Model Making

   For one of my projects I am making an architectural scale model of the National Picture Theatre in Hull, England. For this I need a few things.
   I have gathered and been given plans, drawings, photos, sketch up models and more.  Details on how the building/ruin stands today and how it originally looked. 

Present day frontage

Inside today

                                      


 The Theatre today looks very different to its heyday and has been slowly crumbling with the passing years. This may soon change as plans are afoot to renovate the Theatre. A memorial garden, an education centre, exhibitions and displays about Hull and its wartime history. There are many ideas being floated.
  
  The Theatre suffered damage still visible today on the night of March 17/18 1941. At around 10pm the air raid warnings sounded. The audience, who had been watching  Charlie Chaplins " The Great Dictator " of all films! quickly took shelter and when a bomb hit the Theatre everyone escaped unharmed. The Theatre however suffered heavy damage and was never to be repaired. The owner simply built a new one further down the road. 

Original Theatre Plans.

A useful sketch for making a model showing the surrounding buildings

     I have detailed information of the site as it was and is now. So a scale model will be easy right?

    I am going to construct the model using foam board. A foam core product with smooth white paper on each side. It's rigid and comes in 3mm 5mm or 10mm thicknesses. Great for model building and not over priced. I am going to use 5mm for my model. 

   I will also need a very sharp knife, a steel ruler, scale ruler and some foam glue. I intend to make an aluminium base for the model at work and will have it powder coated RAL 9003 Signal White. I will also make a little laser cut plaque with the building information, scale details and I might just sneak my name on the corner too!

Foam Board

   So all I need now is patience and persistence and it should come together nicely. I will post some interim images of construction so pop back when you have a few mins to see how its going. 

   In the meantime if you would like some more information on the National Picture Theatre in Hull please go to http://www.ncww2mt.freewebspace.com/ 

   




   National Picture Theatre Frontage Image [online image]Available at:<http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Hull/NationalPictureTheatreHull2011/NationalPictureTheatreHull1.jpg> [Accessed April 9 2013]

National Picture Theatre Interior Image[online image]Available at:<http://i.thisis.co.uk/275561/gallery/images/3341168/2001110.jpg>
[Accessed April 9 2013]

Foam Board Image[online image]Available at<:http://www.artdiscount.co.uk/images/product/white_foam_board1258362837_1121317985054_407.jpg>[Accessed April 9 2013]

All other images sourced from existing project information.