We’ve been working on the giant pirate ship for about a week and are making great progress. While we can clearly imagine how it will appear when finished, many readers have some difficulty seeing through the structural steel and pencil rod I’ve shown thus far. We are working from a single concept drawing with a few basic measurements to guide us. This is the drawing that our client approved. Golfers will putt over the deck of the ship and onto the first green. This ship will be part of a mini golf course with other pirate features throughout. Stay tuned to see it come to life…
Ship hull structure complete
I made great progress on the structure for the pirate ship, which will soon be bound for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch. The lower hull framework is now substantially complete, which means I can move on to the upper deck next week. Once that structure is blocked out, it will be carefully lifted down with the forklift and finished separately from the ship. It won’t go together again until the ship is assembled onsite next spring. Next week, I’ll also finish up the pencil rod armature and install the rest of the details, such as the captain’s door and the ship’s wheel. We hope that by the end of next week, we will be working on tying on the diamond lath in preparation for the hand-sculpted concrete skin. Stay tuned…
Another great day of progress
The Copper Crown Suite is looking fabulous! It is always exciting when a whole lot of visual progress happens in a single day! As soon as our guests checked out of the other suites, we could make lots of noise for a few hours. They broke out the saws, screw guns and staplers and made great progress getting things ready for sculpting tomorrow. The plan is to get enough area sculpted that next week, the painting crew can finish the painting, and more scaffolds can be removed to make the stairs fully functional once again. Stay tuned for more magic…
