October 22, 2012

Booster Cover 2.2 - the second leg.....

Sanded the wood filler, all over the Booster Cover. And then using my Coping saw, I cut out the centre part of the 'Dog House'. I then bonded it onto the Booster Cover using P40 resin. Once this is dried, I'll file/sand it all smooth and then apply wood filler and then repeat.
Booster Cover R5-D4

Booster Cover R5-D4

Marked and cut out the four vertical grooves at the bottom. Drilled and screwed, from behind, the top section. I then marked the curves and using a coping saw, cut the curve out. I then covered the lot in wood filler & have started sanding......all over. lol.
R2D2

R2D2

October 15, 2012

Booster Cover 2.1 - the second leg.....


Cut the other angle, then marked & cut out the centre section.
Filed surfaces, applied wood filler where needed. A knot in the wood needs seeing to!
Then started on marking & cutting to size the 'Dog House' piece.
Booster Cover

Booster Cover
Booster Cover with centre section cut out.
Booster Cover
Booster Cover with Booster Strut & 'Dog House' piece
Booster Cover
Close up of 'Dog House' section

October 12, 2012

Booster Cover 2.0 - the second leg.....


Haven't had much time at home to work on R5 & until I get a chance to cut out the pieces for the second main leg, I'm a bit stuck there too. So thought I'd start on the Booster Cover, as this is something I can do in work on my lunchtime.

Started on cutting the booster cover to size. The top sloped section is a separate piece of wood. This will have the slots added later. As I did on the other Booster Cover, I'll 'build' this up with P40 resin and box off the slots. Next, I cut the sloped side faces.