Ev's AMEX Morning Update - 24 Jan 11

[Everest]

5 from this morning

North terrace getting ready for seat rails
Who's been digging trenches on the pitch?
SW corner blockwork finished
South stand blockwork coming along
A seagull likes the view from the west stand

 

[franks brother]

Any Chance of some pics of the inside please?

 

[sjamesb3466]

Nice pics Ev. It looks to me as if the left hand side of the north stand already has its rails in place or are my eyes deceiving me??

 

[Everest]

Any Chance of some pics of the inside please?

Not from me, but there may be some from JS soon (hopefully)

Not sure James, I didn't have the long lens with me this morning
Zoomed in a bit for you, but they look more like wooden planks to me

 

[Biscuit]

Hey Everest,

I'm an excile in London and rely on these pictures for progress! Thank you very much for taking the time to take and post them!!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

What you can see there on the North Stand are the seat rails for the bluecube system (se image below). These rails are bolted to the vertical concrete face and the seats are bolted onto the rails.



Haven't had a reply from bluecube to my questions yet, but still hopeful.

 

[Storer68]

Any Chance of some pics of the inside please?

Its still a building site at the moment so I would thjink access is limited

 

[OzMike]

I would suggest that the trenches in the ground are to be for the under pitch
heating pipes, unless they are sowing seeds.

 

[Storer68]

What you can see there on the North Stand are the seat rails for the bluecube system (se image below). These rails are bolted to the vertical concrete face and the seats are bolted onto the rails.

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Haven't had a reply from bluecube to my questions yet, but still hopeful.

The seat being shown at the presentation is a lot better than the one being shown. All padded, arms between the seats.
Quite like these.....

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Yes I know. But the bluecube website is down, so I just grabbed a cached image that showed the rails - apologies for not providing totally accurate information.

They obviously have a range of seats - and I haven't been to my presentation yet so don't know exactly - but this is what one of their better seats looks like with arm rests (armrests being an option on all their stadium seats).



Again on this image you can see how the seats attach to the rails.

 

[Everest]

I'll make sure I have the longer lens with me tomorrow morning.

As confirmed by NJ, they are indeed the seating rails.
Me bad

 

[Marc]

cheers Everest, I was gonna take a drive up there today but cant be arsed now, might pop up Friday

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

The rails.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Is there still a section of terracing to be built in the North east? It seems to stop well short of the corner, or is there another reason for this?

 

[Gazwag]

Are they likely to leave the South West corner open up to the last moment so we can still see in or is it about to be closed up soon like the other corners

 

[Napper]

Loving the rails. I can't wait to see seats going in.

 

[Telboy]

seats with arms are for 1901 only

 

[Everest]

Afternoon Update

Went past again this afternoon with a bit of time to spare, so stopped for a few more pics

West stand edging has crept along further
Silver cladding tiles almost completed.

 

[DanielT]

Those seats had better be more than padded - I am expecting them to be heated too! If not, then what a dump!

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Are they likely to leave the South West corner open up to the last moment so we can still see in or is it about to be closed up soon like the other corners

I was told that it will soon be closed up