Snegurochka's Castle - Revision history

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‎Structure and Design

Eforney at 06:35, 6 December 2011

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Eforney at 06:35, 6 December 2011

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Eforney at 19:50, 17 June 2011

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Eforney at 20:21, 29 April 2011

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Eforney at 20:14, 29 April 2011

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 {{s-start}}
-{{s-bef|before=None}}
+{{s-bef|before=[[Sputnik]]}}
 {{s-ttl|title=[[Booth]]
 |years=2002}}

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		+	{{s-ttl\|title=[[Booth]]
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		+	{{s-aft\|after=[[The Winter Palace]]}}
		+	{{end}}
	[[Category:Booth]]		[[Category:Booth]]

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 The booth was meant to resemble a castle enclosed in a snow-globe.  Structurally, it featured a 15-foot circular tower (diameter ~6ft, height ~15ft, conical ceiling) in the rear-left corner.  A straight line of steps led up through an enclosed hallway to the tower from the "street", and uncovered steps then led down along the rear and right walls into the courtyard.  The right wall of the booth gently curved over to become the front wall of the booth, and the exit door was set in the center of the curve.  The courtyard was paved with a layer of white gravel directly upon the asphalt;  a "dome" of copper piping supporting a thin cloth mesh rose up from the courtyard walls and enclosed the entire space (except the tower).  The structural components of the booth were "adapted" from the previous year's Fringe (?) booth, though of course they were built from scratch.  I believe KGB no longer has any of the curved wall sections, although some of the flat wall sections remain in the cage and still see use in booths;  these can be distinguished by the various Russian names (predominantly feminine)* written inside them as identification, as well as by their thin paneling, which is considerably lighter than the plywood used for most wall sections.  Sections of stairs from the Castle also remain and have been extensively reused.
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>Fun Fact: [[Natalya]], a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for</nowiki> [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Fun Fact: [[Natalya]], a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
 The entire exterior of the booth was painted to resemble a castle;  this was done by giving the walls a simple base coat, then sponge-painting rocks and mortar onto the surface in several shades of grey.  The technique (which actually used scraps of paper towel rather than sponges) was proposed by [[lmarsh]];  it was carried out mostly by [[rjmccall]] with various assistants.  The effect was reasonably nice for the exterior of the castle, if somewhat muted and labor-intensive;  however, the decision to paint the interior of the courtyard in the same style was probably a mistake, carried out mostly because time was running short and no-one on Midway knew how to paint anything better.  Additionally, the entire exterior of the booth was painted, even the wall which faced another booth (KGB's plot was at the end of a single row, so painting the other walls was conceivably justified).  The interior of the entrance hallway was lined with a dark fabric and was (as I recall) somewhat claustrophobic.  The interior of the tower was painted in several coats of primer, but never (I believe) given a real coat of paint, and the ceiling and stairs were not completely painted before [[Midway]] opened;  the intent was that there would be extensive decorations here, but they were not completed in time.  All of this I bring up, not to lay individual fault anywhere, but to drive home the importance of planning and communication.

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 The booth was meant to resemble a castle enclosed in a snow-globe.  Structurally, it featured a 15-foot circular tower (diameter ~6ft, height ~15ft, conical ceiling) in the rear-left corner.  A straight line of steps led up through an enclosed hallway to the tower from the "street", and uncovered steps then led down along the rear and right walls into the courtyard.  The right wall of the booth gently curved over to become the front wall of the booth, and the exit door was set in the center of the curve.  The courtyard was paved with a layer of white gravel directly upon the asphalt;  a "dome" of copper piping supporting a thin cloth mesh rose up from the courtyard walls and enclosed the entire space (except the tower).  The structural components of the booth were "adapted" from the previous year's Fringe (?) booth, though of course they were built from scratch.  I believe KGB no longer has any of the curved wall sections, although some of the flat wall sections remain in the cage and still see use in booths;  these can be distinguished by the various Russian names (predominantly feminine)* written inside them as identification, as well as by their thin paneling, which is considerably lighter than the plywood used for most wall sections.  Sections of stairs from the Castle also remain and have been extensively reused.
-<nowiki>*Fun Fact: "[[Natalya]]", a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for</nowiki> [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Fun Fact: [[Natalya]], a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for</nowiki> [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
 The entire exterior of the booth was painted to resemble a castle;  this was done by giving the walls a simple base coat, then sponge-painting rocks and mortar onto the surface in several shades of grey.  The technique (which actually used scraps of paper towel rather than sponges) was proposed by [[lmarsh]];  it was carried out mostly by [[rjmccall]] with various assistants.  The effect was reasonably nice for the exterior of the castle, if somewhat muted and labor-intensive;  however, the decision to paint the interior of the courtyard in the same style was probably a mistake, carried out mostly because time was running short and no-one on Midway knew how to paint anything better.  Additionally, the entire exterior of the booth was painted, even the wall which faced another booth (KGB's plot was at the end of a single row, so painting the other walls was conceivably justified).  The interior of the entrance hallway was lined with a dark fabric and was (as I recall) somewhat claustrophobic.  The interior of the tower was painted in several coats of primer, but never (I believe) given a real coat of paint, and the ceiling and stairs were not completely painted before [[Midway]] opened;  the intent was that there would be extensive decorations here, but they were not completed in time.  All of this I bring up, not to lay individual fault anywhere, but to drive home the importance of planning and communication.

