LDD MOC: The Tabernacle

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

I'm sharing something I put together in LDD. I'm taking a Biblical Studies course, and one of my assignments was to make a layout of the Tabernacle (where the Israelites kept the Ark of the Covenant during the Exodus). Rather than do a pen-and-ink sketch, I decided to put it together in LDD. Here's what I came up with, modeled on the Book of Exodus, chapters 25-40.

This thing isn't 100% accurate by far. For one, the menorah is supposed to have seven candles, not six, but there's no seven-wide plate in LDD that I know of. I also couldn't represent bronze very well from the colors that LDD had. Also also, I have no idea how to represent a curtain in LDD. If these were real bricks, I would have cut my own cloth. Finally, the Tabernacle is a LOT bigger than this, but the assignment only called for me to do the inner court.

Anyway, I hope you like, regardless of your religious- or non-religious preference. Feedback is welcome! (And yes, I took the Ark design from the Indiana Jones sets.)

[BlueberryWaffles]

Cool model! I'd like to see it in physical bricks.

[-GZ-]

I was always interested in Biblical buildings depicted in LEGO! I remember that the books of the Old Testament contain detailed descriptions of the ritual objects and even proper sizes of buildings. I'm waiting for more reconstructions from you! About the colours - the new LDD extended surely has lots of bricks in all the colours.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

I was always interested in Biblical buildings depicted in LEGO! I remember that the books of the Old Testament contain detailed descriptions of the ritual objects and even proper sizes of buildings. I'm waiting for more reconstructions from you! About the colours - the new LDD extended surely has lots of bricks in all the colours.

Thanks! I probably won't be doing any more detailed Lego buildings anytime soon--this was a limited experimental thing I did for my Bible class. You might check out "The Brick Testament" online if you haven't seen it yet. My recollection is that the author did a detailed replica of Solomon's temple based on the description in the Bible.

Besides, I'd need to calculate how big a "cubit" is in minifigure scale. For the above image, I just assumed that a cubit was about two studs. Exodus says the Ark of the Covenant was 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 cubits, which is how I equated it into minifigure scale (the Indiana Jones Ark is 2 x 4 studs). The reality is that it was probably much bigger, but again, this was a quickie project for class.

[-GZ-]

I've seen The Brick testament but it's always interesting to find something new connected with this! Waiting for your new projects then)