https://pilotlightseries.com 2026-04-27 daily 1.0 https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image01.png Official Longform Logo for Pilot Light - A Firefly City Story https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow04-80808b60.jpg Various books on people who partly inspired the main characters. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow04-d4f936c7.jpg Liberty magazine issues from February 1929 that inspired vernacular. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow02-829b1858.jpg Example research into the slang use of the word "applesauce" in the 1920's-1930's. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-4f79d43e.jpg The Cincinnati Museum Center's iconic exterior. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-c9fec0bc.jpg The incredible Art Deco lobby of the Cincinnati Museum Center. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-08c4ccd2.jpg More examples of the Art Deco interior design of the Cincinnati Museum Center. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-9b32845e.jpg A diorama depicting the Cincinnati Museum Center as it was when it was a train station. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-71c16ef1.jpg A diorama depicting the Cincinnati's Over The Rhine neighborhood in the early 20th century. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-42e4b4cc.jpg A Kodak Brownie Six-16 camera from 1946-1951. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-a21b139f.jpg A Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" as seen from the front next to engines. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-69d45f5d.jpg Closer view of a Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny" https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-b12cefc7.jpg Information on the Curtiss JN-4D "Jenny". (Two photos spliced because it's a wide panel). https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-28b46191.jpg A 1930's Kellett K-2 or K-3 autogiro/autogyro as seen from the side. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-278fd316.jpg A 1930's Kellett K-2 or K-3 autogiro/autogyro as seen from the front. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-aaca649d.jpg The 1905 Wright Flyer III https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-e72d414b.jpg A sculpture of the 1905 Wright Flyer III formerly next to the Engineer's Club of Dayton, Ohio. (It has since relocated). https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow03-bebe3787.jpg A sculpture of the 1905 Wright Flyer III formerly next to the Engineer's Club of Dayton, Ohio. (It has since relocated). https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow01-350cdc29.jpg Recovered deck flotsam, recovered coal, and replica survivor pin from the Titanic. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow01-63fea77e.jpg A strawberry pin, and a replica Titanic survivor pin (mounted on my microphone). https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow01-cae8e900.jpg A water pie I baked from scratch. Believe it or not, it's supposed to look like this, lol. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image03.jpg A promotional poster featuring Elsie Adams leading Alice Shelton through a dense rainforest. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image06.jpg Alice Shelton, Jessie Greenflower, and Elsie Adams look at a paper map while standing in front of the ocean liner SS Aberratica. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image16.jpg Alice Shelton and Elsie Adams point at a map of the world of Firefly City Stories. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image07.jpg A promotional poster for Pilot Light featuring (left to right) Elsie Adams, Alice Shelton, and Jessie Greenflower in front of the airplane Bluefire and the ocean liner SS Aberratica. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image09.jpg A promotional poster featuring Elsie Adams leading Alice Shelton and Jessie Greenflower through a desert. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image04.jpg A promotional poster featuring Elsie Adams flying her biplane Skyspark with a determined expression. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image05.jpg A promotional poster for Pilot Light featuring (left to right) Elsie Adams, Alice Shelton, and Jessie Greenflower in front of the airplane Bluefire and the ocean liner SS Aberratica. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery08/c1058304.jpg The world as mapped from Firefly City. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow07-36cbe759.jpg Jessie Greenflower onboard the Aberratica. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow07-e16d4256.jpg Jessie Greenflower poses for a familiar portrait. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow08-68785a2a.jpg Alice Shelton in her writing office in Bluefire Books. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow08-7d350077.jpg Alice Shelton on the pier of Half Moon Island. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow06-13b4bd36.jpg Elsie Adams in the cockpit of her second plane Bluefire. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow06-70398ded.jpg Elsie Adams standing by her second plane Bluefire. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow06-0e9f8925.jpg Elsie Adams standing by her first plane Skyspark. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery01/31065fe4.jpg Skyspark as seen from various angles. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery07/94be9ec5.jpg Bluefire as seen from various angles. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery06/af4d31ef.jpg S.S. Aberratica as seen from the side. Alice, Elsie, and Jessie rigs used for scale reference. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery03/af8beac2.jpg Auroran Lighthouse Board Tender Vessel 28 as seen from the side. Alice and Elsie rigs used for scale reference. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery05/bb400af5.jpg A.E.V. Skycastle as seen from the side. Shown here in scale comparison to the airplane Bluefire. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery04/92683228.jpg A.M.V. Rayleigh Sky as seen from the side. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/gallery02/a141c787.jpg Auroran Lighthouse Station 22 as seen from the south. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image08.jpg Elsie Adams (front) and Alice Shelton in front of the Half Moon Island lighthouse with the ocean liner S.S. Aberratica in the distance. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image12.jpg A photo of Mitch Ran by the Atlantic Ocean https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image14.jpg The storyboard/script combination for part of Pilot Light Chapter One, alongside part of the script outline for Pilot Light Chapter Two. As with my other animation projects, the script outline is written first, which guides the artwork, which guides edits https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image20.jpg A promotional poster for Pilot Light featuring Elsie Adams flying toward an approaching dust storm in her biplane Skyspark. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-ed76f200.jpg Art process step 1: Basic shape layout. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-686c138c.jpg Art process step 2: Adding detail. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-2f8984e8.jpg Art process step 3: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-86390d3c.jpg Art process step 4: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-1a063c67.jpg Art process step 5: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-7ed66559.jpg Art process step 6: Optimizing the Fresnel lens for animation. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-146c5d78.jpg Art process step 7: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-1bf0fac0.jpg Art process step 8: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-8e6bb366.jpg Art process step 9: Adding detail and color. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-c828ed09.jpg Art process step 10: Adding detail, color, and planning more details for scenes. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-a77dc9c3.jpg Art process step 10: Implementing planned details. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-11491d71.jpg Art process step 11: Implementing the garden. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-b65c0411.jpg Art process step 12: Implementing planned buildings. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-57289e09.jpg Art process step 13: Working on rock details and wave sprite layout. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-f67e8ab7.jpg Art process step 14: Finalizing details. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-403697eb.jpg Art process step 15: Working on wave sprites. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-8da5cbc9.jpg Art process step 16: Working on wave sprites. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/slideshow05-1c2e98f0.jpg Art process step 17: Finished product (althoughs some small additions such as porch benches were added later). https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image02.jpg An older Audacity recording screenshot and one microphone configuration I have used. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image15.jpg The ukulele and melodica I use for some of the music in this project. The instruments aren't super high-quality, but they get the job done lol. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image17.jpg The arrangement for one of the songs that I actually composed as a standalone, but ended up adding to the pool of songs for use in Pilot Light. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image18.jpg Part of the animation timeline for episode one, my previous animated series which was edited in the same way Pilot Light will be. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image13.png The Official logo for Pilot Light - A Firefly City Story. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image11.png ALL IceQuake Media projects, Firefly City Stories, and Pilot Light - A Firefly City Story are 100% human-made projects. No exceptions. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/images/image10.png Alice, Elsie, and Jessie looking at you with mixed expressions. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/videos/video03.mp4.jpg Video03 Uploaded video. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/videos/video03.mp4 https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/videos/video01.mp4.jpg Video01 Uploaded video. https://pilotlightseries.com/assets/videos/video01.mp4