(50 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
First cuts!
Some of the big chunks of foam
Snow in Perris, California in the middle of summer
Doh! My augmented armature sticks out a little too far, but here's the preliminary shape of the nose
Front view
Front after a little rounding
Starting to look like a streamliner!
View from the back
(51 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
Dad transferred my layout from last year onto the foam. It's about to get MESSY!
(53 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
TIME TO START SHAPING THE BODY!!!
(56 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
Finished the fork welding fixture today!
Closeup of the dropout holder
130.00 millimeters (NAILED it ;-)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Mmm, more honey...
Clamped and waiting for the honey, er, uh, Gorilla Glue to cure (wore gloves this time)
Augmented the armature to support additional foam on the nose
The augmented nose, clamped and waiting for the Gorilla Glue to cure