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Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
I've brought a little something back with me.
The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and it's
been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
Structures section of the main page, located here:
http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
getting a little, well, old.
Let me know what you think.
Wilson
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Wow, such detail. So cool. I would steal that too. Did it win a prize at
the fair or just for show?
e.
In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and it's
> been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
> taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
> the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
>
> I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
> So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
>
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
> getting a little, well, old.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Erick Jensen writes:
> Wow, such detail. So cool. I would steal that too. Did it win a prize at
> the fair or just for show?
>
> e.
No, the project was for display only. I'm the head Lego judge in our Hobby
building at our fair, so I get some special privelages, like having my own
display case. The whole thing is explained in detail in this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/events/?n=471
Thanks for the comments.
Wilson
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Wilson,
Way to make an entrance! The model is mind-blowing. I love the details, and
overall, it's just so perfect, it's scary. Good work, can't wait to see what
else ya got planned!
Castle is back! WOO HOO! ehehe
-Jay
http://www.ozbricks.net/valaria/
In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and it's
> been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
> taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
> the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
>
> I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
> So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
>
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
> getting a little, well, old.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Jason Cicchini writes:
> Wilson,
> Way to make an entrance! The model is mind-blowing. I love the details, and
> overall, it's just so perfect, it's scary. Good work, can't wait to see what
> else ya got planned!
> Castle is back! WOO HOO! ehehe
> -Jay
> http://www.ozbricks.net/valaria/
Hey Jason, thanks for the great feedback! It's really cool that you think
it's "perfect", when it's actually far from perfect when viewed from a
functional design standpoint. But I guess that was the angle I was going
for, so I'm glad you think the same.
As for what else I've got planned, I'm going to start laying out my project
for next year's fair. I'm planning on having it be the largest and most
intricate of my creations so far, so you can look forward to some teaser
pics and such from that as well.
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
Dang! Now, that's intricate! How long did it take
to complete this project? Must have taken quite a
lot of grey bricks!
Anyway, great job. I particularly like the layout
of the outpost itself, with the bridges and
mountainous background.
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow Lego enthusiast
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Matt Hein writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> > Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> > I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> Dang! Now, that's intricate! How long did it take
> to complete this project? Must have taken quite a
> lot of grey bricks!
Well, I don't have an exact time period, but the timeline roughly explains
what happened at each point in time. But it took me about 6 months of on
and off working to complete it.
>
> Anyway, great job. I particularly like the layout
> of the outpost itself, with the bridges and
> mountainous background.
That's nice to hear, as the mountain-building was extremely tedious, but
necessary to achieve the kind of look I wanted.
Thanks for the comments.
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
How convenient that you return just after CW is getting back up! <grin>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
Wow! That isn't just an outpost, it is an artform! I really like the
multi-tiered natural look that you developed. You have a lot of varied
detail too. Oh, and the timeline was great. It would be interesting to see
you use some of your older pics to show an "in-character" timeline where the
outpost is possibly built over a long time by different owners. That could
be interesting too...
Play On!
-Hendo
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, John P. Henderson writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> > Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> > I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> How convenient that you return just after CW is getting back up! <grin>
Yeah, that is pretty convenient, although not planned. I've been in the
process of building the site pages for a couple months now (I'm extremely
lazy, if you couldn't tell already) but I just finally got everything lined
up the other day.
> > http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> Wow! That isn't just an outpost, it is an artform! I really like the
> multi-tiered natural look that you developed. You have a lot of varied
> detail too. Oh, and the timeline was great. It would be interesting to see
> you use some of your older pics to show an "in-character" timeline where the
> outpost is possibly built over a long time by different owners. That could
> be interesting too...
Hey, that's a good idea! I think I'll plan on doing something like that for
my next project. I could possibly still do it with the Outpost by taking
pictures of the different owners as I gradually un-built it. And then made
it into a little storylet (storylet?), yeah.
But anyway, thanks for the great feedback.
Wilson
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"Wilson Raska" <willy007_@hotmail.com> writes:
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
> Let me know what you think.
Way cool! I really like structures that make physical sense, and your outpost
does that. I'm glad to see all the cloaks about - given the seacost location,
and the "airyness" of the outpost, they'll need them.
Some of my favorite bits are the many paths going up and down and across.
