Alright! I think I've reached the finish line on this one! After a year and a half of work I do believe I've completed this clock. (aside from some small touchups, door catches, a panel for the back to cover the speaker, cleaning up wires, etc), I do believe that this is cosmetically finished, no more pieces to be made, no more stain to break out, no more changes in appearance.
The last part I had to do was the 'legs', I probably won't add feet, I think it looks good enough as it is and it now has a very solid base to stand on. Feet would make it a little less solid I think.
I've got some engineering friends who were eager to tackle the pendulum animation when I told them that's what I was working on next, so I let them run with that. I'll add that mechanism when it's completed, but probably won't post since it'll look exactly the same as any other pic. As for the clock being completed? I think it's done for now. Time to sit back and enjoy.
I'm still loving the hourly chime after a few weeks of hearing that at this point.
Thanks for following this build!
This stuff is also housed at mansionclock.com (just a reposting of my posts here)