Hey all!! Big update– I’m happy to say that we’re starting to get things worked out. I’ve been in contact with a scanner (Quazza in the US) who has agreed to take up the scan. We’re also going to try and get the print ultrasonically cleaned beforehand.

Regarding the print itself, Vale still has it in the land down under. We haven’t worked out a plan for shipping yet, but what will probably end up happening is Vale will ship the print straight to the cleaner to save a round of shipping. On the OTHER hand, if I save some money up then I might have him send it to me first, just so I can see the print for myself. 😁

Anyways, all of this means that we can now have a rough goal for raising money– a very temporary goal, mind you, as we haven’t worked out any of the shipping costs. It’ll probably be quite a bit more in the end, as there will be a TON of shipping between different parties, plus the cost of a hard drive.

For now, though, scanning will cost $428 for 107 minutes of film, plus $285 cleaning– that puts us at roughly $700. We’re already at $75, so we’re making pretty good progress. I’m gonna figure out a cool bonus for people who contribute, though no promises yet. PayPal links are in the top message, so feel free to donate if you’d like!

Also, as I promised, I’ll be starting a new thread for the scanning project now that we’ve started to get a concrete goal/plan. I’ll add a link once I’ve created it, and that’ll be the main thread going forward.

Expect lots more very soon. Until then, cheers!

Tristan