Buzz Buzz, Hack Hack, Thump Thump

The base menhirs are done. There are six of them. They are trapezoidal in shape with seven sides. They are about two feet wide and two feet deep. The base unit is about 18" tall, and the back part stands about 5-1/2' tall with large, 2" PVC pipe framing them. They are framed out of wood. They have no "side panels" yet, although they will. They roll around on four 1.5" casters. The top of the base unit flips up to put stuff into it. There are holes drilled in the back where long props, like the canes and other things can be stowed.

Well, they aren't finished yet. As mentioned, they have no "modesty panels" on them to mask the contents (or hold them in, for that matter). I still need to cut and install them. I'd like to put them on the INSIDE of the box rather than the OUTSIDE, as I like the depth created by the various levels of wood used to frame the box. However, I will have to do a lot of masking of the screw holes and cracks. That's fairly easy, just time consuming, and masking tape doesn't always hold up well over long runs. Also, cutting the panels to fit the INSIDE is harder than cutting panels for the OUTSIDE. Alternately, the OUTSIDE panels would be more plain to look at, but would be easy to complete and get off of my plate.

When I loaded them into the space last night, the first impression I got was that they looked like a combination of a wooden toilet and a bumper car: neither of which is the look I want. But they will serve the purpose either way. At least I'll be the first to admit they look like that. I'll try to paint them to look more interesting than that, I hope. I guess the key is to stay away from the white porcelain look, huh?

Tonight, we'll keep plugging away at the detail work. I want everyone to bring their costume components on Thursday so we can assess what needs to be gotten still.


- Sean