The current way of doing things has advantages. It's all sealed up solidly and invisibly; you can't even really feel it (to be clear, the nail polish is on the edges of the scotch tape). On the other hand, the felt just won't work on the acrylic die, and the handwriting situation is not good. Also colours have to be worked out.

The emerging solution is to write on the sticky side of transparent tape with Sharpies, then after some cutting the tape is put on a die face. This looks clearer, stronger than the curent method. For better handwriting, before writing the tape is placed on paper with letters printed as a model.

Should we just do computer printing on plastic? Maybe, probably at least try. But no plans, no adhesion and not so hand made.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Sailboat will probably be assessed as a not good enough game. But it has been intriguing me, with its all blue look, a little 6 x 6 grid with no lines, material and originality. A lot of flipping."

Sorry for being cryptic. Maybe we'll get a photograph of a prototype. A prototype was made with Reversi/Othello pieces. Here's a clue: binary numbers. Nothing to do with Reversi.

I find I'm happy to play Sailboat. Contrast that with Reversi/Othello, which I've never really liked and don't want to play. So Sailboat is a good enough game.

But it's an odd duck. I once tried to make an app out of this, which I've done before, but it just broke down in confusion.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Consider the more interesting aspects of airports and flying. Think back to when you were younger seeing those big bird machines on the runway, next to the big buildings, all the different aspects of flying, the thrill of travel, the uniforms of staff. You tell me what you find interesting about airlines.
 
 
 
 

Fins are a natural thing to add. Like the ship in Futurama for example. But that implies going through atmosphere, which may not make sense.

I picture the Alouette not being able to land on any planets, maybe because it's not built for it, maybe because of the dangerous amount of energy it has. There would certainly be shuttles. So that means it would not deal with atmospheres, and there would be no need for fins. In fact, it could look like the space station, with zero need to be aerodynamic.

Engines located in the rear, blowing out red fire, are also a natural thing to do. The Alouette would have to be doing something crazy, really impossible, to go to different solar systems, like bending space. This might mean a different sort of engine. Or maybe two entirely different engines, one for short range.
 
 
 
 

A government vessel, like Star Trek. A shifting set of people being transported, not unlike The Love Boat. Colourful stuff, including intelligence people tensely doing stuff in their area. Materials could also be transported, like Futurama. Part of Canadian history is a bush pilot delivering medical material to a far-off settlement. The science stuff, people, satellites, and probes. There will be far-off settlements that need to be refreshed with people, supplies, and machines. Robots will have a presence somehow.