the mural and sign are up

Yesterday i worked on the sign and mural.  The sign contains photos of the planes in flight back in 1910.  The mural shows silouettes of people, some early balloons , and older cars.

the plane is landed

Last the plane was installed tomorrow the information board goes in.

bringing the plane to Rose City

Today I loaded the plane onto my truck and drove it to the 16th hole of Rose City Golf course.  Tonight when the sun goes behind the tree we will put it in place on the bank.

building the stand

tonight my friend Carlos and dug holes for 4 posts to support the bi plane,  We used 10 bags of 80lbs concrete and 4  8 ft 4x4 's Tomorrow the plane comes in.

painting the fans and objects

Today I started to transfer the silouettes of cars , planes and people on to a concrete wall above the site for the airplane.  Origianlly I was planning on erecting boards with these people and things painted on them ,but then the wall seemed like a better canvas.  the wall is 4 ft tall and extends 40 ft above the bank.  the pictures were taken fron the golf course with my phone.  From the eye the paintings look larger.  What you see is a 1910 touring car with a man and woman, a 1909 racing  buick,  and the 1909 Rhiems racer aircraft.

Tonight my friend Carlos is installing 4x4 posts to hold the plane on the bank.

plywood pilots and fans

Today I cut out and painted my pilot and the fans.  The fans are depicted along side a fence and in silhouette ..

making the pilot and finishing the plane

Yesterday I finished sewing all the screen fabric on to the plane.  My hands are sore from pulling the wire. 

At the end I created a pilot out of cardboard.  today I will make it out of plywood and stain and paint it.  There will also be a series of silhouettes  of people and cars from 1910 watching the plane after its installed on the bank.