Winter 2012 mods...

[tom4bren]

OOOOHHHH!!!

Me likey.

Are you going to etch "ZAF" (Zombie Attack Force) into the silver plate???

... or ...

Is this entire concept some sort of wierd phallic symbol that nobody has noticed yet?

[Ldub]

Is this entire concept some sort of wierd phallic symbol that nobody has noticed yet?

No...that would be your spare...

[tom4bren]

Touche'

I have no response to that.

[Ldub]

......

OK, got the first coat of epoxy resin laid & am waiting for it to tack...

Gonna proceed with the laying on of the fiber (carbon, that is...) in about ten min...

Plz send all available good ju-ju & + vibes towards Fgo...

[Ldub]

Well...that was a complete F U B A R...

I got what I had comin', I guess...I shoulda known I would need a helper for the placement of the cf...


Now the GOOD news...

Due to the fact that I have a few friends around here, John (Rowhard) being one of the bestus...

I had a "plan B" to fall back on. After I F U B A R'd about $65.oo in REAL cf, I remembered that John had sent me (just cuz...for free, whatta guy) a good sized hunk of black fiberglass fabric.
Same 2x2 twill as cf, just a bit stiffer in the drape/flexibility dept.

John, ya saved the ol' dubsters bacon today...
Actually, thanks isn't enough...

THANK YOU!!!

At the least, I'll always have a F'd-up piece of cf to remind me to slow down & maybe even ask for some help once in a while...or not...

Gotta go heat gun some bubbles...more later...

[jeeperkate]

Sorry to hear about the CF...looking forward to seeing some pics though!

[Ldub]

Sorry to hear about the CF...looking forward to seeing some pics though!

Well Kate, since you been lookin' forward tuit...

Here ya go...







Didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, but what ever does...

(just ask my dear old mother)

[tom4bren]

I got what I had comin', I guess...I shoulda known I would need a helper for the placement of the ...

... to remind me to slow down & maybe even ask for some help once in a while...or not...

Dang son. Rekin we ARE twin sons of different mothers.

[Ldub]

Dang son. Rekin we ARE twin sons of different mothers.

Ain it da troot...

Never met my Bro Tom face 2 face, but talk'd to him onna tele from time 2 time...

It ain't too difficult to tell were cut from about the same kevlar...

I'd be willing to bet niether of us has taken any cred for others accomplishments , nor blamed the nearest passer by for our failures...

HOWEVER, the learning process for us, is not so much a curve, as it is a nearly vertical straight line......