beautiful pictures, marcel 
Indeed, very nice. You are an inspiring fellow Marcel. Makes me want to start working on stuff from the books I like. Hmmm…
Hi Marcel
Espadon = swordfish 
Moi je reste à ma tête de coq 
Pilou
well I think we have found our new Iron Chef Galactique! 
Culinary Critic: This ship is too rusty! Really! I haven’t felt this parched since I was a barnacle-licker on Nilgiri Seven!
Rosanjin Scholar: This dish is bold and exciting – it really rocks my boat – whoa! <falls over>
Young Actress: <looks around demurely> This dish is so majestic yet subtle … I feel like I’m back at home welding ten-point duranium shielding around old fusion couplings <covers mouth and gives a hint of giggles>
because of this thread I ordered a collection of the Tchai novels by Jack Vance
Hi havran
You have some good reading in perspective 
Pilou
oh wow, no words to say only tears to cry because i will never be able to even close to these images.
edit: author had to be talked off bridge.
If I started now and spent many hours a day for many months going into many years, I would be unable to match anything here.
I bow to you and your talent.
(I hate you)
It’s about the idea (not that it is not crafted in a most exellent way) - how will you do this without the proper idea!?