And more paint...prep that is

Some of you have seen where the primer has let go on my left booster cover, allowing the beautiful blue paint to flake off. Can't have that. No sirree Bob.

Here's what I'm trying. I've stripped the paint off the flat surfaces where the paint was already coming off. I've taped off the areas, and gotten out the little jar of Master Mask and done those areas that weren't conducive to tape. Sanded too...







Gonna let the Master Mask dry overnight and start some primer tomorrow.

Dome power switch

Also, something shiny to go with the new battery in R2's head:



When R2's head is facing forward, that toggle switch will always be in the back. It's how I'll turn on the JEDI light system in the dome.



The switch sticks down from above the dome base plate, with a little more than 1/4" of clearance from the top ring of the frame, and it's far enough in towards the center that it won't interfere with the dome drive wheel.

I've seen folks with the switch on the outside of the dome, and just didn't want kids finding it. This way even I have to look for it a little :)

Little stuff - paint on the undercarriage

So, at WSMI one of the other builders asked me why my bottom plate was black. I said...I dunno. It just is.
Guess I had to do something about it...Artoo had to jump up on the "droid lift" for this one.





A little primer and some white later, problem solved:





The bottom ring of the frame, now that's a different story. It'll be staying black, unless something REALLY bad happens that requires the frame to come back out.

More posts coming directly!