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A Miniature Cross Section Of A New York Street

2:40PM April 28, 2011 | Casey Chan

This is a diorama inspired by New York’s Canal Street. It doesn’t just miniaturise the street though, it also includes the underside of New York City too—the labyrinth of subways that make this wonderful city move. More »


Choices

3:00AM October 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Lego master builder Mark (Legoagogo) tackles what every Stormtrooper must wake up to each and every morning. Pick the one in white! [Flickr via Brothers Brick] More »


Bandai’s Amazing Ginza-Circa-1955 Animated Diorama Speaker: Captured On Video!

1:54AM February 7, 2009 | John Mahoney

Remember this? The blinking lights, the working train, the little pedestrians, bobbing up and down in place, just waiting to be eaten by a still-unseen Godzilla-this thing is so fantastic. [Akihabara News]

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KitRadio Teaches Electronics By Turning Components into Diorama

10:50PM August 13, 2008 | Kit Eaton

From Samuel Rhoads-Clarke, KitRadio is part DIY radio, part mini-artwork diorama. It’s designed to teach you about the inner workings of a gizmo that we take for granted as a “black box” item nowadays, or “become familiar with the technology behind the product” as Samuel puts it. To that end, the wooden box and components with brass images attached are self-assembly, and create a tiny urban- or farm-scene diorama when they’re completed. Sounds totally bizarre, and slightly cute at the same time… just the right thing to get techy kids interested. No word on whether it’ll become a product rather than a prototype. [Dezeen]

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3,800-Piece Death Star Diorama Is Coolest Star Wars Lego Ever

10:25AM June 20, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Move over Millennium Falcon, because there’s a new Best Lego Set Ever in town: the US$400 Death Star. Almost 4,000 pieces of absolute nerdgasmic technological terror now available to order, showing 14 scenes that happened in the no-moon during the original trilogy. We have all the official information and three high definition photos that show every angle of this amazing set, with 21 amazing mini-figs, including Han and Luke dressed up as Lego Imperial Stormtroopers.

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