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 Author: cosmicray View Messages Posted By cosmicray
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 13:21
 Subject: Architect turns 67,000 Lego pcs into Vatican
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I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

https://www.americamagazine.org/sites/default/files/main_image/2021/09/16/20210916T1200-LEGOS-VATICAN-CITY-STATE-1507157.JPG.JPG

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 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 14:06
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In My Own Creation, cosmicray writes:
  I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

https://www.americamagazine.org/sites/default/files/main_image/2021/09/16/20210916T1200-LEGOS-VATICAN-CITY-STATE-1507157.JPG.JPG

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I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John
 Author: Llewyn View Messages Posted By Llewyn
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 15:01
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In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John

It's what the artist himself claims at least. This (I think) is the first
Instagram post revealing the finished build last year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYN_3Ppck5/

Similar parts total to his earlier Imperial Rome build, but dwarfed by this year's
114k piece 1st Century Jerusalem display!
 Author: macebobo View Messages Posted By macebobo
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 15:15
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In My Own Creation, Llewyn writes:
  In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John

It's what the artist himself claims at least. This (I think) is the first
Instagram post revealing the finished build last year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYN_3Ppck5/

Similar parts total to his earlier Imperial Rome build, but dwarfed by this year's
114k piece 1st Century Jerusalem display!

67,000+ (~1,300 unique) - I read that as at least 67,000 pieces, likely more.
Still impressive though.
 
 Author: MrPetovan View Messages Posted By MrPetovan
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 15:45
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It's a micro scale model, so I'm not surprised about this relatively
low part count.

In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  In My Own Creation, Llewyn writes:
  In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John

It's what the artist himself claims at least. This (I think) is the first
Instagram post revealing the finished build last year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYN_3Ppck5/

Similar parts total to his earlier Imperial Rome build, but dwarfed by this year's
114k piece 1st Century Jerusalem display!

67,000+ (~1,300 unique) - I read that as at least 67,000 pieces, likely more.
Still impressive though.
 Author: Ziegelmeister View Messages Posted By Ziegelmeister
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 23:51
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In My Own Creation, MrPetovan writes:
  It's a micro scale model, so I'm not surprised about this relatively
low part count.

Micro-Micro.

If you zoom in and look around that square in front of the chapel is ~18x19 and
all of the windows are 1x1 headlights turned around. Small scale, but then again,
a LOT of 1x1's.
 Author: cosmicray View Messages Posted By cosmicray
 Posted: Oct 18, 2021 06:53
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In My Own Creation, Yellow.Brick writes:
  In My Own Creation, MrPetovan writes:
  It's a micro scale model, so I'm not surprised about this relatively
low part count.

Micro-Micro.

If you zoom in and look around that square in front of the chapel is ~18x19 and
all of the windows are 1x1 headlights turned around. Small scale, but then again,
a LOT of 1x1's.

Which is cool, in it's own way, that you can achieve that overall scale with
1x1 elements. I noticed that too, but not at first. It was only later that I
saw a few exposed studs, which gave me a better grasp of the scale.

Nita Rae
 Author: superchicken77 View Messages Posted By superchicken77
 Posted: Oct 17, 2021 22:10
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https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/09/16/vatican-city-lego-replica-241444



In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  In My Own Creation, cosmicray writes:
  I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

https://www.americamagazine.org/sites/default/files/main_image/2021/09/16/20210916T1200-LEGOS-VATICAN-CITY-STATE-1507157.JPG.JPG

Nita Rae

I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John
 Author: legoman77 View Messages Posted By legoman77
 Posted: Oct 18, 2021 11:49
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In My Own Creation, superchicken77 writes:
  https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/09/16/vatican-city-lego-replica-241444



In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  In My Own Creation, cosmicray writes:
  I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

https://www.americamagazine.org/sites/default/files/main_image/2021/09/16/20210916T1200-LEGOS-VATICAN-CITY-STATE-1507157.JPG.JPG

Nita Rae

I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John

That picture is the most interesting creation I have ever seen built from Lego.
47 years of an interest in Lego, that is the most fantastic.
John P
 Author: McLumpytoe View Messages Posted By McLumpytoe
 Posted: Oct 19, 2021 20:25
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In My Own Creation, superchicken77 writes:
  https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/09/16/vatican-city-lego-replica-241444



In My Own Creation, macebobo writes:
  In My Own Creation, cosmicray writes:
  I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

https://www.americamagazine.org/sites/default/files/main_image/2021/09/16/20210916T1200-LEGOS-VATICAN-CITY-STATE-1507157.JPG.JPG

Nita Rae

I am impressed as well. Can we please have a link to the article.

My gut tells me that there is more there than 67,000 pieces in that work of art,
but willing to be wrong.

-- John

Wow, that's incredible!

Jonathan
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Oct 18, 2021 10:23
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In My Own Creation, cosmicray writes:
  I am suitably impressed ... would have expected more pcs to have been needed
than 67,000

Nita Rae

For those interested in upscaled architectural MOCs in micro build fashion, checkout
some of Brian's stuff: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1196993

Haven't heard from him lately around here, so you'll need to do your
own searching: Brian of DagsBricks: https://www.bricklink.com/feedback.asp?u=DagsBricks

Last I heard, he had big projects in the works. Maybe this post will get him
to chime back in with an update

-popsicle