Askan

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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    6ix: I can only say one thing: Get it! It is so much fun, and that comes from a dude who mostly builds technic :) Today's build is an architecture version of the coming Ghostbusters Firestation Headquarters set. I am happy how the lower part turned out, but had some building stress at the upper parts and had to make a lot of shortcuts and compromises. And yes, if you look closely you can see that I only built one out of four walls
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    BrickOn, Thank you! Now you got me curious. please give me some more hints about the building???
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    So far I have been avoiding the rounded bricks and pieces in my Studio set, simply because I don't know what to do with them. To overcome my fear for the rounded, I made two small Art Deco pieces. The first one is inspired from Jerry's Famous Deli, by Henry Hohauser. As you can see, I used a photo from Tom Alphin's The Lego Architect as sort of a model. The second building is inspired from an Art Deco building in Portsmouth.
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Thanks! I use white for several reasons. Mostly because i like the simplicity of it. I do not have to chase bricks and pieces all the time, or wait for bricklink orders to come in. Instead I can focus on building. And i do not have to look for perfection by finding the perfect part. That gives me a lot of pleasure. I also think it looks good and gives certain challenges to only work with one colour. However I have started to use black also sometimes, for example in small windows.
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Last days works: German staircase One Woodward Avenue, Detroit, by Minoru Yamasaki Some more German stairs and a facade Some balconies And finally two minimalistic facades
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Thanks santaends! I get the pictures mostly from Instagram. I especially look for modernism, brutalism, etc and then when I find something I like, and it looks like I can build it in one evening, then I save it to my gallery. Then when the kids are asleep I chose a picture depending on time and what I feel like doing.
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Iria, thank you so much for the kind words and for the advice about image search. That will definitely be helpful. Regarding the catwoman I actually thought it looked too good to have been taken by some random dude on Instagram. Therefore I did some research this morning and found out it was Smart. I would like to buy a copy and frame it, it is one of the best photos I have ever seen, bjt I guess they dont come cheap :)
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Wednesday's and Thursday's pieces: Unknown wall in an unknown place by unknown architect. I really love the original photo! Pilatis of BergenTown Hall, Norway, architect Erling Viksjo. I had problems taking a picture of this as I wanted to show both the tiles of the ground and the details/structure of the ceiling. It was difficult/ with iphone camera and I wasn't really successful.
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    [MOC] Small Architecture creations

    Thanks Graham and FonsoSac. It must be great to live close to Torres Blancas I hope one day I will have the opportunity to see those white towers in real life.
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    [MOC] Microtown

    Would it be possible for you to either describe the lightbox or maybe take a picture of it? Did you do any after processing of the photos? I would like to make a lightbox with black background, as I use that most of the time.
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    [MOC] Seagram Building, New York

    Thanks! That's a good trick!
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    [MOC] Microtown

    I like it very much! Myself i am only using white bricks from the 21050 Architecture Studio set, but this clearly shows the benefits of using more colours :)
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    [MOC] Seagram Building, New York

    Very nice building, great work! The water at front, what pieces are those?
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    [MOC architecture] The Colosseum

    Very nice and clever use of pieces!!
  15. Exactly what I was thinking. You did not pick an easy builiding :) Very well done!
  16. All the GBC modules are so good!! Great work!
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    [MOC] Welcome to Gaza (Banksy Cat)

    I have never seen this kind of work before, so awesome!
  18. Yes more detailed pictures would be great and appreciated. I tried to understand the description but didn't make it all the way :) Keep up the good work!
  19. I like it and it looks like something I can learn from! Maybe stupid questions from a beginner, but I don't understand how some parts work: How are the "liftarm frames" (don't know the word) in the rear axles attached? You also have some links between them. How is the the steering working?
  20. This is a very very nice model you have created. Just love the second picture without the wheels. Also a nice clean look with cool colour scheme. .
  21. Really nice to see these rebuilds. I just love the colours of the old technic sets.
  22. For parts I would buy 42009 and then bricklink the rest. An alternative if you want power function is buy 42030 when you find them for a good price. Sometimes you can find a 42030 for a price lower than the PF parts + wheels together and then you will get a big bunch of yellow liftarms as a bonus :)
  23. It looks like Europe is one step behind when it comes to colouring your commuting Manila was my first time working abroad and it made such strong impressions on me. Actually I was not allowed for safety reasons to go to work in a jeepney but who could resist those colour bombs??