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Lighting the Imperial Hotel
INTRODUCTION This is not the lovely Lego Architecture model of the central lobby of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. It is the LOZ clone copy from China.…
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Retro Winnipeg Police Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp8sKJ78oCU
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Pinewood Derby KITT with Remote-Controlled Lights and Sounds
Last year my son suggested I build a KITT Pinewood Derby Car based on the 1980s TV series, and I just finished it last night. Almost all of the magic is Brickstuff products,…
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Neighborhood White House MOC by gabizon
INTRODUCTION I discovered this lovely “white house” MOC by gabizon soon after finishing the Atom Brick Unity Temple. The gabizon MOC consists of 371 Lego bricks built onto a 16x16 stud base.…
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Unity Temple from Atom Brick
INTRODUCTION Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, where it was built between 1905 and 1908. More information can be found at the Wikipedia page and at the the…
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KYLIN FROM LOZ WITH LIGHTS
INTRODUCTION The Kylin or Qilin or Kirin or 麒麟 is a hooved, mythological creature from China, Japan and Korea. See the Wikipedia essay here. Quite a homely beast,…
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St. Basil's Cathedral from Balody: Two Lighting Plans
INTRODUCTION A Lego MOC designer/builder must be a little crazy to attempt the architectural complexities and artistic glories of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow: ten churches,…
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Komeda Coffee with Lights
INTRODUCTION I generally steer away from Lego models, Lego MOCs, and nanoblock models which are commercial tie-ins. But, this 1540+ brick replica of a Japanese coffee chain store struck my fancy…
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The Kaminarimon (雷門) with Lights
INTRODUCTION The original version of this iconic Tokyo entrance gate dates back to the 10th century. It is still a much-visited landmark. See more here.…
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Building and Lighting a Smaller Big Ben
INTRODUCTION Lego’s own Creator model of Big Ben and the Westminster Palace facade is a gigantic wonder: 4163 bricks and 17 inches wide. The Elizabeth clock tower and clock assembly are beautiful.…
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Lighting the Little China Bus from Balody
INTRODUCTION I’m sure I was as impressed as everyone else when Lego Creator put out its beautiful London Bus-- filled with lovely details, composed of 1686 bricks, and huge (13 in by 5 in by 7 in).…
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Lighting the Robie House
INTRODUCTION The beautiful Lego Architecture model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House was released in 2011. Adam Reed Tucker designed this faithful reproduction of the iconic Chicago landmark.…
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The Japanese Tea House from Woody Joe
INTRODUCTION Lovely tea houses can be found all over Japan, apparently. So, it is no surprise that a Japanese specialist company in wooden models, Woody Joe,…
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Lighting the Farnsworth House REDUX
INTRODUCTION The Farnsworth House is a beautiful one-room weekend retreat built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 southwest of Chicago.…
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Sungnyemun
There is this amazing-looking building in South Korea--the Sungnyemun. From Wikipedia: “Namdaemun (Hangul:남대문; Hanja:南大門, South Great Gate), officially known as the Sungnyemun (Hangul: 숭례문; Hanja:…
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