Ferndale Foto Finishes

Soggy Glory

A description of the sculpture courtesy its designer:

ART: The theme of our sculpture is Silver Streak. This is based on the movie of the same name. It starred Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Claybaugh and Ray Walton. The locomotive in the movie was very distinctive. With its red and white stripes it was very recognizable. We chose to make the body from foam board and Corplast. Two materials that are very easy to work with. We will be dressed as train engineers and our pit crew will be dressed like characters from the movie. Sorry there won’t be any singing or dancing, as we aren’t that talented in that way

ENGINEERING: We started with 2 fat tire mountain bikes cut and welded into a two-person vehicle. We wanted to sit a little higher than the typical bicycle and be comfortable, so we made the vehicle with patio furniture for seats. There are 2 seating positions for each pilot. One is reclined and the other is upright, like on a bicycle. We used riding lawn mower parts for steering and chain management. Our headlight is from a mini bike. There are sprockets from a motorbike and a super low granny gears for climbing the dunes. Small scooter wheels power our boat propeller through the water. Each pilot is independently powering the rear wheels. Inflatable pontoons will float the sculpture while in the water. Steering while in the water is done with front wheel rudders

OTHER: The length of the sculpture is 9’ 2”, The width of the sculpture is 5’ 4”, The height of the sculpture is 5’ 4”, The weight of the sculpture is 150 lbs. (approximate). This is a brand new sculpture built this year by brothers Bob and Scott Campbell. It will be piloted by Pam Slocum and Scott Campbell. Our crew is made up of Bob and Janice Campbell. We have a couple of Peons too, Mike Andalora, a former pilot and Heidi Fraser, his lady friend. There are 6 wheels on the sculpture. Four on the ground and 2 used to power the boat propeller. As mentioned before, we have 2 riding positions. One is reclined like a recumbent bicycle and the other is upright and pedaled like a bicycle. We will be going for an ACE so keep your eyes on us. Our top speed on land is nearly as fast as a bullet and the top speed on the water is close to that of a dolphin.