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PORTICVS OCTAVIÆ ️
Design Insights XXXIX
📜 Welcome to the Portico of Octavia! This next slice of Ancient Rome comes in the form of a literal wedge-shaped subsection. Like the Augustan namesake of this monument, these works were overlaid onto the urban fabric of the Eternal City, just as their patrons' versions of history were grafted onto the founding myths of the Roman culture.
No sooner had we discussed an ephemeral form of Augustan propaganda in last week's Design Insights covering the Circus Flaminius, do we now find ourselves confronted with physical architecture attesting to this broader movement toward imperium. It bears repeating just how emblematic the Campus Martius is of this period in Roman history. This legacy is part of what informed my decisions on where to draw suitable boundaries for Phase III.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
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️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
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Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
PORTICVS OCTAVIÆ ️
Design Insights XXXIX
📜 Welcome to the Portico of Octavia! This next slice of Ancient Rome comes in the form of a literal wedge-shaped subsection. Like the Augustan namesake of this monument, these works were overlaid onto the urban fabric of the Eternal City, just as their patrons' versions of history were grafted onto the founding myths of the Roman culture.
No sooner had we discussed an ephemeral form of Augustan propaganda in last week's Design Insights covering the Circus Flaminius, do we now find ourselves confronted with physical architecture attesting to this broader movement toward imperium. It bears repeating just how emblematic the Campus Martius is of this period in Roman history. This legacy is part of what informed my decisions on where to draw suitable boundaries for Phase III.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
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Design Insights XLI
📜 The very first permanent theatre built in Rome was the Theatre of Pompey, completed in 55 BCE by Pompey Magnus. At the time of its construction, nothing like it had been built in Rome as the wooden impermanence of all previous theatres was in keeping with a Roman law prohibiting any built of stone. Pompey the Great, ever the shrewd statesman, circumvented these regulations by building a temple dedicated to numerous deities in the center of the semicircular seating area. Access to the temple was through the theatre and each level of seating corresponded to another temple floor dedicated to more gods.
The Theatre of Pompey was accompanied by lavish porticoes and gardens stretching all the way to the Largo Argentina area where some of the most sacred temples of the Campus Martius still stand in ruins to this day. Not to be outdone by their precedence, Pompey included a sizable Curia directly adjacent to the row of temples. There, the Senate convened on multiple occasions after a fire had consumed the usual Curia in the Forum. It was in the Curia of Pompey that his friend-turned-enemy Julius Cæsar was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BCE.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
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Design Insights XLV
What do you see when you close your eyes and imagine the ancient past? Visions of golden ornamentation and impossibly captured poses rendered in crisp statuary are likely to abound in your mind's eye. But what can you glean of the background; the setting in which all the trappings and fine objects are placed? You might not have a specific landmark in mind, but it's likelier than not that the surrounding architecture assumes a platonic likeness, which can be distilled to those two most primal elements, the circle and the square.
The Pantheon in Rome is one of the most enduringly iconic landmarks of antiquity and is certainly the most well-preserved large building of its time. It has succeeded on several fronts: most obviously in its remarkable durability, but also in its unrivaled structural innovations, and most importantly, I would argue, its transcendent harmonizing of the circle and the square. We find these ideal forms at the very foundation of every found object, every work of art and every architectural plan across every culture in recorded history.
It should come as no surprise then, that the Pantheon is at the very top of my own list of all-time favorite structures ever built! My relatively reticent approach toward superlatives never stood a chance when I walked through the ancient doors of the portico for the first time in 2019. It's the quintessential interlocking of the two most basic elements of design, echoing across time and a lofty interior vault, that does it for me. I can think of no better way to introduce my interpretation of the Pantheon in the latest Design Insights post, available now to all my patrons (not just the usual Corinthians).
