Here we are, going into a 3-day break from the bench ....
Here are the hull halves .... The museum decided to have a satiny coat on the hull, make it shine a bit ....
and the canopy and turret ...
And the flight deck .... Note in the imitation = flattery = intellectual-theft category, I have borrowed from Lancfan's clear plastic barriers in front of some display pieces. Also someone named Bradley on the safety committee mentioned red railings, so we now have one leading down the stairs to the bow compartment. Note also, in the bow compartment, there is a clear "door" into the galley/quarters - that lets the visitors see some of the work going on in that part of the exhibit (not really but it's the story).
And here we have it test buttoned up and sitting on the base. Actually I glued the flight deck into the starboard hull and it's drying.
I really want to make some scale signs for the interior and do a few other things before I really button it up. It's a question of time. I also think it is dark in the bow and have thought about an LED inside, but a) can't find my little stash of them and b) am not sure I have enough time to fool around with it. There are blanking pieces prepared to cover the back of the hull below the flight deck - that's part of the gallery being worked on.
I'll have most of 5 days to work on this, but I'm not near where I wanted to be ....
