I moved to Virginia last year, and have been in the process of building a "Rocket Barn" for all of my goodies - it's taken a long, long time, but I'm almost done. I'll do a separate thread on the rocekt barn itself - when I decided to put a cupola on the barn, I knew I needed a weathervane to keep with the 'country' setting. I found a custom builder of beautiful weathervanes and started the pre-order process last year. Well, construction has begun! I opted to have them build a Harpoon missile weathervane, which was my all-time favorite rocket.
They recently sent me a link to their blog, where they are providing me updates on it's construction: https://ferroweathervanes.com/harpoon-missle-weathervane-zoughlin-estate/
Can't believe how excited I am about a weathervane.... my wife keeps giggling every time I mention it.
Here is the Cupola it will be going on:
from the construction blog:
Click On Images To Enlarge.
The Harpoon Missile figure will be 54″ long full bodied with a 4 tone finish.
Laying out the design on the copper sheet.
Once all the detail lines are tapped-in, the pieces are rolled then soldered together.
Shaping a part of the nose cone.
Hollow-formed fins.
More Coming Soon!
-Artist Bio-
Jon is one of the world’s up and coming weathervane sculptors. His pieces are solid, beautiful examples of a traditional trade. His work often goes home with him as chasing has become a hobby for him. Jon usually handles the larger and more complex pieces.
They recently sent me a link to their blog, where they are providing me updates on it's construction: https://ferroweathervanes.com/harpoon-missle-weathervane-zoughlin-estate/
Can't believe how excited I am about a weathervane.... my wife keeps giggling every time I mention it.
Here is the Cupola it will be going on:
from the construction blog:
Harpoon Missle Weathervane, Zoghlin Estate
Custom WorkClick On Images To Enlarge.
The Harpoon Missile figure will be 54″ long full bodied with a 4 tone finish.
Laying out the design on the copper sheet.
Once all the detail lines are tapped-in, the pieces are rolled then soldered together.
Shaping a part of the nose cone.
Hollow-formed fins.
More Coming Soon!
-Artist Bio-Jon is one of the world’s up and coming weathervane sculptors. His pieces are solid, beautiful examples of a traditional trade. His work often goes home with him as chasing has become a hobby for him. Jon usually handles the larger and more complex pieces.
being a garage junkie, can you post up interior pictures for us?
