Hey everyone! Im super excited to share this miniature I just finished building for a local film project (which I cannot name yet...). This miniature is a "Conceptual model" for a fictional Las Vegas casino named "The Old London Bridge Hotel and Casino". I designed and built this model based on the directors idea for a 1700s boutique recreation of the historic london bridge. This hotel/casino would go right over the Las Vegas strip itself!! I think it would be a cool hotel in reality as well;) It is in HO scale (1:87 scale) and took me about 160 hours.
The "Making of " will be in the next post...lots of pics to share on the fun and...very small...process.
Please enjoy the pics and commentary:
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| Here is the Full Front Elevation of the Model. Its about 6' long,17" high and 2' deep | | |
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| Here is an early version of the front elevation |
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| Plan View of the model. We decided not to use the surrounding areas for the model due to size |
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| Here is a painting of the bridge as it was. |
EXTERIOR VIEW
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| The buildings were carved from Styrofoam and details were painted on |
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| The Palm trees are HO (model train) scale accessories repainted. |
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| Traitors Gate Castle |
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| Traitors Gate Drawbridge |
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| Notice the large spears with the heads on it... |
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| All the windows were painted on in a "Hotel Window"configuration |
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| Center of the Model with the centerpiece "Nunsuch House", named so because there was none such else like it.... |
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| Las Vegas Strip runs right through it...Some of these cars are sculpted from styrofoam, others are altered plastic cars |
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| Las Vegas Taxis!! |
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| Traffic on the Strip |
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| Wonder who is in the big tour bus!! |
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| Taxi needs a newspaper..... |
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| Nunsuch House has a rooftop Pool area |
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| Best sun in the strip and lots of privacy |
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| Love the look of the old chimneys |
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| Thomas a Becket Chapel is prominent on this side |
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| This is the opposite end with the escalator approach that mirrors the other side |
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| The house/castle combo on the left of the Chapel is based on many like it in the day. |
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| Here is the other bridge into the hotel/casino portion of the bridge |
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| This is a view into the outdoor marketplace |
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| Cool views from the outdoor portion |
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| All rockwork and details are carved into the foam. The figures are HO scale train people |
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| You can see the escalators from here |
OUTDOOR MARKETPLACE
AND COURTYARD SHOPPING
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| I love interesting roof-lines and chimneys |
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| The modern escalators are lifting people into the world of 1700s england |
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| The focus of this area is the castle/house combo in the background |
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| Love the views from above |
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| The interior layouts are not historically correct, but it has the right feeling for Vegas and England |
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| Love this rooftop |
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| Small courtyard and fountain from above |
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| Signage was mostly symbols back then for may cultures who came to the bridge market |
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| Sunny Day in the courtyard.. |
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| Market Booths |
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| A woman buys fruit |
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| Entry into the Hotel/Casino |
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| Here is a view of the inside of the model. The glass roofs allow lots of light. |
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| Out the other side through Traitors Gate we come into another courtyard/market |
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| View of the Drawbridge |
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| Courtyard |
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| Here is the other set of escalator |
THE BUILDINGS OF
THE OLD LONDON BRIDGE MODEL
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| These buildings are removable so they could be filmed on their own |
"NUNSUCH HOUSE"
"CUSTOM HOUSE/CASTLE"
"THOMAS A BECKET CHAPEL"
"TRAITORS GATE"
SEPARATED MODEL UNITS
This model was designed to be taken apart for shipping and also to film the model as a work in process (requirement of the script)
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| BASE UNIT A |
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| BASE UNIT B. You can see where the traitors gate sits on the left |
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| BASE UNIT C. This is where the houes/castle unit sits on right |
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| BASE UNIT D. The Chapel sits on this unit behind the flagpole |
HIGHWAY BASE
This is the Las Vegas Strip base. It acts like a lock, connecting the base units B & C together.
Check out the "Making of" the Old London Bridge Hotel and casino Miniature in my next blog.
Thanks again, hope you are all making magic of your own :) Lance
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