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Re: The Empire State Building
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 03:32:58 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote in message <3873CBEC.C8E89292@umich.edu>...
> 
> John Matthews wrote:
> 
> > Dear LEGO,
> > I would like to build a 6' foot tall model of the Empire State Building • with
> > LEGO bricks.
> > 
> > Thank you for being the greatest toy of the century!
> > 
> > John Matthews
> > 
> > P.S.  I am an architect, so I'm partial to the following colors:  white,
> > black, gray, and dark gray.
> 
> There is a great model of the Empire State Building in the back of BUILDING • IDEA
> BOOK 1  (LEGO #238) published from 1961-68.
> 
> Find it near the end of this website:
> 
> http://home.t-online.de/home/tomslego/before3.htm
> 
> That was where I got the inspiration to build my own version (I call it One
> Shell Plaza):
> 
> http://my.voyager.net/lar/gistok.html
> 
> Gary Istok


About a year ago, I built a small replica of the Empire State Building.  You
can see it at:

http://www.easystreet.com/~kjmrr/

I was originally wanted to build it with a 2-bricks-per-floor scale, but my
collection wasn't big enough to support that model.  So, I ended up doing a
single brick per floor.  I'm still quite pleased with it.  But someday, I
hope to do the full 7' model like you are describing.  Good luck, John, and
let us see it when you finish!

Kim



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(...) John, There is a great model of the Empire State Building in the back of BUILDING IDEA BOOK 1 (LEGO #238) published from 1961-68. Find it near the end of this website: (URL) was where I got the inspiration to build my own version (I call it (...) (27 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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