Big Ben [LDD MOC]

[Graysmith]

So I was looking at the review of the new Big Ben Architecture set and I couldn't help but feel that it looks way too skinny and oddly proportional being 3-wide. So I decided I'd re-do it in the same style (more or less) but in 4-wide. Then I got a little carried away and made the clock part 5-wide so it looks even more like the real thing. I'm quite pleased with it, but I'm no MOC-building expert by any means either. The only thing I wished looked better would be the lower section of the roof which isn't that tall in reality. Too bad (and really odd) that LEGO doesn't make those corner slopes in 2-brick height.

329 pieces.

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Edited May 6, 2012 by Graysmith
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[Mr Copperhead]

Cool, yours looks much better than the set. That clock sticking out just bugs me!

[DLuders]

You're right -- the 4-wide version looks more realistic than the 3-wide version in the Architecture set:

[LEGOfan123]

Nice LDD MOC Graysmith! I think that your version looks more realistic than the real set!

Good job!

LEGOfan123

[Holodoc]

Nice LDD MOC Graysmith! I think that your version looks more realistic than the real set!

Nothing to add. Thank you for improving the "real" set!

... and letting us know.

[eddie19]

nice one graysmith as a londoner i have to say your moc is much more realistic than lego's attempt welldone