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To conceal the drab pole and enliven the sign, Zank hired Art Attack FX, an Edmonton, AB, Canada-based sculpture provider that frequently works for amusement parks and other attractions. The sculpture, which features Go-Cart, The Track’s kid-friendly mascot, was built from wire- and hand-cut, expandedpolystyrene foam that’s sealed with a polyurea coating to protect it from the elements.
Ball of Torkworks, a Columbus, OH-based, lighting-sculpture fabricator, created the globes. We fabricated the bulbs’ filaments using 24V, SloanLED white-module fixtures. We wired the globes separately to a DMX computerized controller, which
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phase of cutting down and assembling the pieces. It required hours for Whelchel and I to configure the parts and put them back together. We built their shape in AutoCAD, and then sliced them into sections so the files could be sent to our router. We then glued the parts together with Lord Adhesives epoxy, and sanded them by hand to smooth out rough spots. But, our creativity and years of experience have conditioned us to overcome almost any challenge. n
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Contents
ST Update
Technology Update
Vinyl Apps
Strictly Electric
LED Update
Software Update
Technology Review
Technology Review
Sign Museum News
New Products
The Craft Endures
The 2012 Lighting Survey
USSC’s Pin-ups
Digital-print Update
The Value of Signs
Advertising Index
Editorially Speaking
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Signs of the Times - December 2012 - Digital-print Update
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Signs of the Times - December 2012 - The Value of Signs
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