So when I do it I've got images of that block from all angles and levels. I also go downtown and sketch out the block that I'm planning on modeling. I also use books, magazines, calendars, postcards, and of course my own pictures. To do the model I use GoogleEarth for images, Live Local Search, various other aerial photographs where I can find them. In collecting the heights I also ask for building widths which further help in modeling them. Most of the heights have come straight from the building's blueprints. I collect building heights as a hobby so the heights of the buildings are correct. I'm also an editor at Emporis which is a website that catalogs skyscrapers from around the world. For the block sizes I've measured those with GoogleEarth. Most downtown streets in Austin are 80 feet wide, that includes 44 feet of lanes, (curb to curb), the rest is sidewalks. I researched the street width information from the City of Austin. I'm not sure of the exact scale of my models, but I do know they are to scale. Kevin i'm hoping to become a developer in abilene and i was hoping if this actually works in gettimg an idea across. (the buiding in the right-center foreground is a scaled-down replica of New York's Flatiron building by another club member). This is a picture from a show MichLTC did on March 3-4, 2007 at the Rock Financial Center in Novi, Michigan (a Detroit suburb): This gives me the opportunity to display my Lego buildings as part of a complete city. Since I started building about 3 years ago, I have built one large structure a year (plus several small to medium size buildings).Ģ007: The 47 story Penobscot Building (still under construction):Īfter I completed the Fisher Building model, I found out about the Michigan Lego Train Club () and I joined it. Dispite this, I am hoping to build many of the significant structures of Detroit. Unfortunately unless someone pays me and lets me use a space the size of a stadium (for free), I will not be able to build an entire downtown. By building in what is called "minifig" scale (about 1/48 scale - based on the height of the chubby little Lego people), I can show details such as the individual windows and doors. What Kevin is doing is trying to create an entire downtown in Lego bricks.
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