around with 35mm slide effects.
September 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Messing around with 35mm slide effects.
35mm was an absolute A E S T H E T I C.
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
35mm was an absolute A E S T H E T I C.
After getting the seasonal jab, I rewarded myself with a Greggs' vegan sausage roll, which remain peak, as one would expect. I am always, however, reminded of this:
September 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
After getting the seasonal jab, I rewarded myself with a Greggs' vegan sausage roll, which remain peak, as one would expect. I am always, however, reminded of this:
Sometimes, I love this country of mine.
September 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sometimes, I love this country of mine.
The M stands for Mecha, right?
September 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The M stands for Mecha, right?
F in the chat for my #Arma3 character Tripwire, who made a rather foolhardy attempt to take out an enemy mortar, only to end up captured. In the position about to be bombed. Radio intercepts indicate she went out singing the Halls of Montezuma and telling USAF to SHOOT STRAIGHT FOR ONCE.
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
F in the chat for my #Arma3 character Tripwire, who made a rather foolhardy attempt to take out an enemy mortar, only to end up captured. In the position about to be bombed. Radio intercepts indicate she went out singing the Halls of Montezuma and telling USAF to SHOOT STRAIGHT FOR ONCE.
I found the most absurd gun and I love it.
September 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I found the most absurd gun and I love it.
I found an old propeller design nomogram and have been converting it to metric…
September 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I found an old propeller design nomogram and have been converting it to metric…
Communing with the past.
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Communing with the past.
A book, on how to run HMS Hood, by the commander of HMS Hood. One of the precious babies in my office, hopefully not to be binned as soon as I depart.
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A book, on how to run HMS Hood, by the commander of HMS Hood. One of the precious babies in my office, hopefully not to be binned as soon as I depart.
It’s almost DSEI, which means it’s almost time to attempt to convince the FN salespeople of the glory of Tintin Stance:
September 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s almost DSEI, which means it’s almost time to attempt to convince the FN salespeople of the glory of Tintin Stance:
