And now for something different !

[Tyson Rayles]

Awesome project for sure TJ! Hopefully one day we can se it and the rest of the layout in the pages of MR or some other mag.

[teejay]

I really doubt that will happen Mike as the guy is very private and avoids the spotlight .

T

[ward kesic]

WOW!

[Sumpter250]

Big Dodger fan here, at least when I was a kid and they had just moved to LA. My father hated them for moving, but I kept the faith.

My dad did, and so did I.........now ?.. I have the Cubs !! " Maybe next year "

[AF350]

OMG!!!

That is a big undertaking. I gotta get one of those would have to keep it in the back yard


Nice work.

[teejay]

One of our little "shop jokes " is ....When's the kit coming out ?? "

Yeah, and what would we charge ?

T

[modelsof1900]

Model building of a very specific art! And work, work, work! Fantastic!
What are the model dimensions totally? And how many seats?

[Tyson Rayles]

And do those dimensions include the parking lot?

[teejay]

The model is not rectangular .....rather like a rhombus with the longest side , 3rd base side , 16 feet , outfield ( which was added on to the original park back in the day ) is about 14 feet .

The customer outsourced the seats ....he bought the mold which he will let us have for any further ball parks .....and there are boxes and boxes of them totalling 31,000 .

No parking lot , Mike , but there will be a road running around the outside of the park . We aren't supplying the lp's so I don't know what the guy has in mind . I do know that he has asked for an access hole at the pitchers mound so he can stick his head through with his Dodger cap on and " be the pitcher ".

The giant baseball and words "EBBETS FIELD" that you can see inside the rotunda were created by Mark .

My part in building all this is cutting , fitting and gluing most of the horizontal pieces you see . All the uprights and webbing were cut on the Epilog Laser by Mark . We use Weldbond glue exclusively because we find it has better strength than other white glues ....just our experience . We buy and use it by the gallon . Virtually everything is made from wood .

Terry

[sailormatlac]

It's completely sick! The scale, the details! Do you have a rough estimate how long it will take to build this structure? Just gluing the 31,000 seats is some feat.

Matt

[AF350]

A model as monumental as this needs some sound effects

[BR60103]

You'll be looking for a different hobby when you get home at night!

[teejay]

Here's a lousy picture from the left field bleachers . Our second in command , Joe Lemay , is purposely standing there to give some perspective to the size of the model ......sorry , my flash didn't go off.... :oops:




I don't think the seats will be a problem , Matt , as they are joined together in rows of 14 and they are well ballanced . I think the difficulty will be with all the railings that we will be starting shortly after Joe makes a jig . I think , barring a major "gaff" we will be pretty well done by June .

T

[Sumpter250]

Good luck finding an O scale figure that can hit a home run out of that ball park, but if you do, make sure it's wearing a Brooklyn Dodger uniform.

[teejay]

I'll try to find a Willie Mays look alike !

T