LEGO® Architecture Empire State Building 21046 $99 Delivered / C&C @ Target

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  batflaps on 21/01/2022 - 12:24

  That's cool. Sucks theres no stock near me :(

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  shoppe on 21/01/2022 - 12:33

  +1

  55cm it's tiny. (brogen 4 and build a 2m+ version).

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    MattyD on 21/01/2022 - 13:05

    +2

    That would be an awfully skinny building.

    Let's nerd out on this.

    You'll have to think exponentially if you want to keep any sense of scale:

    x2 taller = 8 kits (2 'levels', each level is now a 2x2 kit square, so that it is twice the size on each 'side')
    x4 taller (your idea) = 64 kits (4 'levels', each level is now a 4x4 kit square, so that it is 4x the size on each 'side')

    And don't even get me started on scaling the asymetrical exterior profile, internal structure or scaling of details…

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      shoppe on 21/01/2022 - 13:49

      Nice, but how many would I need to build it to scale? 🤔

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        MattyD on 21/01/2022 - 13:57

        Sorry - I only do 1 quote gratis.

        Anything else and you'll need to engage me as your independent LEGO consultant 🤣

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          shoppe on 21/01/2022 - 13:59

          @MattyD: Are you 'legoman'?

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      Splurge on 21/01/2022 - 14:00

      +5

      Thanks for doing the maths I couldn't intially be bothered attempting when I saw this comment.

      I'm very pleased and agree with your conclusion regarding the increase in sets required as cubic function of the height.

      2taller = 2^3 = 8 kits
      4taller = 4^3 = 64 kits
      10*taller = 10^3 = 1000 kits.

      Extrapolating that out and assuming this formula stays true, the actual empire state building being 381m tall, or 443m to tip. The amount of these Lego kits to build a life size empire state building might theoretical be:
      (381/.55)^3 = 332,419,781 kits worth $32.9B (without newsletter discount) for the main building or

      (433/.55)^3 = 522,544,295 kits worth $51.7B (without newsletter discount) if we include the tip.

      Given the actual empire state building only cost AUD$935M to build in today's dollars, I feel this proves that Lego is too expensive :P

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        MattyD on 21/01/2022 - 17:57

        +1

        This guy LEGOs

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    Gnostikos on 21/01/2022 - 13:57

    55cm it's tiny.

    That's how all of these Lego Architecture sets are; they're all designed in what is called "micro-scale" because they're intended to be small desk ornaments or decorative pieces. The real-world scale is usually around 1:800 - 1:1500.

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      popsiee on 21/01/2022 - 14:06

      I thought you were talking about something else and had to disagree .