I'd like to go there myself and explore in person. But, being a wimp, I'd
want all those nasty soldier-types to be somewhere else at the time. :-)
--
Experience should guide us, not rule us.
Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM
http://www.GraySage.COM/cg/
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Chris Gray writes:
> "Wilson Raska" <willy007_@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> > Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> > http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> > Let me know what you think.
>
> Way cool! I really like structures that make physical sense, and your outpost
> does that. I'm glad to see all the cloaks about - given the seacost location,
> and the "airyness" of the outpost, they'll need them.
Yeah, I thought I had a lot of capes to begin with, but it turns out I had
to order about 20 more in order to outfit all my guys. I really like having
a bunch of guys (grunts) that look exactly the same, like an official army.
It's fun just to set 'em up and just. . . look at 'em. hehe :-) I don't
have as many guys as say, Jimmy Park, but it's still cool nonetheless.
> Some of my favorite bits are the many paths going up and down and across.
> I'd like to go there myself and explore in person. But, being a wimp, I'd
> want all those nasty soldier-types to be somewhere else at the time. :-)
I was thinking that same thing the whole time I was building it! "Man, I'd
just love to be a minifig right now and run around and look off the
balcony's and stuff!" I think it'd give me a better perspective on how big
it really is compared to standard minifig size.
Actually, it'd be a lot of fun to just be a minifig for a day or so, at say,
Brickfest or some event like that, where you could just run around and try
out all the people's creations. Wow! Hehe, and now I'm just rambling . . .
Thanks for the comments, Chris.
Wilson
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(((Jaw-Droppin’ Amazement)))
~F,hatp uwasps’ scompltel-lwee wimcredablll`….
<Reaches down to locate jaw, then swiftly reattaches it>
Ahhh, that’s much better…
What I meant to say is;
That was completely incredible the way you used the
adventures base as an island preceding the jutting cliffs
behind. The whole scene just ‘SmAcKs’ of Peter Pan’s
Lost Boyz ‘Never-Never-Land’ mystical refuge!!!
http://www.ragnarok7.com/Tauros%20Outpost/AAAOverview.jpg
You captured a feeling in this creation that speaks invariably
of a cliff dwelling outpost for the dregs and outcasts of society.
I jus’ love it soooooooo much!
http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
--==Richard==--
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Richard Noeckel writes:
> (((Jaw-Droppin’ Amazement)))
>
> ~F,hatp uwasps’ scompltel-lwee wimcredablll`….
>
> <Reaches down to locate jaw, then swiftly reattaches it>
>
> Ahhh, that’s much better…
lol
>
> What I meant to say is;
> That was completely incredible the way you used the
> adventures base as an island preceding the jutting cliffs
> behind. The whole scene just ‘SmAcKs’ of Peter Pan’s
> Lost Boyz ‘Never-Never-Land’ mystical refuge!!!
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/Tauros%20Outpost/AAAOverview.jpg
>
> You captured a feeling in this creation that speaks invariably
> of a cliff dwelling outpost for the dregs and outcasts of society.
>
> I jus’ love it soooooooo much!
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
Wow Richard, thanks for the awesome comments! I really like the way the
adventures baseplate worked out. And I think it looks a lot better with the
sculpted sand bar things, than just square, like I had it before.
I'm glad you like the whole "ruggedness" aspect of it. It kind of makes you
look at it a little harder when you see it and can't pick out patterns and
such, and I think that's the reason it looks so detailed, because each
section has its own special structure.
Wilson
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Wilson!
I saw this behemoth on Brickshelf, but didn't want to steal any thunder. It
is absolutely amazing. The fact that it actually looks like it was cut and
fashioned out of big chunks of rock is it's best feature. The totally
random and sporadic use of grey and dark grey with little bits of green and
brown give it a very realistic feel.
But you didn't stop there, you've got all those little things - the dining
room, that cool catapult, the nifty bull statue (in exactly the right
place), and my favorite new little feature, your bridge. That is awesome.
I could go on and on about this one - I don't think one can really
appreciate it without seeing it in person.
-Chris
In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and it's
> been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
> taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
> the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
>
> I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
> So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
>
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
> getting a little, well, old.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Chris Maddison writes:
> Wilson!
>
> I saw this behemoth on Brickshelf, but didn't want to steal any thunder. It
> is absolutely amazing. The fact that it actually looks like it was cut and
> fashioned out of big chunks of rock is it's best feature. The totally
> random and sporadic use of grey and dark grey with little bits of green and
> brown give it a very realistic feel.
