Build help - complete novice here - Die Hard

[simpso]

HI Everyone,

Im looking to build the below nakatomi plaza from die hard as seen in the picture.

I can see how the exterior tile pieces fit together but can anyone direct me to how i build the interior of the tower?
As all 4 sides have the same out facing bricks i cant figure out how it all fits together.

Direction to what bricks i would need to achieve the picture would be really helpful also.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

[NathanR]

Hi simpso, welcome to eurobricks!

I can think of a few ways that the tower might be put together, this is one of the simplest:

Five plates = 2 studs, so you can use the 1x1 bricks with a stud on the side to build outwards.  Two plates between each brick keep the sideways studs lined up properly. You can use either the 1x1 with a single stud on the side, or there are new bricks which have 2 studs on adjacent corners.

Of course, you don't have to start the central core with two plates on the bottom, you can start with the 1x1 bricks... this can give a nice vertical offset.

[simpso]

Wow, this is amazing. Thank you so much.

As a side question, if i wanted to make the building twice as big, so wider, so i can make it taller. Would i just build more of the above but next to each other?

 

Again thanks for yout help.

[NathanR]

11 minutes ago, simpso said:

As a side question, if i wanted to make the building twice as big, so wider, so i can make it taller. Would i just build more of the above but next to each other?

Yep.  As long as the sides are in multiples of 2, it shouldn't be a problem how big you go.  Also, there are other bricks you could use, like Brick, Modified 1 x 2 x 1 2/3 with Studs on 1 Side, they work better at a larger scale.

[simpso]

Sorry for being stupid here. As i say complete novice :)
How would the internal towers connect to each other if i build say 4 of them whic would sit side by side in a square to make the model bigger.

I thought i had it in my head how it would work but can see how they would connect?

[NathanR]

Four copies of that tower can't sit next to each other, unless you remove some of the 1x1 bricks with stud on the side and swap them for regular bricks.  Something like this would be better though:

This uses a 4x4 baseplate, then 1x2 bricks with 2 studs on the side.  There are loads of bricks like this - 1x2x1 2/3 with four studs on the side, 1x2 with four stud (2 per side), 1x1 bricks with 1 or two studs on the side.  The possibilities are practically endless