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“This book is a LEGO dreamer’s dream on a very small scale.”
—GeekDad
“Building on such a scale is a challenge on its own, but making whole cityscapes? It’s LEGO art at its finest.”
—Brick Pals
“Just flicking through its pages will have you looking at LEGO elements in completely different ways.”
—BricksFanz
What Will You Build?
Build a beautiful LEGO® city that’s small enough to hold in your hands! Filled with striking photos, step-by-step instructions, and countless ideas for customization, LEGO Micro Cities shows you how building small can open up new possibilities for the creative builder. You’ll learn everything you need to know to create your own micro city, from building the foundation to adding convincing architectural details that will bring your city to life.
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DETAILS
October 2018, 200 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781593279424
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Base Camp
Gilded City
Upper Brick Side
Bridge Town
Steamworks
Hyperloop City
Tomorrowland
Utopia
Strange New Worlds
The Finishing Touch
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AUTHOR BIO
Jeff Friesen is an award-winning photographer and LEGO enthusiast whose work has been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. In 2017, he was awarded the Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year. He posts his popular LEGO photography on Instagram (@jeff_works). Friesen lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
UPDATES
Streamliner model: refer to downloadable parts list for the number of pieces required for each part.
Page 15: in the last row, 3023 should be 3020
Page 25: in the first row, 3062 should be 3062b
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at the end of the second row, 16x should be 20x
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Page 83: in the second row, third position, 6x should be 12x
in the fourth row, the first 3x should be 1x; the second 3x should be 1x; the third 3x should be 2x; the fourth 3x should be 1x
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in the first row, the fourth 2x should be 16x; the fifth 2x should be 4x; the last 2x should be 50x
in the second row, the first 2x should be 34x; the second 2x should be 4x; the third 2x should be 6x; the fourth 2x should be 4x; the fifth 2x should be 1x
in the third row, the first 2x should be 3x; the second 2x should be 1x; the fourth 2x should be 1x; the fifth 2x should be 6x; the sixth 2x should be 1x
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REVIEWS
“This book is a LEGO dreamer’s dream on a very small scale.”
—GeekDad
“Expert LEGO designer and builder Jeff Friesen presents an amazing book for LEGO fanatics, architecture fanatics, and anyone who enjoys building things.”
—The Awesomer
“Building on such a scale is a challenge on its own, but making whole cityscapes? It’s LEGO art at its finest.”
—Brick Pals
“Just flicking through its pages will have you looking at LEGO elements in completely different ways.”
—BricksFanz
“If you want to take your LEGO builds to the next level and really get a feel for how to design on the Micro scale, then this book has a lot of examples, ideas, and instructions to get you on your way.”
—Game Vortex
“I really love all the great details he includes in his cities…it really kicks up your microscale city build from good to great.”
—Adam’s Brick Junction