Uncle Dirtnap
Active Member
Hello all! First time posting, but I've been enjoying your collective wisdom for awhile now.
I was hoping for your thoughts on my plan. My daughter's school is doing a version of Cinderella that has lots of quick changes, mostly between the woods with cabin in the back, and inside the cabin. I was thinking of something like a opening dollhouse - a wagon with 2 long side wagons. I've done a quick mock up of what I am thinking:
Closed:
and opened
Scene changes should be pretty fast with a large crew - undo the brakes, move it to center stage, rotate, drop the brakes on the middle, swing out arms, brake. With some practice I think it should be fairly smooth.
I'm imaging some more 45 reinforcements built into the side as faux bookcases, fireplace, etc. Everything would have to be insanely light - foam, etc.
Any immediate concerns? I was considering making the 2 outside ends meet and connect when 'closed', which should add to the stability when the whole structure is moving...
Thanks for your input!
-rj
I was hoping for your thoughts on my plan. My daughter's school is doing a version of Cinderella that has lots of quick changes, mostly between the woods with cabin in the back, and inside the cabin. I was thinking of something like a opening dollhouse - a wagon with 2 long side wagons. I've done a quick mock up of what I am thinking:
Closed:
and opened
Scene changes should be pretty fast with a large crew - undo the brakes, move it to center stage, rotate, drop the brakes on the middle, swing out arms, brake. With some practice I think it should be fairly smooth.
I'm imaging some more 45 reinforcements built into the side as faux bookcases, fireplace, etc. Everything would have to be insanely light - foam, etc.
Any immediate concerns? I was considering making the 2 outside ends meet and connect when 'closed', which should add to the stability when the whole structure is moving...
Thanks for your input!
-rj