Thanks Chris! It was very hard building the cliffsides so they looked
natural. The green couldn't be too concentrated or else it just looked
weird (in my opionion anyway.) But yes, I tried to make it look as natural
as possible, and I think it works out pretty good.
>
> But you didn't stop there, you've got all those little things - the dining
> room, that cool catapult, the nifty bull statue (in exactly the right
> place), and my favorite new little feature, your bridge. That is awesome.
I almost wish I could have gone back and put in more little things, but just
didn't have the time before the fair. Also, I couldn't come up with any
other things the rooms should have been designed for, so I just left it how
it was.
> I could go on and on about this one - I don't think one can really
> appreciate it without seeing it in person.
>
> -Chris
Thanks for the great comments, Chris!
Wilson
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Very well done! I look forward to attempting buildings in such detail
myself.
I really like how you have the webpage set up to download all the pictures,
as I like to save all the large images on my harddisk so that I can look at
them later. It's really convenient to not have to wait for each one to
download.
Thanks!
"Wilson Raska" <willy007_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:H4xq9q.6tD@lugnet.com...
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and • it's
> been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
> taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
> the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
>
> I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
> So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
>
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in • the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
> getting a little, well, old.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Thomas Dickson writes:
> Very well done! I look forward to attempting buildings in such detail
> myself.
Thanks!
> I really like how you have the webpage set up to download all the pictures,
> as I like to save all the large images on my harddisk so that I can look at
> them later. It's really convenient to not have to wait for each one to
> download.
>
> Thanks!
Hey, no problem. I actually didn't know I had set it up like that, but I
guess it's a good thing, so that's good. Thanks for letting me know.
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
Beautiful! I think the tendency in MOCs is moving from stand alone (1) to
contextual ones (2). Your's is truly a "slice"
out of the world.
-- Pawel
(1) Stand-alone MOC - an MOC that lacks a geographical foundation:
http://www.05fun.net/~kaki/gallery01.htm
(2) In the context of the landscape - an example of this is Mist Lake Castle:
http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_ga_le08a.htm
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> > Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> > Structures section of the main page, located here:
> >
> > http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> Beautiful! I think the tendency in MOCs is moving from stand alone (1) to
> contextual ones (2). Your's is truly a "slice"
> out of the world.
>
> -- Pawel
>
> (1) Stand-alone MOC - an MOC that lacks a geographical foundation:
> http://www.05fun.net/~kaki/gallery01.htm
>
> (2) In the context of the landscape - an example of this is Mist Lake Castle:
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_ga_le08a.htm
Thanks Pawel! I really like building in the (2) style; building the
landscape first, then building the structure around it. Then it's like if I
were building a real building, working with what I've been given, working
around the landscape and such. I think it makes building a lot more
challenging, which makes it more fun. I'm glad to see more people doing it
as well. I really makes the structures more appealing, in my opinion.
Wilson
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Beautiful Job Wilson! One of the best forts I've ever seen!
Has great detail too. The only problem is half of the interior pics
didn't come out. Great job anyway though.
Hasta La Vista, Sean
In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> Hey everybody, I'm back after a long period of lurking. But not to worry,
> I've brought a little something back with me.
>
> The Tauros Military Outpost was my big project for our local fair, and it's
> been almost a year since it was first started. So after much toiling away
> taking pictures, building the web-pages, and then moving the entire site,
> the Tauros Outpost is finally viewable in it's full glory.
>
> I've finally moved my site to a new, more easily recognizable domain name.
> So if you've got links people, change 'em now.
>
> Okay, enough rambling. You can check out the Tauros Military Outpost in the
> Structures section of the main page, located here:
>
> http://www.ragnarok7.com/lego.html
>
> I also changed my header pic on the main page, as well. The old one was
> getting a little, well, old.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Sean Devolites writes:
> Beautiful Job Wilson! One of the best forts I've ever seen!
> Has great detail too.
Thanks Sean.
> The only problem is half of the interior pics
> didn't come out. Great job anyway though.
> Hasta La Vista, Sean
What exactly do you mean, "didn't come out"? The quality didn't turn out
well? Or that you can't see much from the way they were taken? If they
just didn't show up, maybe try refreshing it a couple times, because I can
see all of them on my machine.
