Rambling Robbie is finally installed! The install went well but not without a few challenges; a shredded tire, a broken lift hook and a short but dramatic drop of the rhino onto the truck bed.
Click for full series of install images.
A big thanks to the following companies and individuals without whom this would not have [...]
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Rhino Install Complete
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rambling robbie, rhino, Roger Sherry, steel on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cardboard Halloween
Posted in craft project, tagged dragon, halloween, sword on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing is more fun than a cardboard sword and dragon. Happy Halloween.
Chris
Win a Skull Wreath
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged contest, halloween, Noah Scalin, skull, wreath on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t miss your chance to win a Skull Wreath on Noah Scalin’s Skull-A-Day blog.
Chris
Giant Rhino Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art in place, giant, rhino on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our progress continues on the giant metal version of Robbie the Rhino for Art In Place. Luis is shown here with a scale test of the leg mocked-up in foam insulation board. If all goes as planned the finished version should be installed before the end of the month (October). Photos to follow.
Chris
Dog Catches Car
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art in place, rambling robbie on July 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Like the dog that caught the car, we’re asking “what now?” after Charlottesville’s Art in Place organization selected Rambling Robbie for the 2010 public sculpture exhibit.
Once complete in October, he’ll be just over 6 ft. high, 14 ft. long and weigh about 4000 lbs. We’ll be sure to post images of the build process and [...]
New “Astro Rocket”
Posted in American made, new products, tagged apollo 11, astro rocket, space ship on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary with your very own Astro Rocket.
Each Astro Rocket is laser-cut for precision fit and easily assembles using slot construction. They look great in earth brown or lunar white and can be decorated with paint, glitter, markers or other craft materials.
Rockets can be displayed table-top, wall mount or suspended [...]
Thanks Myth Busters
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re big fans of Myth Busters so we recently shipped them our new full-body Rambling Robbie rhino puzzle and they sent us back this cool autographed card. Rambling Robbie is the most complex model to date so it was just the right thing for the infamous Myth Busters.
Each week special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on [...]
Etsy, Thanks for the Love
Posted in craft project, marketing, tagged community, craft, etsy on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We wanted to create more exposure for our products this Spring and created an online Etsy Shop. For those not familiar with Etsy, it is a great online community marketplace to buy and sell all things creative and handmade. Founded in 2005 and showcasing over 100,000 sellers from around the world, their mission is to [...]
Skull Exhibit at Quirk Gallery
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Noah Scalin, Quirk, skull, Skull-A-Day on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Quirk Gallery is hosting an exhibit of Noah Scalin’s skull art. The exhibit displays many of the works featured in Noah’s book “Skulls” as well as a few new pieces, like the sheet-metal skull above. The sheet-metal skull is nearly four feet high and is the same pattern as Noah’s cardboard skull design that we produce (albeit [...]
