Spencer_R Posted April 20, 2012 Author Posted April 20, 2012 Also, looking at some of the models, does 2 plates = 1 storey? Roughly 2 plates per floor. One stud is about 16.7ft in my "scale", so 2 plates in height is 13.3ft which is reasonably close to the typical floor-to-floor height for commercial office space. Quote
LEGOfan123 Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 WOW! Great work Spencer_R! This is the probably the best MOC that I have seen! I really love it! 20,000 pieces! How many Bricklink orders is that!? LEGOfan123 Quote
Holodoc Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 I have to give this topic a little push! Very well made, Spencer_R! Looking at the first picture I wasn't sure how big this actually is, but I'm nevertheless deeply impressed about the filigree structure you were able to achieve. For a setting of buildings that doesn't even exist! A wonderful MOC indeed! And then looking at the beautiful collection of skyscrapers, my jaw dropped one step further downwards. All is the same scale! I'd really love to see all this in reality. I added your BS-folder to my favourites. Quote
TheDarkness Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 Just wow *oh2* It truly is majestic! Well done! Quote
JamesTheCat Posted May 8, 2012 Posted May 8, 2012 Amazing! Just wondering, how did you do the slopes on 1 WTC? Quote
Spencer_R Posted May 9, 2012 Author Posted May 9, 2012 Amazing! Just wondering, how did you do the slopes on 1 WTC? I built a set of sixteen triangular wedges and attached them as pairs back-to-back using various techniques to create eight faces. The four vertical faces are attached to an internal core. The four sloping faces nestle tightly in between the four vertical faces. As a basic concept, it wasn't too difficult to pull off. However, the real work was in the month or two I spent refining the common edges using trans-clear 1x1x2 panels and cheese slopes to reduce the visual gaps. That process was pure trial-n-error. Quote
Spencer_R Posted May 19, 2012 Author Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) One last thing to add to this thread. My friend Rocco has just finished a model of the World Financial Center, which is located right across the street from the World Trade Center site. It is built to the same 1/650th scale as my WTC. We've been collaborating together so that the models can be properly joined alongside their common boundary. Stay tuned to see a 40,000+ piece microscale slice of lower Manhattan unveiled later this summer at Brickworld. Edited May 19, 2012 by Spencer_R Quote
Masked Builder Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Dude! Those are amazing! I was trying to build a WTC in micro, but I never got it finished. Quote
Rufus Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 One last thing to add to this thread. My friend Rocco has just finished a model of the World Financial Center, which is located right across the street from the World Trade Center site. It is built to the same 1/650th scale as my WTC. We've been collaborating together so that the models can be properly joined alongside their common boundary. Stay tuned to see a 40,000+ piece microscale slice of lower Manhattan unveiled later this summer at Brickworld. Thanks! I've been looking for an excuse to frontpage this thread for ages! (The frontpage was rather busy when you first posted it ) I look forward to seeing this for real - and shaking your hand - at Brickworld. Quote
Mencot Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 WHOA. Those skyscrapers, so much transclear parts absolutely Awesomness. Love it alot. Amazing Quote
KristofBD Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Excellent work! I especially love the shape of the buildings... truly srtunning! Quote
Legogal Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Holy cow!!! This is stunning...can't wait to see it at Brickworld! It looks too real to be Lego. Congratulations! Quote
heofthehothbrick Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Simply Stunning. Both MOCs are beautifully built. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 WOW ...this is a stunning work! I'm speechless ...is it true? ...is it real LEGO? Wonderful masterpiece!!! Quote
JopieK Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Well, that is just astounding! Very, very nice work! Quote
Lego Otaku Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 I just saw this when it got front paged. And wow!!! WOW You should put that on Cuusoo!! 20k bricks may be a bit of a problem... no LEGO set have ever retailed for over $400 in USA and that was at nearly 6,000 total (Taj Mahal). This one may get expensive Quote
Minifig_Matt Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Wow! That's an awesome MOC, totally outclasses my own amateurish attempts. Even the wife was impressed, helps justify my hobby :) Well done, I'd love to see this in the flesh sometime. MM Quote
legojojo Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Your buildings are simply amazing! I am especially impressed with how you've managed to accurately reproduce the shape and glass texture. Also, this thing is huge, I wonder what the planning of such an endeavor was like. Quote
Solscud007 Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 WOW How did I miss this? Simply stunning work. Really fantastic. Work of Art. Quote
Super Brick Collector Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 This is amazing build. It should be entered in the Lego cuusoo page. Quote
has a differing opinion Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) Oh, wow. I had no idea mircoscale could be so.....huge. And everything looks so smooth. I especially like the white sculpture and the tallest building. Amazing, in every sense of the word. Edited May 21, 2012 by has a differing opinion Quote
Captain Smiley Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Amazing! (and i think you used 1/3 of the lego's production of clear bricks!) Amazing! Quote
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