Tokyo Tower - detailed version - UHU - scale 1:400

[snowmanX]

I am just jaw dropped with the precision evidenced by your build. Remarkable and inspiring!

[Rubenandres77]

After a long break I returned to this kit.

Honestly, I wasn't very attracted to do many more small cuts.

But here they are: the last two remaining parts. The top of the tower, and the antenna.





There are 2671 cuts in that photo.





Here's a closeup of the small antenna:









Now, the last photo before final assembly:





At this stage no more cuts are needed. Only some glue and patience to put it all together.

For those interested: I made a total of twenty-three thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five (23,795) cuts in total to make this model.

I'm too tired of seeing small structures and delicate lattice work.

So I'll leave final assembly for the weekend, or probably next week.

See you when this is done!

Thanks for reading

[lorenzomartinez07]

That's amazing Ruben Andres, this goes far beyond advanced cutting skills, i´am eager to see final pics!

[Pirlouit95]

Good evening Rubenandres77. What patience for all these cuts.

[Philip]

You deserve a medal, Ruben. Or maybe several medals.

[romanmodels]

good work Ruben on the tower and on keeping count of the cuts made.

[Rubenandres77]

This is an easy model.

Yes, it is easy:
You only need a ruler, a blade, and patience.
%99,9 of the cuts are simple straight cuts.
Some cuts are long, some are short, but there are no fancy curves.

What makes it difficult is the magnitude, the insane amount of cuts (23,795),
and the amount of patience needed to persevere even when you start
hating triangles and delicate cuts and your eyes can no longer focus properly.








Now, this may sound strange, but I truly believe this kit would be
much easier in a larger scale. Probably at 1:250, or 1:200. The very
small cuts and delicate lattice work would then be easier to handle.

In any case, here it is, the iconic Tokyo Tower.

The model represents the Tower as it was in its early years,
with the original paint scheme, a simple Top Deck,
and the beige/blue facade of Foot Town.

The design is by UHU02.
The template can be downloaded from: UHU02 Tokyo Tower (detailed)

It was originally at scale 1:500 but I enlarged it to 1:400 and made
some small modifications. Most notably the triangular supports of the
main observatory.

I have already discussed most details all along the thread, so here are the final photos.




















You can notice some of the beams/truss are bent and warped.
That happened when an unexpected tension appeared at the
moment of setting the tower legs on the "shoes" of the base.
























And here's the Tower with the Revell 1:400 Titanic,
just for the sake of having two models (one paper, one plastic)
of iconic metal structures side by side at the same scale:




Yes, the Tower is tall. 90 cms (almost 36 inches / 3 feet) including its base.




And a short video I made:




Thanks to all for your kind comments, and your support.
Hope it was a pleasure for you to follow as it was for me to build it.

Kind regards!







Now... if I could only find a paper Godzilla at 1:400 that would be lovely

[DriveWRX]

Wow! Incredible build, congrats!

[SCEtoAUX]

You did a great job with this model. Your perseverance is commendable. Time to give the eyes and hands a rest.

[whulsey]

That is an great piece of work and perseverance. Congratulations.