T Trak Station Build

[EdF]

Started build the station building/mall.  Based on Tachikawa Lumine.

 

 

[EdF]

BTW, does anyone know what is on the roof?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tachikawa+Station,+2+Chome+Akebonocho,+Tachikawa,+Tokyo,+Japan/@35.6979144,139.4137408,17z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x6018e17afbcab5c9:0x973b8c5f29104899

Looks like a field.

 

I have seen some that look like handball??

Like this one near Yokohama station

 

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Yokohama+Station/@35.4678143,139.6203865,18z/data=!3m1!1e3

 

[bill937ca]

I see  a courtyard like roof terrace.

 

Rooftop facilities are not unusual in Japan.  The Tokyu department store at Shibuya has a soccer field on its roof.

 

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/sport-and-fitness/adidas-futsal-park

 

https://live.staticflickr.com/8264/8663153819_6cb136fde2_b.jpg

 

https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA749CA749&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Vo5gXbmmFIG2tQXzmIuoAQ&q=shibuya+roof+soccer&oq=shibuya+roof+soccer&gs_l=img.12...104914.107838..109293...0.0..0.303.1165.11j3-1......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39j0i10i24.2YYMDZrBxLo&ved=0ahUKEwi5qZOfqZrkAhUBW60KHXPMAhUQ4dUDCAY#imgrc=_

 

 

Edited August 24, 2019 by bill937ca

[cteno4]

Looks like some green roof parks. A couple of buildings i know have miniature gold on them and I remember one with a driving range.

 

jeff

[EdF]

I found it, Futsal, 2 fields, club Jexer.  It was right on the Lumine mall map.

 

https://www.jexer.jp/futsal/tachikawa/access.html

 

And a carry in BBQ, picnic space.  https://www.herofield.com/bbq/tachikawa/

 

 

Edited August 24, 2019 by EdF

[EdF]

Anyone know a source for 1/3 inch gridding?  This would go behind the "glass" for frames.  And match the 1/3 tiling sheets.

 

Edited August 28, 2019 by EdF
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[ben_issacs]

EdF

'1/3 inch grinding?'

I suspect that you mean '1/3 inch gridding'.

Would flywire (Fly screen') work?

Wrong colour, probably.

And if you find something suitable, put it on the outside of the glazing, frames appear on both the outside and inside of windows.

Regards, 

Bill, 

Melbourne.

 

[EdF]

Screen could work, and thin enough to put on the outside.  I was looking at plastruct, and its 2mm thick, way to thick to put outside.

[EdF]

Demo with screen and the evergreen 1/3" tile.

 

If I make no mis cuts, it 12-15k cuts.

Edited August 30, 2019 by EdF

[EdF]

Adding the interior walls for the central tower windows.

 

[EdF]

Cladding on one end.

 

[cteno4]

Nice I like how you are using the foam as a sub structure for the big building. Saves having to do a more complex internal support structure that can be a pain!

 

jeff

[EdF]

The black window with frames.  The white is dry fit and prepaint.  I was expecting the black to be glossy, not sure how to get glossy black.

 

 

[EdF]

Maybe mask and gloss coat, might hold the screen frame in place too.

[EdF]

The gloss cote failed spectacularly.  The screen caused a ton of bubbles, maybe the weather too, there is almost no good time to spray outdoors in the mid-atlantic.  Anyone know a source of black solid or translucent plastic I could cut with scoring?  Like the evergreen sheets but shiney?

[cteno4]

Might look at the window coating films, they come in all sorts but would not work on the tiled surface. 

 

You might try a layered look on window material and print onto clear acetate and then film on front to tint and the back with thin clear acrylic to support. There are a few tinted acetates you can buy and then try printing on them, but it’s a risk in the laser printer unless specified and ink may not adhere well to non inkjet acetates.

 

pin tape is another option but takes a bit of patience to get done well. 

 

Might try your local craft and hardware store and just troll the isles looking for something with the look you want. If found odd bits like this for stuff with a totally different purposes. Finding suitable materials can be tough.

 

what went wrong with the gloss coat? I agree it’s limited good time for outdoor painting. I recently got a cheapo tanning spray tent (these fold up) to try spraying out side but protect from insects (knats love lacquer thinner) and falling schmutz.

 

Jeff

[EdF]

Trying with printed transparencies.

 

 

[EdF]

Still needs a roof and signage but its close.

[caffeinatedgeek]

Looking quite nice. Would love to see more of your progress. 

[EdF]

Setting up for our annual show

 

[EdF]

Is there a japanese name for the long thin banner ads that hang on building faces?  The vertically oriented ones.

[EdF]

Added some ad banners.