Denver Comic Con and more Bot stuff

I've sort of wanted to keep this blog about my house and geek projects and what not.  But...  I had the best time at the Denver Comic Con this last weekend- June 16th and 17th.  It's the first one and I signed up to volunteer.  I was assigned to registration on Saturday, but ended up watching a line in the afternoon.  I saw a lot of the con in the morning, but wasn't able to get to any of the panels.  Sunday, I was assigned to the Kids Corral- the area for crafts and things- with my friend Alisha.  We were there for about 30 minutes when Beth, the volunteer poobah, asked for a couple of people to work crowd control.  Beh, we said, whatever...  and ended up in the celebrity autograph area!  Alisha worked the VIP line, next to Billy West- the voice of Ren and Fry, while I ended up working the line for... wait for it... Aaron Douglas!  I love Battlestar Galatica, and of all the guests at the con, Aaron Douglas is the only one I really knew much about and was at all interested in seeing. Add to that, he is just damn cool.  I would have also liked to see Wil Wheaton, but he had to cancel- hope he makes an appearance in Denver soonish.  He talked at length to everyone who came up, he took pictures and was really patient for a couple of people I'd have had less patience for.  His line wasn't terribly busy, so we got to chat a bit- mainly about politics and beer.  I also met his wife Jenny, and she was great as well.  So, at the end of the con, I got this taken.  Just loads of fun.  Oh- and when Mr Douglas was doing his panel I sat at his booth watching his stuff, between Bruce Boxleitner and Kristin Bauer.

On to the Bots!  I got the base coats finished on pretty much everything!  The metallic gold I used for Crow is a bitch, and I'm going to have to do a little spot sanding before I get to the final paint.  I am afraid to death of laying down the final paint.  I've heard it's thick and tends to run.  I'm going to give these a week or two to cure before I sand and do touch ups.  I began Crow's arms as well, but there are a lot of little pieces and they take a lot of space.  I'm going to tackle them separately- once final paint is finished on the other pieces.