[MOC] Microscale - San Juan, Puerto Rico

[Inconspicuous]

Greetings and Happy New Year!

I'm pleased to share the results of my holiday building project, a microscale rendition of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

I had the chance to visit Puerto Rico with my family at the end of 2019, my last "big" trip before the pandemic started. We had a blast driving around the island to destinations like Luquillo, El Yunque, and Rincon. At the end of the trip, we spent several days in Old San Juan. Some of the highlights from San Juan included walking the cobblestone streets, visiting old Spanish forts, and the charming and colorful buildings.

This build was based on a souvenir postcard that I brought home with me, depicting the Puerta de San Juan. I've included an image of the postcard below, as it was essentially my concept art.

This was my first microscale diorama, and it was both fun and extremely challenging! The footprint is about the size of an 8.5 x 11" piece of paper, and I packed it with as much detail and texture as possible. It was satisfying to use so many colors for the buildings, but I had to get creative due to limited part selection in those colors.

Without further ado, the photos!

Here's the postcard art that inspired the build:

 

Detailed Views:

 

Conclusion:

Thanks for taking a look! Here's the link to the Flickr album for high-resolution photos.

-Inky

[MxWinters]

Very nice work. Love the minifig legs usage, very clever.

[Rauy]

Wow, great work! The part use is amazing and the overall composition is just beautiful. It's hard believe this was your first microscale diorama, but in any case I hope it wasn't the last.