Legostein Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Hello dear fellows! Today I want to present some more miniature architecture to you. The title already says it all. Since 1999 the Reichstag building in Berlin serves as meeting place for the German parliament - the Bundestag. I thought that after the many Capitols and White Houses of the United States, some more centres of politcs would be nice. With almost 400 pieces this is probably the most extensive creation regarding parts that I have built in years. The idea of building the German parliament came up once there was this lovely 4x4 hemisphere piece available in transparent- clear. I hop you like it. There are views from all sides as well as a high-resolution rendering image and instructions available. All images and instructions can be found here: Mini Reichstag on BrickShelf (Currently being re-moderated due to updated images) More "Minitecture" can be found here: Mini Architecture on BrickShelf Thanks for your time and interest! Have a great week-end! ~ Christopher Edited October 18, 2009 by Legostein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Cam Posted October 17, 2009 I have never seen this building before entering this thread, and I studied the mini first and then went on to the real pictures, and you did a great job. It's obviously not to scale but it's a mini! I'd be proud of this, it resembles the real thing nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueBard Posted October 17, 2009 Really nice and very similar to the original for a micro-scale MOC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetroiD Posted October 17, 2009 Aaah... a relaxing 5 minutes walk away from home... or what used to be home I sorta miss Berlin in a nostalgic way which is weird... but it makes me love this one even more. Fantastic job Stone man!:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Batbrick Posted October 17, 2009 That is an awesome little minimoc there Legostein, I love how you did the glass bubble, and the use of those 1x1 pieces as windows is ingenious. The front little part with the columns loks fantastic as well, great job! Batbrick Away! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted October 18, 2009 Thank you for the comments everyone! Usually, I try to be as exact as possible. I guess length x width is exact, but you're right, the towers are a bit too high. But I wanted to have the towers with windows, so I decided to gain a detail and loose a bit accuracy. It's always a game of balance between level of detail and accuracy. See you soon, ~ Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeBee Posted October 18, 2009 Well done, it is so recogniceble. Only thing I don't like are the towertops and the flags. The parts for the windows in the towertops are to small. And the flags are too big for my liking. But again i like the wole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Green Hair Posted October 18, 2009 That looks very close to the original, well done! I'd change the black plates on the flag for tiles though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Posted October 18, 2009 Well done, it is so recogniceble. Only thing I don't like are the towertops and the flags. The parts for the windows in the towertops are to small. And the flags are too big for my liking. But again i like the wole. Agreed! I like the whole, but I think you should try to make the towers a little bigger and try to get rid of as many studs as possible, because they're pretty distracting in miniscale. But the pieces for the dome and the pillars are well-chosen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milan Posted October 18, 2009 Awesome. Your use of sloped parts is great. I think that you should remove any studs visible, with tiles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewRight Posted October 18, 2009 Maybe replace the black 1x2 plates with 1x2 tiles, but other than that great work. I think the other studs add great texture to the rest of the MOC, just not the flag. Still Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Hello again, and thanks for the comments! First of all, I know the flags are waaaaay too big of course. I used plates instead of tiles to imitate some waving of the flags. I found that when using tiles the flag looked so fat. One stud width for something that's only few milliemeters in reality is far too much, and it looked even wider when I used the tile. Maybe I will take them off completely, to point more to the building, as the first thing you see are the colourful flags. Cheers, ~ Chritstopher EDIT: No wait wait wait! I apologize. If so many people suggest the same thing, I won't ignore that. I am grateful for your time and hints! I will exchange the plates immediately and update the photos. Thanks again for your comments! Edited October 18, 2009 by Legostein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wout Posted October 18, 2009 It looks very good. I like the little slopes on the front very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carbohydrates Posted October 18, 2009 I think my favorite detail is the 1/2 plate vertical offset to get the cheese slopes over the pillars to have a nice, even slope to them. Great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted October 18, 2009 Thank you Wout and Carbohydrates! The half plate element (I love these things!) is a bracket this time, being attached in the interior so no one can see the big edgy piece. Attached below is the instruction piece, while the rest of the gallery is being remoderated due to new images with smooth flags. Cheers, ~ Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaus-Dieter Posted October 21, 2009 That's an awesome MOC, Legostein! I really it! It looks absolutely realistic and the details are stunning! I mainly like how you built the glass dome on top and the small columns in front of the entry. Very, very well done! :thumbup: Klaus-Dieter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetroiD Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) Ey Altaaaa, weisst du was... it's been a while, but this beauty has now been blogged over at Classic-Town.net. Once again, cheers for the great build Legostein - whenever I think microscale, I think of this great MOC of yours!!! Edited February 6, 2010 by MetroiD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
