The driveway and parking lot is currently plugged full of pieces of the two Viking ships. We disassembled the last half of the second ship today. The pieces take up a great deal more room than the assembled ships. On Monday morning three more sections of the ship's hulls plus the two keel figureheads will get loaded onto the semi truck for the journey to the galvanizers. Three galvanized pieces will make the return journey back out of the city. These pieces will be set on top of the lower half of the ship making another section ready for sculpting.
Ship shape at last
It was a very busy day as the crew worked together to complete the sculpting of the first half of the Viking ship's hull. It looks bigger than ever now and looks like a ship at last! Next week we'll be able to start in on the painting. Around the same time we'll begin sculpting the second half of this ship.
Bodacious bulwark
We started the sculpting process on the inside of the Viking boat today. The portholes in the side of the ship are for water guns and large valve wheels that will control various water features for kids to interact with. By quitting time the inside of the first half of the ship was done with a good start on the outside planks as well. It required a great effort by the crew to apply and carve twenty loads of concrete. Tomorrow it is our hope to finish sculpting the outside of the first half of the ship. Stay tuned for pictures.
