![]() How do you go about figuring out the best combination of LEGO pieces needed to achieve each of the details ? Is it a fairly intuitive process for you or do you have to go through a lot of trial and error before you settle on something you are happy with ? But thanks to you, I found my way to stud.io (which I can use to do virtual builds) and so there are no limits any more on what I can build.ģ) You are a true master at replicating the wonderfully detailed facades that these older buildings have, using LEGO – a medium that is not particularly suited to this task. Sadly I don’t have space for such a street or should I say thank God, because that would be my financial ruin. A dream of mine is to have a complete street view. I use the minifigure scale for all my builds, so that I can combine them. Once I select a building, I start building the model from scratch. Of course I always have a look, to see if they can be built with LEGO but mostly I go with the ones that suit my taste, ha ha.Ģ) Once you have selected a building, what is your process for designing the LEGO model ? Do you use sketches or any other methods to plan out your builds ? Also, how do you decide how big to make the model in terms of studs ? Do you try to use a consistent scale for all your models so you can eventually combine them into a street layout ? But smaller commercial-use buildings are also super interesting for me. The results were these amazing commercial cathedrals, which sadly don’t exist any more. ![]() They had a battle going on to see which would have the bigger and more beautiful department store. There were two big players – one was Wertheim and the other one was Tietz. Around 1900 there were a lot of big so-called “warenhäuser” (department store) buildings that were built. ![]() What inspires me the most are commercial-use buildings. Yes, indeed here in Germany there are many examples of great old architecture – especially in Berlin where there are a lot of amazing buildings. How do you pick the buildings that you would like to convert to LEGO form ? As I understand it, some of your models have been based on buildings that no longer exist. There is probably no shortage in Germany of these amazing buildings to draw inspiration from. Michael was kind enough to agree to answer some questions for this post and it is definitely a great honor to have him as a guest on this blog !ġ) It is clear from your work that you are passionate about classic European architecture. It’s no wonder that he has become one of the most popular LEGO builders on Instagram. His models of classic European buildings are often stunning to behold – with a level of facade detail that you would not believe is possible with LEGO. Nearly all of my LEGO models have been based on American skyscrapers and yet I have found a lot of inspiration in the work of my guest Michael Haas who is based in Germany. Although our paths may never cross in real life, there is still a sense of camaraderie among us AFOLs on the internet (especially on social media) with all of us supporting each other’s work and of course learning from each other. One of the great things about being an AFOL is that you belong to a community of builders from around the world who share the same hobby as you.
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