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6 May 2024 06:46:00 EDT (-0400)
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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 6 Mar 2020 21:40:00
Message: <web.5e6309335f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
For the wood, I wanted to be close to pine or white oak. But definateively using
your great wooden patterns.


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 6 Mar 2020 21:40:01
Message: <web.5e6309505f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
And here a suggestion for the old metal.


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 6 Mar 2020 21:45:00
Message: <web.5e6309f85f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
Yes, i really need your scene file. I want to continue to work with your
version. So we two have the same changes, and can continue from there.   :-)


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 7 Mar 2020 02:34:51
Message: <5e634e9b$1@news.povray.org>
Op 06/03/2020 om 22:09 schreef Sven Littkowski:
> I am hospitalized now, at risk of losing my right leg. So forgive me, if there
> are days where I am emotionally not able to post here.
> 

Sorry to hear that, Sven. I sincerely hope they are able to save your 
leg. Keep up the good spirit (with ballista building). It will boost 
recovery.

-- 
Thomas


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 7 Mar 2020 16:55:01
Message: <web.5e6417f85f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
Don't even want to think about that. Want to concentrate on this ballista.   :-)


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 8 Mar 2020 00:25:01
Message: <web.5e6480fd5f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
Still waiting for Bald Eagle's file with his great wopd texture changes.

Meanwhile, I added some details and additional features. The wood colors can now
easily be changed.


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 8 Mar 2020 03:55:02
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Op 08/03/2020 om 06:22 schreef Sven Littkowski:
> Still waiting for Bald Eagle's file with his great wopd texture changes.
> 
> Meanwhile, I added some details and additional features. The wood colors can now
> easily be changed.
> 

I suppose the human figure is /not/ considered to be to scale! he would 
never be able to load the ballista: the handles are taller than he is! 
IT reminds me of Piranesi who often used the same trick in his work.

-- 
Thomas


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 8 Mar 2020 09:15:01
Message: <web.5e64ef195f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
Yes, he actually is in the same scale.

But I am not finish yet with the scene. The handle at the back is still just a
placeholder, and you also don't see the small crane for loading yet. I however
added already the ammunition box.

This is a One-and-a-Half Roman Talent ballista. A Roman talent equaled to 50 kg.

The largest ballistas ever built (by Archimedes) were able to fire 3 talent
ammunition.


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From: Bald Eagle
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 8 Mar 2020 09:45:01
Message: <web.5e64f6a75f4031dc4eec112d0@news.povray.org>
"Sven Littkowski" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Still waiting for Bald Eagle's file with his great wopd texture changes.

That got put here:

http://news.povray.org/povray.text.scene-files/thread/%3Cweb.5e62e8504a92f7644eec112d0%40news.povray.org%3E/


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista
Date: 8 Mar 2020 11:50:01
Message: <web.5e65132a5f4031dc5f7af7120@news.povray.org>
"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
>
> That got put here:
>
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.text.scene-files/thread/%3Cweb.5e62e8504a92f7644eec112d0%40news.povray.org%3E/

Thanks! The changes appear very complex, and I also added things to my own file
in the meantime. It will take me a bit, to import the changes of Bald Eagle into
my file. But the results will pay off!

Big thanks to Bald Eagle! There is a truly great spirit in this group!

Bald Eagle, I am also uploading my own newest file that is still without your
changes, in case I do things wrong (I use v3.7, you use v3.8, and I get errors
when attempting to render after I put back the version of your file to 3.7).


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