One Of These Days, Stanley — TO THE MOON!
Ron Fugelseth is a good dad:
On Aug 24th 2012 we sent my son’s favorite train “Stanley” to space in a weather balloon with a HD camera and an old cell phone for GPS. He was recovered 27 miles away in a corn field and we got some great footage of the trip. This video documents the journey from liftoff to landing.
My 4 year old and Stanley are inseparable like Calvin and Hobbes. He’s been attached to him since he was two, and they play, sleep and do everything together. I animated Stanley’s face with After Effects and Photoshop to bring him to life how I imagine my son sees him.
5 thoughts on “One Of These Days, Stanley — TO THE MOON!”
Dude just re-defined cool.
JWM
What JWM said. Also, that’s a nice bit of warm fuzziness right there.
I really miss the days of huge Thomas tracks under foot. Cussed em then.
I hope they put that Stanley engine in a shadow box frame when he grows out of it. A great memory and way beyond me, technologically.
That was enchanting! Thank you.
What great time that kid’s going to have with his Dad.
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