29/03/2013 29/03/2013

Camper painted

The carving was long and hard and exhausting. It didn't look very good, and it was tough sawing away, really tough to work with arms overhead for so long. On the bright side, it improved greatly when it was painted.

20/05/2012 20/05/2012

Voila- the Little Green Bug, the Aphid, the Ameracauna Egg...

We spent the drive home thinking up names for it and also catching glimpses of it in the mirror and having a jolting moment of "What's behind us?!"

15/05/2012 15/05/2012

Painting

Most cars are painted with a two stage process. One stage for colour, then a clear coat. This is more expensive (much more), and apparently it's not the right thing to do on fiberglass.

02/05/2012 02/05/2012

Up and off: chassis welding and powdercoating

The chassis looked awfully flimsy without the egg, and it sure bounced around on the highway, squeaking and crashing around behind us. It didn't help that we were presenting a rusty, flimsy little grey trailer that looked like a boat trailer past its usable life.

20/04/2012 20/04/2012

Camper gets cozy: spray foam insulation

I liked the colour a lot. Light peach, and the texture was nubbly in places and more rounded in others. Very much like a cave. I planned to leave the surface as is, cavelike and peaceful peach