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Next up: Once Cavity Sam was drawn out, I carved the cavities using a roto-zip saw |
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Oh yeah, this was going to be sweet. |
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Painting went relatively quickly and was far easier than I anticipated. Which was good, since the next step proved tricky:
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Each cavity needed a back, or a “room” as Jolene called it. So after a few failed ideas, we carved picture frames out of 1” foam (to give them depth), and put cardboard backing on. |
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Jolene painted then duct taped the “rooms” in place while I set to work on Scrabble. The trick, she discovered, was to position the rooms slightly offset of the cavities. This way, the pieces wouldn’t fall out when the board was standing vertically. Yet, they could still be removed with little difficulty. “Genius!” we cheered. This is why I love her. |
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It was at this point that Bill had completed the nose / buzzer array, to great success. He hot-glued a tiny light bulb inside a cheapo plastic clown nose. Basically, I could control the lights and buzzer simply by pushing a button. The rest of the apparatus would fit easily into that paragon of fashion known as the fanny pack |
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It worked! |
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Oh, Bill with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight? |
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Jolene thought the buzzer should be louder.
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OPERATION: SCRABBLE |
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The board wouldn’t actually function as the actual game, but I could just hit the buzzer whenever I felt like it and make it look like the person was playing. |