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
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#Artist #SupportArtists #FineArt #SmallBusinessOwner #History #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #ImperialRome #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #Antiquity #Pantheon
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Design Insights XLVI
Throughout the process of reconstructing Rome of the fourth century, it has often been the case that after months of research, I find myself left with more questions than answers. Some reconstructions are purely speculative, based on textual descriptions not yet backed up by the archaeological evidence of a physical site. Others, like the Baths of Agrippa, are known to us through both physical remains and written sources, yet remain frustratingly enigmatic from a lack of consensus among these sources. The former, oddly, provide more freedom of design, while reconstructions based on the latter are prickly at best.
The Baths of Agrippa were the very first public thermæ built in Rome. The baths were part of a broad public works site undertaken by Marcus Agrippa during the late first century BCE. Connected to the Pantheon and sited firmly within the Campus Martius, the Thermæ Agrippæ were reconstructed on several occasions, either due to destructions by fire or by gradual deterioration over the centuries. Its novelty as the first public bathing complex is entwined with its elusive building plan, resulting in a number of conflicting reconstructions painting a thorny picture of the overall scheme.
My best attempts at bushwhacking through the many narratives enshrouding the Baths of Agrippa have resulted in the reconstruction I present to you today. With these many qualifiers and disclaimers in mind, we can now proceed to attempt to uncover the Thermæ Agrippæ.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
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️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Design Insights XLV
What do you see when you close your eyes and imagine the ancient past? Visions of golden ornamentation and impossibly captured poses rendered in crisp statuary are likely to abound in your mind's eye. But what can you glean of the background; the setting in which all the trappings and fine objects are placed? You might not have a specific landmark in mind, but it's likelier than not that the surrounding architecture assumes a platonic likeness, which can be distilled to those two most primal elements, the circle and the square.
The Pantheon in Rome is one of the most enduringly iconic landmarks of antiquity and is certainly the most well-preserved large building of its time. It has succeeded on several fronts: most obviously in its remarkable durability, but also in its unrivaled structural innovations, and most importantly, I would argue, its transcendent harmonizing of the circle and the square. We find these ideal forms at the very foundation of every found object, every work of art and every architectural plan across every culture in recorded history.
It should come as no surprise then, that the Pantheon is at the very top of my own list of all-time favorite structures ever built! My relatively reticent approach toward superlatives never stood a chance when I walked through the ancient doors of the portico for the first time in 2019. It's the quintessential interlocking of the two most basic elements of design, echoing across time and a lofty interior vault, that does it for me. I can think of no better way to introduce my interpretation of the Pantheon in the latest Design Insights post, available now to all my patrons (not just the usual Corinthians).
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
#Artist #SupportArtists #FineArt #SmallBusinessOwner #History #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #ImperialRome #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #Antiquity #Pantheon
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Design Insights XLIII
One of the oft-spoken dividing lines when it comes to Roman history is "after the fire." Depending on the locale, the date mentioned immediately after would be different. Tales of the fire of 64 CE infamously - and spuriously - tell of Nero fiddling while he watched the city go up in flames from the safety of his palace window. When it comes to the Campus Martius region and my present Phase III design efforts, however, it is the fire of 80 CE which more clearly marked the turning point. Before the fire of 80 CE, public monuments were few and far between among private villas with sprawling horti: after, the monuments were rebuilt in even greater splendor while much of the private land was repurposed for the construction of publicly accessible temple complexes.
Among the densest areas of redevelopment during the aftermath of the conflagration is the subject of today's DESIGN Insights post. In it, we will discover two large precincts, both built in quick succession and comparable in size to any of the Imperial Fora. One was built to reinforce the legacy of the imperial family, while the other strengthened the image of Rome as the undisputed center of the Mediterranean world.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
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#Artist #SupportArtists #FineArt #SmallBusinessOwner #History #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #ImperialRome #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #Antiquity
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Design Insights XLV
What do you see when you close your eyes and imagine the ancient past? Visions of golden ornamentation and impossibly captured poses rendered in crisp statuary are likely to abound in your mind's eye. But what can you glean of the background; the setting in which all the trappings and fine objects are placed? You might not have a specific landmark in mind, but it's likelier than not that the surrounding architecture assumes a platonic likeness, which can be distilled to those two most primal elements, the circle and the square.
