Creating a tangible scale model based on the latitudes created in stage_1

• Creating the plug
  • The latitudes drawn in AutoCAD were reduced to 1:10 scale and plotted on 8.5" x 11" white paper
  • Each latitude and the centerline longitude were cut out and pasted onto a 12" x 24" sheet of 3mm thick Birch plywood
  • The latitudes and the longitude were cut from the sheet using a scroll saw.
  • The plug was constructed using wood glue to hold the pieces in place as shown.

   

• Filling and coating the plug
  • The plug was filled by using wood glue to secure cubes of pink modeling foam in the gaps between the latitudes as shown.
  • The foam was sanded down to the heights of the latitudes as shown
  • The model was covered with slightly diluted wall spackling to create a smoother, more paintable surface as shown