Teardrop Progess, But No Visuals

Sean and I made good progress on the teardrop in the past two days.  While I am finalizing the vinyl wrap graphics, there are tasks to be completed. 

Yesterday we worked on the fitting of the doors and windows with the trim rings.  The trim ring fits inside the opening and is screwed to the door/window to secure it to the body.  The door/window includes gaskets intended to seal against the exterior, and it is critical that the gasket cover the opening and be compressed adequately.

I originally ordered trim rings for both the doors and windows that assumed a wall thickness which was in error.  When I ordered the replacements, it was clear that either the door or the window trim rings, or both, would require "padding" on the inside of the trailer in order to properly compress the gaskets.

We determined the doors are fine without padding, but the windows require a 1/8" pad.  We resawed some oak on the bandsaw to a 1/8" nominal thickness for this purpose.  Today I fit and installed a vertical member on the leading edge of the window that runs floor to ceiling and happens to cover the joint between the two birch panels on the side walls, the two horizontals at the top and bottom of the window, and the vertical at the rear of the window, which abuts the cabinets inside the cabin.  I also installed some trim strips between the sidewalls and the cabin back wall underneath the cabinets.

The fitting of the window trim also necessitated some fillers at the corners lest the trim ring let birch plywood show around the frame.  These pieces were cut at 45 degree angles and glued into place.

(Note: Sorry for the lack of pictures to illuminate this language.  I should have some shortly.)

Yesterday I had installed some "base board" - oak strips running front to back on the sides of the cabin, and across the rear of the cabin, at the floor.

Meanwhile, Sean fabricated and installed a removable protective panel inside the stove (rightmost) bay to cover the electrical connections behind.  Afterwards he installed the locators for the gas cylinders - plywood cutouts to hold the cylinders in position.  Further, he installed both in this bay and the sink bay some cleats and leaders so the various items can be held firmly in place by line.

Tomorrow's plan is to either continue inside the cabin toward final finish or move to the galley and fit out the cabinetry, all depending upon Sean's priorities.  Monday I will communicate with the vinyl wrap providers and finalize the plan.  I need for them to see my design in Photoshop files and offer any necessary feedback that may require adjustments.

Once the design is finalized, we will get onto their schedule.