Everybody loves a parade!

Whenever we move some of our creations it is a lot like a parade. Everybody loves a parade. When we roll by people suddenly stop what they are doing, point, smile and wave. At the worksite it is more of the same for our clients... it feels a lot like Christmas morning with wonderful presents to unwrap. Today was that day.

The adventure began with the giant crane pulling into our yard, followed by the flatbed truck. We carefully hooked up each piece and watched as it was hoisted gingerly onto the truck. Once everything was in place our crew supervised the tie down, tucking old towels into potential friction points to protect the paint. Everything was checked, and checked again before the mobile adventure began. The giant flatbed truck looked a whole lot like a parade float with all of the brightly coloured pieces carefully arranged on the deck. Then we gave the signal to proceed and the sixty mile long parade begins. We kept in touch with our client along our journey so they could coordinate their crews with our arrival and as we approached the excitement mounted. After a quick onsite meeting with our crews to work out all of the logistics we untied the load and one by one the features are hooked up and carefully craned into position. All went well and every piece was loaded to it's new permanent home.

Much like the angel on a Christmas tree, the crowning piece was the radiant Flutterbye. It 'flew' into position from on high. In the space of a couple of hours our latest exciting escapade was done. But, in a few weeks we will have another parade with the second load of features for the PNE. Stay tuned...

The count down has begun...

With the truck and crane arriving bright and early tomorrow morning there were still two tasks to do. First we had to squeeze the giant tree out of the shop. Peter and I along with the forklift providing the muscle power used it through the magical door with fractions of an inch to spare. It had to go through just so which we managed with only the tiniest of scratches. Once the giant feature was out in the bright sunshine we needed a quick test fit of the Flutterbye. We knew it would fit but we had to confirm it before we sent the pieces down the road. As expected the giant bug fit perfectly. I can hardly wait to follow this piece down the road to the PNE. I have no doubt it will get more than it's fair share of second looks and stares. I'll be reporting with some pictures of the event for sure. Stay tuned...

A Flutterbye fence

With each project we tackle we seek to raise the bar. We were asked to design and build the fence which will surround the Flutterbye ride. Strict safety standards of course had to be met. But we were also determined to make the fence fun and for it to help tell the story and theme of the ride. The panels were cut to resemble grass blowing in a gentle breeze with Flutterbyes flying through it. Welded steel throughout it is plenty strong but it also evokes the same fun mood as the ride. Everything is powder coated for durability and bolted together with stainless steel hardware. In two days we will be able to see how it all looks in place. We can hardly wait!