While we keep busy in our shop, things are coming along very nicely in Nebraska. The electrician has wired up the light posts and the pond contractor has been busy shaping the ground and building the pools, Randy McFarling and his crew have also been busy forming and pouring the concrete for the golfing greens which are looking pretty spiffy from what I can see in the photos. I’ll be in my way back to Nebraska on Sunday to do the final layout and help the crews make this look more like a golf in the next week. In four short weeks visitors to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch will be able to play this exciting new attraction. Stay tuned…
Tail structure complete
The first question I am asked each time Henry visits the shop is ‘Can we work on the parade float today?’ The parade float isn’t a high priority As I am currently very busy designing next year’s paying projects for customers but we often try to make at least a little progress. We’ve already stripped down the old dragon parade float from a few years ago and set up the golf cart chassis on some jack stands. The driver’s seat was mounted late last week but today it was finally time to get serious and do some actual work that Henry could appreciate. We decided to fabricate the curved structure that would curl up over my seat to form the scorpion tail. Henry measured and carefully cut the steel tubing. He is good with a tape measure! As fast as he could operate the metal bandsaw I welded the pieces together. Henry got more excited with every piece and by the time he headed home this afternoon it was at long last time to climb up to his lofty chair for the first test fit. He enthusiastically approved! Stay tuned for more progress…
Coastal Enterprises dino
The first base coats are now on the little feature that will be presented to Coastal Enterprises for display at the International Sign Association EXPO at the end of March 2027. Coastal Enterprises, makers of Precision Board, has been a long-time supporter of the Sign Invitational. Over the next week, I hope to finish this piece. There is still plenty of time for others to enter the competition. The rules are simple. Design and fabricate a dinosaur-themed, double-sided blade sign. We would love to have more entries. Just let me know you are interested.
