setting the (back) scene...
Evening all,
Two weeks have passed whilst I awaited a print to return (more on this shortly) coupled with some intense periods at work
Before I complete the fascia framing I had to redo the back scene. Not only had it faded badly but being paper, spray mounted onto a card former, it had also bubbled and delaminated.
Chris Nevard had suggested getting the image printed directly onto sticky backed plastic or onto 2 or 3mm foamex however after a little research, not many printers could do 2mm and some doubted it would bend to a tight radius as I required. Few peeps do 1mm as well, plus the minimum order cost was £75
Then followed a chance visit to a printers adjacent to work and they suggested printing on matt vinyl. They gave me a free sample and after trying different plastics at work, I happened upon a thin plastic sheet which was black one side and gold the other...funky
The print was ordered and due to its length was set out on an A1 sheet in the shop by the Graphic Designer. He told me that we could squeeze two more on (allowing me cock ups and future replacements) and the price was £30...effectively 10 notes a shot. The PDF was uploaded and sent to Germany to be printed and 5 working days were required for printing and delivery...collected it yesterday after work.
Today, I began by cutting a template for the plastic sheet, using strips of A4 paper taped together. Once I had this I overlaid and cut out from the plastic sheet. This was then offered up to the layout and trimmed to fine tune as necessary...couldn't resist to take a quick photo too (as below) showing Kyle with a gold sky
This was removed and the vinyl applied from the top and smoothing down as required with my hand - it is low tac but bonds very well to the plastic sheet. The sheet was then positioned working from the platform end secured to the card former by heavy duty double sided tape however I peeled the vinyl back from the curved end whilst I secured the plastic end in place.
Finally, I set back down the vinyl around the curve and smoothed with my hands using a steel rule to get the edges flat. Am very happy with the result and hopefully now I can finish off the fascia panels in the next week or so meaning Phase 1 will be soon complete.
Ironically, the name of the Graphic Designer in the shop who set out the sheet layout... was called Kyle
The paper template...
The funky gold sheet...
Final matt vinyl image...
Gold sky at Kyle...
Curved corner...
Station end...
Final overview...now need to finish the lighting!.
EDIT: this pic was taken in natural light today to try and compensate for those ones above
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