Hi! I’m Forest, and I make cool stuff. Most of the cool stuff I’ve done is on the internet somewhere. I’ll be attempting to put all of it here.
(To see a chronological list of all of my projects, check out the feed.)
Landscapes, launches, and more
Launch vehicles, spacecraft, airplanes, and more
Full-stack to frontend to Blender addons.
Design, fiction, and art
Email: hey@forestkatsch.com
Twitter: @ForestKatsch
GitHub: github.com/ForestKatsch
ArtStation: artstation.com/forestkatsch
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/forest-katsch
I took these photos of Starship’s flight from Isla Blanca Park at South Padre Island, TX.
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I took these photos of Starship’s flight from Isla Blanca Park at South Padre Island, TX.
![](photos/starship/sn8/two-birds-one-shot/two-birds-one-shot-thumbnail.jpg)
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So, I bought a van. It’s a 2017 Ford Transit, and now I need to return this van to a pristine, near-factory state; a blank canvas to build upon, if you will. Here’s how I did it.
I built a powerful static site generator for hackers and builders. It’s more configurable and extendable than any SSG I’ve ever used.