Since the power tower is ready for its coat of carved concrete, it is time to make our final decision on the look and feel of the 'stone,' 'brick' and plaster we will sculpt throughout the inn. Luckily, we have been busy making test panels. These panels will be used as reference points throughout the construction of the inn. Final colour selection is still a ways off, but here are a few of the samples we have whipped up thus far.

The base of our "power tower" is now welded. Next we will cover it with expanded metal lath in preparation for the sculpted concrete. The top two sections of the tower are also underway and it won't be long before it will be ready to install it.

Our model is now fully sculpted and the paint is well underway on the North Star suite. We will continue to work on it in the coming days and weeks but the time has come to start prefabricating the real thing. The power tower for the front corner of the property is currently being welded It won't be long before we start to build the North Star's ship.

The model is going to be a very useful 'set of plans' for building the inn!

The North Star suite's paint is shaping up nicely. The garish base coats are being replaced with rich glazes. Soon the entire model will come to life in spectacular colour.

Architecturally speaking, a painted lady is a Victorian house whose trim is painted several (possibly garish) colours. The North Star isn't remotely Victorian but the model is certainly looking very garish at the moment! Don't worry though, the colours will be toned down considerably once the glazing process begins.