I really like the rope's shape - it looks a little modern tho like climbing rope - i'd go for the cloth basket, although the metal is really nicely done, the cloth just fits better - maybe it could be leather... the machine is really coming together nicely - i'm a bit confused about the physics of it tho... where's the tension?
Check out the subsurfacescattering on my tongue...
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