legoman666 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Been working on this for several weeks. Almost done. The real thing is about 1250' long and is one of the longest buildings in the country (at least when it was completed in 1904). In its present form, it's actually shorter in length than it used to be, parts of it were torn down to build the Brent Spence Bridge. The property used to feature a round house, shed, etc. Today it is used mainly for offices. Of course, I couldn't build it to scale. At the same scale as my locomotives, the building would have been 875 studs (27 baseplates) long. I opted to make mine 4 baseplates in length. I may expand it in the future by tearing down an end wall or perhaps by adding an extra section in the middle. It does come apart in the middle, look closely and you'll see the seam. In the RL: Couple small things left to do. Need to light up the two loading docks that I left the garage doors open on and I'm missing a few pieces in the upper corners. I think those will have to come from a Bricklink order. I'm working a new SD40-2 in Chessie heraldry that'll be right at home sitting in front of the depot. Quote
LoneBrickerSG Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Hmm... My warehouse worker brain says the dock doors are too small, but that detail aside I am VERY impressed. Quote
Nemo57 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Great job, wonderful prototype selection, easy to implement in Lego, elegant colors. Hmm... My warehouse worker brain says the dock doors are too small, but that detail aside I am VERY impressed. Maybe it's not small door. If we compare with photos of the original building, probably the window openings and second floor are great, but, because of Lego, everything is possible and it is quite acceptable. Again, cool, easy to implement in Lego, a job competently make a version with forced changes scale, which retains all the basic features and style of the real building. Quote
ShrikeArghast Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) I like it... though that was a depot? Must have cost an arm and a leg to build in brick form. Also - and I am not by any means trying to pick nits - but why did you choose to skip the top-most row of smaller windows between the lettering? Edited May 21, 2016 by ShrikeArghast Quote
legoman666 Posted May 21, 2016 Author Posted May 21, 2016 Hmm... My warehouse worker brain says the dock doors are too small, but that detail aside I am VERY impressed. Perhaps a brick too short, but if you look at the photos of the real thing, they are not very big. Thanks! Great job, wonderful prototype selection, easy to implement in Lego, elegant colors. Maybe it's not small door. If we compare with photos of the original building, probably the window openings and second floor are great, but, because of Lego, everything is possible and it is quite acceptable. Again, cool, easy to implement in Lego, a job competently make a version with forced changes scale, which retains all the basic features and style of the real building. Most of the building was easy but I unable to render the double arch above the windows. Glad you like it! I like it... though that was a depot? Must have cost an arm and a leg to build in brick form. Also - and I am not by any means trying to pick nits - but why did you choose to skip the top-most row of smaller windows between the lettering? I used parts from 3 Ghostbuster Firehouses plus about $100 from Brick link. Everything else I already had. So about $1000 total, but i still have a ton of the pieces from the Firehouses left over. As for the top row of windows, I also only have 2 rows of windows underneath the arches. Because I didn't make mine as long as the real thing, making it as tall would have looked too out of scale. Also, I ran out of windows :) what a huge building, nice. It's gigantic in real life. Pretty cool architecture inside too Quote
ShrikeArghast Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Well it still looks superb. Planning on adding any interior detail? Also, when it was a depot, did it have platforms? Edited May 21, 2016 by ShrikeArghast Quote
KlodsBrik Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Stunning build. Must look lovely on a huge layout. However at this scale the layout probably have to be "gigantic". Awesome work here ! Quote
zephyr1934 Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Looking excellent! Lots of great detail, I am particularly fond of the brickwork. The garage doors are a simple but very effective touch, especially the one being "opened" by a minifig. So in your photos of the prototype is that shot of the parking lot where the tracks originally? Was this station decommissioned once the Union Terminal opened? Quote
Railfan9 Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Ah Longworth Hall. Boarded several Cincinnati Railway Company trains there before. Your model is extremely well done and amazing. Quote
dr_spock Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Cool build. Good work compressing it. Are there any pics of the building when it was first opened? Quote
legoman666 Posted May 22, 2016 Author Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) Cool build. Good work compressing it. Are there any pics of the building when it was first opened? Not really. There are a couple here from the construction, but they are pretty low quality. http://www.longworthhall.com/about.html Well it still looks superb. Planning on adding any interior detail? Also, when it was a depot, did it have platforms? Lol, here is the interior: It was mainly a freight terminal so the only photos I can find show loading docks. Looking excellent! Lots of great detail, I am particularly fond of the brickwork. The garage doors are a simple but very effective touch, especially the one being "opened" by a minifig. So in your photos of the prototype is that shot of the parking lot where the tracks originally? Was this station decommissioned once the Union Terminal opened? The street view shot I posted is from where the tracks were. The other 2 are from the parking lot on the other side. Here is an old photo: http://www.jjakucyk.com/transit/bo/large-7.html Not sure when it was decommissioned, information about it is kind of sparse considering its on the national historic building registry... Glad you all like it Edited May 22, 2016 by legoman666 Quote
Railfan9 Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Not really. There are a couple here from the construction, but they are pretty low quality. http://www.longworth....com/about.html Lol, here is the interior: It was mainly a freight terminal so the only photos I can find show loading docks. The street view shot I posted is from where the tracks were. The other 2 are from the parking lot on the other side. Here is an old photo: http://www.jjakucyk....bo/large-7.html Not sure when it was decommissioned, information about it is kind of sparse considering its on the national historic building registry... Glad you all like it I want to say it was 1931 when the CUT (Cincinnati Union Terminal) opened up. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 Excellent work. The exterior details are great. Quote
Man with a hat Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 Impressive. Great job. It is really huge! And the detailing is really nice. Quote
baard Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 I like it a lot! Nice snotted letters. thanks for sharing. Quote
MrBrickMan Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 This looks amazing. It's all offices inside now (and a coffee shop and deli on the first floor). I think there's a few pictures in a few of the first floor lobbies that show what the interior use to look like. Quote
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