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 The booth was meant to resemble a castle enclosed in a snow-globe.  Structurally, it featured a 15-foot circular tower (diameter ~6ft, height ~15ft, conical ceiling) in the rear-left corner.  A straight line of steps led up through an enclosed hallway to the tower from the "street", and uncovered steps then led down along the rear and right walls into the courtyard.  The right wall of the booth gently curved over to become the front wall of the booth, and the exit door was set in the center of the curve.  The courtyard was paved with a layer of white gravel directly upon the asphalt;  a "dome" of copper piping supporting a thin cloth mesh rose up from the courtyard walls and enclosed the entire space (except the tower).  The structural components of the booth were "adapted" from the previous year's Fringe (?) booth, though of course they were built from scratch.  I believe KGB no longer has any of the curved wall sections, although some of the flat wall sections remain in the cage and still see use in booths;  these can be distinguished by the various Russian names (predominantly feminine)* written inside them as identification, as well as by their thin paneling, which is considerably lighter than the plywood used for most wall sections.  Sections of stairs from the Castle also remain and have been extensively reused.
-<nowiki>*Fun Fact: "Natalya", a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for</nowiki> [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
+<nowiki>*Fun Fact: "[[Natalya]]", a sturdy, straight, and loyal piece of 2x4 was still being used as structural wood in 2011 for</nowiki> [[The Phantom Tollbooth]].
 The entire exterior of the booth was painted to resemble a castle;  this was done by giving the walls a simple base coat, then sponge-painting rocks and mortar onto the surface in several shades of grey.  The technique (which actually used scraps of paper towel rather than sponges) was proposed by [[lmarsh]];  it was carried out mostly by [[rjmccall]] with various assistants.  The effect was reasonably nice for the exterior of the castle, if somewhat muted and labor-intensive;  however, the decision to paint the interior of the courtyard in the same style was probably a mistake, carried out mostly because time was running short and no-one on Midway knew how to paint anything better.  Additionally, the entire exterior of the booth was painted, even the wall which faced another booth (KGB's plot was at the end of a single row, so painting the other walls was conceivably justified).  The interior of the entrance hallway was lined with a dark fabric and was (as I recall) somewhat claustrophobic.  The interior of the tower was painted in several coats of primer, but never (I believe) given a real coat of paint, and the ceiling and stairs were not completely painted before [[Midway]] opened;  the intent was that there would be extensive decorations here, but they were not completed in time.  All of this I bring up, not to lay individual fault anywhere, but to drive home the importance of planning and communication.

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 ==History and Organization==
-Embittered over close and not-so-close defeats in recent years, KGB decided to skip Booth in 2001.  Four-year turnover and a large infusion of new blood in 2000 meant that by the next year, well over half the organization had never participated in a booth;  the decision was finalized when [[CorSec]] [[teki|Sean "Teki" Dobbs]] volunteered to serve as [[booth chair|Booth Chair]].  Ultimate responsibility for the booth was never quite clear:  there was some sort of crazed power-sharing system which purported to split the responsibility between construction (Teki and [[johnson6]]) and visual design ([[kconnors]] and [[mid]], who were roommates at the time), and [[Cclark|Dred Uncle Pennybags]] holding the purse-strings, but the lines of authority were blurry, and communication was poor.  As a result, some design decisions were made by last-minute fiat on Midway, and these frequently did not agree with earlier plans;  examples include the decision to paint the interior of the booth to resemble castle-stones and the failure to implement an attractive interior for the tower.
+Embittered over close and not-so-close defeats in recent years, KGB decided to skip Booth in 2001.  Four-year turnover and a large infusion of new blood in 2000 meant that by the next year, well over half the organization had never participated in a booth;  the decision was finalized when [[CorSec]] [[teki|Sean "Teki" Dobbs]] volunteered to serve as [[booth chair|Booth Chair]].  Ultimate responsibility for the booth was never quite clear:  there was some sort of crazed power-sharing system which purported to split the responsibility between construction (Teki and [[User:johnson6|Mym]]) and visual design ([[kconnors]] and [[mid]], who were roommates at the time), and [[Cclark|Dred Uncle Pennybags]] holding the purse-strings, but the lines of authority were blurry, and communication was poor.  As a result, some design decisions were made by last-minute fiat on Midway, and these frequently did not agree with earlier plans;  examples include the decision to paint the interior of the booth to resemble castle-stones and the failure to implement an attractive interior for the tower.
 ==Story==