The Pantheon in Rome is one of the most enduringly iconic landmarks of antiquity and is certainly the most well-preserved large building of its time. It has succeeded on several fronts: most obviously in its remarkable durability, but also in its unrivaled structural innovations, and most importantly, I would argue, its transcendent harmonizing of the circle and the square. We find these ideal forms at the very foundation of every found object, every work of art and every architectural plan across every culture in recorded history.
It should come as no surprise then, that the Pantheon is at the very top of my own list of all-time favorite structures ever built! My relatively reticent approach toward superlatives never stood a chance when I walked through the ancient doors of the portico for the first time in 2019. It's the quintessential interlocking of the two most basic elements of design, echoing across time and a lofty interior vault, that does it for me. I can think of no better way to introduce my interpretation of the Pantheon in the latest Design Insights post, available now to all my patrons (not just the usual Corinthians).
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
#Artist #SupportArtists #FineArt #SmallBusinessOwner #History #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #ImperialRome #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #Antiquity #Pantheon
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Brick-built scale model of the Bergün railway station building.
This station is located in the beautiful Albula Valley (Graubünden/Switzerland), on the famous railway line from Chur to St. Moritz.
We regularly spend our winter holidays there, so it was an obvious choice to recreate this station in 1:42 scale for my other RhB models.
Phase 2 is now complete, with the entire station building.
100% self-designed (MOC), with the exception of the ticket machine and the snack machine (designed by Dennis Tomsen).
First floor with interior fittings
Scale: 1:42
Parts: approx. 6500 building blocks (LEGO, GoBricks)
Lighting: Light-my-Bricks
PORTICVS OCTAVIÆ ️
Design Insights XXXIX
📜 Welcome to the Portico of Octavia! This next slice of Ancient Rome comes in the form of a literal wedge-shaped subsection. Like the Augustan namesake of this monument, these works were overlaid onto the urban fabric of the Eternal City, just as their patrons' versions of history were grafted onto the founding myths of the Roman culture.
No sooner had we discussed an ephemeral form of Augustan propaganda in last week's Design Insights covering the Circus Flaminius, do we now find ourselves confronted with physical architecture attesting to this broader movement toward imperium. It bears repeating just how emblematic the Campus Martius is of this period in Roman history. This legacy is part of what informed my decisions on where to draw suitable boundaries for Phase III.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
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Design Insights XL
📜 The year was 13 BCE. Lucius Cornelius Balbus, proconsul in Roman Africa, was arriving in quite peculiar fashion to the dedication ceremony for his newly completed theatre in Rome's Campus Martius area. The means of arrival happened to be by boat. Normally, disembarking would occur roughly three-quarters of a kilometer south of the Theatre of Balbus. On that day, however, the Tiber had flooded quite significantly, sending its overflow deep into the former and occasionally recurring floodplain of the Fields of Mars.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
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This is my review of the Transformer Autobot Highway Patroler MOC by Alex Jones, build with Webrick parts.
Total points = [90/100] 👌
Like my latest review of the Generation 1 ("G1") Transformer Inferno (“Firechief”), you will probably recognize Prowl instantly 😊.
Again, I thought this could never work; a small car build, only 302 pieces, but you can count on Alex’s skills!
A very stable model that looks great as car and robot. The ball joint connections are very strong, allowing you lots of options to position it.
The only point of critique I would have is the fact, the mid section looks a bit “skinny” compared to the upper torso and legs 🤔.
Alex mentioned to me: the limited space, and the fact he wanted working wheels, made him choose for these 1-stud wide plates and joints👍.
