Peter and his crew are working full blast on the Copper Crown’s courtyard and making great progress! My job is to mind the shop. One of the many projects underway is the interior's candlestick light fixtures. Like everything else, these are custom hand-built pieces. The FastCut CNC plasma made quick work of cutting the many little pieces from 10-gauge steel. I then hammered the pieces into shape and welded them and bits of steel tubing to form the armatures for the candles. Electrical wires were threaded through the pipes, and a light bulb socket was fastened to the end of the candle. Sculpting epoxy was then pressed on and sculpted to form the ‘wax’ candles and bevelled textures on the steel, along with the ‘leather’ wrapped handle of the sword hilt. These are going to paint up beautifully and will add a whole lot of authentic magic to the castle suite. Two fixtures are ready for paint, with a whole lot more in progress. Stay tuned…
Smoke!
The smoke machine has been in the shop for a few days, and Henry was anxious to thoroughly test it. Today was the day. We took our time hooking up the components and filling the tank with the special fluid. He insisted on being in the cockpit with the remote control. The test went perfectly, especially at full blast. There is no doubt that Henry’s parade float will stand out from the rest. Now we just have to finish the rest of the float. Stay tuned…
Little helpers
We realize it only takes a little longer to do a projects with Juniper and Henry helping. But they were eager and we feel it is important they are included. Their task today was to help put the first base coat of colour onto the Copper Crown garden wall. We first demonstrated how to get the paint into the cracks and cover the wall evenly without drips. But it wasn’t long until they proudly showed us new and innovative ways of applying paint. We had a blast! They worked diligently until coffee break when gramps had some mini donuts to share as a reward for their hard work.
