Touring cyc

[Fiona]

Has anyone ever seen / heard of a touring cyc that is self supporting? It needs to be approx 3.6m high and a 9m curve, but cannot guarentee there will be rigging points at the different venues so it needs to attach to some kind of frame that can tour with the set......any ideas or pointers??

[Dazzler]

Is it being back lit?

[Jivemaster]

3.6m isnt to difficult for some wind up stands and a scaf or trussing crossbar and make it floor standing

[Knut]

Has anyone ever seen / heard of a touring cyc that is self supporting? It needs to be approx 3.6m high and a 9m curve, but cannot guarentee there will be rigging points at the different venues so it needs to attach to some kind of frame that can tour with the set......any ideas or pointers??

 

I havn´t see any selfsupporting cyclorama like that but there are some canvas with light wighted frames they are about 2x3m or 3x4m so you need to hire in some of them

but you have to frontlit these ones - and sometimes they have a black border concealing the attachments.

 

After all you shuld go with the wind up and Truss I see only one problem, It´s hard to get the cyc taut.

[Brian]

Has anyone ever seen / heard of a touring cyc that is self supporting? It needs to be approx 3.6m high and a 9m curve, but cannot guarentee there will be rigging points at the different venues so it needs to attach to some kind of frame that can tour with the set......any ideas or pointers??

Hmm, I don't know if you can get them that big but you can get pop-up exhibition stands for trade shows and the like. Basically a folding space frame on which you hang a heavy plastic sheet with printed graphics. The really smart bit was that the space frame for a 2m x 3m frame would collapse into a bag no bigger than a golf club bag. They also have a gentle curve to the front surface.

 

Aha, just found a catalogue. You can certianly get them 3m x 4m here.

[Fiona]

Thanks....was looking along the lines of the exhibition pop up stands kind of thing.....have also been put in contact with a company called 'blackout' which seem very helpful.......

[Rob]

This might be far too heavy duty, but you could get a metal frame made up that can be dismantled. You'd have a curved radius section top and bottom, with uprights between. If the curve is a tight enough radius, the structure should be self supporting - Failing that a couple of stabiliers or outrigers at each end will keep it vertical. You could then drill the frame or just use bungies to attach the cloth around the sides, top and bottom.

 

Any scenic carpenters could knock it up.

[colinmonk]

you could get a metal frame made up that

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Any scenic carpenters could knock it up.

 

Wood Butchers and Metal?

 

( jus winding you up Rob )

 

Could do a groundsupported truss goalpost (self climbing or not) to support it, but may not fit budget...

[Bryson]

you could get a metal frame made up that can be dismantled. You'd have a curved radius section top and bottom, with uprights between. If the curve is a tight enough radius, the structure should be self supporting

 

Having recently done a show which had just such a set.....don't do it...it was hideous. Basically getting the curvature right is intensely expensive, and it never fits together properly after the first two load-ins anyway.

[robloxley]

Basically getting the curvature right is intensely expensive, and it never fits together properly after the first two load-ins anyway.

Really you want to get a truss manufacturer to make this up - they've experience making custom curves in 'scaff' tube, and can add connectors to fit it all together.