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Originally Posted by john_mclark
ya the question was for you decojim. i was just wondering if you had any other buildings that are your own unique design or you just make replicas? i ask because I'm the kind of Lego fan that gets bored and starts putting blocks together and next thing i know i have something really cool looking. and i usally can't recreate it unless i dismantle it. or have you ever made any small replicas like kevinfromtexas.
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Currently I build only replicas of Detroit buildings. Of course I could change my mind.
When I first started out, I made my own designs but they basically sucked. I think that by copying real buildings, I got a better idea of styles of architecture and the proportions that some architects used.
Just before the 2005 NMRA National Train Show in Cincinnati, I put the following block of buildings together:
![](http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DecoJim/GTE2007/gte165.jpg)
The buildings in the city block in the middle of the picture are not based on real buildings. As you can see, most are conservative in design. I like to think that the tan corner building has some originality; it is supposed to represent a three story shopping mall with condos on top.
I have a subscription to Dwell magazine; the modern architecture showcased in it has go me thinking at trying my hand at a good 60s style "ultra-modern" house or office building.
I have not built "micro-scale" or "nano-scale" Lego buildings like Kevinfromtexas. I have a friend who has built Detroit in a similar scale but while he said he was going to post pictures, he hasn't yet. Also if you saw Spencer's micro-scale skyscrapers posted earlier in this thread, I feel that he is the master at that scale and I will not attempt to compete with it. In addition, I am satisfied with what area I have chosen to concentrate. Even if I build Detroit in minifig scale, that project alone could keep me busy for the next 20 years or longer!