Hitting the wall

I've spent the last two days in meetings in regaard to our next project. The primary engineer and site supervisor was visiting from Trinidad. He toured our current project which is similar in many ways. The goal in the last days was to get the engineers here and there onto the same page in regard to standards and expectations. We discussed methods and timelines for the project. In only two days we accomplished a lot and the time was well spent.

While I was in meetings our crew has been exceptionally busy on site. Today, although a bit on the damp side was still a very productive day. The fiberglass reinforced concrete was applied and carved on the entire first floor of the Summit Trading Post building. It was an amazingly productive day. I sure appreciate the extraordinary efforts of our crew in the last days! I only had tome for one quick picture before I had to head to the airport with our guest. Tomorrow I'll get some better shots.

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Tomorrow I'll be back on site and slinging the mud with the crew. Our goal...  complete the one hundred and twenty feet of caves in the Wilderness Adventure. It's going to be a true challenge!

-grampa dan

COLOR!

As the end of the project comes into sight the work we do becomes more and more finished in nature as the final surfaces take shape. Teams are busy all through the project. Inside the buildings the drywall is being applied. Our team is working on four primary areas. The last of the welding is coming together quickly. The applying of the diamond lath still has a ways to go. The fiberglass reinforced concrete is coming along quickly. The front wall of the park was polished off today and it looks great.

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The mountain top got some of it's color today and the building suddenly disappeared becoming a mountainside of note.

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Elsewhere in the park work continues as well. The last of the services will go in this week, wrapping up that monstrous part of the project. The next of the rides installation also they began the carousel ride assembly. This part of the park is now all defined and getting colorful. The signs and features we made now fit in perfectly and complete the picture .

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It is exciting to see the original vision come alive. Stay tuned to watch it happen.

-grampa dan

Signs almost ready

Most people don't give signs a second look or thought. Our goal is to change that all through this park. Hailey has been busy in the shop laying the paint and glazes onto the dimensional signs that will adorn the buildings. The signs are pretty special in our view. Chris, the owner of the park stopped in to the studio late last week to take a peek. He got excited... so much so that we are now looking at ways to feature the signs and make them MORE visible. Chris LOVES the signs. And no wonder for Hailey did a wonderful job bringing them to life with color.

The Summit Trading Post sign is now finished and ready to hang.

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Dusty's Dry Goods sign is also almost done save for the pupils and highlights in his eyes. This sign too is so cool, colorful and FUN!

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The other signs are coming along nicely as well. I'll save the preview of them for a few days.  Stay tuned...

-grampa dan