Ah, so the soups weren't exploding, just brimming with new objects. zz_REPLICATOR stabilizes at 335820, with, of course, no actual replicator:
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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
booboobboobbbooo$
bobboobbbboobbob$
bobbbobobobbooob$
bbbbboobbbbbbbbo$
boooboobbboobbob$
obobbbbobbobobbb$
ooboboobboooobob$
booobbbbbbbooboo$
obobbboobbbbobob$
obobbbbboboobboo$
oboooooooooobbob$
oboooobobooooboo$
boobobbbobboobbb$
bboobobobobobobb$
oboobooooobooobo$
booboboobbbbbboo!
Here's a little growing puffer based on the T-block reaction. Turns out it can burn through another properly-placed block and still survive:
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x = 49, y = 44, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
41bo$39bo3bo$44bo$44bo$39b6o4$39b6o$44bo$44bo$39bo3bo$41bo3$46bo$37b3o
6b2o$45bob2o$45bobo$45b2o$24bobo$24bo2bo2b2o$24bobo3b2o2$45b2o$45bobo$
o16b2o26bob2o$2o15b2o18b3o6b2o$o45bo3$41bo$39bo3bo$44bo$44bo$39b6o4$
39b6o$44bo$44bo$39bo3bo$41bo!
Extensible(I think) growing spaceship based on the T-block. I tried to find a method that combined the two middle DSMMWSS' to no avail:
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x = 268, y = 87, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
260bo$258bo3bo$263bo$263bo$258b6o4$258b6o$263bo$263bo$258bo3bo$260bo3$
265bo$265b2o$264bob2o$264bobo$264b2o$250b2o$249b3o$250b2o2$264b2o$209b
o54bobo$207b3o54bob2o$209bo55b2o$265bo2$166bobo$166bo2bo90bo$166bobo
89bo3bo$263bo$263bo$126bo131b6o$126b2o$126bo2$258b6o$84bo178bo$82bo2b
2o176bo$84bo173bo3bo2$258bo3bo$43b2o218bo$42b3o218bo$43b2o213b6o3$2bo$
3o255b6o$2bo260bo$263bo$258bo3bo$259bo2$257b3o$262b4o$262bo2b2o$255bo
4bo2bo2b2o$254bo8bo2bo$255b2obo5b2o$255b2o$243b2o$242bo2bo$240b2ob2o
10b2o$241bob2o10b2obo5b2o$242bo11bo8bo2bo$255bo4bo2bo2b2o$262bo2b2o$
262b4o$257b3o2$259bo$258bo3bo$263bo$263bo$258b6o4$258b6o$263bo$263bo$
258bo3bo$260bo!
Gen 444 is the first generation with a recognizable T and removable blocks, making it clean:
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x = 402, y = 87, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
394bo$392bo3bo$397bo$397bo$392b6o4$392b6o$397bo$397bo$392bo3bo$394bo3$
397b3o$395bo3b2o$395bobo2b2o$394bobo3bo$395bo2b2o$395bo$210b2obo17b2o
8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$209bo21b
2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$209bo2b
obo180bo$210b2ob2o180bo2b2o$194bo17bo181bobo3bo$192b3o3b2o195bobo2b2o$
194bo3b2o195bo3b2o$397b3o2$168b2o$167b3o15b2o207bo$168b2o15b2o205bo3bo
$397bo$397bo$127bo264b6o$125b3o$127bo2$392b6o$84bobo310bo$84bo2bo309bo
$84bobo305bo3bo2$392bo3bo$44bo352bo$44b2o351bo$44bo347b6o3$2bo$o2b2o
387b6o$2bo394bo$397bo$392bo3bo$394bo3$397b3o$392b3ob5o$394b2obo2b2o$
388bo5b5obo$386b3o8b3o$386b2o9bo$194bo20b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b
2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o9bo2bo$194b2o19b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b
2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o9bo2bo$194bo191b2o9b
o$386b3o8b3o$388bo5b5obo$394b2obo2b2o$392b3ob5o$397b3o3$394bo$392bo3bo
$397bo$397bo$392b6o4$392b6o$397bo$397bo$392bo3bo$394bo!
But that isn't the smallest growing ship. Here's a more boring example that could hypothetically, with enough searching, become natural. Based on a T+tub reaction:
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x = 16, y = 19, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
6b2o$5b2obo$5b2ob2o3b2o$6b3o5b2o$8bo4b2o$9b2o2bo$9b2o3$b2o$3o$b2o$8b2o
$7b3o2b2o$7bo4bobo$4b2o8bo$6bobo3b3o$7b2o$4b3o!
And another one based on the T+beehive reaction:
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x = 104, y = 43, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
93b2o$92b2obo$92b2ob2o3b2o$93b3o5b2o$3bo91bo4b2o$2bob2o90b2o2bo$bo3b2o
89b2o$2b2o2b2o2b3o74b2o$7b2o3b2o73bo$7b2obo2b2o75bo$7bobo3bo63bo9bo2bo
$8bo2b2o63b3o8bobo7b2o$8bo67b3o18b2o2bo$96bo4b2o$67bo26b3o5b2o$obo63b
3o24b2ob2o3b2o$o2bo41bo20b3o24b2obo$obo41bobo47b2o$44bobo10bo$45bo10b
3o$41b2o13b3o$41b2o6b2o$48bo2bo5bo$49b2o5b3o2$95bo3bo$67bo25b2obo4bo$
66b3o24b2obo5bo$95b2o5bo$101b2o$77bo19bo2bo$76b3o9b2o3bo3b2o$87b3o3bo$
88b2o$88b2o$88bo3bo$88bo3bo3b2o$96bo2bo$100b2o$94b2o5bo$92b2obo5bo$92b
2obo4bo$94bo3bo!
All in all, this rule is rife with engineering, especially based on the T+block reaction.
EDIT: Extensible spaceship, just move the bottom disemiMWSS 5n+1, 5n+2, or 5n+3 cells down:
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x = 20, y = 19, rule = B37/S2-i34qy
2bo$b3o$o2b2o$3o$9b3o3b3o$8bo2bo3bo2bo$11bo3bo$7bo3bo3bo3bo$11bo3bo$8b
o2bo3bo2bo4$5b3o3b3o$4bo2bo3bo2bo$7bo3bo$3bo3bo3bo3bo$7bo3bo$4bo2bo3bo
2bo!