I collect building heights as a hobby so the heights of the buildings are correct. I'm also an editor at Emporis which is a website that catalogs skyscrapers from around the world. For the block sizes I've measured those with GoogleEarth. ![]() Most downtown streets in Austin are 80 feet wide, that includes 44 feet of lanes, (curb to curb), the rest is sidewalks. I researched the street width information from the City of Austin. I'm not sure of the exact scale of my models, but I do know they are to scale. Kevin i'm hoping to become a developer in abilene and i was hoping if this actually works in gettimg an idea across. (the buiding in the right-center foreground is a scaled-down replica of New York's Flatiron building by another club member). This is a picture from a show MichLTC did on March 3-4, 2007 at the Rock Financial Center in Novi, Michigan (a Detroit suburb): This gives me the opportunity to display my Lego buildings as part of a complete city. Since I started building about 3 years ago, I have built one large structure a year (plus several small to medium size buildings).Ģ007: The 47 story Penobscot Building (still under construction):Īfter I completed the Fisher Building model, I found out about the Michigan Lego Train Club () and I joined it. Dispite this, I am hoping to build many of the significant structures of Detroit. ![]() Unfortunately unless someone pays me and lets me use a space the size of a stadium (for free), I will not be able to build an entire downtown. By building in what is called "minifig" scale (about 1/48 scale - based on the height of the chubby little Lego people), I can show details such as the individual windows and doors. What Kevin is doing is trying to create an entire downtown in Lego bricks.
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