LEGO Skylines

[Jasonhouse]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

just came across this didn't relize lego could handle 5000 rpm

Yeah, I made a hand cranked gear case from Technics parts when I was 13 or so that turned the output shaft right around 5000 rpm... But I had glued it shut, otherwise it wanted to explode apart.

I didn't have a meter like that... I simply counted how many output revolutions I got from one input revolution, and then counted my revolutions over a one minute time frame, and did the math... I ruined several gears by way of the inner shaft hub separating from the toothed outer hub trying to work it up... I obviously don't remember anymore specifically, but I think my input/output gear ratio was like 1:40 or so...


I also was really into devising ways to craft wheeled vehicles out of Lego that would withstand a 'demolition derby' type game, while also delivering maximum damage to the opposing vehicle. The object of the game was that there was a Lego man in a cockpit, and so long as the vehicle had 2 wheels and he was intact, the game continued... I spent hours and hours doing that... It was fun enough that my stepdad got into it with me the one weekend, until my vehicles kept slaughtering his.

Hmmm... I think I might even have the last 'good' one I made... I'll look tomorrow.

[Jibba]

Since someone here posted some of the models from the Lego Architecture series, I thought I would post the two sets I have out of it, The John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower. Since purchasing those models, I have built a few other Chicago buildings that are to scale with them (approximately 1/2500). Note that, as with the sets from the Architecture series, I have taken a few artistic liberties with the models I have made; it is very difficult to produce an exact likeness at that scale and piece size, and I have tried to capture their essential aesthetic attributes. You all can be the judge of how well I did. The proportions of the models are also as close as I could get to the actual buildings while still remaining within the scale set by the Sears and JHC. Anyway, here they are (I have provided links for new or lesser-known buildings):

Sears & Hancock:



Joffrey Tower (alternatively MoMo):


River City:


Merchandise Mart:


Lake Point Tower (probably my worst model; it is a damn-hard shape to model at a very small scale [there are three lobes to the shape of this model, but one of them is out of view in this picture):


Marina City:


900 N. Michigan:


Trump Tower:


The whole set so far (buildings that I didn't individually showcase are works in progress, and the tallest model in the back on the far right is a never-built, 2000-foot-tall proposal, 7 South Dearborn):

[1ajs]

sounds epic jasonhouse u ever get solar panels?

nice colection jibba

[Jasonhouse]

No... I sorta outgrew Lego in the late 80s, when I hit high school and had better things to do with my free time, like playing sports with friends, or maybe video games or chores if I was home.

[1ajs]

lol i just got back into it in the last while

anyhow from this morning

[navyweaxguy]

^sweet pic.. great lighting.... oh i think i may go to the Lego store here in Seattle today

[Jasonhouse]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

I also was really into devising ways to craft wheeled vehicles out of Lego that would withstand a 'demolition derby' type game, while also delivering maximum damage to the opposing vehicle. The object of the game was that there was a Lego man in a cockpit, and so long as the vehicle had 2 wheels and he was intact, the game continued... I spent hours and hours doing that... It was fun enough that my stepdad got into it with me the one weekend, until my vehicles kept slaughtering his.

Hmmm... I think I might even have the last 'good' one I made... I'll look tomorrow.

Here's the last 'winner'... Can't believe I still had it...


It's funny to look at it now, because I could make one so much stronger now. But hey I was 13, maybe 14, and there was no internet then to look up and learn some structural techniques.

[DecoJim]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

Here's the last 'winner'... Can't believe I still had it...


It's funny to look at it now, because I could make one so much stronger now. But hey I was 13, maybe 14, and there was no internet then to look up and learn some structural techniques.

Not bad though, you have layered plates and possibly some technick beams addition to its strength.

[DecoJim]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

lol i just got back into it in the last while

anyhow from this morning

I cannot tell how tall you have built so far with this sunrise picture, but as a helpful hint, I suggest that you plan to make your high-rise building in sections (perhaps 5-10 floors per section) so you can move it around a section at a time without the entire thing falling over.

On the other hand, any skyscrapers that I built when I was 12-14 years old were lucky to last a week before suffering an "earthquake" or other similarly devastating calamity.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by DecoJim

I cannot tell how tall you have built so far with this sunrise picture, but as a helpful hint, I suggest that you plan to make your high-rise building in sections (perhaps 5-10 floors per section) so you can move it around a section at a time without the entire thing falling over.

On the other hand, any skyscrapers that I built when I was 12-14 years old were lucky to last a week before suffering an "earthquake" or other similarly devastating calamity.

go back couple posts ull see how tall it is atm i have hit a point where i need more bricks and am waiting for several shipments of parts... so it sits stagnet

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by Jibba

The whole set so far (buildings that I didn't individually showcase are works in progress, and the tallest model in the back on the far right is a never-built, 2000-foot-tall proposal, 7 South Dearborn):

Awesome!

Would I be correct to assume the tallest white building on the far left is Aon? Shouldnt it just be flat though?

[vid]

It has notched corners, like FCP in Toronto. It would be pretty hard to emulate at that scale in Lego.

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by vid

It has notched corners, like FCP in Toronto. It would be pretty hard to emulate at that scale in Lego.

Ahhh gotcha

[Freedomtower Mikey]

my empire state building i built about 5 years ago

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by mmmatt

Awesome!

Would I be correct to assume the tallest white building on the far left is Aon? Shouldnt it just be flat though?

Originally Posted by vid

It has notched corners, like FCP in Toronto. It would be pretty hard to emulate at that scale in Lego.

Yes, vid is correct. The notched corners really only take up a very small percentage of width of any given face of the actual building, but it is near impossible to recreate this percentage at the scale that I built in. It was either totally flat or totally exaggerated, so I went with the latter to make it more distinct. I developed a solution in Digital Designer that makes the notches much smaller and closer to the original building, but it is sort of unbuildable in real life for a lot of reasons not needed to be delved into now. Glad you like my set, though!

[Brickstructures]

Happy New Year to all-

Just wanted to share my updated site, much to be done, but its a start.

www.Brickstructures.com

Best, Adam

[1ajs]

[1ajs]

[DecoJim]

A few days ago I started construction of a new high-rise Detroit building. This one is the 19 story Ford Building designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and completed in 1909. It was Detroit's tallest building until 1913.

After two days of work:


After three days of work:

I took both of these photos. My flickr photo of the Ford Building

Don't worry, I will not post a photo every single day. I build when I have some extra time and when I have the parts.

[1ajs]

dam nice how much have u spent on parts so far?

i did so more work on mine but i am now back to waiting for parts
i orderd 3450 1x2 blue bricks and 1x2 transparent blue 41$ for that lot
i got 380 more 1x2 trans red on the way also cost me 12$ ...
now to get me some more 2x2's