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Season 14 Bannister and handrail arcs...

vfxart

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Hi all

I need to check and double-check a set of drawings done for friends who may right now have a S14 secondary console room materializing in their house. Yes, as I type. So I'm on the clock.

The short ver- I've got a good go at the bannisters, but of course, it's all extrapolated from about 6-8 decent photos, and I haven't 100% bought into my work. The main issue is in trying to work out if the arcs/curves that make up the 'up and over' for the bannister/handrail are idealized shapes, probably then cut on a flat and then shaped as a shipbuilder might. Anyone know the precise numbers associated with them? Would probably be as radii or such.

I should also look into how long a run, if any, the handrails have as 'flat' lengths so that the finials are sitting as upright as they can towards the ends.

The length and width need to be slightly shortened from on-set build dims (they haven't quite got that much room). If I can make out the intent and the original dims, then I can work from there. Yes I've seen TF's drawings, which are fantastic, but they don't touch on the bannisters with specifics.

I've done a number of forum searches to see if this has been talked over, and I've yet to find a thread or link.

Any hints? Thanks. (oh, I do think this might also belong in the Workshop threads inst of here, a bit rough to sort out as it's not ref or plans, but asking for such. If so, can I move a Thread or does that have to be taken on by someone else?)

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Howdy!
I know you said you'd seen Tony's drawings - but there were some extras posted in random threads over the years you may have missed if you were just using the search function; this diagram has some of the specifics you're looking for :-)
Best of luck!
 

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Howdy!
I know you said you'd seen Tony's drawings - but there were some extras posted in random threads over the years you may have missed if you were just using the search function; this diagram has some of the specifics you're looking for :-)
Best of luck!

Ah thanks for the above, but, sorry, I meant the bannisters and handrails at the stairs. I've got the platform and rails there above sorted. Those are likely to be built next week too. Thanks again...
 

Ah, I think I had managed to miss this one... so thank you. @thegypsy is there a thread that can be linked to that has more of TF's and maybe other info on this area? I have a decent range of drawings etc, but it seems that I don't have the search fu on this forum, and trying to follow old links has been tough.

I'll work up a drawing which shows the sort of things this helps for, and then where it is 'off', or really no, not off but that I would like a little more info on, from what I'm trying to work out. ;-)

More soon, next post. Thanks again, everyone.
 
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Ah, I think I had managed to miss this one... so thank you. @thegypsy is there a thread that can be linked to that has more of TF's and maybe other info on this area? I have a decent range of drawings etc, but it seems that I don't have the search fu on this forum, and trying to follow old links has been tough.

I'll work up a drawing which shows the sort of things this helps for, and then where it is 'off', or really no, not off but that I would like a little more info on, from what I'm trying to work out. ;-)

More soon, next post. Thanks again, everyone.
https://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?threads/the-newbery-console-dims-and-discussion.8407/page-2 This thread has quite a few of the plans by Tony Farrell.
 
ok good, I have those from a while back, good to see I hadn't missed anything in that thread. Thanks.

Still fingers crossed... :)

Guessing not a lot of folks have taken this on.
 
This is the basis for the latest drawings. Builder will have to work to resolve some thing b/c of idealized arcs intersecting, so... might still be bits to revisit.
 

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