Hi Gang,
Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments re: our Wired interview! It's been a crazy & amazing weekend since the article posted. We took a few minutes to enjoy, relax and then it was back to work!
Work on the pads continues!
Podge and towels
Adding Podge to smooth the surface down a bit
These pads never ended!
Two of the cockpit entrance door frame pads weren't finished so I had to add the lip
ALWAYS remember to remove the thin transparent layer of film on both sides of the insulation foam before adhering together... ugh
That's not good! Gotta fill that HUGE gap
Onto the other pad
Finally some wash!
Interesting look... I used the same process but something looked VERY different
Again... interesting look but something seemed off compared to the corridor ring pads
HMMMM - I might have to repaint them
Door frame pads
Finally finished up the corridor ring pads!
They never ended!
Getting them ready to mount
Lots of pads!
Final coat of clear
Test fitting
Waiting for the pads to dry and before mounting, the exterior side of the ring had to be painted silver. I sprayed a base coat of black
I then sprayed the silver
The ring looked a bit too clean so I broke out the black wash
I was intentionally messy when applying the wash before wiping the access away
4 coats of wash
I really enjoyed this process. It was a LOT of fun
I might add a few more ring details before marking this finished
Let's mount these pads!!!!!! Applied the Velcro... And...
DONE!
I have to admit... They didn't go on correctly the first. I destroyed all photographic evidence of any and all failures!
WHOA! That was close
I'm so relieved the pads are finally finished
I have to laser cut an access panel lid to cover these holes
Looking at the bottoms of the rings I thought they were a bit boring so I quickly designed this...
To sit here! Haven't finished it yet But I like the idea
Finally, Jake got back to work and did his magic! We've got wiring, power supplies, dimmer switches, LEDs, etc
Done!
Done!
Done!
Done!
Close ups of the droid socket panel - I love it!
I really need a better camera
Almost there...
DONE!
Maintenance Panel... Done! Jake, you are my hero!
And this...
Is where we are
Next week... the dreaded canopy begins...
Stay tuned for more!