What's the Point?!

Well the shelter has finally be finished, there have been laughs, stress, out of tune singing and free cheeseburgers. It has been hard work and some of us found it harder than others to keep ourselves awake......

Many inspirational songs and speeches later we made it through the review with our eyes open and Eimear and James managed to string some words together for the tutors.

shame shame shame

The sheet metal for the roof will be put up in the coming week to make sure its waterproofed as it got quite leaky in the rain today! The exhibition for the shelter project will be held at Fat Sams on Friday 12th. Thank you for following our progress through the past few weeks, we hope you were kept entertained.

Sleepy Sunday

Walking down to the Botanics along Perth road with 4 sheets of plywood was interesting at 7 in the morning. Luckily very few people were out and about to witness our struggle! Everyone was feeling slightly cheerier today, with some people feeling on top of the world....

The cold was getting to some of us, and there were a few grumpy faces on site .... 

Lets hope this afternoon is a bit warmer, and the shelter finished so we can celebrate!

Saturday Shivers

We were all feeling the cold yesterday at the Botanics with many of us losing the feeling in our toes. Spirits were lifted when the lunch list was taken and thanks to our friends at the golden arches we got free cheeseburgers! James was on top form with his rendition of "shame shame shame" receiving only minor abuse from the rest of the group.

The boys were feeling adventurous, braving severe heights to get the frame screwed together....

We got the majority of the cladding done and the roof was under construction, even if there were a few flaws......

The cold left us feeling numb, however after the realisation that the studios shut at 5pm on a Saturday there was a mad dash to the studios to take all the materials we were storing out. We were very lucky Mike had his car parked just off site, all the materials were then moved to my flat. By the end of the day we were all feeling a lot like this......

Setting our alarms for 6am was painful, but we are all excited to see the finished project!

Freaky Friday

It was a mad day today as everyone was running around trying to get everything finished. The elements of the roof were cut in the workshop and the bench was constructed. On site the battery's for the drill failed us once again and James showed us how he could use sheer brute force to drill holes into the timber.....

Thankfully the tools in the workshop weren't relying on batteries so lots more could be done and the sheet metal for the roof was cut. 

Its an 8am start at the Botanics and a 9am start in the studio tomorrow, however transport for the materials left in the studios overnight has not been sorted so the Point group will be wandering down Perth road on Saturday carrying a roof and large bits of timber. If anyone in the vicinity fancy's giving us a hand there is a bottle of wine in it for you! Hopefully tomorrow we will be able to get a little more shelter and a little less frame on the ground .....

Mark showing us how its done

Doomsday

After an inspiring speech was sent round last night from James, everyone was feeling fired up and raring to go. with nearly  the whole team making it in for 9....

Let's hope there's more people running round the Botanics! Last day of the project has come quickly, and we are all feeling the pressure. Hopefully we can enjoy firework night and relax over the weekend.

A+E

Our first casualty was had today, Hannah took a turn for the worse and had a serious accident. The team were all very concerned and we all wish her a speedy recovery.....

With one member of our team injured the team pulled together this afternoon. We had four people on site putting the triangles together and all that's left is to put one side together and clad it. The roof is as ever lying under question marks, Nathan heads the team in the workshop making sure everyone knows what to do.

The girls dominate the workshop this afternoon showing the boys how its done.....

The presentation team worked on putting sheets together, making sketch up videos and building models. Tomorrow it will be work, work, work! All the cladding needs to be done and the roof needs to be put together, not to mention the bench! Mike's petrol has taken a hit and he's desperate to fill up, so everyone is spreading the word for Plain White Tees in Liquid next Wednesday. That drill looks pretty scary ......

Football Results

Apparently the final score was 7-1 to Dundee Uni, well done project manager. Glad to see the team is doing so well, your presence on the pitch was clearly vital. Here's a shot of what we got done whilst you were away.....

Working Wednesday

The morning was spent in the workshop sawing cladding and sitting in the studios buildings models for final presentations. One particular member of the team had a football match to go to in Aberdeen and we are waiting on conformation of the results, we shall keep you posted. (He's the one in the Arsenal gear).

The afternoon was spent traipsing down to the Botanic Gardens in the wellies, to get stuck in. The Crux group were being very civilized with their plastic plates, picnicking. We had a packet of Jaffa cakes and some McDonald's hot chocolate.... Not quite as civilized but it did perk everyone up.

It was all hands on deck and we were definitely feeling the cold by the end of the day. Note to anyone going down to the Botanics, wear two pairs of socks and layer up! We got lots of holes drilled into the frame and screwed the metal plates on the bottom of the posts. The day came to an end when the drills ran out of battery, we were very courteous and Mark ran masking tape around the site to prevent anyone hurting themselves on the foundations.

More madness and mayhem

This afternoon it was all hands on deck to try and get the frame built. Posts were being drilled so they could be fitted to the foundations and cladding was under way.

Lyle was being a busy bee with our group in the workshop, many thanks! Tomorrow there will be a big push on cladding and lots of us will be on site in the afternoon getting our hands dirty. Wellies and baby wipes will be on hand, cant have us walking round looking scruffy. Not with the amount of pink this one will be wearing .........

Morning Meeting

James played commander and chief this morning delegating different jobs, lots to be done in the workshop today and lots of work to be done on the presentation!

Eimear gets cracking on the never ending roof! Cladding is being looked at down in the workshop, and the girls are asserting their presence in the workshop, giving the boys a run for their money!

As the tins of wood stain pile up in the studios, Erin's hands grip tighter on the every depleting money box. Videos are on the go and hopefully we will have some footage to show you soon.

workshop fever

Lots of group members spent time in the workshop yesterday pestering Lyle, I'm sure he was happy to be rid of us come 5 o'clock. They had fun playing with drills and saws, causing havoc at the end of the workshop.

Thankfully they did get down to work eventually and knocked up a good few triangles for the frame, progress is finally happening and once we have the frame done work can commence on the roof. Let's hope Eimear and Nathan have made some decisions!

Lunch time

Erin was first to bat her eyelashes in the workshop and did us proud. Some of the triangles have already been cut but we still have many more to get done.

The group are busy keeping you updated and have been papped whilst writing this blog. Development is also under way and Amy has been hard at work colouring in.

Eimear and co have been stressing over the roof details after some sceptical remarks from the tutors, we shall break for lunch and have our thinking caps on for this afternoon.

Monday Morning blues

So much for the 9 o'clock start! All of two members made it in to the group meeting and there was five by 10, to meet with Alex. Suffice to say not impressed, the team need to get their act together and everyone needs to be pulling their own weight! No more party's on a Sunday night, Halloween came at the wrong time for our project. The tension in the studios this morning could be cut with a knife, the happy faces of Friday are no more....

Today is expected to be filled with caffeinated beverages and a lot of time in the workshop begging Lyle to help us. Our plan of attack is to send all the girls down to bat their eyelashes and smile sweetly. We will keep you posted on our day, hopefully the bad start wont last!

WEEKEND WARRIORS

FOUNDATIONS

This weekend the boys trekked down to the Botanic Gardens and messed around with concrete. They dug holes all over the place! ... Or "carefully planned" holes. In other words they had fun pretending their spades were swords. Once all the tomfoolery was out of their systems they got down and dirty, making sure all the foundations were carefully measured with spray paint. Whilst the digging was under way concrete was being mixed and it was soon realised that there had been a serious underestimate in the amount of concrete needed to fill the holes. So the fund-raising budget took a big hit and there is now £39 left in the bank! Lets hope there's no need for extra screws and bolts.

Mike is being bought a belt for Christmas!

Monday morning every one is due in at 9 lets see how that goes ......