Well, things have significantly changed in the last few days. We went from business as usual to lock yourselves in your houses mode (at least around the DC area currently). School closures and telework have completely changed the dynamic at home.
Down-side, I cannot get anyone over to help me build. I have been working around the fact that my bottom skin rivets are not completed for a while now, and that may continue to be the case for the foreseeable future.
Looking on the bright side, I have a a little more time in the afternoons to work in the garage! No hour long commute means I have the ability to jump into the garage right after work and catch a few hours of nice weather should I need to paint or just open the garage door to get some fresh air.
Currently the garage / workshop is a complete disaster which has been making me avoid taking the video camera out. I think tonight I’m going to make a serious effort to clean / organize so that I can start filming again. I’m also jumping around a LOT in the build which makes the updates bounce around all over the place. I have a lot of drafted articles that are waiting for photos, measurements, or “One more step” to be completed before I publish them. I am working hard and making progress, but it’s just not linear.
Bonus news, I just spoke with VANS, and my finish kit was released to the crating department and should be shipping soonish. They also told me the shipping quote was between $300 and $400, but may take a little longer to make it to me. I’m not in a rush as I’m still behind at the moment. (Also nor sure where I’m going to put it when it gets here!)
Hope to make significant progress and get more progress posted in the next few weeks.