April 20, 2005

OK, after picking up the Decals at the Printers, going to Legends to get the Dioramas and stopping at Marc's Woodshop to get the Lifesize Death Star Panels, we had I swear, ZERO space for anything else.

It took 3 hours to pack, unpack, pack and unpack the van until we figured out how to get it all in.

April 20, 2005

Here is a close up view of the inside of the van. There is about 4 inches to spare to reach the ceiling.

I still don't know how we managed to pull it off LOL. Thank god US customs didn't ask me to unload everything because i am sure I would not have remembered how to put it all back. :)

April 20, 2005

12:30 pm... Van unloaded and we start to assemble the Lifesize Death Star.

André and José are holding 2 of the Right Wall pieces. Door hinges got it all connected together rather easily.

April 20, 2005

By 2pm, we had the completed Left wall unit. The shelves were screwed in to help prevent toppling over and act as a display base for the Diorama Exhibit.

April 20, 2005

1 hour later, the center door section is assembled. We needed tables and extra help to get those pieces put together.

April 20, 2005

Eric shows us the scale of the Death Star entrance. With the super height of the convention center, They kind of look tiny even though 8 feet tall.

April 20, 2005

5 pm... The inside view of the structure now complete. Now for the hard part... Painting.

April 20, 2005

Eric, Jamie, André and David start painting the Right Front walls.

April 20, 2005

Work starts off on the Left Wall as well.

April 20, 2005

6 pm... Poor José hard at work all by his lonesome tackling the left side of the front wall.