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@GS089 / Gerald (?) and
@ZooHead
* My honest (and brutal) evaluation of the current solution to the curved elements (C1d, C2a, ...) is:
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Discard and start from square one.
* You (plural, as opposed to the Shakesperean thou / singular) seem to have ignored aspects of assembly, of interpenetrating sails and of finetuning (filling / planing / sanding in post assembly) by concentrating on isolated details and ignoring all else.
* At best and IMHO, constructing the tricky parts of the sculpture on the present concepts would be extremely time consuming and quite expensive.
* The longitudinal carbon rods (again, IMHO) provide no stability as the ensuing stack can still be twisted until foam gaps have been inserted (how ?) and glued into place. Fixing the front and end ribs suffices, but then the legs for any intermediate ribs are superfluous as the rotation / position is determined. Removing these legs after assembly will also be great fun.
* Diagram #266 implies that curved channels need to be provided in the foam gaps (how ?) of interpenetrating sails. More great fun. How to add the foam gaps of C1d and C2a is not addressed.
@ZooHead:
I apologise for the critique on your concept. I respect you highly, but I think that you have started on the C3D modelling of the curved elements lacking a complete and concise plan.