Is the BEA hangar from the files I sent you designed by Jesus Veira in Spain, or has this been done from scratch?
It has been done entirely from scratch. I'm a bit disappointed that you couldn't tell, especially from the internal detailing which is significantly different!
Those original files which you very kindly sent me back in May 2020 provided the basis for doing this, and has resulted in a completely new work. The original work by Jesus Veira did not mesh very well with my own new designs for the Cathedral, plus it did not represent the later eras which I also wanted to cover. On top of this, after doing my own extensive and very detailed research into the original 1952 BEA hangar pens 1-10, I discovered a number of detail errors in Veira's work; for example, I learnt that his internal detailing was mistakenly referenced from the later, larger BEA hangar block 'TBD' (hangar pens 11-20), which had a very different structural layout inside. I have Historic England to thank for the detailed internal images of the 1952 pens, as built by contractors Cubitts Ltd., allowing new and very accurate artwork to be created, right down to the windows themselves - each glazing bar is as per the 1:1, standard period Crittal spec.!
Using my own skills in this area I decided that I would reboot the whole project and design the entire TBE West Base myself, as a working card kit. I took all the details to the next level on the 1952 block, right down to the internal ceiling panels and steel trusses. In addition, I went several steps further, by accurately designing all of the associated workshop blocks, which had not been done at all; drawing up additional kits for hangar pens 6-10 (the original files sent only contained pens 1-5) and including the elevated walkway connections to Viscount House. Also, I designed glazing for the hangars, printed on A3 clear plastic sheets, to be provided with the new kits. I even altered an area with this element, and omitted a row of roof-lights at one end in order to strengthen the kit assembly. Other areas of how the kit actually assembles have also been redesigned. It's all fresh, original work by myself, with every detail elevated and expressed in my own artistic style.
I began on a journey to rework the entire design back in July 2020 and I actually posted an update on doing this in the original thread over on DAC. I've included that here for reference, as well as further images showing the design process involved in creating the new templates. One attachment shows sections of the original artwork by Jesus Veira, as a basis and reference for the new line drawing, from which new artwork was then created:
Still more to do!
