Bluey's rooftop pod had seen better days after a couple of esCarpades and being left sitting in the carport between times...
Time to give it a bit of a wash off!
Well, that sorted out the dust...
But Bluey's paint has seen better days!
Oh yeah, and the infamous busted hinge from last year's event...
Damian drilled the rivets out...
And removed both halves of the hinge.
Since the rooftop pod was off, perhaps a quick repaint was in order? First bit of blue on Bluey...
Even the blue writing had faded badly...
Bluey with all the colours repainted... Once they dry, Damian will go around with the black pen to tidy up the edges and outline.
Giggle was looking a bit under the weather also.
Looking better now though!
Repaint the number on the top - really only handy for the overhead drone shots!
All the different colours finished...
The hinge wasn't fabulous... and also wasn't anything that seemed readily available online.
Wonder if it could be welded?
Jordan seemed confident...
Alas, no... the metal just wasn't thick enough for successful welding... Oh well, it was worth a try!
Damian came home and finished the outlines and black pen... looking much better now!
esCarpade is now only about 6.5 weeks away! Damian still has a few things to sort out before it's time to head off (like the hinge, or at the very least throwing some cable ties in there to temporarily fix it), but the exciting thing is that the boys have just passed
$15,000
in fundraising for this year's event!
If you'd like to kick it along even further, there's still time... click that donation link above, or you can click here: Donate securely to Camp Quality
