Citigroup Center, New York

Name of Model: Citigroup Center, New York

Created by: Spencer_R

Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51130204@N04/sets/72157624372848782/

Details: This microscale model of the Citigroup Center in New York (more specifically, downtown midtown Manhattan) is surprisingly recognizable for its small size. The scale of this model is actually smaller than the micropolis standard - in the LEGO world, a term like "microscale" is really a blanket term to describe a variety of sizes that are very small.

Petronas Towers

Name of Model: Petronas Towers

Created by: Arthur Gugick

Found at: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/35519

Details: Landmark builder Arthur Gugick decided to take on the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia some time ago. Like most of his landmarks, they stand as a masterpiece. When this model's inspiration was originally constructed in Malaysia, the Petronas Towers were the tallest skyscraper in the world. They've since been overtaken by Taipei 101, which longtime readers will recall has also been rendered in LEGO form. While I doubt that these LEGO towers are breaking any records, I'd say that the look of the 88-stories-tall Petronas Towers was captured well here. Even without many of the clever techniques we've seen in other buildings (particular in this small scale), this is still instantly recognizable.

Microscale Sony Building

Name of Model: Sony Building, New York

Created by: Spencer R.

Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=321476 and http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/59098

Details: OK, so once you take a close look at this, it is pretty obvious how it was done. What makes it so exciting is that you HAVE to take a close look at it - at first glance, it looked too much like a full-size skyscraper. I'll let you read the rest over on the MOCpages link above - he did a great write-up of the details of this one.

Taipei 101 Microscale Skyscraper

Name of Model: Taipei 101, Taipei Taiwan

Created by: Spencer R

Found at: http://mocpages.com/moc.php/44930 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=293922

Details: This skyscraper is deceptive - at first glance, it looks like a far larger masterpiece - it's so detailed that you'll have to find the little people and trees in order to get a grasp on the model's scale. This skyscraper is also a great reproduction of the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan (which has been the tallest building in the world since it was completed in 2004). The details here are brilliant, and the colors and parts uses are perfect (apparently quite a few special pieces were ordered specially so that this model could be made). The LEGO® version takes up a grey 15x15 baseplate and stands .8 meters tall. This puts it at roughly a scale of 1:636.5. There are some small concessions that were made to simplify the design, but I'll let you read the builder's account of that.

This is Saturday's model of the day