BMO Field construction thread

[flatpicker]

Pentaltyyyyy

Lol, wrong thread bro

He's probably calling a penalty for lack of new pictures.

[lobo]

Balanced lighting doesn't matter much. Whatever gives TV a good image is all that matters.

Your comment suggests you never visited Maple Leaf Gardens when the Leafs played there. Lighting from the bench side was about half the intensity of that from the penalty box side. But the game feed TV cameras sat on the penalty box side so it looked good on TV. If you were sat on the bench side, everything was bizarrely back lit. Same thing in Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton with their old NHL arenas.

If you were to meter the light levels from game one this season and compare readings a couple of seasons hence, you'll see all sorts of dim spots emerge as bulbs wither or as wind and gravity shift the aim of light units

You may safely assume the back of the west side upper will be filled in someday with additional seats, suites or media facilities. It's just a matter of waiting until supply exceeds demand.

i was at MLG many many times. anyway, thanks for the field lighting lesson. its all about TV. or something like that, i'm sure. suites on the west side is most likely the answer to the question.

[boozilla]

its all about TV. or something like that, i'm sure. suites on the west side is most likely the answer to the question.

Agreed. Good TV lighting is a far-fetched and frankly lame excuse for the design fail. These slapped-on expansions suggest that if there was even any original cohesive expansion vision for the original BMO Field, it's dead. BMO v2 reeks of a Montreal-style construction deal. Or just shitty design.

[Ivy]

Via Robbie Rocco

[ryan]

At BMO now, just took a sit in 112. Roof makes this place feel much more massive. No luck in the wind department, doesn't feel any less than the usual breezy at best.

I'll throw up a video in a little bit.

[khso11]

Just drove passed BMO on the Gardiner, looks really nice even with half the lights on. Can't wait for the Home Opener!

[ryan]

https://vid.me/E5aP

[Eastend]

In that video, the south canopy doesn't look as high as it appears to be when standing outside the stadium.

[OgtheDim]

Nice vid. Thanks. How this all feels at night will be the key. There's a sense of the South being loosely enclosed while the West and East are covered.

[ManUtd4ever]

It looks fantastic.

[Alonso]

It looks weird without the North stand.

I think I like it overall though.

[nfitz]

At BMO now, just took a sit in 112. Roof makes this place feel much more massive. No luck in the wind department, doesn't feel any less than the usual breezy at best.

Any indication on what they are doing with the front 5 rows of seats?

[sn0re]

Have they removed the TFC paintings in BMO?

[Blindside16]

Thanks for the pics and video. Can't wait for May 7th. T-minus 12 days

[Initial B]

It looks like they added the missing sections to the end of the roof. Looks good even with one side of lights.

[Mateo1985]

Via Robbie Rocco

Our home opener is at 7:30 so this is exactly how we will see BMO during the second half. Freaking awesome man

[C.Ronaldo]

Any indication on what they are doing with the front 5 rows of seats?

my tickets still say Row 10, i assume there are 9 rows ahead of me

[ryan]

Any indication on what they are doing with the front 5 rows of seats?

Not sure. As you can see in photos it's fenced in. Below is bolted metal siding, doesn't look like it'll move at all so no "retractable" seating under that. I think I've once read that the front row seating will be stored off site, so I'm expecting something to get rolled in and out for games.

I do not envy the construction staff right now, there is so much to be cleaned up around there. Likely will be alot like last season when we finally got in and the place was still a work in progress.


Although again, I will say again, save for the north end not being there, it's pretty fucking awesome to stand in 112 and look around.

[Joe Kool]

I am anxious to see the south canopy in person. That video really doesn't give me any good feelings about coverage in the last row of the south end. They really couldn't have extended it another 10 ft at least to cover the accessible row better? I have the feeling rain days will be business as usual for my row. Trying not to make any judgement until I actually see it myself but I haven't seen a shot that makes me feel optimistic.

[zeelaw]

I am anxious to see the south canopy in person. That video really doesn't give me any good feelings about coverage in the last row of the south end. They really couldn't have extended it another 10 ft at least to cover the accessible row better? I have the feeling rain days will be business as usual for my row. Trying not to make any judgement until I actually see it myself but I haven't seen a shot that makes me feel optimistic.

I sit in the 2nd from top row and I wondered that as well. I bet it's fine unless it's a terrible terrible piss storm tho, and if it is, those up top could probably move down haha.

[Joe Kool]

I sit in the 2nd from top row and I wondered that as well. I bet it's fine unless it's a terrible terrible piss storm tho, and if it is, those up top could probably move down haha.

Yeah we just might unless my wife is using her wheelchair that day otherwise we will be stuck or maybe we should sneak into the accessible seating halfway up the east stand if we can. Not like we haven't been in our seats in the rain before but would be nice not to have to if there was an option.

[Red4ever]

Not gonna pretend I like the North coming down, but if that open space is fully of drunken idiots who wanna be close to the bar at all times, It's gonna be awesome to see.

[eustacchio]

Not sure. As you can see in photos it's fenced in. Below is bolted metal siding, doesn't look like it'll move at all so no "retractable" seating under that. I think I've once read that the front row seating will be stored off site, so I'm expecting something to get rolled in and out for games.

I do not envy the construction staff right now, there is so much to be cleaned up around there. Likely will be alot like last season when we finally got in and the place was still a work in progress.


Although again, I will say again, save for the north end not being there, it's pretty fucking awesome to stand in 112 and look around.

As long as my Row 3 seat exists...

[Ivy]

https://vid.me/E5aP

Looks amazing.

[reggie]

looks great...but i wish they would made the east end upper deck a bit smaller and add those seats to the south end for a more balanced look.

[ryan]

I am anxious to see the south canopy in person. That video really doesn't give me any good feelings about coverage in the last row of the south end. They really couldn't have extended it another 10 ft at least to cover the accessible row better? I have the feeling rain days will be business as usual for my row. Trying not to make any judgement until I actually see it myself but I haven't seen a shot that makes me feel optimistic.

I'll take a photo looking straight up from the concourse when I'm back on Tuesday night. That work?

As long as my Row 3 seat exists...

Right now, it doesn't. haha (I'm sure it will be eventually, as mine is also not there lol)

[eustacchio]

Right now, it doesn't. haha (I'm sure it will be eventually, as mine is also not there lol)

Well, they still have 12 days, I guess.

[Joe Kool]

I'll take a photo looking straight up from the concourse when I'm back on Tuesday night. That work?

Thanks that would be awesome. My seats are 107-110 of 214A which is row 21 in the accessible area at the top if you can take the photo from that area it would be wicked.

[C.Ronaldo]

Well, they still have 12 days, I guess.

bring your own fold up chairs, just in case

[deltox]

bring your own fold up chairs, just in case

just don't bring it in a bag.