Yesterday evening was when the scale model for the float has been revealed! For the past 2 days I've been helping out my brother with painting some of the parts as well as he needed the help a lot; he initially wanted to ask my mom for it, but since my little brother would be a problem, he asked me instead, and so I got to help out -- which was a ton of fun, by the way! Lo and behold, here's the scale model:
This is what the float will look like when it's done! If you're wondering about the colors of the flowers: Note that the flowers used for the white on the scale model will never be as white as shown on there, since the whitest kind of dahlia flower is more of a creme color. The colors for the float this time around are white, yellow, orange-yellow, pink and black. Alternative materials are rope, wood and i believe some metal as well, but all the brown on the float will be made out of wood!
There's probably going to be a bit more detail on the inside of the float though; there's going to be actors on the float who will both be acting as performers and the people who move all the parts of the float! The float's design is based on the machines that Leonardo DaVinci has thought of. Since DaVinci is from the renaissance, humanism was a big thing, and therefore also the man; The machines usually involved the usage of manpower to make them work, so the actors on the float are most likely supposed to look as if they're working hard to put emphasis on this part as well.
I may be signing up myself to see if I can manage to get a position on the float! This means I'd be on the float during the parade and the float showcase the day after. I've been trying to find an opportunity to get a position on the float, but every time something came up again which prevented me from doing so, so I really hope that this year I can manage it after all!
The float has a ton of moving parts, and will be 'swimming' through the streets of the town on the day of the parade; or at least, that's the effect that we're going for. The float actually exceeds the max height and width allowed when the fins would be moved outwards and upwards, but the workgroup has gotten permission for this and therefore can continue with this idea. If everything works as planned, then I think we may have a good shot this year again at aiming for the top :]