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deepen915 · #**32741** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 4:00 AM**

the Spire Lighting looks AMAZING! DID NOT EXPECT THAT! wow! What Radome?

J'orker · #**32742** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 6:34 AM**

^ yeah, not only did the structure turn out gobs better than I expected, the lighting is WOW. Sometimes cheap can be elegant.

NYguy · #**32743** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 12:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hudson11

pics of the spire lighting test have surfaced on instagram

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Presumably they will have everything ready for a lighting Thursday evening (4th of July). I would expect no less from this building, on that day.

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Originally Posted by franktko

Well, to me it looks like an old sci-fi flash-gordon cheap ray gun. I'm not liking it a lot...

I imagine it will look better once they get rid of the red/white/blue lighting scheme of the building itself. The question is the rotating beacon, how it plays with the lighting.

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TouchTheSky13 · #**32744** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 1:42 PM**

Does anyone know if all the temporary platforms will be removed before the 4th?

uaarkson · #**32745** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 1:49 PM**

No one took a picture of the spire test from across the river?

Skyguy_7 · #**32746** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 1:59 PM**

IMO, spire lighting = spectacular

..especially with the foggy conditions last night!

franktko · #**32747** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

I imagine it will look better once they get rid of the red/white/blue lighting scheme of the building itself. The question is the rotating beacon, how it plays with the lighting.

The rotating beacon, that, I'm sure is going to be fantastic! I can't wait to see it running full time

Roadcruiser1 · #**32748** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 5:57 PM**

Looks like the Tower of Barad-dûr.

franktko · #**32749** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 6:13 PM**

I hope many SSP photographers and video makers are planning to be active tomorrow night!!

Hudson11 · #**32750** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by uaarkson

No one took a picture of the spire test from across the river?

I heard that the test took place very late in the night, i think someone said 3 am.

franktko · #**32751** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fluffybagel

Wait, there's only one horizontal beam of light projected from the beacon? I thought there were two...

That was photoshopped - the original picture does not have the antenna lighted or the beacon on. It is what you call "an artist illustration" of what it might look like.

Traynor is doing a pretty good job

NYguy · #**32752** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 10:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by franktko

The rotating beacon, that, I'm sure is going to be fantastic! I can't wait to see it running full time

It's the color scheme I'm thinking about. I hope it's coordinated enough that the beacon and mast don't compete with each other.

It would be nice if they could do a coordinated laser show with the SI Wheel or even the Empire State (which will have it's own light show tomorrow night).
I remember the original towers had the laser show for a while.

http://lego.gizmodo.com/12-foot-tall...o-it-648508026

12-Foot-Tall Lego One World Trade Center Lives Up to Its Inspiration

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The Lego Discovery Center in Westchester County, New York, has unveiled a new masterpiece: a 110-pound, 4,873 brick, 12-foot-tall model of One World Trade Center. It's spectacular.

What better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than with an absolutely stunning replica of the building that represents the indomitable American spirit? In the image (below), you see
Steve Plate, Director of World Trade Center Construction planning a tiny Lego flag on top of the tower—good practice for when the 1776-foot WTC 1 is finally completed later this year.

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ThatOneGuy · #**32753** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 10:55 PM**

The lit spire really makes the tower look like a villain's headquarters! Awesome.

KevinFromTexas · #**32754** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 10:55 PM**

*Photos removed*

Please do not post photos by Michael.Lee.Pics.NYC on the forum.

Traynor · #**32755** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 11:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

*Photos removed*

Please do not post photos by Michael.Lee.Pics.NYC on the forum.

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Then you better go back the last several pages and start deleting and tell your Mod to knock it off.

randy1991 · #**32756** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 12:15 AM**

Ninja Man · #**32757** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 12:49 AM**

I can't believe that they already started lighting up the antenna in different colors! I hope that it lights up in red again for tomorrow night, because it is my favorite color!

jsr · #**32758** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 2:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

http://lego.gizmodo.com/12-foot-tall...o-it-648508026

12-Foot-Tall Lego One World Trade Center Lives Up to Its Inspiration

Mario Aguilar

Wow better (and a lot bigger) than mine!

But where's the rest of the complex?

Hudson11 · #**32759** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 2:28 AM**

check out the new earthcam skyline views, fair warning: you might need some new pants afterwards.

also this:

dmb609 on instagram

sw5710 · #**32760** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 3:59 AM**

WOW