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Re: New WTC design prototype
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Sun, 19 Jan 2003 03:44:20 GMT
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Sean Kenney wrote:
> I've decided to give it another try. I posted some
> pictures on brickshelf of a prototype of the design, which uses lots and
> lots of 2x2 tiles that are turned up sideways. Here are the pictures:
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> WTC prototype
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30960
Downright awesome. When I looked at the first picture I thought to
myself how in the h$%^ did he get the facade to replicate the horizontal
segmented appearance of the real building's aluminum cladding! Then I
saw the above shot ;-)
> The design is, unfortunately, very expensive. The prototype alone cost
> about $100, and included 6 packs of white 2x2 tiles, 6 packs of black 2x8
> plates, and 4 packs of black 1x6 plates. The prototype is 1/3 the height of
> one side of one tower... That means that each tower would cost about $1200!
> :( Including 4, 5, and 6 WTC, the whole thing will run me over $3000 in
> bulk bricks. :( :( :( Sigh!
Now that I think of it, I had a similar design concept when I was
designing my towers - only I wanted to use 2x2 light gray tiles and 1x2
black jumper plates to do a half stud offset with the windows and the
columns. I quickly realized there isn't a good way to put those pieces
together without using glue - and where on Earth would I be able to get
2x2 light gray tiles in any appreciable quantities?! So I went a
completely different route. Nevertheless, your design proves this type
of concept looks great.
> Well, so I'm not sure if I'll go through with it, unless I find a really
> generous rich person who wants to see 4 foot tall Twin Towers in Lego. :)
Is there any way to scale down the design some in size to make it more
financially viable? The corner bevels are probably the visual constraint
in doing so.
--
J. Spencer Rezkalla
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| (...) LOL! :) Glad it made an impression. :) (...) Thanks! Yeah, leave it to me to try some crazy design that no one else would dare. :) The genesis for this idea was to cram more vertical beams into the model than my previous design (which only had (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| All: A lot of you have already seen my World Trade Center, which has sadly been disassembled. I'd always been fascinated with the design of the plaza and the buildings, and I've decided to give it another try. I posted some pictures on brickshelf of (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
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