I had figured out the exact amount of shrinkage I achieved going from a wax master to a bronze master and blown this up big enough to make a 3D lithography master of this, which I will polish, then I will send to the mold maker and then I will have it done in bronze. Or: There are several people who own originals, and I have been attempting to contact them and reach them, hoping that they will let me spend a few minutes in the presence of one of the real birds, maybe to take a picture, or even to pull out the hand-held laser scanner that I happen to own that fits inside a cereal box, and could maybe, without even touching their bird, I swear, get a perfect 3D scan. And I'm even willing to sign pages saying that I'll never let anyone else have it, except for me in my office, I promise.
Izračunao sam koliko se smanjio dok je bio odljevan u vosku, a onda u bronci. Povećao sam ga i napravio 3D litografiju originala koju sam htio ispolirati i poslati na odljev kako bih je mogao imati u bronci. Ili... Postoje ljudi koji posjeduju originalne sokole. Pokušao sam doći do njih u nadi da će mi dopustiti par trenutaka s originalnom pticom. Možda bih ju mogao fotografirati, ili čak izvući ručni skener koji posjedujem, a stane u kutiju pahuljica. Možda bih mogao, bez diranja ptice, obećajem, dobiti savršenu 3D sliku. Voljan sam potpisati ugovor da pticu neće vidjeti nitko osim mene, u mom uredu.