Becke has been busy working on the two mermaids, making them look like 200 year old antique treasures. She’s been painting, glazing, dry brushing in layers to gradually bring out every possible detail exquisitely. Despite Peter being extremely anxious to get them permanently mounted in their permanent home she has asked for one more day to make the last few adjustments and additions. These two pieces will definitely be the centrepieces of the extravagant room as they are poised on each side of the king sized headboard.
Second peek
The TOP SECRET build is coming along very nicely. We had three welders going today which makes for some substantial progress in a hurry. There is a whole lot of structure steel in this piece without a doubt. The main frame was fabricated using half inch thick 4” x 4” square tubing. There was a ton of complex cutting and fitting to make everything go together perfectly plus we bevelled all of ends of the heavy structural pieces to make sure the multi-pass welds were good and strong. The lifting and tie down eye bolts along with the necessary supporting structure are all securely welded into place. The main structure is now complete, with the bulk of the form blocked out with many hundreds of feet of hand formed pencil rod. While Peter and I are finishing off the form Matt is following behind and filling in the missing rods. One more day of welding and we will be able to begin tying on the galvanized mesh. The mystery feature is definitely an extremely large piece, measuring well over thirty feet along the top edge of the spine. This is going to be a definite traffic stopper when it is trailered on a lowboy to its final destination.
Just as nice underneath
The little hot rod is doing a burnout with its front wheels in the air. This means the bottom of the car is far more visible than normal. That means the motor, frame and other underneath components all need a coat of paint - make that three coats of paint. It’s no easy task. We have the necessary equipment for the task. Alyssa laid on a creeper and slithered under the car for the task. With the shipping frame in place it was a little harder than normal for there wasn’t much room to roll.
