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Have been in contact with designer Tom Houha, who confirmed my information so far. Have written to the firm who now seems to own the copyright, and awaiting their answer.
In the meantime I spent the last few rainy days building the Needle. I printed it on A4/Letter size paper, resulting in a scale of ca. 1:262: the building is 184 meters (605 ft) high. At this size it is still quite easy to build - no small parts. The first picture shows the base, with part of the entrance building. Picture 2 shows core in position, with the roof of the lobby waiting to be glued in place. On the right the level 1 floor and the lower part of the legs, with their base cones. Picture 3 has the first floor in position, with the functions rooms being prepared - these were added much later.
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