DANG IT STEVE... I wanna see your truck!

[Remoteness]

Thanks a lot Thomas.

Yes indeed, we did make a lot of progress in the last few months.

I wish you were in the NYC area to see all the great work our new carpenter is doing.
Dave is simply awesome in so many ways.

Wait until you see the front I/O racks which have an angled two spaced rack for meters and a phase scope; above that are the speaker table tops.
All the woodwork is out of Teak.

...After having to say, "Elroy's not available" for more than twenty on location dates this year alone, I seriously had to do something about it.

We lost out on two very high profile dates this year and that was the last straw for me.
Getting this rig up and running is a high priority.
We're now putting in three to five days a week getting the remaining carpentry done.

Ah yes, the back door shall be a blast resistant glass door with a liquid crystal laminate.
The actual size of the door (at the moment) shall be 45" wide by 76" tall.
I may go a bit wider or a bit narrower.
The glass dimensions are 39" wide by 66" tall.

We're removing the lift gate we installed awhile back and installing a state-of-the-art MBB lift gate which shall also provide protection by completely covering the glass door when in transit.

This new Cantilever lift gate shall also house the stairs when theu're not in operation.

After we finish the remaining woodwork, all we need to get done to become operational is install the backdoor, new lift gate and HVAC system.

There are a few other things to address, but that should not stop us from launching this long awaited endeavour.

Since we are make a lot more headway, I've been holding off on another photo session.
I want to get a lot more done before I post more pictures.
I will post them as soon as possible or when it feels right.

And, while all this is happening, we're also working towards getting Cosmo on the road.
We just finish redesigning the field shop to handle Cosmo, which is five feet longer that Jethro was. You see, Cosmo is replacing Jethro in the shop, so the wrap around walkway needed to be modified.

Originally Posted by bishopthomas

Steve, that looks amazing! You've made a ton of progress in the last several months. Please tell us your plans on the back door. Also, I assume you will use stairs of some sort. Is there enough room inside to store them with the walls closed? I'm proud to have a tiny part in the building of this awesome truck. Can't wait to see it parked at a gig!

[Remoteness]

I've neglected to keep this thread updated for way too long, so here are some camera phone photos that show the removal of our old stinkin' liftgate, rear door frame and skin.

The new high-tech glass studio door is scheduled to be installed in July 2011, so we had to get the framing ready for action!

We also had to remove the liftgate since getting to the skin and framing for the additional support framing was paramount. Keep in mind that door weighs 400 plus pounds.

The new MBB Interlift liftgate will be installed once the new door and skin in installed...

The MBB Interlift liftgate is seriously state-of-the-art.
I'm really looking forward that install...

More on that awesome device when I get closer to it's delivery.

[Remoteness]

Before I signed off on that high-tech glass entrance door, Marty, Dave and I did a mock up using colored 1/2" gaffer's tape.

The yellow tape represents the actual glass window within the studio door.
The brown tape represents the door and frame.

I wanted to get a feel of the door and the view through it's window.
I had Dave stand behind the "door," so I can get an idea of exactly what I would see if I placed the window where I did...

It ended up being exactly what I wanted without needing to adjust my original placement.

The last picture shows Marty holding the (demo sized) IAC door frame up against the brown tape door frame outline...

[boojum]

Great stuff, Steve. You know the peanut gallery is cheering you on. I like the sure methodical approach. It is "The Six P's: "Prior Planning Prevents P-Poor Performance." Army talk, LOL

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Here's a few shots of Dave modeling the high-tech glass laminate.
I went with both LC and SPD glass film which will be sandwiched in between the Polycarbonate security glass.

The LC is a frost that can be adjusted from transparent to opaque.
The SPD is a adjustable tint that will live on the inside of the glass door.

[Remoteness]

Here's a picture of the ceiling sound clouds we installed about three months ago or so...

I also included a couple of pics of the DS and PS second (third) position patch bay areas and a narrow shot of the mobile studio space...

You likey? I likey;-)

[Musiclab]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Here's a picture of the ceiling sound clouds we installed about three months ago or so...

I also included a couple of pics of the DS and PS second (third) position patch bay areas and a narrow shot of the mobile studio space...

You likey? I likey;-)

Nice pics Steve, it's nice to see Elroy coming into his own.

[Remoteness]

Ain't that the truth...

It has come a very long way since you've seen it last.

Originally Posted by Musiclab

Nice pics Steve, it's nice to see Elroy coming into his own.

[Musiclab]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Ain't that the truth...

It has come a very long way since you've seen it last.

Well it's been a while for sure, I'm happy for you.

[Beech]

Looking good Steve. I'm trying to figure how I can wangle a trip to NY to see the finished job!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by boojum

Great stuff, Steve. You know the peanut gallery is sheering you on. I like the sure methodical approach. It is "The Six P's: "Prior Planning Prevents P-Poor Performance." Army talk, LOL

I like that Six P's military acronym.

