Hi Gang,
Time for the Weekend Update. One step forward... 19 steps back! I think the corridor rings pads are a bust. It's taken me 4 days just to get one pad to a 90% solution and its still fighting me. Going to have to push this part of the build aside and try to come up with something else...
After 1st round of sanding
Spot filler
Second round of sanding
More spot filler
3rd round of sanding
The exposed foam is driving me nuts! Time for another approach
Picked up some Mod Podge and white shop towels and decided to try this technique on another pad
That didn't work either! I'm really frustrated! 60 bucks for all the expandable foam down the toilet!
If I can get ONE pad looking good I'm going to try to create a fiberglass mold OR we CNC new pads using 4" foam.
I tried using the Podge on the near finished pad to help seal/harden the exposed foam - fingers crossed. UGH
Cockpit Laser Gun Tip is almost ready to mount into place
I think I found a place for this old greeblie
The new silver boxes with interior lighting were finally remounted and ready for wiring - cut the hole for the wire
From the back
The boxes also got their faux wire connectors
Backside
Fellow RPFer Bigturc was kind enough to forward me some AWESOME greeblies!
There are lenses included but forgot to take a pic - BAD ME! Thanks BT!
Fellow RPFer, BigBadDave, suggested I spin the single greeblie around to see what it would look like with the silver cylinder on top. I LOVE IT! But I suddenly realized...
Another step backwards. The capstone panel would never fit in its current configuration! The curve of the corridor wall/top panel would hit the primered trim piece.
So, I took measurements and designed a new trim piece
Dry fit
There's the space it has to fit
WHEW!
The new trim piece required me to redesign and laser cut these new parts
Black trim piece - needed to pop against the already black panel
Light dusting of silver paint - I like it! Great call BBD!
Saving the "actual" best for last... I dropped the captains chairs off to be finished up!
And that's where we are! UGH...
Another HUGE thanks to BT for the awesome greeblies! More to follow