Still, if you compare his Transformers to what else is available, they are among - if not - the best out there in Lego!
Review:
Build [19/20]
Detail [20/20]
Display [18/20]
Instructions [17/20]
Parts [16/20]
Details:
Parts: 302
Difficulty: light-medium
Building time: 1.5-2.0 hours
Price webrick: USD 11.00 (92%)
Price pp webrick: USD 0.04
Instructions: EUR 7.99 / USD 8.20
About Webrick:
Webrick is offering a bricks service for MOC builders. You upload the part list via their website, and you instantly get the % of available bricks and their cost.
In the case of the Highway Patroler, 92% of parts were available. The wheel arches are from Lego as well as the rubber pieces on the head.
They mainly use GoBricks parts. The pieces are really good, but for this build the black pieces had micro scratches and the metal-colored pieces are very inconsistent.
[This set consists of 5 photos] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
The William Diuguid House in Lynchburg, Virginia dates from 1906, designed locally by the firm of Frye and Chesteman. This brick structure has a front pedimented gable roof. Edged by dentil moldings, the gable contains a fanlight. On the second story, fenestration is the dominant aspect of the front facade--above the door is a two-sectioned window (possibly a door) with at least 10 small vertical panes; a narrow transom of 5 rectangular panes is above this. A three-part window is just above the tripartite window on the porch, both consisting of a large 2/2 central pane with narrow 2/2 panes to each side. Windows on both levels have jack arches (straight arches or flat arches) with wedge-shaped elements. The porch is relatively small with Doric columns supporting a flat roof; dentil molding reappears in the porch roof cornice. The balustrade consists of turned balusters. Wide wooden stairs lead from the walk to the porch entrance, a single-leaf door with a centered window with various recessed panels both above and below the center pane. The transom displays the street address of 616 (Court Street). Lattice work encloses the space beneath the porch. Framing the front facade are brick corner quoins. A view of the side facade (image 2) facing the street shows a three-story structure and some sort of extension at the rear. This home is a part of the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District in Lynchburg, Virginia, added to the National Register of Historic Places August 16, 2001 with identifying number #01000853.
A good information source for brick masonry arches is a 21-page pdf document from January 1995 by The Brick Industry of America-- www.gobrick.com/docs/default-source/read-research-documen...
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This is my review of the Transformer Autobot Highway Patroler MOC by Alex Jones, build with Webrick parts.
Total points = [90/100] 👌
Like my latest review of the Generation 1 ("G1") Transformer Inferno (“Firechief”), you will probably recognize Prowl instantly 😊.
Again, I thought this could never work; a small car build, only 302 pieces, but you can count on Alex’s skills!
A very stable model that looks great as car and robot. The ball joint connections are very strong, allowing you lots of options to position it.
The only point of critique I would have is the fact, the mid section looks a bit “skinny” compared to the upper torso and legs 🤔.
Alex mentioned to me: the limited space, and the fact he wanted working wheels, made him choose for these 1-stud wide plates and joints👍.
Still, if you compare his Transformers to what else is available, they are among - if not - the best out there in Lego!
Review:
Build [19/20]
Detail [20/20]
Display [18/20]
Instructions [17/20]
Parts [16/20]
Details:
Parts: 302
Difficulty: light-medium
Building time: 1.5-2.0 hours
Price webrick: USD 11.00 (92%)
Price pp webrick: USD 0.04
Instructions: EUR 7.99 / USD 8.20
About Webrick:
Webrick is offering a bricks service for MOC builders. You upload the part list via their website, and you instantly get the % of available bricks and their cost.
In the case of the Highway Patroler, 92% of parts were available. The wheel arches are from Lego as well as the rubber pieces on the head.
They mainly use GoBricks parts. The pieces are really good, but for this build the black pieces had micro scratches and the metal-colored pieces are very inconsistent.
