DUBAI | Burj Dubai LEGO Model | 1.3 M - Pinnacle / 1.0 M - Roof | 162 FLOORS | T/O

jsr · #1 Posted **Aug 15, 2009, 6:01 PM**

I've split this topic from the main Lego Skylines thread.

I will be posting periodic updates on the construction progress of my Burj Dubai Lego skyscraper model. I'm building it to an approximate scale of 1/650 so that it matches the scale of my other fourteen Lego skyscaper models . Total height will be about 1.3m.

I don't have a timeline on when it will be finished. Typical construction time for one of my models is about three months. Sometimes it can take even longer depending on the complexity of the design. The good news is this model won't need to wait to be fitted with glass.

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jsr

8/9/2009 Level: 0 | Height: 3 plates (0.01m)

8/14/2009 Level: 17 | Height: 35 plates (0.11m)

DecoJim · #2 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 1:33 PM**

Nice start!
I predict that Bricklink's supply of 2x2 round light blue-gray plates will be depleted!

JDRCRASH · #3 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 10:36 PM**

Thats great! Can't wait to see it finished!

Lecom · #4 Posted **Aug 17, 2009, 4:03 AM**

awesome!

SD360 · #5 Posted **Aug 18, 2009, 1:12 AM**

that be kind of cool if you had cranes on the central core, building the floors

peanut gallery · #6 Posted **Aug 18, 2009, 2:09 AM**

This will be fun to watch. Thanks for keeping us updated.

jsr · #7 Posted **Aug 19, 2009, 2:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SD360

that be kind of cool if you had cranes on the central core, building the floors

I suppose I could throw something up there for fun. Obviously I am not replicating the actual construction sequence or crane schedules of real Burj. The "sand" baseplate and yellow cranes were added just to liven up the photos. I will eventually be modeling the finished grounds around the base of the tower. I need to wait to see how the real ones turn out first.

Skyscraper100 · #8 Posted **Aug 20, 2009, 1:22 AM**

wow! cool

SD360 · #9 Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 5:49 AM**

any"construction updates"

Flamesrule · #10 Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 12:21 PM**

Thats really cool!Will look good when it is finished!

SD360 · #11 Posted **Aug 21, 2009, 8:32 PM**

will this work.

its from a SimCity 4 fansite,(still in progress)
you can find the thread here

vid · #12 Posted **Aug 22, 2009, 4:27 PM**

jsr · #13 Posted **Aug 22, 2009, 5:41 PM**

8/22/2009 Level: 32 | Height 65 plates (0.21m)

J.M. · #14 Posted **Aug 22, 2009, 6:01 PM**

This is wicked!, I love you're work and i'm even a fan of you on Moc Pages! CN Tower was quite the art, this will sure top it off! I challenge you to build a lego 1 World Trade Center.

SD360 · #15 Posted **Aug 23, 2009, 4:25 AM**

@J.M. are you serious. the current 1 world trade center in new york.

@jsr. the cranes were exactly as I thought it would be

JDRCRASH · #16 Posted **Aug 23, 2009, 4:39 AM**

SD360, regarding the Burj Dubai BAT, yeah Andisart has been working hard with Simfox and a few other guys to finish it.

SD360 · #17 Posted **Aug 23, 2009, 5:13 AM**

i'm very aware of that. i'm a member on the site. i think this shows us what the complex will look like once completed. I'd be amazed to see this in lego.

J.M. · #18 Posted **Aug 23, 2009, 8:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SD360

@J.M. are you serious. the current 1 world trade center in new york.

@jsr. the cranes were exactly as I thought it would be

Yes the currently being contructed One World Trade Center aka Freedom Tower. He does so well with the shapes of these he has to try it.

John Hinds · #19 Posted **Aug 23, 2009, 10:22 PM**

Interesting.

How are you planning to clad it?
What pieces are you going to use for the glass walls?

jsr · #20 Posted **Aug 24, 2009, 4:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Hinds

Interesting.

How are you planning to clad it?
What pieces are you going to use for the glass walls?

Sorry guys, but the claddding is already there in the form of translucent clear elements. I know it is not as strong visually as I would like and hence I can see that the model does show some resemblence to an unclad Burj. The scale I am using has each floor consisting of two plate elements heightwise. One plate is a horizontal floor visual divider (sort of a spandrel) and the other is a "window". Ideally I should have a lot more "window" vs "spandrel" for each floor, but I would have to build at a larger overall scale to do that - and that wouldn't match the other models I have built.

It's just one of the many compromises that I have to make in the design.