The plasma cut dino skeleton was to have been a mailbox holder for Phoebe and her mom but their landlord desired something a little less 'out there'. No problem, we'll think up something else. That meant the dinosaur needed a new home. We've long pondered what to do about the endless stream of curious passers-by wandering onto our property. We decided a 'By Appointment' sign was much friendlier than 'KEEP OUT' or 'PRIVATE PROPERTY'. But it needed a holder that would draw attention to the sign. The dino was modified slightly to grip the sign in it's clutches. The sign still needs one more glaze and the lettering needs a coat of white paint but it is almost ready to head out to the road to stand guard.
Awaiting final bits
The Scallywag train engine models need one more day of touchups and final glazes and gluing on a few details before they are done. They look fabulous!
Three armies
The Rube Goldberg element of my Sign Challenge piece is the next on the agenda. The piece is a statement about two issues long lamented by sign makers universally. In the old days snappers would cruise from town to town snapping up the choice jobs. The other bone of contention is the mechanization of sign making and the introduction of computers. In this piece the rocket man is our snapper and he will be taking orders which he sends off to his sign painting robot whose arms stretch out from the side of the rocket. One hand holds a can of paint, the second deftly wields a brush and a third hand steadies the vehicle being painted. It is a mechanical marvel!
