Building an architectural model today. Between designing, and having my head plugged into a set of cordless headphones, I find the experience almost like meditation. The outside world can't get in, and its influence becomes minimalized. Pure form.
As I've stated in a previous post: I like building with scaled plywood. Typically 3-ply, very sturdy, and it cuts well. I also have purchased several packages of scaled W-sections. For those of you who wonder, W is an abbreviation of Wide Flange, because before steel members were called I-beams, and typically that's what they looked like. I'm not sure why they didn't start calling them H-beams, except that by that time it didn't make sense to use the name 'beam' for something that worked as both a beam; horizontal member, and as a column; vertical member. None of that is relevant, so I'll leave further explanation to the textbooks.
Currently I am waiting for my brother and his wife to move out, so their things stored in the garage get moved to their new apartment. Work can then resume in there, for now, my workshop consists of half of my bedroom. I have a light-table [approx. 3'x5'], that I use for both drawings and model-making. The fluorescent light inside lights up the whole room. The one draw back is trace paper rips easily, and using a compass against a large glass surface usually results in a tear.
Most of my model supplies stay in storage crates until I need them. I think when the office is finished I will make a finished built-in cabinet for the models when they are complete. The doors will be fitted with Plexiglas so there isn't a chance of breakage.
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