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Empire State Building – Micropolis Block #169

Friday, 14th February 2020 By Caz

This is my adaptation of the LEGO Architecture set, 21046 Empire State Building, which I was fortunate to get as a Christmas present. I immediately knew that it would fit in well with Micropolis, and may well be the tallest building in the city.

Filed Under: Architecture, Micropolis Tagged With: 21046, architecture, empire state building

Trafalgar Square – Micropolis Block #141

Monday, 5th August 2019 By Caz

Back in May I was lucky enough to get a commission from LEGO to photograph their new Trafalgar Square Architecture set, 21045, actually in Trafalgar Square in London. They sent me the set to build and I had to provide 3-5 photos of it in situ.

Once I had accomplished my goal, I was able to turn this lovely set into a full block for my Micropolis city. It only required another brick’s width of road on three sides, and a small extension at the rear – where you can still see the little doors which open onto the galleries at the back, housing tiny works of art.

Filed Under: Architecture, Micropolis Tagged With: 21045, downtown zone, trafalgar square

LEGO Use My Trafalgar Square Image On Social Media

Wednesday, 19th June 2019 By Caz

A few weeks ago I wrote about my commission to photograph the LEGO Architecture Trafalgar Square set in the real Trafalgar Square for them to use in their promo campaign for the set. Today they used exactly the image I had expected (I sent several options) on Twitter and Instagram (and possibly Facebook too, but I’m not on there so didn’t see it if they did):

Enjoy one of London’s most vibrant spaces in the middle of the city with your own LEGO version of Trafalgar Square!
Thank you @cazphoto for the beautiful 📸 pic.twitter.com/WdDm11E1H0

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) June 19, 2019

 

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Enjoy one of London’s most vibrant spaces in the middle of the city with your own LEGO version of Trafalgar Square! Thank you @cazmockett for the beautiful 📸 #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #London #TrafalgarSquare #UGC #Fanmade #legogram

A post shared by LEGO (@lego) on Jun 19, 2019 at 4:00am PDT

Filed Under: Architecture, Misc Tagged With: photo commission, social media, trafalgar square

LEGO Architecture Trafalgar Square Photo Commission

Thursday, 23rd May 2019 By Caz

I was recently asked if I could take up to 6 photographs of LEGO’s not-yet-released Architecture set Trafalgar Square (21045) in the real Trafalgar Square – for a social media campaign by LEGO. This wasn’t a paid assignment, but I did receive the model to build before its release date, which was rather nice.

I was on a bit of a tight schedule due to various work and travelling commitments at the time, (I don’t actually live in London but am working there at the moment). So after building the model at home, I carefully boxed it up and took it to work in my bag, and then visited Trafalgar Square on the way home that evening. The weather wasn’t playing ball, but it gave me the opportunity to scout out some locations, and at least get something in the bag. These were the best pictures I managed to take on my first visit:

LEGO Trafalgar Square & Fountain
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Fountain – dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & National Gallery on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & National Gallery on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square, National Gallery in background, on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square, National Gallery in background, on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square - Right Location, Wrong Weather!
LEGO Trafalgar Square – Right Location, Wrong Weather!
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Nelson's Column on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Nelson’s Column on a dull evening

While these weren’t my best work by any means, at least I had some insurance images to uphold my end of the bargain, and I had found what I thought would be the perfect location – just not the perfect weather, yet.

I decided to try again the next morning.

My luck was in! Apart from the inconvenience of having to get up to catch a train an hour and a half earlier than normal, it was a beautiful morning with bright blue sky and plenty of sun.

I headed to Trafalgar Square on my way to work this time, and set about getting the images I really wanted.

LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with Nelson's Column Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with Nelson’s Column Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery centrally behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery centrally behind

Much better than before! But I also managed to get what I thought would be the real “money shot”:

LEGO Trafalgar Square On A Sunny Day
LEGO Trafalgar Square On A Sunny Day

Having processed the images when I got home, I emailed them off to my contact at LEGO and now I wait patiently for the promo campaign to appear “sometime soon” on social media… I will let you know when I spot it!

Update: Here it is!

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: fountains, photo commission, social media, trafalgar square

Architecture: Guggenheim Museum (21035)

Thursday, 22nd March 2018 By Caz

Lego Architecture set Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, finally put on a Micropolis base to make 1/2 block. The scale is perfect and it even comes with some ready-made Micropolis taxis! With the addition of a bit of landcasping on the right, it makes a great block for the downtown museum zone.

Guggenheim Museum - Front
Guggenheim Museum – Front
Guggenheim Museum - Rear
Guggenheim Museum – Rear

Watch the video on this Block by Blockhead:

Filed Under: Architecture, Micropolis Tagged With: architecture, guggenheim museum, mod, modification

Architecture: US Capitol Building (21030)

Tuesday, 26th December 2017 By Caz

The Architecture: US Capitol Building (21030) set is the biggest I got for Christmas. It kept me amused for most of Boxing Day while I was still feeling grotty with the lurgy. It’s a lovely model with loads of details and a shed load of Erling (headlight) bricks (4070)! It took a few hours to build but was very satisfying.

21030 Architecture US Capitol Box
21030 Architecture US Capitol Box

All that sand green for the roof! Lovely!

21030 Architecture US Capitol Built
21030 Architecture US Capitol Built

Filed Under: Architecture, Microscale Tagged With: 21030, erling brick, headlight brick, us capitol

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