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S.D.city · #**1181** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 8:09 PM**

hey can someone tell me how to do the Grill window technique, like Rocco Chicago Broad of Trade Building?

rjb001 · #**1182** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 11:07 PM**

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Shanghai World Financial Center by Spencer_R, on Flickr

Really cool! I had thought of the same technique you did on the inward tapered faces for mine... Just shows two outcomes at the same scale. We'll have to get a side-by-side shot at Brickworld

rjb001 · #**1183** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 11:11 PM**

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hey can someone tell me how to do the Grill window technique, like Rocco Chicago Broad of Trade Building?

There are a million ways to do it, but the most common/easiest are brackets and headlight bricks. You could just check out the digital file on my Brickshelf page to see exactly how I did it.

jsr · #**1184** Posted **Mar 31, 2013, 11:37 PM**

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Really cool! I had thought of the same technique you did on the inward tapered faces for mine.

Basically the same approach as I did for One World Trade Center, but this one required a lot more design finesse.

S.D.city · #**1185** Posted **Apr 1, 2013, 12:11 AM**

finished enough of the facade for it to be recognizable

S.D.city · #**1186** Posted **Apr 1, 2013, 2:56 AM**

Thank you for the help

nipperzipper · #**1187** Posted **Apr 5, 2013, 2:31 AM**

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Nice guess!

Marina City

Click the picture to see more.

Hey Rocco, that marina city is sick...nice work on that one

rjb001 · #**1188** Posted **Apr 11, 2013, 12:59 AM**

Hey Spencer, have you thought about trying your hand at 40 Wall Street? It would cross another off your list of once-world's-tallest.

S.D.city · #**1189** Posted **Apr 11, 2013, 4:08 AM**

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Hey Spencer, have you thought about trying your hand at 40 Wall Street? It would cross another off your list of once-world's-tallest.

I want to do 40th Wall Spencer should try the Singers Building

rjb001 · #**1190** Posted **May 10, 2013, 9:22 AM**

motayan

Looks promising with those trans-light blue plates!

navyweaxguy · #**1191** Posted **May 10, 2013, 11:22 PM**

Looks cool. I love all the other ones I own.

jsr · #**1192** Posted **May 11, 2013, 5:07 PM**

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motayan

Looks promising with those trans-light blue plates!

I've been waiting for years for those plates to become available in retail. My current small cache of them has cost me big $.

The modeling approach of that set seems rather similar to my own larger version.

jsr · #**1193** Posted **May 11, 2013, 5:39 PM**

There's a new book out, Brick City, by Warren Elsmore celebrating architectural icons built from LEGO. The 256 page book is a mixture of small scale micro models (many with building instructions) and larger, more detailed, inspirational models. The book is printed in full color with good production quality. It can be found at major bookstores and other online retailers for less than $20.

I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute a couple of my models. The UK edition cover shown above includes my Burj Al Arab. (The US edition cover features my Chrysler Building and Eiffel Tower.)

Below is a sample of the book, showing my World Trade Center model.

navyweaxguy · #**1194** Posted **May 11, 2013, 6:33 PM**

That's awesome! Congrats on being published!

KevinFromTexas · #**1195** Posted **May 11, 2013, 7:01 PM**

That's great, JSR. Congrats.

rjb001 · #**1196** Posted **May 15, 2013, 3:04 AM**

Past & Present

I've thought about doing this ever since I did my WFC model last year. The West St median design is based on its present-day state. Everything in the WFC is also a present-day representation.

jsr · #**1197** Posted **May 16, 2013, 1:26 AM**

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I've thought about doing this ever since I did my WFC model last year. The West St median design is based on its present-day state. Everything in the WFC is also a present-day representation.

Looks good. I've got to do this too. Even though I don't have a WFC model, I want the bases on my WTCs to match up.

rjb001 · #**1198** Posted **May 21, 2013, 12:58 AM**

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I've been waiting for years for those plates to become available in retail. My current small cache of them has cost me big $.

The modeling approach of that set seems rather similar to my own larger version.

Do you think you'll replace the windows on yours? Trans-light blue does seem to be a closer match for the Secretariat Building than trans-dark.

jsr · #**1199** Posted **May 22, 2013, 1:39 AM**

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Do you think you'll replace the windows on yours? Trans-light blue does seem to be a closer match for the Secretariat Building than trans-dark.

Probably. If anything it will help the spadrels stand out more.

KevinFromTexas · #**1200** Posted **Jun 1, 2013, 7:23 PM**

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