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Thread started 12/22/09 11:08am

Huppeldepup

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Exact dimensions of Paisley Park Studios?

I'm planning to build a scale model of Paisley Park. I have loads of photos and maps already. But there is one important thing that I still miss, the exact size of the tiles.

Does anyone in Minneapolis want to drive to Paisley Park for me with a tape measure?

Thanks,

Thomas de Bruin

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Reply #1 posted 12/22/09 11:20am

dandan

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Reply #2 posted 12/22/09 12:02pm

ernestsewell

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[Flame snip - luv4u]

no no no! That was unnecessary.

What if the guy is an architect student and they have to recreate a favorite building as a scale model? What if it's a school project in general? What if it's a hobby to build scale models of buildings?

What is it you do to have a life? Tell us, we'd LOVE to know.
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Reply #3 posted 12/22/09 12:05pm

ernestsewell

Huppeldepup said:

I'm planning to build a scale model of Paisley Park. I have loads of photos and maps already. But there is one important thing that I still miss, the exact size of the tiles.

Does anyone in Minneapolis want to drive to Paisley Park for me with a tape measure?

Thanks,

Thomas de Bruin
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One rule of thumb you could use is how far up does a door handle usually sit on a door? How tall is a door by default? Looks as though, if a door is 7' tall, that those tiles are shorter than that. Might be a start.
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Reply #4 posted 12/22/09 12:19pm

dandan

ernestsewell said:

dandan said:

[Flame snip - luv4u]

no no no! That was unnecessary.

What if the guy is an architect student and they have to recreate a favorite building as a scale model? What if it's a school project in general? What if it's a hobby to build scale models of buildings?

What is it you do to have a life? Tell us, we'd LOVE to know.

yh ur right sorry
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Reply #5 posted 12/22/09 12:40pm

lilJ

woot! the insides are much better than the outside nod
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Reply #6 posted 12/22/09 12:44pm

Dewrede

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grappige naam heb je smile

ik heb geen antwoord op je vraag , helaas
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Reply #7 posted 12/22/09 1:24pm

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Where is Beener04???

They might know..... hmmm
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Reply #8 posted 12/23/09 12:32am

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Assuming you have contacted BOTO Designs: inquiry@boto.com

Check out this site. It has a downloadable set of texture maps with those very tiles: http://sketchup.google.co...959143f475

Also, this site has some dimensions of PP: http://www2.bitstream.net...diob2.html
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Reply #9 posted 12/23/09 1:46am

Huppeldepup

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squirrelgrease said:

Assuming you have contacted BOTO Designs: inquiry@boto.com

Check out this site. It has a downloadable set of texture maps with those very tiles: http://sketchup.google.co...959143f475

Also, this site has some dimensions of PP: http://www2.bitstream.net...diob2.html


Thanks for your reply. Yes I have contacted Boto Designs. They haven't replied (yet). I also contacted ChaosModel about their Google SketchUp model. Also to no avail. Although I suspect they also didn't have the exact measurements.

As I said, I do have a lot of maps. From that I can deduct the probable size of the tiles, but I'd like to be absolutely certain. I'll include a composition of several maps.

A good friend of mine once measured the tiles when he visited Paisley Park in 2001. But he lost the notebook!

Thomas
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Reply #10 posted 12/23/09 2:29am

PurpleJane

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Huppeldepup said:

squirrelgrease said:

Assuming you have contacted BOTO Designs: inquiry@boto.com

Check out this site. It has a downloadable set of texture maps with those very tiles: http://sketchup.google.co...959143f475

Also, this site has some dimensions of PP: http://www2.bitstream.net...diob2.html


Thanks for your reply. Yes I have contacted Boto Designs. They haven't replied (yet). I also contacted ChaosModel about their Google SketchUp model. Also to no avail. Although I suspect they also didn't have the exact measurements.

As I said, I do have a lot of maps. From that I can deduct the probable size of the tiles, but I'd like to be absolutely certain. I'll include a composition of several maps.

A good friend of mine once measured the tiles when he visited Paisley Park in 2001. But he lost the notebook!

Thomas
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best of luck with the model, i enjoyed looking at the plans you put here. where's his bedroom?
if i lived nearby i'd go measure it up for you, and send as xmas present wrapped up with a lovely anorak giggle i'm joking..
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Reply #11 posted 12/23/09 3:56am

Huppeldepup

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Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



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Reply #12 posted 12/23/09 4:03am

PurpleJane

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Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



Thomas
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cool sweet,
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Reply #13 posted 12/23/09 5:02am

lilJ

Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



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VERY cool indeed!
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Reply #14 posted 12/23/09 8:03am

ernestsewell

Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.


