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DiamondDog_74 Jul 29, 2009 1:30 AM

The wooden Moscow is my favorite so far. It's quite beautiful. Makes me want to go visit.

Here's the new larger model of Downtown Chicago on display at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. I apologize for not having more photos, but I only had a few minutes before my tour started.

I'll take more of it the next time I go on one of their tours. The whole exhibit is very cool, actually.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0245.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0240.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0244.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0243.jpg

LSyd Jul 29, 2009 2:52 AM

whoa, sweet.

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sentinel Jul 30, 2009 5:11 PM

^^ Columbian Model Makers has spent about 6-8 months designing and creating that model, which in person is pretty amazing. Since they do a lot of scale models for a lot of architecture firms in Chicago, they were able to include all building currently under construction or recently completed, such as the Aqua and Legacy @ Millenium park. even thought the model itself is only of the Chicago "Central Area" portion (it doesn't include anything along the gold coast/lincoln park/lakeview/edgewater or anthing south of the museum campus area) it's impressive because the scale is pretty large, 1/64" = 1'-0" if I remember correctly.

sentinel Jul 30, 2009 5:12 PM

^^Correction, it's actually at 1/32 scale.

peanut gallery Jul 30, 2009 6:57 PM

It's amazing. Did I spy the (unfortunately) half-built Waterview in there as well?

DiamondDog_74 Jul 31, 2009 2:44 AM

More Chicago Model City pics.
 
Here are more photos of the Chicago Model City presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

For those unfamiliar with Chicago, the CAF is at the Railway Exchange Building (Santa Fe Bldg.) on South Michigan Avenue at Jackson Blvd., across from the Art Institute and Grant Park.

I took these yesterday. I apologize that I had to use the flash.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0722.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0723.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0724.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0725.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0726.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0727.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0728.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0729.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0730.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0731.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0732.jpg

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http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/CRW_0735.jpg

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NYguy Aug 27, 2009 6:31 PM

^ Those are fantastic.


Video Link



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tdurden5573 Aug 28, 2009 2:11 AM

Hannover has a cool display of 4 versions of the city: a 1600 verion of a midevil Hannover, a 1938 model with a beautyful baroque city, a 1945 model of just rubble and a 1995 model of a modern city. Pretty neat, but I didn't have a camera handy...

Ex-Ithacan Aug 28, 2009 11:11 AM

Whoa, I haven't checked out this thread for a while. Great additions guys, cool pics DiamondDog, and thanks for the vids NYguy. This stuff is amazing.

KevinFromTexas Aug 28, 2009 11:43 AM

Sometimes I fantasize about having a warehouse of my own so I can have a huge model like that. There would be leather rolly chairs and an old refrigerator stocked with cold beer. It would be good. And of course, you guys could come over any time. :D

ady26 Sep 1, 2009 7:35 AM

Great model for NY!

peanut gallery Sep 1, 2009 8:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 4428915)
Sometimes I fantasize about having a warehouse of my own so I can have a huge model like that. There would be leather rolly chairs and an old refrigerator stocked with cold beer. It would be good. And of course, you guys could come over any time. :D

Me too, Kevin. I'd actually like to have two: one that represents the actual city and one that I can add proposals, or redo zoning how I see fit, etc. Of course, that one would end up being Coruscant.

Ex-Ithacan Sep 7, 2009 9:02 PM

Here's a gallery of a model train diorama of the South Bronx (by Peter Feigenbaum):
http://www.peterfeigenbaum.com/gallery/model-rr/

And here's a video of the same model:

Video Link

sentinel Sep 7, 2009 10:09 PM

Here are some more of the CAF model in the Santa Fe building:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/...248a7f41_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/...64388ae6_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/...cd28fc77_b.jpg

KUMSHA Oct 5, 2009 11:31 AM

the best 3D model is shanghai, concrete forest~

NYguy Oct 7, 2009 3:57 PM

Work of Michael Chesko
http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselm...and-smell.html

http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/...7/nyny01_2.jpg


http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/...7/nyny04_2.jpg


http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/...7/nyny03_3.jpg


http://tinselman.typepad.com/photos/...7/nyny05_2.jpg

Ex-Ithacan Oct 7, 2009 10:12 PM

^ Wow, it took him 2,000 hours to do the midtown model (that's like a year of a full-time job).

Glad they included this pic in the link you provided NYguy, it gives some sense of scale:
http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselm...7/nyny06_2.jpg


:tup:

PartyLine Jan 1, 2010 8:19 PM

Cool! are those like a model kit you can buy or what?

Ex-Ithacan Jan 2, 2010 9:16 PM

I don't believe any of these models are kits or for sale.


here's one of downtown Albany, NY

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/...f85d96d3_b.jpg


from markstemp58 on flickr

PartyLine Jan 5, 2010 11:49 PM

Ahh pretty cool though


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