Road; Construction Day 1

25th February 2012

I had detailed building images but due to technology failings I have lost them all. A lot of the detail of the build will be lost. 

We jumped straight in with the making of the road segments after sorting out the materials and creating a decent working environment. James the scenic painter was here at the same time as Richard so we set to work building something so that the art department could work on it. 

Richard and I started with the curved segment at the back which was made up of CNC-cut formers that I drew up previously. They had notches cut in them for the 3x1 struts. Once Richard and I had made up the flat frame (with the help of Fitchy - because it was on a curve it kept moving) we then clad it in Class 1 4mm ply 10 x 5. Richard and I then had to work out how to cut the angle on a curve... we just made it up as we went along. 

Working away

Trimming the ply down

Needs a trim

Marking on the Formers

Once we had made the sections of the segment we were able to pass them on to James, Laura and Emily who were the "art dept". I didn't really get involved with the painting but I kept an eye on what was going on. 

Using blue foam triangles to give it the shape - stuck on with mucky glue.

formers underneath

Primer

James using an angle grinder to create cracks

Angle grinding cracks in the ply - you can also see where they've cut into the foam. 

Looks good!

Not sure what was going on here? Possibly Jake being charming.

Again, with this photo you can see how the curved formers work with 3x1 either side, then clad with 4mm.

During Day one, Richard, Fitch and I managed to build more pieces. I don't have pictures of them but they were vaguely easy going up until the last segment, which was situated downstage. As usual I loved working under the guidance of Richard; it was a shame Ginge couldn't make it but having James about was really nice - he was great fun. A successful first day but Richard and I have a lot to do tomorrow.