Toms River Fire Company #1 Halloween Parade Challenge
1. Design Specification
The boat was designed to resemble the famous River Lady in Toms River which
indicates and represents our hometown’ s romantic and peaceful water scenes. The
walls and the waves on the side will be built with hardboards and the second floor
with wood studs and panels, covered with solid maroon fabric. The white plastic
fences shown will be attached to the fabric. There will be two sets of paddle wheels
made of thin birch wood panels and MDF panels sprayed with maroon color,
attached to the body of the float with 2”x3” wood studs painted in black in the back.
There will be windows on the walls displaying fishing poles from within, hanging
light-up(LED) sea animals that will create the night ocean scene over the waves
representing Toms Rivers beloved activities such as fishing and crabbing.
There will be a six-foot Ferris wheel on the top of the float, glowing with LED
lights alongside with LED balloons around it creating festive atmosphere, which
represents the Sea Side Heights, an exciting and amusing spot in Toms River for fun
family/friends times.
The float will be built on a 6’x12’ trailer which will allow six to eight persons on
the float in the front and both sides. There will be seven spots available to showcase
signs such as Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation and WOBM;
One in the front, two on the each side of the float(as shown in the image above), two
on the sides of the second floor, one on the Ferris wheel and one in the back.
The float will be pulled by a black truck throughout the parade. The
approximate height is 12 feet. The trailer’s max load is 2,670 lbs and approximate
weight excluding float riders is expected to be around 600lb.
*Information required is underlined and highlightened
2. Project manage and team
a. Project manager:
Se Yeon(Clara) Kang – Artist(Illustrator, Painter), Pianist(Classical Music)
b. Team:
1) Kurt Lewis – Cutting boards, painting walls and paddle wheels, overall
artistic rendering
2) Daniel Lewis – Putting up walls and the second floor of the float
3) William Lewis III – Cutting boards, putting up the second floor, driving
the truck
3. Budget
Descript
ion
hardboar
d
Wood
panel
MDF
board
Wood
panel
Wood
stud
Wood
sticks
Knex
Ferris
Wheel
Trailer
rental
Fabric
by yards
LED
balloon
LED sea
animals
LED fish
Fishing
pole
Screws
Spray
paint
Purpose
Where
Home
Depot
quanti cost
ty
20
$12.8
1
Total
Cost
$256.2
0
walls,
waves,
front &
back
Paddle
wheels
Paddle
wheels
floor
Michaels
24
$7.48
Home
Depot
Home
Depot
Home
Depot
8
$6.39
$179.5
2
$51.12
6
40
$26.9
5
$2.12
$161.7
0
$84.80
Michaels
20
$1.06
$21.20
Kohl’s
1
$508.
24
$508.2
4
Trailer
U Haul
Second
floor
decoration
Walmart
Amazon
32(day
s)
20(yar
ds)
4
$1,025
.60
$126.2
4
$68.28
decoration
Amazon
2
decoration
Amazon
4
decoration
Walmart
8
Connecting
parts
Paddle
wheels,
walls
Home
Depot
LOWE’S
6
$32.0
5
$63.1
2
$17.0
7
$17.1
1
$12.2
9
$13.9
0
$8.54
14
$4.26
$59.64
Second
floor
Paddle
wheels
Ferris
Wheel
Ferris
Wheel
$34.22
$49.16
$111.2
0
$51.24
Paint(wh
ite)
Paint(Gr
ay)
Brush
Masking
tape
Roller
tray
L
Bracket
Fence
Circular
saw
$70.62
5
2
$35.3
1
$35.3
1
$8.54
$3.19
3
$3.19
$9.57
$0.62
$24.80
$7.43
$128.
40
$52.01
$128.4
1
walls
LOWE’S
2
waves
LOWE’S
4
painting
walls
LOWE’S
LOWE’S
painting
Home
Depot
Home
Depot
Jet.com
Home
Depot
Wall
support
decoration
Cutting
boards
40
7
1
$141.2
4
$42.70
$6.38
Total cost: $3,264.09
(tax included, shipping fee not included)
4. Timeline
Wednesday, September 30th
Thursday ,October 1st
Friday, October 2nd
Saturday, October 10th
Saturday, October 17th
Saturday, October 24th
Wednesday, October 28th
Meet with Toms River Artists
Community and The Jay and Linda
Grunin Foundation to review goals
and receive first materials installment
of $2,500, of $5,000.
Shop materials
Shop materials, Pick up a trailer
All the frame work done for the first
floor
All the frame work done for the
second floor, paddle wheels complete
Ferris Wheel put together by TRAC
All the decoration done for the first &
second floor
Ferris Wheel installed on the float
with lights, touch ups for detailed
Friday, October 30th
Saturday, October 31st
decorations, check all the LED lights
Check all the LED lights again
Fill up and hang the LED balloons
onto the float, Hang LED fish/sea
animals on the fishing poles in the
afternoon,
And MARCH GLORIOUSLY at the
parade and collect the prize!