What I meant to write in the previous post is that Lego Digital Designer gives me Lego pieces in quantities I don’t physically own. There were no pieces in the small apartment building that I don’t have – or, at least, pieces similar to them. It’s just having enough of the pieces in the same color that becomes the issue. LDD has a limited number of styles of pieces, but unlimited quantities of them (I think). That was my motive for creating this ten-story 1960s apartment tower – that and the idea that Lego apartment buildings tend to be turn-of-the-last-century brick structures. I couldn’t have done this with my 18 pounds of Lego. (I’m not complaining.)
I’m liking LDD for architecture. The “Clone” tool makes repeated elements easier. The “Paint” tool makes it easier to try out various color options without rebuilding. (At first, the glass walls were black – for some reason, the light blue looks more like glass to me.) I was a little concerned that the white elements against the white screenshot background was going to be a problem without some Photoshop work – but I think it turned out OK.
Anyway, I like the way this modern apartment tower turned out. Of course, since it is the Space Age, it has a heliport.
You can see the front door at the end of the walkway
