Is anyone aware of any MOCs or other ideas out there for New York City buildings that would look good (and not out-of-proportion) alongside the ones in the New York City skyline set?

 

There was a Lego Architecture contest named „Extend the Skyline“ when the set came out on the Lego Architecture Facebook page. You will find some real life and Fictional buildings there, including my Woolworth Building that won the mentioned contest ;) If I find the time I can also show that here, with a little Guggenheim that I also built. 

If you have pictures of that Woolworth Building (or have a link the the contest and entries on Facebook) that would be great. The Woolworth building was one I was considering actually.

I am also going to try and do the AT&T Long Lines building because I just love Brutalist architecture :)

 

with the hashtag, you'll find more pics

 

Edited January 7, 20205 yr by julesvincent

@julesvincent I am attempting to re-create your Woolworths building but so far have been unable to figure out the supporting structure that holds everything together. Do you have anything (tips, photos, information, notes on what parts I need or anything else) that mighr help me figure out how it works inside?

 

Managed to figure something out that seems to work and hold all the pieces in place.

 

Hey @jonwil, sorry for the late reply. First of all I‘m glad you managed to find a more or less stable structure. To be honest, mine isn‘t that stable either but if you‘re ok with this, I can still send you some detailed pictures of it and its smallee compounds to the mail on your profile. I still have it next to the NYC Skyline on my shelf.

But as this contest was some years in the past, if I‘d build it today I would‘ve probably taken other parts. 

Edited February 11, 20205 yr by julesvincent

Some pictures would be great just to see how you did it and whether you did something different that makes more sense.

 

Mail is out! If I‘ve done my research correct, the Guggenheim should also be in scale. 
Edit: the buildings that lego added should be the Seagram and the Citigroup Center. 

Edited February 13, 20205 yr by julesvincent

Now I see how its all held together. The secret I was missing to make it perfect was the use of the 1x1 brick with hole and the 1x2 jumper plates.

Now mine is a direct copy of yours and will be even more stable than it was before :)

It will look good alongside the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building from the skyline set as well as the AT&T Long Lines building (which I am going to build as soon as my dark tan headlight bricks get here :). I may nor may not be using the Flatiron building from the skyline set as well (will depend on available space and whether I think its big enough to work and be seen)

 

Well, I'm glad and a bit flattered that you rebuilt my little moc. After getting praise from the Lego Architecture team with letting it win the contest, it's a first for me that someone wanted to rebuild sth I've made. So thank you for this!

Let me see the Long Lines when it's done, please!