First coat down. The coverage is a little patchy, but it's there and it's blue. This is the only photo that came out right; all the rest have been...
First coat down. The coverage is a little patchy, but it's there and it's blue. This photo has been photoshopped to make it blue, not green; with...
Rigged a dropcloth over all the framing and between decks, to try to minimise paint splatter and dribbles.
Backdrop sanded and ready for paint, focusing on the join. Staging deck. Not so much filler used here.
Backdrop sanded and ready for paint, focusing on the join. Main deck. Lots of filler used here.
Drew a line on the corner module where the backdrop reaches to. Might be useful to keep all tracks away from this point!
Nailed second sheet of the backdrop for each deck. Almost a one person job (oops). And I really think that gap between sheets should have been...
Hanging the first sheet of the main deck backdrop. Not a solo job. Using Pollyfilla (spackle approximation) to cover the nails and provide a...
And here we see 2.4m of 3mm thick hardboard nailed to the framing. Staging deck. Main deck backdrop goes over this on the three visible...
Trying to experiment with backdrop fastening techniques. Here we can see a peice of 3mm (1/8in) hardboard held to a piece of 1x2 dimensional...
Tools: electric stapler (+nail gun), 3lb baby-sledge (I also have a 12oz hammer, it's pathetic) and three different sized nail punches. Sandpaper...
Framing for the backdrop, in the current (probably final) configuration. Main deck is at the right height now.
Framing for the backdrop, in the current (probably final) configuration. Main deck is at the right height now