Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> On 5/23/2017 12:24 PM, Simon J. Cambridge wrote:
> > "Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> >> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I would try changing the end caps. Maybe a gold texture would make it
> >>> less like a fluorescent tube. Or something ornamental like a short wire
> >>> mesh.
> >>>
> >> Or maybe half a torus at both ends, both vertical, with one flipped in the
> >> opposite direction. Like a long 'S' shape.
> >>
> >> The possibilities are endless!  (That's the most difficult part of designing
> >> anything-- actually *choosing* only one of countless ideas.) ;-)
> >>
> >> By the way, Art Deco (and 'Moderne') are my favorite 'design philosophies' as
> >> well. Perhaps with a little bit of 'Steampunk' thrown in. (Disney's design for
> >> the Nautilus submarine in 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is a constant
> >> inspiration, as are the sleek, ominous Martian saucers in George Pal's 1950's
> >> version of WAR OF THE WORLDS.)
> >
> > Unfortunately putting end caps on isn't an option. In the books these crystals
> > are the result of a single forging. Besides, any substance other then that of
> > the crystal would be subject to the forces that are summoned when the crystal is
> > used (as in fused, vapourized, disintegrated, obliterated, eviscerated, etc,
> > etc). Having written the books, I should, more than anyone else, adhere to the
> > rules I have already laid down.
> >
>
> That is fair enough but I would have left a "get out" clause. ;)
>
> > I have reworked the mesh for the stave and its core, and that has improved
> > matters somewhat. See uploaded image. (I am still not entirely satisfied,
> > though.)
> >
>
> Yes it has. It gives a bit more detail. :)
>
> > I loved that design for the Nautilus. When I was little I wanted an airfix
> > model!
>
> Me too. That's why I built a PovRay one. <smug emoji>
>
> I also wanted an airfix model of the martian saucers, though I imagine
> > not much assembly would be required. No fiddly bits! I also love the design of
> > the Chrysler building and the Columbine inspired scroll work that occasionally
> > pops up from time to time. I have borrowed a lot from art deco, and gothic. I
> > also love gothic.
> >
>
> Baroque! You forgot to mention Baroque. :)
> Okay I know that it and Rococo are diagonally opposed but therein lies
> the similarity.
> [Drat I forgot to take my dried frog pills.]
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

I like Baroque, but not Rococo. Rococo is so over the top it goes back around
again for seconds!

And I have to ask. Are you a Bursar?

Cheers,

Simon.

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