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Re: Dome of the Rock
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lugnet.build.microscale
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Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:14:26 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Arthur Gugick wrote:
> I swear I didn’t build this in 4 days.
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> I had started a number of projects over the summer but they all took a back seat
> when I was commissioned to build a model of a local church. The church was
> completed in early January and I’m finally getting around to finishing the stuff
> I started in the summer.
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> The temple is based on Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock. The overall shape and main
> features are all there but it was a challenge to try and duplicate the intricate
> patterns (and patterns within patterns) in the buildings facades. So most (if
> not all) of the patterns, tilings, tessellations, etc. are my own.
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> My favorite feature of this model is the curved wall under the dome. By using
> 1x1 round plates and 1x1 and 1x2 plates I was able to build a pattern into the
> curved wall.
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> Photos
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=301206>
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> Arthur
Very, very nice work, Arthur. That curved wall under the dome is the highlight,
certainly, but the rest in magnificent as well.
Spotlighted!
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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