Monday, May 4, 2015

Adam Savage Builds The Maze

The Shining Maze to be exact. I loved The Shining movie, even when I read the book and discovered that the two had really nothing in common but the names of the characters.
I just found these articles and videos from Tested.com and how Adam Savage build a model of the Maze.






Here is the article:
http://www.tested.com/art/makers/504037-my-shining-maze-build/

Here is the video:
https://youtu.be/zAGu2TPt_78

This next image almost exactly matches the maze that Jack was standing over in the Colorado Room, and the one that Adam built - 



By looking at these images, Adam estimated that the Maze was build in ~1:50th or "O" scale --

These are the Dimensions he used:
These are the measurements I figured out for the final maze.
TOTAL NUMBER OF LINEAR FEET OF HEDGE 85
HEIGHT OF HEDGES 3.25"
HEIGHT OF COLUMNS 4"
HEIGHT OF COLUMNS WITH CROWNS 4.875"
HEIGHT OF CENTRAL HEDGE RECTANGLE 4"
Hedge/row distribution:
Hedges: .75” wide
Rows: approx 1.125” wide
Outer dimensions of the MAZE 46.5” wide 66” long
HEDGE SPACING
Short side 5.25"
Long side 5.75"
TOTAL NUMBER OF HEDGE COLUMNS/CROWNS 33
TOTAL NUMBER OF STREETLIGHTS 30
TOTAL NUMBER OF BENCHES
15 outside
11 inside
1 Kisok (with map)
1 Kiosk house
DISTANCE BETWEEN STREETLIGHTS & MAZE
Short side front entrance 2.5"
Long sides 1"
Short side rear 1"

I just have to build one. Not this big, but I have to do it. Thanks for looking.

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