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Created: July 7, 2010
We're still working hard, and are almost done. Here's a short calendar of what we've been up to over the past ten days.
6/28 - Monday: Construction and Installation of "Working" Turbolift Partitions -- DONE
6/29 - Tuesday: Hanging of the Working Turbolift Doors and Lighting inside the Partitions -- DONE
6/30 - Wednesday: Construction
and Installation of "Back Door" Partitions -- DONE
7/1 - Thursday:
Construction and Installation of "Back Door" Side Panels -- DONE
7/2 - Friday: Construction
and Installation of "Back Door" -- POSTPONED //
RECONSIDERING TECHNIQUE*
7/3 - Saturday: Worked at
Fast Copy, then watched the Daytona Firecracker 400. No work done. Great race, though. :)
7/4 - Sunday: Painting of
"Backdoor" -- DONE
7/5 - Monday: Patching of "Backdoor"
Partitions and Side Panels -- DONE
7/6 - Tuesday: Purchase of
New Partition Lighting Panels & Test Installation of one Overhead Panel -- DONE
7/7 - Wednesday: Installation of Overhead
"Ventilation" Panels; Installation of "Back Door" ceiling; Painting of
Trim for Partitions -- DONE
Our biggest challenge lately has been Randy's tennis elbow. Fortunately, Ricky's finished much of his coursework, and has been extremely helpful in key areas, such as the installation of the overhead ventilation panels.
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Another situation that arose this past week is that we've noticed the partition light screens were cracking and literally falling to pieces. We're not sure if its from the settling in of the set, or from the heat, or simply from stress fractures that were made when they were cut to size. At any rate, we're replacing the diamond-cut acrylic with, of all things, white fabric. The result is actually quite pleasant. We've also been lighting the partitions as we've gone along (Randy's wife Linda has basically used twist-ties to secure the rope lights to 4" vinyl soffit material before they're placed inside each partition). You can see above where we removed the acrylic while hanging the 16" vinyl soffit material that serves as the "ventilation system."
So what's left? On Wednesday, we had 10 items to finish. We finished two of the ten, and almost completed two more. We're getting CLOSE...
The construction schedule for the coming week:
7/8 - Thursday: Installation of New Light Fabric Panels; Construction and Installation of
Turbolift "Set"; Retouching Paint on Partitions
7/9 - Friday: Creation of
Bridge Railing; Sanding and Painting
7/10 - Saturday:
Installation of Carpeting
7/11 - Sunday: Begin
Installation of Control Panel Appliques
7/12 - Monday: Installation
of Control Panel Appliques Continues; Purchase of Four More Chairs
7/13 - Tuesday:
Installation of Control Panel Appliques Continues; Purchase of Air Conditioner
7/14 - Wednesday:
Installation of Control Panel Appliques Continues
Options to Consider:
· Installation of
Overhead Lighting
· Installation of Vinyl Enclosure for Carport
· Running a Flexible Exhaust Hose from Dryer Exhaust Vent out the
side to help keep the set cool on laundry day.
Funding is still an issue, but recently, we've had more people donate to help cover our expenses. (Producer Ricky Thompson contributed mightily in that regard!) We're almost finished with the bridge, and we're this close to being ready to film. We realize that in today's economy everyone has their own priorities. Lord knows, even here at Project: Potemkin, we've got ours. Please keep us in mind. Even $5 or $10 would help. Click below to make a donation today! Rest assured, we're non-profit, and once our expenses are met, we'll not be making requests like these.
Note: We're planning on producing a short vignette as background for the upcoming episode. This vignette will basically be more or less a test of our equipment, our lighting, our set, but will hopefully be entertaining as well. Stay tuned for further announcements. Scroll down for the latest production information...
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