Building Details

lildarlin82

I have been tasked to build a replica of a building with a lot of architectural detail such as lion faces and scrolls. Any recommendation for these? I've thought about using a Lego lion head or should I build these from scratch? I'm a little lost.

White Horse Bricks

How about this: https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=30274

lildarlin82

Thank you! I have that saved in my Wishlist. Not sure what to do about the other architectural details.

brickadoon

@lildarlin82 what about these?

https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-brick-1-x-1-x-2-with-scroll-and-open-stud-20310

lildarlin82

Maybe. Thanks!

Brick-Cat

What scale will it be?

lildarlin82

@Brick-Cat forgive me, I'm not sure how to answer that. I've only built one other lego building replica and all I did was count windows and floors and used pieces that looked like they might work. There was some trial and error. How would I find out what scale it would be?

Brick-Cat

@lildarlin82 i was wondering if you were building to hold minifigures or a smaller or larger size

lildarlin82

@Brick-Cat no plans to have minifigures, that I know of.

Pikka

You may find some answers to your questions regarding Lego scale on Quora:

https://www.quora.com/When-building-a-scale-model-used-s-because-Lego-scale-isnt-perfect-of-a-building-which-matters-more-size-or-proportion

lildarlin82

@Pikka thank you! @Brick-Cat, yes, I guess it will be to scale to hold minifigs. It's 10 columns long, 4 columns wide, and about 12 stories tall. Counting windows and floors worked for me on my first/latest project.

Neiljones

Would love to see pictures of your finished build. I tried to build a copy of my house it still hasn’t been finished 😂