- Looking at the level of detail, and the thoroughness, I wouldn't have expected it to even be possible to complete it in 20 years. How much time does this guy spend driving truck? Amazing accomplishment and display of dedication and creativity.
- Also for comparison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama_of_the_City_of_New_Yo...
- How long before we can build tiny controlled cars and little tiny "pole people" that wander around?
Micro-machines seem to be taking their time.
by contubernio
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- Why is it relevant what he does for a living? It's his passion and hobby that is interesting.
by hermitcrab
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- Brilliant. Stay weird, humans.
- Looks like you can buy tickets: https://35948.blackbaudhosting.com/35948/page.aspx?pid=196&t...
I should check it out, it would be fun to see my house recreated as a model.
I love projects like this; no delusions of trying to change the world, just doing it because the creator thinks it would be cool to do.
- We need people like this around
by philipallstar
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- > “We were all standing around squealing, ‘Look, there’s our museum!’ ‘There’s the Met; there’s the Guggenheim,’” Sherman recalls. “It’s this great act of recognition, and then it’s also witnessing [Macken’s] creativity, how he made this complex architecture out of very humble materials.”
Blue collar, dedicated, skillful effort over decades immediately co-opted by nonsense-spewer.
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