Part I of Capitol Hill Design Insights are now available, exclusively on Patreon! 🇺🇲
Link to Patreon below ➡️🔗⤵️
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This is my review of the Transformer Autobot Highway Patroler MOC by Alex Jones, build with Webrick parts.
Total points = [90/100] 👌
Like my latest review of the Generation 1 ("G1") Transformer Inferno (“Firechief”), you will probably recognize Prowl instantly 😊.
Again, I thought this could never work; a small car build, only 302 pieces, but you can count on Alex’s skills!
A very stable model that looks great as car and robot. The ball joint connections are very strong, allowing you lots of options to position it.
The only point of critique I would have is the fact, the mid section looks a bit “skinny” compared to the upper torso and legs 🤔.
Alex mentioned to me: the limited space, and the fact he wanted working wheels, made him choose for these 1-stud wide plates and joints👍.
Still, if you compare his Transformers to what else is available, they are among - if not - the best out there in Lego!
Review:
Build [19/20]
Detail [20/20]
Display [18/20]
Instructions [17/20]
Parts [16/20]
Details:
Parts: 302
Difficulty: light-medium
Building time: 1.5-2.0 hours
Price webrick: USD 11.00 (92%)
Price pp webrick: USD 0.04
Instructions: EUR 7.99 / USD 8.20
About Webrick:
Webrick is offering a bricks service for MOC builders. You upload the part list via their website, and you instantly get the % of available bricks and their cost.
In the case of the Highway Patroler, 92% of parts were available. The wheel arches are from Lego as well as the rubber pieces on the head.
They mainly use GoBricks parts. The pieces are really good, but for this build the black pieces had micro scratches and the metal-colored pieces are very inconsistent.
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Part II of Capitol Hill Design Insights are now available, exclusively on Patreon! 🇺🇲
Link to Patreon below ➡️🔗⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/106089094?utm_campaign=postshare_cr...
#Artist #SupportArtists #SupportOnPatreon #FineArt #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessOwner #ChicagoArtist #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #LEGOArtist #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #WeBrick #USCapitol #USCapitolBuilding #CapitolHill #WashingtonDC #ArchitectOfTheCapitol
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
⏳ July 31st Deadline! ⏳
️☀️ Summer Promo: from now through July 31st, those who subscribe to the CORINTHIAN tier on my Patreon will receive this exclusive plaque marking the completion of SPQR • Phase II!
⏳ To qualify, you must meet one of the following criteria: 3 months of Corinthian patronage, -or- a yearly Corinthian subscription (discounted at 10%). Corinthian patrons will ALSO be receiving the next thrice-yearly custom kit in September!
️ This plaque is a Patreon EXCLUSIVE and will 🚫 NOT🚫 be available for sale!
️ Inspired by the Acta Diurna (daily news bulletins etched into stone tablets and posted throughout Rome), the plaque is designed to be hung on a wall or placed on a shelf. This standardized design will be used for all future phases, marking each milestone with a unique, highly collectible artifact!
Link to Patreon below ➡️🔗⤵️
#Artist #ChicagoArtist #SupportArtists #SupportOnPatreon #SmallBusinessOwner #WorldHistory #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #ImperialRome #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #GoBricks #WorldHeritage #Antiquity #ForumRomanum #RomanForum #GrecoRoman #QuirinalHill #EsquilineHill
Part I of Capitol Hill Design Insights are now available, exclusively on Patreon! 🇺🇲
Link to Patreon below ➡️🔗⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/design-insights-105773732?utm_mediu...
#Artist #SupportArtists #SupportOnPatreon #FineArt #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessOwner #ChicagoArtist #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #LEGOArtist #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #WeBrick #USCapitol #USCapitolBuilding #CapitolHill #WashingtonDC #ArchitectOfTheCapitol
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase II ️
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 211,000+ (~2,400 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 95in x 108in (240cm x 274cm)
Research, Design + Build Time: 2.5 years and counting
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIV - Rocco Buttliere, LLC