Trafalgar Square Two-Step
Update: you can reduce the depth needed to one brick high if you snap the bottom L-shaped panel directly to the underlying base plate.
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The Trafalgar Square set [#21045] had a technique to build more realistic steps for microscale architecture. After I finished the set, I wanted to use that approach on any future MOCs and retrofit my existing National Mall builds.
The US Capitol is my first rebuild for the National Mall. The Capitol has three large sets of steps for it's main entrances, but also has numerous small sets of steps between the upper and lower terrace portions on it's south, west and north sides. This is a really simple technique to create a small set of steps.
The biggest requirement is that the base of your MOC has the appropriate depth to pull this off. But all that's really required are 1) bricks with studs on the side, 2) three L-shaped panels, 3) a slot two bricks high, one stud deep and whatever width the steps are.
I've built steps anywhere from two to nine studs wide, however, haven't figured out how to build a one stud wide set of steps.
IMHO, they look SO much better than using cheese slopes.
Trafalgar Square Two-Step
Update: you can reduce the depth needed to one brick high if you snap the bottom L-shaped panel directly to the underlying base plate.
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The Trafalgar Square set [#21045] had a technique to build more realistic steps for microscale architecture. After I finished the set, I wanted to use that approach on any future MOCs and retrofit my existing National Mall builds.
The US Capitol is my first rebuild for the National Mall. The Capitol has three large sets of steps for it's main entrances, but also has numerous small sets of steps between the upper and lower terrace portions on it's south, west and north sides. This is a really simple technique to create a small set of steps.
The biggest requirement is that the base of your MOC has the appropriate depth to pull this off. But all that's really required are 1) bricks with studs on the side, 2) three L-shaped panels, 3) a slot two bricks high, one stud deep and whatever width the steps are.
I've built steps anywhere from two to nine studs wide, however, haven't figured out how to build a one stud wide set of steps.
IMHO, they look SO much better than using cheese slopes.