![]() These exterior walls make up the façade of the building but don’t actually support any weight. ![]() Instead, they have a steel framework to which “ curtain walls” made of brick, stone or glass are attached. What separates modern skyscrapers from the tall buildings that preceded them is the fact that, unlike masonry-built tall buildings, skyscrapers don’t have load-bearing walls. In fact, the scale I pick is usually the smallest one that would allow me to accurately represent the floor count and the window count of the original building (a scale that usually ends up being around 1/200). I try to find the sweet spot with my skyscraper models-a scale that is somewhere between the small scale used in the LEGO Architecture series and the huge scale used for the models you would find in a LEGOLAND Miniland. On the other hand, using too small of a scale can force you to compromise on accuracy (probably more than you would find acceptable). ![]() But too large of a scale can also result in a massive, unwieldy model with a prohibitively high piece count and cost. The bigger the scale, the more accurately you can represent all the elements of the original building in your LEGO model. Of course there is a trade-off involved here. well, let me not get too carried away here!Īs far as I am concerned, picking the right scale is the most important decision you need to make when you are designing a LEGO model of a real building. Armed with a good understanding of scale and proportion that my training as an engineer had provided, I set to work designing my first-ever MOC: a model of the Empire State Building. The best part of course, was that we could use the same LEGO pieces that my daughter had been playing with-but we would need many more of them. And as awe-inspiring as this model was, it also looked like something that would not be too difficult for my daughter and I to build (and hopefully we could put our own unique spin on it!). Something about this model appealed to my lifelong fascination with skyscrapers. One model that really grabbed my attention was a model of the Empire State Building built by Sean Kenney. An innocent query from my daughter about building a “really tall” building out of LEGO prompted a Google search that led me to stumble upon the world of AFOLs and all the amazing MOCs out there that have been built out of LEGO. In my case, I was completely in the dark about LEGO (having never played with it as a child) until I discovered it as a 40-something dad to a then six-year-old who had just started playing with LEGO. Many AFOLs talk about a “dark age” that they emerged from to rediscover their childhood passion for LEGO. This set would be a great addition to any microscale city and can be easily removed from the display stand for easy access.My name is Deep Shen and my journey to AFOLdom has been a little unusual. The big stripes along the sides were to add a pop of color to the color scheme and has large skylights along the top. Red/Turquoise tower: The last tower is an ultra modern tower that includes a curved design. It also features some great windows all the way up the front-side. ![]() Even though this building is the oldest it is still the tallest in the collection. This building includes lots of silver and gun-metal gray elements to look as if it is metal.Ĭlock tower: This is an older rustic clocktower that has a great mason brick patern displayed on the side. Heres a quick description of all three buildings:īlue tower: This tower is a modern and sleek design including a lot of great texturing and a tall antena. The white plate in front of the buildings would have a small title on it. There are zero studs showing on any place in the build and they were not modeled after any specific skyscrapers. This model was designed to be a cool and sleek display for a group of three skyscrapers.
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