Please let me know what's wrong with 'em, so I can attempt to fix them. Thanks.
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> What exactly do you mean, "didn't come out"? The quality didn't turn out
> well? Or that you can't see much from the way they were taken?
The quality was fine, its just for a couple of them the squares had little
red x's at the top left hand corner. Probably just me though.
> If they just didn't show up, maybe try refreshing
> it a couple times, because I can
> see all of them on my machine.
I'll try that eventually.
Hasta La Vista, Sean
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Just a quick note, I can access all the pictures. No problem seeing them.
Josh
In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Sean Devolites writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Wilson Raska writes:
> > What exactly do you mean, "didn't come out"? The quality didn't turn out
> > well? Or that you can't see much from the way they were taken?
> The quality was fine, its just for a couple of them the squares had little
> red x's at the top left hand corner. Probably just me though.
>
> > If they just didn't show up, maybe try refreshing
> > it a couple times, because I can
> > see all of them on my machine.
> I'll try that eventually.
> Hasta La Vista, Sean
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Wilson,
Very cool. This is one of the most original fortress MOCs I've seen. As
others have said, I love how it is built in a "real" location--the design of
the fortress is based around the setting in which it is located. A great
example of this is how the interior of some rooms (e.g. the prison) have
sloped walls, since this is built up on a pre-existing sloped hill. Lots of
cool details througout.
This makes me think of some of the cliff dwellings built by native
americans, such as these:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9637/mvnpdwel/mvnpdwel.htm
I've always wanted to build something like that. Maybe now I'll be inspired
to try something.
I'd love to see more with this, like perhaps they would have a ship, since
they have a base built on a harbor. It would also be cool to have another
army invade and show the battle all through the cliffs and bridges.
Oh, clicking around your site I really liked your other things, like the
castle built up in the sky on a pillar of BURPs, and some of your figs are
really cool (I love the elementals, especially). I haven't gotten to read
your stories yet, but I will.
Bruce
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> Wilson,
>
> Very cool. This is one of the most original fortress MOCs I've seen. As
> others have said, I love how it is built in a "real" location--the design of
> the fortress is based around the setting in which it is located. A great
> example of this is how the interior of some rooms (e.g. the prison) have
> sloped walls, since this is built up on a pre-existing sloped hill. Lots of
> cool details througout.
Cool, thanks Bruce! Building around the landscape was a really fun
challenge for this project. And I think the sloped walls on the inside give
it a very aesthetic and natural look, which makes it more fun to look at.
> This makes me think of some of the cliff dwellings built by native
> americans, such as these:
> http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9637/mvnpdwel/mvnpdwel.htm
> I've always wanted to build something like that. Maybe now I'll be inspired
> to try something.
Yeah, I've seen some of those before, but they never really came to mind
while I was in the process of building the Outpost. Some of the resemblance
are uncanny, though! :-)
(That's possibly the first time I've ever typed *uncanny* on my computer.
Just to let you know, in case you were interested, which you probably weren't.)
>
> I'd love to see more with this, like perhaps they would have a ship, since
> they have a base built on a harbor. It would also be cool to have another
> army invade and show the battle all through the cliffs and bridges.
Yeah, I want to incorporate it into at least one story before I take it
down. I agree with you on the battle part, that would be pretty fun to make!
> Oh, clicking around your site I really liked your other things, like the
> castle built up in the sky on a pillar of BURPs, and some of your figs are
> really cool (I love the elementals, especially). I haven't gotten to read
> your stories yet, but I will.
Cool, glad you like the stuff! I've currently got many more stories
planned, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to actually create them any
time soon. But when I do, I'll let you guys know about 'em.
Wilson
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Very nice; it has alot of detail and it's large, but still looks good
overall. I must say I really like the timeline photo thing; everyone should
do this, it really adds depth to the model. Great!
Christian
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Chris Koziatek writes:
> Very nice; it has alot of detail and it's large, but still looks good
> overall. I must say I really like the timeline photo thing; everyone should
> do this, it really adds depth to the model. Great!
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> Christian
Thanks Christian. I wish I would have taken more pictures myself, as well.
It's a lot of fun to look back and see what you intended to do, and then see
the final product and what it eventually mutated into. Don't worry though,
I plan on doing this more regularly when I build my next large project.
Wilson
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