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'Truck driver' here serving only to put him down, because the feat wouldn't be expected of such a person? Seems to me like papers' infamous (at least in the UK) references to victims' or alleged perpatrators' house prices, to instruct our sympathy, when it's not otherwise at all relevant.
This is kind of timely for me because very recently I had heard of the film "Synecdoche, New York", but in this film, the scale model is more life-size.
A little off topic, but any time I see that word, it reminds me of the first time I read the word “synechdoche”, I wanted to know how to pronounce it and watched a very helpful YouTube video [0] three times before realizing someone had pulled a very funny prank from an earlier, less serious time on YouTube. I laughed and laughed. [0] https://youtu.be/v-n1vGeVIXo
If you are interested in scale models of New York, there's a 1:1 scale model in Minecraft: https://youtu.be/ZouSJWXFBPk
Models are such a great tool, artistically, culturally, and scientifically. Joe's NYC model really helps put the scale of the city into perspective.
'Truck driver' here serving only to put him down, because the feat wouldn't be expected of such a person? Seems to me like papers' infamous (at least in the UK) references to victims' or alleged perpatrators' house prices, to instruct our sympathy, when it's not otherwise at all relevant.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe after a few thousand buildings, he built specialized tools to quickly build the templates in bulk. Still incredible.
Like what though? Every building is a little different and the fastest way I can think of is laser cutting or CNC which is still pretty slow. Unless he was whole hog CNCing entire city blocks that is. Though the article mentions “balsa wood cut with an X-Acto knife”. If that part is true, this is utterly incredible and I have no idea how he pulled off more than 100 buildings a day.
Somewhat related, in 1943 German POWs built a scale model of the Mississippi River basin to use for modeling of flood control methods. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River_Basin_Model ) It's not in great shape now, but it's still walkable. Efforts are periodically made to rehab it. Models are such a great tool, artistically, culturally, and scientifically. Joe's NYC model really helps put the scale of th…
There's also the San Francisco Bay Model, located in Sausalito, CA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers_B...>
There's a model of Biblical Jerusalem at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, though I've no idea of its actual accuracy. This is located in the North Visitor's Centre: https://www.myutahparks.com/things-to-do/attractions/temple-...>.
There's another such model at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem itself: https://www.imj.org.il/en/wings/shrine-book/model-jerusalem-...>, and several others elsewhere in the world.
There are several models of ancient Rome, including appropriately one in Rome itself, the Plastico: https://mymodernmet.com/scale-model-ancient-rome/>.
The Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago are another delightful experience: https://www.artic.edu/highlights/12/thorne-miniature-rooms>.
If you are interested in scale models of New York, there's a 1:1 scale model in Minecraft: https://youtu.be/ZouSJWXFBPk
Is there a way to visit this online, without having to download and install software locally?
'Truck driver' here serving only to put him down, because the feat wouldn't be expected of such a person? Seems to me like papers' infamous (at least in the UK) references to victims' or alleged perpatrators' house prices, to instruct our sympathy, when it's not otherwise at all relevant.
Why to "put him down"? You seem to be making a tacit assumption that the work driving a truck is something one should look down upon.