With the base coats of paint applied and dry it was time for a little colour on the signs. Becke fetched the paint off the shelves, no less than ten buckets of brightly coloured paint. She then began to brush on the paint blending wet into wet. The troll and mushroom figures are painted first. We'll then start in on the glazes to bring the characters alive. Then the rest of the sign will get it's final coats of colours before it too get its final glaze. Some 23K gold leaf on the lettering will take the signs over the top.
Anchors away
It is so much fun to add to the story telling as we build our projects. A well told tale has lots of detail and is just at the extreme edge of believable. The pirate train for Skallywag Bay is a great example. In keeping with the spirit of the story we had to ask ourselves how a pirate would slow or stop the train. The answer of course would be to throw out the anchor. That meant we needed a brake man for the train. His name is 'Fingers' and he's a little octopus that rides precariously on the barnacle encrusted anchor, ready for the toss when needed. We are down to the details on the sculpting of the train now. Felix is doing an awesome job sculpting the front sail. It's hard to believe it isn't canvas.
First of many
Peter has been hard at work building the prototype armature for NEB's bowling alley theme work. This is the first of more than thirty similar pieces. Peter will craft the armatures for the vertical and horizontal beam beams tomorrow. By the end of the week the sculpted concrete work will be finished on these first pieces setting the tone and style for the many others to follow. It is going to be a very large and fun project!