I learned something new today; awesome.

Thank you for that!

[Remoteness]

Man, if you can make that so, I'll turn your trip to NYC into something very special.

Originally Posted by Beech

Looking good Steve. I'm trying to figure how I can wangle a trip to NY to see the finished job!

If everything goes as planned, August 2011 looks mighty good...

Ouch, I just jinxed it; darn!

[boojum]

Steve, just where is this rig parked??? Do you leave the keys in it or will I have to jump it??

What a beautiful rig. It looks gorgeous aesthetically and I know it is first-rate technically. Stephen Leacock is so right, "The harder I work the better my luck seems to get." My hat is off to you.

[Remoteness]

I park it under my bed and the keys are around my neck;-)

...or, may be not.

It looks even more aesthetically beautiful in person.

May be we'll be in your neck of the woods some day soon!

I'll look you up if that is the case.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by boojum

Steve, just where is this rig parked??? Do you leave the keys in it or will I have to jump it??

What a beautiful rig. It looks gorgeous aesthetically and I know it is first-rate technically. Stephen Leacock is so right, "The harder I work the better my luck seems to get." My hat is off to you.

[boojum]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

I park it under my bed and the keys are around my neck;-)

...or, may be not.

It looks even more aesthetically beautiful in person.

May be we'll be in your neck of the woods some day soon!

I'll look you up if that is the case.

Thanks!

If you are in the PDX area let me treat you to a good meal. Name your poison, I'll make it happen. Just leave those keys lying around, OK?

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by boojum

Just leave those keys lying around, OK?

But he won't touch them before the truck is finished.


I rather like it too, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

[boojum]

Originally Posted by John Willett

But he won't touch them before the truck is finished.


I rather like it too, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

Get a hacksaw!

[Remoteness]

The metal work is primed and ready to install the nailer wood for the IAC door frame and Fiberglas reinforced plywood surrounding the racks.

Once the door is in we shall surround the entrance with beautiful teak wood to finish the job with style just because we can;-)

[Fuzzy Logic]

man i remember this when it was just in the design stage when you guys just demoed the unit. i don't even want to say how long ago it was

it has come a very long way and it looks (like remoteness would say) tremendous.

if you have the time i would like to pass by next week sometime

[Remoteness]

Yeah man, it's been a seriously longtime since I first designed Elroy...

I mean, it wasn't even named Elroy when I first got my hands on the vehicle.

In any event, Elroy shall be online in August 2011 and that's a beautiful thing!

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Logic

man i remember this when it was just in the design stage when you guys just demoed the unit. i don't even want to say how long ago it was

it has come a very long way and it looks (like remoteness would say) tremendous.

if you have the time i would like to pass by next week sometime

[Waylon]

Hey, looks like I came back just in time

Looking great, friend!

[Remoteness]

So, before I show you folks pictures of Elroy's high-tech studio entrance door install I wanted to turn you onto a few build-out pictures of the hanging Focal Twin6 Be surround project...

[Remoteness]

And, then they (Focal Twin6 Be) were hung....

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I inspected and approved Elroy's SPD / LC Polycarbonate panel assembly.
It shipped to the door manufacturer and they installed it into our custom made IAC door.

We have two different technologies (SPD & LC) within this massive pane of laminated glass.

Clear mode with both SPD and LC lites needs full AC voltage applied to the films.

SPD (Smart Glass) tint mode.

LC (Liquid Crystal) Privacy mode.

The SPD and LC wires exit the laminate from the bottom center.

(You can checkout the video footage I uploaded to my facebook video page if you want to see the transition in action.)

Thank goodness, no one even thought about tipping this beautiful glassamajig when it shipped to IAC;-)

The actual studio entrance door install pictures will follow...

[Remoteness]

Here's some pictures of the prep before the door...

[Remoteness]

And, now for a few pictures of the Elroy's killer new studio entrance door...

Checkout post number 63 (in this thread) where I used 1/2" colored Gaffer's tape to create a mock up of the glass door.

As I mentioned before, it ended up being exactly how I wanted it without needing to adjust the original placement.

[RobAnderson]

WOW Steve!!

Congratulations!

[boojum]

"Just like NY"

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by RobAnderson

WOW Steve!!

Congratulations!

Yeah, man! Wait until you see it in person!

Tomorrow I plan to sort through the remaining teak we have in the shop, so I can see which pieces will look best on the door and rack frames.

I then plan to head up to Condon Lumber in White Plains, NY to buy the wider pieces I need for the top and bottom of the door...

Condon Lumber has been my source for teak wood for over 30 years!
I love that lumber yard.

[Beech]

It's certainly looking great Steve! Do you have any idea when the grand opening will be? Wouldn't it be nice to pull up outside AES in her?

Edit:sorry, that should be "him" I guess.