One last flight

Just after we built the new studio in 2003/4 I used our then new, hand held plasma cutter to cut hundreds of scales from our scrap steel. I welded these scraps into the 'twitter pated dragon'. He's a love struck dude, hearts for eye pupils, picking pedals from a steel flower - she loves me, she loves me not, SHE LOVES ME! The dragon has lived in the flower planter in front of the shop for the last thirteen years. Now he's going to a new home in Greendale - about five miles from our studio. Before he goes to his new home, the dragon is going to perform one last duty for the company. 

This year's Yarrow Days Parade is in a few weeks and has the theme of Knights and Dragons. I unbolted the dragon from his base by the shop and bolted him to a hastily fabricated, custom trailer which will be towed behind the little Jeep I built last month. The dragon is a good size but looks much more massive when it is hooked up to the tiny Jeep! We'll decorate the jeep and trailer for the parade. It's going to be fun!

Barrel frame done!

We managed to cut and weld up the still barrel structure on one of the pieces today. With every piece and weld the structure its more massive and heavy! On Monday we'll finish the pencil rod frame on the barrel and then do up the second still to this stage as well. It will go much faster as all of the steel components were cut at the same time. There will be much less thinking time on the second piece as we've done it all previously. That will leave only the base structures to fabricate after that.

First class installation!

Dustin at Loco Landin was kind enough o send us some photos of he installed features with we did this past winter. The did a great job installing them and the features look fabulous in their new home. Janis &  I are looking forward to heading up to Penticton in the next few weeks to take a first hand look at the installation. While we are there we'll be measuring up the next few holes for the next features which will be installed in time for next year's summer season.