Today was a busy work day that consisted of me somehow getting covered in paint. We took the newly cut pieces of our large model and assembled them at the beginning of class to make sure everything fit and to check on how much the wings would sag. Once it was fully assembled, we were amazed at how stable it was even with the gigantic wings. They didn't seem to be flexing that much, but with so much movement on the ground, we did end up fracturing our main body piece. I said a few not so acceptable words and had a minor freak out. But Luke took it down to the wood shop to add a screw and hopefully it will now withstand the stress of the pieces. Thankfully that seemed to be the only mistake we encountered. We spent the rest of the afternoon painting each of the 23 pieces with a dark blue base coat to allow us to put the painting details on tomorrow. I'm pleased with the color and I'm pretty excited to see what it all looks like after we add the last bit of paint. Friday should be an interesting day in being able to see everyone's pieces put together and brought to life with color.
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