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 [[Image:Snegurochka_Plans.gif|thumb|One of the many CAD views created while planning the Castle]]
-The booth was meant to resemble a castle enclosed in a snow-globe.  Structurally, it featured a 15-foot circular tower (diameter ~6ft, height ~15ft, conical ceiling) in the rear-left corner.  A straight line of steps led up through an enclosed hallway to the tower from the "street", and uncovered steps then led down along the rear and right walls into the courtyard.  The right wall of the booth gently curved over to become the front wall of the booth, and the exit door was set in the center of the curve.  The courtyard was paved with a layer of white gravel directly upon the asphalt;  a "dome" of copper piping supporting a thin cloth mesh rose up from the courtyard walls and enclosed the entire space (except the tower).  The structural components of the booth were "adapted" from the previous year's Fringe (?) booth, though of course they were built from scratch.  I believe KGB no longer has any of the curved wall sections, although some of the flat wall sections remain in the cage and still see use in booths;  these can be distinguished by the various Russian names (predominantly feminine) written inside them as identification, as well as by their thin paneling, which is considerably lighter than the plywood used for most wall sections.  Sections of stairs from the Castle also remain and have been extensively reused.
+The booth was meant to resemble a castle enclosed in a snow-globe.  Structurally, it featured a 15-foot circular tower (diameter ~6ft, height ~15ft, conical ceiling) in the rear-left corner.  A straight line of steps led up through an enclosed hallway to the tower from the "street", and uncovered steps then led down along the rear and right walls into the courtyard.  The right wall of the booth gently curved over to become the front wall of the booth, and the exit door was set in the center of the curve.  The courtyard was paved with a layer of white gravel directly upon the asphalt;  a "dome" of copper piping supporting a thin cloth mesh rose up from the courtyard walls and enclosed the entire space (except the tower).  The structural components of the booth were "adapted" from the previous year's Fringe (?) booth, though of course they were built from scratch.  I believe KGB no longer has any of the curved wall sections, although some of the flat wall sections remain in the cage and still see use in booths;  these can be distinguished by the various Russian names (predominantly feminine)* written inside them as identification, as well as by their thin paneling, which is considerably lighter than the plywood used for most wall sections.  Sections of stairs from the Castle also remain and have been extensively reused.
 The entire exterior of the booth was painted to resemble a castle;  this was done by giving the walls a simple base coat, then sponge-painting rocks and mortar onto the surface in several shades of grey.  The technique (which actually used scraps of paper towel rather than sponges) was proposed by [[lmarsh]];  it was carried out mostly by [[rjmccall]] with various assistants.  The effect was reasonably nice for the exterior of the castle, if somewhat muted and labor-intensive;  however, the decision to paint the interior of the courtyard in the same style was probably a mistake, carried out mostly because time was running short and no-one on Midway knew how to paint anything better.  Additionally, the entire exterior of the booth was painted, even the wall which faced another booth (KGB's plot was at the end of a single row, so painting the other walls was conceivably justified).  The interior of the entrance hallway was lined with a dark fabric and was (as I recall) somewhat claustrophobic.  The interior of the tower was painted in several coats of primer, but never (I believe) given a real coat of paint, and the ceiling and stairs were not completely painted before [[Midway]] opened;  the intent was that there would be extensive decorations here, but they were not completed in time.  All of this I bring up, not to lay individual fault anywhere, but to drive home the importance of planning and communication.

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	And my friend is carrying a trapezoid.		And my friend is carrying a trapezoid.
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		+	[[Category:Booth]]