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St Pancras - Phase 2

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And now for something completely different :)

It's the summer so that must mean big LEGO projects for me again. This time, it's the Barlow Shed of St Pancras station. If you've ever taken the Eurostar into St Pancras, this is the huge arched roof structure that the trains run into.

Of course, building a structural, curved roof is a little different to building the generally straight walls of the hotel that I completed yesterday. But, where there's a will, there's a way. There's also a good few brilliant builders in Brickish that know all the tricks! So, I present to you the early tests:

CAD Drawing:
Ldraw of internal Barlow Shed walls

Real life:
Two types of arches - which is best?

Closeup of side supports

Onwards and upwards....

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Gravatar Image1 - Wow, that is an impressive span, must be tricky - do you preassemble the roof and then drop it in?

Gravatar Image2 - They all go in, in sections. The spars are single pieces and sit between the two walls. Then the cross members are added in, then the roof sections laid on - gently!

It's all a bit wobbly at the moment, which is one of my main concerns Emoticon

Gravatar Image3 - Jesus Warren! That's feckin impressive matey.

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