Resources for micro scale cities

[travisco_nabisco]

I am thinking of doing some work with microscale cities and was wondering if there are any good resources for this?

I suspect my best bet will be looking at work others have done to get ideas and then just playing with the bricks and figuring out what looks good.

[LEGOman273]

I am thinking of doing some work with microscale cities and was wondering if there are any good resources for this?

I suspect my best bet will be looking at work others have done to get ideas and then just playing with the bricks and figuring out what looks good.

I don't normally build in Microscale, but I think that I can help.

The best place to start is with using lots of greebles to give the buildings character.

Also, Microscale is defined as being smaller than Minifig-scale, so you can build large, detailed structures while still being in Microscale.

I hope that this helps.

[caperberry]

In terms of sets, obviously check out Mini Modulars and the Architecture series. On Eurobricks have a look at all the entries in the current Architecture competition - use the Advanced search and use "Architecture contest" as a term, each entry has its own thread. Also have a look at the LEGO Architecture pools on Flickr, lots of great stuff there.

Obviously it's really hard getting detail with just bricks and plates, so I find myself using lots of headlights and other SNOT, jumper plates, plates with door rail and other 'modified plate', and generally thinking up inventive interpretations of what a piece is representing - you can get away with a lot if the piece manages to give the flavour of what you're building. And you can never have too many 1x1 plates!

Micro scale building is very intense and rewarding! Good luck!

Edited March 16, 2012 by caperberry

[gotoAndLego]

http://microbricks.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in city building, there is an established Micropolis scale for city blocks. Adhering to that will make your combined building layout gel.

http://twinlug.com/micropolis-micro-city-standard/

[travisco_nabisco]

In terms of sets, obviously check out Mini Modulars and the Architecture series. On Eurobricks have a look at all the entries in the current Architecture competition - use the Advanced search and use "Architecture contest" as a term, each entry has its own thread. Also have a look at the LEGO Architecture pools on Flickr, lots of great stuff there.

Obviously it's really hard getting detail with just bricks and plates, so I find myself using lots of headlights and other SNOT, jumper plates, plates with door rail and other 'modified plate', and generally thinking up inventive interpretations of what a piece is representing - you can get away with a lot if the piece manages to give the flavour of what you're building. And you can never have too many 1x1 plates!

Micro scale building is very intense and rewarding! Good luck!

Thanks for the recommendations. One of the micro scale projects I hope to do is for the Architecture contest, it is good to see that no one has attempted the structure I want to use for an entry.

[Dakar A]

Thanks for the recommendations. One of the micro scale projects I hope to do is for the Architecture contest, it is good to see that no one has attempted the structure I want to use for an entry.

Sadly, mine was done twice, but there's always going to be a chance of that, unless you're building a really obscure building.

Good luck with building in Microscale. I kinda just go for it, get the shape I'm looking for and re-plan/re-build if the scale is too teribly off. Hope I helped!

Dakar

[travisco_nabisco]

Apparently I should have done some more hunting before deciding on what I wanted to try. I was going to do the Brandenburg Gate, however I just realized that that is one of the landmarks that Lego has already done.

Time to hunt for a new building.