I love Tiltshift photos. I saw an awesome tiltshift video that was just spectacular.
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Reply #15 posted 12/23/09 11:34am

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Good luck with your project. It actually sounds pretty cool!
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Reply #16 posted 12/23/09 4:02pm

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He's just going to plan a Mission Impossible-style break-in to the Vault and rob the Prince of his treasures . . .
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Reply #17 posted 12/23/09 4:32pm

squirrelgrease

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Huppeldepup said:

squirrelgrease said:

Assuming you have contacted BOTO Designs: inquiry@boto.com

Check out this site. It has a downloadable set of texture maps with those very tiles: http://sketchup.google.co...959143f475

Also, this site has some dimensions of PP: http://www2.bitstream.net...diob2.html


Thanks for your reply. Yes I have contacted Boto Designs. They haven't replied (yet). I also contacted ChaosModel about their Google SketchUp model. Also to no avail. Although I suspect they also didn't have the exact measurements.

As I said, I do have a lot of maps. From that I can deduct the probable size of the tiles, but I'd like to be absolutely certain. I'll include a composition of several maps.

A good friend of mine once measured the tiles when he visited Paisley Park in 2001. But he lost the notebook!

Thomas
thomasdebruin@gmail.com
www.unused-prince-tickets.com



Thanks for floor plan the pic, I don't think I've seen it before. I don't live too far away from PP, but like luv4u said, Beener04 lives closer and might just do this for you. She's aces.
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Reply #18 posted 12/23/09 4:34pm

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Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



Thomas
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I guess I need to Google "tiltshift", I've never heard of it. Looks quite cool.
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Reply #19 posted 12/23/09 4:51pm

ernestsewell

squirrelgrease said:

Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



Thomas
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I guess I need to Google "tiltshift", I've never heard of it. Looks quite cool.

I learned about it on Flickr. The fake ones are just blurred, so it looks more like a macro shot, a model up close, whereas most times, it's just a regular picture. Also, it helps to enhance the shadowing and the darker parts of it (like um.....shadows), so it has a "harsher light" feel to it, as if it was lit from just a foot or two away with strobes or box lights or something. Everything you'd do when shooting a model or a miniature. I still need to do a Diptych before my 365 is up, if I can come up with something. Not sure I can work a Tiltshift into it.
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Reply #20 posted 12/24/09 12:27am

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It's a very interesting look. I've worked with Photoshop for about 20 years and never tried this effect.
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Reply #21 posted 12/24/09 11:37am

nurseV

Huppeldepup said:

Here's a fake tiltshift photo, to give an impression of how a scale model could look. I think it looks great.



Thomas
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very nice cool
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Reply #22 posted 01/01/10 1:15pm

Huppeldepup

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Thanks for all your suggestions, but unfortunately so far no one was able to provide me with the actual dimensions. So I've made an attempt to carefully calculate the size of the tiles, using all my photos, maps and online satellite images.

I come to a size of 1,36 - 1,37 meter. That happens to be roughly 4,5 feet. And that would mean that the smaller sized tiles would measure 3 feet. So I am going ahead with these sizes.

Please let me know if you think I'm wrong.

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Reply #23 posted 01/01/10 1:49pm

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if you send me a front elevation showing the front doors i can import the image to autocad and scale it for you (assuming 3'-0" by 7'-0" doors)
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Reply #24 posted 01/01/10 2:32pm

Huppeldepup

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VioletBrown said:

if you send me a front elevation showing the front doors i can import the image to autocad and scale it for you (assuming 3'-0" by 7'-0" doors)


I had indeed looked into the average height of a door. But I found too many variations. But your 3x7 assumption seems to work. If I assume the front doors are of that size, the size of the panels does indeed seems to be 4,5 feet. So for now I'll stick to that.

Thanks!

Thomas
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Reply #25 posted 01/01/10 7:40pm

VioletBrown

Huppeldepup said:

VioletBrown said:

if you send me a front elevation showing the front doors i can import the image to autocad and scale it for you (assuming 3'-0" by 7'-0" doors)


I had indeed looked into the average height of a door. But I found too many variations. But your 3x7 assumption seems to work. If I assume the front doors are of that size, the size of the panels does indeed seems to be 4,5 feet. So for now I'll stick to that.

Thanks!

Thomas
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OK, if you want to be even more precise, the thickness of the storefront frame should be 1-3/4" wide and 4-1/2" deep. You only need the 1-3/4" dimension though since that is the profile that you see in elevation. These and the door dimensions are standard for commercial storefront systems.

It is also possible for the width to be 2" in case the math isn't adding up, but that is more common in residential storefront systems.

Anytime!
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Reply #26 posted 01/01/10 8:27pm

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This thread is getting creepy lol
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Reply #27 posted 01/01/10 9:53pm

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Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Reply #28 posted 01/02/10 12:54am

Huppeldepup

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nurseV said:

This thread is getting creepy lol


I feel what you're saying.

But I also do normal stuff in my life.
I collect unused Prince tickets and I look for Dutch Google Maps alphabets.
Oh yeah, and I build custom Rubik's Cubes.

smile

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Reply #29 posted 01/02/10 9:16am

savagedreams

Huppeldepup said:

nurseV said:

This thread is getting creepy lol


I feel what you're saying.

But I also do normal stuff in my life.
I collect unused Prince tickets and I look for Dutch Google Maps alphabets.
Oh yeah, and I build custom Rubik's Cubes.

smile

Thomas
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so your going to make a model of paisley park but you dont have a prince rubiks cube, for shame cool

thats cool though, ill be interested in seeing the end result
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