Hello everybody,
so friends, now it's getting serious slowly, because the final
Flour application is getting closer.
After I had unrigged the entire
ET and freed it from all lines, I've first glued together the
Intertank with the
LO2 Tank,
and then also have glued the
IT together with the
LH2 Tank and removed the
SRB Support bar.
Then there were some smaller places on the
LH2 Tank, like the openings for the two
Vertical Struts of the
ET/Orbiter Aft Attachments and the
LH2 Feedline, as well as for the
ET/SRB Aft Attach Struts, which is done meanwhile.
After that there were left only the lower parts of the
LO2 Feedline Supports, which I've taped with 1 mm tape so that I didn't have to clean them from the glued flour in order to have uniform contact surfaces for gluing the
Feedline.
Then I still have taped the
Manhole Covers,
and the openings for the
LH2 Recirculation Line and the
Diagonal Strut were closed with toothpick tips.
Since I will first flour the
LH2 Tank, I then have completely taped the
Intertank and the
LO2 Tank,
in order to be able to easily turn the
ET when spray gluing and flouring. I will try out the holding device for the
Aluminum rod tomorrow and then present it.
Well, and these are one by one the necessary utensils for the upcoming
Flour Action, the
UHU Spray adhesive, the [color=blue ]Rice flour[/color], of which I've bought a new pack to be on the safe side
and a new can of
Vallejo Primer (white).
Next I will think on and test the
Holding jig, and then I only have to overcome the inhibition threshold for the
Final countdown, of which I'm scared a little bit because nothing must go wrong.
And therefore please keep all your fingers crossed, dear friends.
