HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Urban Art > Skyscraper & Urban Art


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #1  
Old Posted Aug 15, 2009, 6:01 PM
jsr's Avatar
jsr jsr is offline
Is That LEGO?
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: ABS Dreamland
Posts: 378
DUBAI | Burj Dubai LEGO Model | 1.3 M - Pinnacle / 1.0 M - Roof | 162 FLOORS | T/O

I've split this topic from the main Lego Skylines thread.

I will be posting periodic updates on the construction progress of my Burj Dubai Lego skyscraper model. I'm building it to an approximate scale of 1/650 so that it matches the scale of my other fourteen Lego skyscaper models . Total height will be about 1.3m.

I don't have a timeline on when it will be finished. Typical construction time for one of my models is about three months. Sometimes it can take even longer depending on the complexity of the design. The good news is this model won't need to wait to be fitted with glass.

_____________
jsr




8/9/2009 Level: 0 | Height: 3 plates (0.01m)



8/14/2009 Level: 17 | Height: 35 plates (0.11m)
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #2  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2009, 1:33 PM
DecoJim's Avatar
DecoJim DecoJim is offline
Art Deco Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Posts: 748
Nice start!
I predict that Bricklink's supply of 2x2 round light blue-gray plates will be depleted!
__________________
My Detroit and Lego architecture photos: flickr/decojim/
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #3  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2009, 10:36 PM
JDRCRASH JDRCRASH is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Gabriel Valley
Posts: 8,087
Thats great! Can't wait to see it finished!
__________________
Revelation 21:4
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #4  
Old Posted Aug 17, 2009, 4:03 AM
Lecom's Avatar
Lecom Lecom is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: the Mid-Atlantic
Posts: 12,703
awesome!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #5  
Old Posted Aug 18, 2009, 1:12 AM
SD360 SD360 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 50
that be kind of cool if you had cranes on the central core, building the floors
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #6  
Old Posted Aug 18, 2009, 2:09 AM
peanut gallery's Avatar
peanut gallery peanut gallery is offline
Only Mostly Dead
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Marin
Posts: 5,234
This will be fun to watch. Thanks for keeping us updated.
__________________
My other car is a Dakota Creek Advanced Multihull Design.

Tiburon Miami 1 Miami 2 Ye Olde San Francisco SF: Canyons, waterfront... SF: South FiDi SF: South Park
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #7  
Old Posted Aug 19, 2009, 2:02 PM
jsr's Avatar
jsr jsr is offline
Is That LEGO?
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: ABS Dreamland
Posts: 378
Quote:
Originally Posted by SD360 View Post
that be kind of cool if you had cranes on the central core, building the floors
I suppose I could throw something up there for fun. Obviously I am not replicating the actual construction sequence or crane schedules of real Burj. The "sand" baseplate and yellow cranes were added just to liven up the photos. I will eventually be modeling the finished grounds around the base of the tower. I need to wait to see how the real ones turn out first.
__________________
jsr
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #8  
Old Posted Aug 20, 2009, 1:22 AM
Skyscraper100's Avatar
Skyscraper100 Skyscraper100 is offline
<:
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: manila
Posts: 460
wow! cool
__________________
Possibilities are endless.
visit my sketchup thread
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #9  
Old Posted Aug 21, 2009, 5:49 AM
SD360 SD360 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 50
any"construction updates"
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #10  
Old Posted Aug 21, 2009, 12:21 PM
Flamesrule Flamesrule is offline
Closed account
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Pastime- Calgary
Posts: 2,665
Thats really cool!Will look good when it is finished!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #11  
Old Posted Aug 21, 2009, 8:32 PM
SD360 SD360 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 50
will this work.

its from a SimCity 4 fansite,(still in progress)
you can find the thread here
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #12  
Old Posted Aug 22, 2009, 4:27 PM
vid's Avatar
vid vid is offline
I am a typical
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Thunder Bay
Posts: 41,172
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #13  
Old Posted Aug 22, 2009, 5:41 PM
jsr's Avatar
jsr jsr is offline
Is That LEGO?
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: ABS Dreamland
Posts: 378




8/22/2009 Level: 32 | Height 65 plates (0.21m)
__________________
jsr
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #14  
Old Posted Aug 22, 2009, 6:01 PM
J.M.'s Avatar
J.M. J.M. is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 174
This is wicked!, I love you're work and i'm even a fan of you on Moc Pages! CN Tower was quite the art, this will sure top it off! I challenge you to build a lego 1 World Trade Center.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #15  
Old Posted Aug 23, 2009, 4:25 AM
SD360 SD360 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 50
@J.M. are you serious. the current 1 world trade center in new york.
@jsr. the cranes were exactly as I thought it would be
__________________
Visit my websites www.cgxpstudio.co.cc and fishatopia.webs.com
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #16  
Old Posted Aug 23, 2009, 4:39 AM
JDRCRASH JDRCRASH is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Gabriel Valley
Posts: 8,087
SD360, regarding the Burj Dubai BAT, yeah Andisart has been working hard with Simfox and a few other guys to finish it.
__________________
Revelation 21:4
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #17  
Old Posted Aug 23, 2009, 5:13 AM
SD360 SD360 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 50
i'm very aware of that. i'm a member on the site. i think this shows us what the complex will look like once completed. I'd be amazed to see this in lego.
__________________
Visit my websites www.cgxpstudio.co.cc and fishatopia.webs.com
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #18  
Old Posted Aug 23, 2009, 8:34 PM
J.M.'s Avatar
J.M. J.M. is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 174
Quote:
Originally Posted by SD360 View Post
@J.M. are you serious. the current 1 world trade center in new york.
@jsr. the cranes were exactly as I thought it would be
Yes the currently being contructed One World Trade Center aka Freedom Tower. He does so well with the shapes of these he has to try it.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #19  
Old Posted Aug 23, 2009, 10:22 PM
John Hinds's Avatar
John Hinds John Hinds is offline
Senior Committee
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: DisUnited Queendom
Posts: 4,163
Interesting.

How are you planning to clad it?
What pieces are you going to use for the glass walls?
__________________

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #20  
Old Posted Aug 24, 2009, 4:42 AM
jsr's Avatar
jsr jsr is offline
Is That LEGO?
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: ABS Dreamland
Posts: 378
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Hinds View Post
Interesting.

How are you planning to clad it?
What pieces are you going to use for the glass walls?
Sorry guys, but the claddding is already there in the form of translucent clear elements. I know it is not as strong visually as I would like and hence I can see that the model does show some resemblence to an unclad Burj. The scale I am using has each floor consisting of two plate elements heightwise. One plate is a horizontal floor visual divider (sort of a spandrel) and the other is a "window". Ideally I should have a lot more "window" vs "spandrel" for each floor, but I would have to build at a larger overall scale to do that - and that wouldn't match the other models I have built.

It's just one of the many compromises that I have to make in the design.
__________________
jsr
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Urban Art > Skyscraper & Urban Art
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 7:08 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.