Jabulani Station - Part 8

The supports for the canopy are made from styrene.  This is the only styrene I have used so far in the construction of the building.  The uprights are 2.5mm "H" beam, tied into a horizontal strip of 2mm by 2.5mm styrene strip.  I cut the uprights to height and glued the assemblies together using a scale printout as a template.

I sprayed the support assemblies with grey automotive primer, and then gave them a coat of chocolate brown acrylic. 

The three support assemblies were then glued in place with Scotch brand Quick-Dry adhesive.  The uprights are slightly askew, but hopefully I will be able to square them up once the footings are in place and the whole is attached to a base.

I haven't quite decided on the method of making the footings for the uprights.  Initially I was going to cut individual footings from styrene and add them during assembly of the canopy supports, but I am now toying with the idea of casting the footings from resin.