Last night I worked on a material list for the fabrication of the Bee. To get there I had to figure out the scale of going from a 6" toy to a 8' sculpture. My scale measurement ended up equating to 3/4"=1'. From there I am able to figure out how much material that I will need to start fabricating. Although working from a computer to figure these things out may be a bit simpler I find it quite relaxing to sit down with a pencil, paper, and a ruler.
