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Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-07-2012
We've made lots of overall progress this past week as we work towards our deadline of July ( yeah , this year
) .........the 2 story refreshment stand is complete and installed although the outer skin of the ballpark ,that will aso encompass the stand , has not been attached .
![[Image: ebbets032.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets032.jpg)
![[Image: ebbets033.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets033.jpg)
![[Image: ebbets034.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets034.jpg)
....Joe installed the lights in the stand and the angled boards on the wall ( 2nd pic ) will be where the access ramps are glued in place , soon . We will be installing seats this week !
Terry
Re: And now for something different ! - Tyson Rayles - 05-07-2012
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-09-2012
We can sense the excitement at work as we get in to "final details " although they are numerous and will take until July ....
![[Image: ebbets035.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets035.jpg)
You can see that the many stairs are painted an off white and 3 of the 7 light towers in place ...they were painted dark grey after I took the pic
![[Image: ebbets037.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets037.jpg)
The burgundy trim near the roof really sets things off IMO and we have placed the outer skin ...not glued yet . There will be more burgundy trim to be placed above the first deck .
![[Image: ebbets039.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets039.jpg)
...more of the outer skin clamped in place
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...another shot of the refreshment stand
Re: And now for something different ! - faraway - 05-09-2012
Very impressive and still growing! What are the tow towers on the roof? Will that be floodlighting?
Re: And now for something different ! - Harry - 05-09-2012
very great work !!!!!!!
You work with laser cut?
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-09-2012
The towers will hold 50 lights each . There were 4 identical towers around the 1st and 3rd baseline . The new grandstands and 3 light towers in left , center and right field were of a newer architecture and we are following that change .
The basics are cut out of an Epilog laser machine and then everything is cut , by hand , to fit before gluing . Most of the materials are either hardboard and/or thin plywood that comes from Finland . Mark designed all the parts using Corel Draw . Since there were no blueprints available , photos were searched on Google , printed out and used to design the park very close to the original building .
Terry
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-18-2012
More pics :
I apologize for this terrible shot of inside the entrance rotunda . There are 3 floors with the ticket booths on the bottom floor and eating areas on the second and third . The third floor will have a skylight in the ceiling .
The third floor has red and white checked "carpeting" which is a piece of plywood painted red , chucked in the laser , and programmed to burn the off white squares ( actually light tan ) into the wood leaving a red and white checked appearance .
The booth you see has miniature baseball pictures all around the canopy . These were done by Googling for Dodger pics and shrinking them and then gluing in place . The raised white check on the red background was tricky as it was cut on the laser and then carefully glued around the base of the counter / booth . VERY fragile .
![[Image: ebbets042.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets042.jpg)
I did the two lower booths , on the second floor , in the period triangle theme in red and white .....they need more work to finish ....red and white candy cane "barber poles" for support etc .
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-18-2012
The roof is done in toilet paper strips and flat black paint that didn't come out too flat .
![[Image: ebbets046.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets046.jpg)
You can see three of the guys putting in seats .....speaking of ...
![[Image: ebbets044.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets044.jpg)
...you can see the seats and the partly finished railings that are soldered together but need primer and finished coat .Exit signs and seating rows-numbers are painted on . The seats take a Looong time to install .....16 short rows took me 2 hours .
![[Image: ebbets043.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/ebbets043.jpg)
...more work at the refreshment stand with red chain link fencing surrounding it .
and the chimney was made to look like concrete block with " Ebbets Field " etched into it ....all done on laser .
We are following available pictures very closely and using the 1955 theme ...there were many changes throughout the years .
Re: And now for something different ! - Ralph - 05-18-2012
This just gets more amazing everytime you update! One question (that maybe you answered earlier in the thread?) but how will you move it? I assume it's sectional?
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-18-2012
It's a good question , Ralph , and one we get asked all the time .
If you look at the third pic from the bottom with the three workers , I'll explain .
Mark Williams designed the model in three pieces but it took a lot of work to disguise them .
The three workers , Mark Roach at top , Bob Henderson on the right and Joe Lemay on the bottom left ....I'm in the loft taking the pics ....., are near the gaps . To Marks right is a goose neck lamp and the gap is just to the right of it . The second gap is right in front of Bob working in the chair . I layed the roof over the top gaps since it will be an easy cut later on . The supporting frame is also in three segments and is simply held together with screwed in 1x4's . The three segments will fit into the back of a 16 foot enclosed box on an F450 Ford truck .
T
Re: And now for something different ! - Tyson Rayles - 05-18-2012
It just keeps getting better and better!
Re: And now for something different ! - Ralph - 05-19-2012
Thanks T. The joints for the segments are well disguised! I figured the model must be sectional but I wasn't seeing obvious seams. Nicely done!
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-19-2012
I'll have to get some better pics ....Mark has a ton of them from his little cell phone camera ....I couldn't take a quality shot if my life depended on it .
T
Re: And now for something different ! - nachoman - 05-19-2012
Suddenly I feel like a eating hot dog and some peanuts...
Will all the seats be filled with LPB's, or will this represent the stadium when the team is out-of-town?
Re: And now for something different ! - teejay - 05-19-2012
Kevin , the LP's weren't in the original agreement although that may change . We have suggested that the customer fly out to see us BEFORE delivery so as to avoid any misunderstandings . Although we send him pics and talk on a regular basis , it's best that he see the model in person . He wants the ballprk so badly that I don't think he could tolerate a delay for installing LP's .
T