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July
11: Pepe and Al Honig adding mesh to the mouth. Pepe had to
redo this section after a speeding car smashed into it in
the middle of the night.
Note
the wicked-looking hook, by which the poor creature will be
pulled.
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Pepe
works on the tail while Arjuna adds a carriage lamp. Note
the newly mullioned windows.
A
lot of the mesh work here is being done by Derrell and Tiff.
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| July
18: Elegant staining. Plexiglass portholes added by Christof.
Dramatic progress on fish scales. |
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| July
27:Smoothing
plaster on fish scales.
Masts
awaiting attachment.
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Pepe
by fish mouth, with temporarily attached nose.
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August
3. Pepe and Melitta putting the final plaster touches on the
mouth.
Saturday
was dedicated to finishing plastering the scales.
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Robert put in many hours, as did Alison, Christof, Dan, Ronna
and Jim. |
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| Looking
down from the masts, stern and bow. |
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Alison
at work on sternside scales.
Getting
the underside to stick was particularly awkward.
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A
peek inside the Captain's Cabin.
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| The
Ark broadside. The middle section of scales, applied by Derrell
and Tiff midweek, has been temporariloy removed.
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