October 31, 2004 First piece of sheet metal on bottom.

December 5, 2004 Bottom is complete with holes cut for posts.

December 17, 2004 I've used J.B. Weld to seal the two pieces of sheet metal all the way from one side to the other. The sheet metal overlaps by about 2 inches and the J.B. Weld is also between the two sheets about half-an-inch all the way down. So it is on-top and underneath what you see here. This was the biggest mistake I made.. I didn't know I could buy thick sheet metal at the time I did this. This has been a huge source of leaks and is being replaced (see pictures towards end)

December 20, 2004 Here you can more clearly see the top of the impulse engines or thrusters or whatever. Still missing the sides, though.

01-10-2005 Sides of impulse engines built, attached, and even has sheet metal screwed down. Also finished the top of the door on the rear.

01-14-2005 Roof pieces attached.

01-14-2005 Roof pieces attached. View from standing on top. - These are the pieces that were later replaced due to leaking problems.

01-21-2005 Got some more sheet metal on the sides.

04-01-2005 Nosecone started, bottom piece finished.

04-01-2005 side view, can see the total shape of the craft for the first time.

05-02-2005 Bottom side-panels on boths sides completed.

05-09-2005 Completed most of the sheet-metal on the back.

05-24-2005 Attached triangular pieces to bottom of nosecone.

05-24-2005 View from inside the shuttlecraft looking out the front.

06-26-2005 temporary wooden window installed.

11-25-2005 Most of outer hull is finished and supports for warp engines added.

11-25-2005 View from inside. Can see frames for front seats, and bunk bed frame on left.

11-25-2005 Rear view.

03-12-2005 Added some more flooring to the front cockpit.

03-12-2005 Created the table with chairs, more like a booth. Also some flooring under the chair.

03-26-2005 Removed the 3 unfixable leaky sections and replaced them with 11 guage steel plating. Its as strong as a tank up there now. I'm still working on running a seam weld all the way around each piece!

04-03-2005 Sanded and primed, a second time. First time it rained before the primer dried and washed it all away.

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