Legs started, a flower pot and a few vodka's

So whilst waiting for the dome to turn up I literally but an upturned plant pot in place on the neck of the frame to give me some idea of the height of the dome.
A bit of spray paint and some washers glued on to give it a resemblance to the R5's. Made me feel like I was getting somewhere to the 'coffee table' remark that Mum had mentioned to me on her visit ! I cut some 'hubs' out of ply to allow me to attach the legs. these were not perfectly round no matter how much I used the belt sander. But I had an idea for those later on. The Legs and Hubs were drilled and attached by carriage bolts.
Using printed templates i was once again cutting around I think what was 6 leg templates of 12mm Plywood, gluing them together and using wood filler and a band sander. I also did the same for the feet. This should make you giggle - what it looked like at the time.

One particular night in the garage after a few vodka's ( not working with machinery may I add ! ) I added some red to the flower pot for no reason whatsoever ( except the voices in my head ). It was never a serious or permanent thing, just an indication.

So, here he stood. Making slow progress. So - the day arrived, my fiberglass dome arrived, a little rough in places ( as described by the seller ) , a little thin in places, and little out of line in places, but it was 1:1, and something I could work with. so I was happy.