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Architecture: Guggenheim Museum (21035)

Posted on Thursday, 22nd March 2018 by Caz
Filed under Architecture / Micropolis

Lego Architecture set Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, finally put on a Micropolis base to make 1/2 block. The scale is perfect and it even comes with some ready-made Micropolis taxis! With the addition of a bit of landcasping on the right, it makes a great block for the downtown museum zone.

Guggenheim Museum - Front
Guggenheim Museum – Front
Guggenheim Museum - Rear
Guggenheim Museum – Rear

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Tagged with architecture / guggenheim museum / mod / modification

Architecture: US Capitol Building (21030)

Posted on Tuesday, 26th December 2017 by Caz
Filed under Architecture / Microscale

The Architecture: US Capitol Building (21030) set is the biggest I got for Christmas. It kept me amused for most of Boxing Day while I was still feeling grotty with the lurgy. It’s a lovely model with loads of details and a shed load of Erling (headlight) bricks (4070)! It took a few hours to build but was very satisfying.

21030 Architecture US Capitol Box
21030 Architecture US Capitol Box

All that sand green for the roof! Lovely!

21030 Architecture US Capitol Built
21030 Architecture US Capitol Built

Tagged with 21030 / erling brick / headlight brick / us capitol

Architecture: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (21035)

Posted on Monday, 25th December 2017 by Caz
Filed under Architecture / Microscale

Another big set I got for Christmas is the iconic Architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (21035), which is one I have been wanting since I first seeing the theme. The real building is a mad shape and it has been rendered very well in LEGO here. It’s the second time this subject has appeared in the Architecture line. The original set (21004) was one of the earliest Architecture sets released – but personally I’m not keen on it as it is far less detailed and there are too many studs visible.

21035 Architecture Giggenheim Box
21035 Architecture Giggenheim Box

This version, however, is much closer to the real thing, and is perfectly in scale for Micropolis – the yellow taxis on the road in front are exactly the same as they would be in Micropolis. I am contemplating whether I should put it on a Micropolis 1/2 block base, but I will have to see. It does look good on the base it comes with in the meantime.

21035 Architecture Giggenheim Built
21035 Architecture Giggenheim Built

Tagged with 20135 / guggenheim museum

Architecture: New York Skyline (21028)

Posted on Monday, 25th December 2017 by Caz
Filed under Architecture / Microscale

The first set that I built from my Christmas Haul was the third Architecture Skyline model that I own, New York City (21028).

21028 Architecture New York Skyline Box
21028 Architecture New York Skyline Box

The model starts small with the Statue of Liberty and works its way up to the One World Trade Center. There were some excellent techniques for microscale buildings, which I must try to remember for some of my Micropolis MOCs.

21028 Architecture New York Skyline Built
21028 Architecture New York Skyline Built

Tagged with 21028 / architecture skyline / christmas present / new york

Architecture: Flatiron Building (21032)

Posted on Friday, 22nd December 2017 by Caz
Filed under Architecture / Micropolis

I’ve been after the Architecture series Flatiron Building (21032) for a while now, and found a decent used copy on eBay a few days ago.

21023 Architecture Flatiron Box
21023 Architecture Flatiron Box

It’s a lovely build, with some great SNOT techniques. Ever since I first saw it, I’ve thought it would make a great little Micropolis module, so I took it off its original base and built it onto a quarter block baseplate.

21032 Flatiron Building On Micropolis Base
21032 Flatiron Building On Micropolis Base

With the addition of some landscaping around the concourse, it looks really good and will make a striking feature in my little Micropolis city.

20123 Flatiron Other Side
20123 Flatiron Other Side

Tagged with 1/4 block / 21032 / downtown zone / flatiron building / part MOC

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