Thursday's Weather Reprieve

Sam brought her sweet puppy who watched and later danced at the good work that was being done.
Nate began to remask out areas for some additional painting on the infamous lower door panels.

Conditions were much more workable today with temps in the mid-50s.  I did some minor detailing around the windshield until the crew began showing around 10:30. Nate, bless his soul, brought us two space heaters.  He also began masking out the infamous lower door panels and there are plans to do some kind of checkerboard pattern in those areas. Sam and Nate are the go-to gal/guy with those plans.  Kaitlin and Amanda worked on the back door but they're having some adhesion issues, so we discussed some possibilities and may try some kind of 'plasticizing' to seal things down, but it'll require leaving the back door in the up/open position for the materials to set. Nate repainted the hood and Rebecca and Julie then followed with very painterly clouds.  The airship will be mounted on top of that, but we'll need to try to form it the hood contour with a heat gun.  Kate, Julie, and Rebecca continued working on the very elaborate back interior while Sam and Pasqualle continued the cockpit work.  We discussed the GPS mounting and that has been carved for a better fit onto the dash, we're going to try some drilled holes into the dash and expanding foam.  Steve did a lot of shooting so we'll see what he posts soon. He'll also pick up the typewriter for Saturday's work party. When I returned to campus I saw the front and back bumpers, now painted blue and red, and ready to have faces and hands mounted onto them.