Category: Bridge of Death

Assorted Project run-down.

So, just to recap…

We have the armor project ongoing. Not a lot of new stuff to show there, just lots of boring technical stuff. Chest and shoulders done, both legs are getting close, had to start over on the arms, so only one is close. We just bought some nice buttons to attach the shoulder pieces, and will have some nice visual improvements in the next week or so.

Meanwhile, Talia’s pinata is all but done in construction. It’s stuffed with prizes, and the final coat (covering the hole and adding the string and legs) is drying now. One really crappy unicorn will need some paint soon.

From 2011 buildup

We have started making a mold for Alec’s NEXT school project: Mini society. He has decided to sell what made Kyle so much money. Skulls.

From 2011 buildup

We’re collecting wood for the Bridge of Death. Call us if you need any cleaned up!

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And, by demand, some more pics of the concept and area.

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(this one looks familiar…)

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Interesting gate.

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The bridge of death.

I’ve circled in on our major project for the year. The bridge of death.

As with 90% of our naming convention, it’s name originates in comedy.

The beginnings of the idea took shape years ago, when a circular hole was worn into our grass…Last year was also rough on the grass.

From 2011 buildup

“A boardwalk”, I thought, would be the perfect solution. But, I just couldn’t get past how to integrate such a thing into our yard. Still, it remained in the back of my head.

I’ve long posted how one of the places I find inspiration is in Guild Wars. Both Project Nightfall and Charr coming directly from there. The latter even winning their Halloween contest.

I was out sight-seeing and stumbled on this, and instantly fell in love.

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A ruined bridge to nowhere. Call me crazy, but I can see it fitting in quite well…

From The Harvest

Fewer uprights to block views, yes…I can also see my skulls sitting on some of those uprights, bringing back some of the field of skulls to the equation.

I needed wood. LOTS of wood. My wife mentioned as much on Facebook, I’ve mentioned it to several folks, and we’ve gone knocking on a few doors of houses I’ve noticed lost fences over the winter.

Friends and neighbors have been pouring in donations so far. Downed fences are the ideal, but any scrap wood is useful. If you know of anyone looking to offload some, send em my way.