![]() On the other hand, using too small of a scale can force you to compromise on accuracy (probably more than you would find acceptable). But too large of a scale can also result in a massive, unwieldy model with a prohibitively high piece count and cost. The bigger the scale, the more accurately you can represent all the elements of the original building in your LEGO model. There is obviously a trade-off associated with scale. ![]() And so if the actual building is 100 feet wide, your model would have to be 1 foot wide or it would not have the right proportions (it would either look too skinny or too squat compared to the real building). Now, this 1/100 ratio applies to all the dimensions in the model – not just the height. So a 1/100 scale simply means that your model of a 500 foot tall building would stand exactly 5 feet tall. The scale is just the relative size of your model compared to the actual building – expressed as a ratio. The first step is picking the scale that works best for the model. I am sure some people can pull it off but this approach is clearly a hit-or-miss for many others (which is the only way I can explain all the models I have seen that are badly out of proportion compared to the real building).īeing an engineer, I tend to rely on a more rigorous approach based on math (very simple math as it turns out) instead of using just my eyes and intuition. What exactly is involved in designing a LEGO model of a real skyscraper ? I wish I had a knack for doing it by eye – intuitively figuring out how wide (in terms of studs) and tall (in terms of brick heights) the model needs to be just by looking at pictures of the real building. Different versions of Empire State Building. ![]()
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