The Great Hall model is currently in a flat pack form. The parts have been laser cut but we still need to make a frame for the basic shape to sit on. This is in panels and need to be stuck together. This should be a fairly quick process and then we can start to decorate the interior.
In order to capture the busy atmosphere of the Great Hall we need to make more figures to populate it more as there is currently only 15. This process will require 3D scanning, printing and painting. I booked a session to use the 3D scanner in the EMS. As well as producing a few more figures to go around the Hall we’re going to make an Orchestra to show how there was live music there at the time. I did some research about 19th century Orchestras to see how to best recreate this.
Orchestras are large groups but due to time we won’t be able to make that many so I think it’s best to scale it down to around 5 people. This will include a conductor who stands in the middle with a baton and 4 musicians who are sitting down around him. I plan on including a range on instruments such as flutes/ clarinets, percussion, trumpets/horns and strings. I will 3D scan people in the correct positions and give them props to signify the instruments but once they’ve been 3D printed I will hand model the details of the instruments.
Here are some reference images of 1800s Orchestras:
In addition to scanning people for the Orchestra, I will be scanning some of the replicas of the exhibits that where made. Such as the Diving Bell and The Wheel of Life. This way we won’t have to sculpt of 3D model the exhibits, we can just scan and print them. Also I will scan people to be specifically interacting with the exhibits, for example some sitting by the train which was in the centre of the Hall and someone in the Divers costume for the Diving Bell.
Samuel Green Illustration 