WTC North Tower Model 1:259

[Cloverbot]

looking good man, can't wait to see the finished product!

[i.meh]

I can't actually show anything new and fascinating, simply because there are four identical sides of the building so whatever I do, it looks exactly as the thing i have just finished... anyway, at least I can inform you about the progress - the third side of the tower is now fully covered with tridents, the curtain wall and the ceiling of the fourth, last side, are also in place and awaiting their tridents, which are in the third stage of their production.

I'll show you some pics of the things I've been doing till now, although some of the "new" things look the same as the "old" ones.

Tridents in first stage of production:


First service floor - last daylight before the installment of the fourth wall:




Tridents placement/third side/ underway:


Tridents/third side/ in place:




I had some defect tridents, so I tried to make them look like the remains of the towers the day after 9/11:




Curtain wall and all the rest almost in place/third side/:

[ThatOneGuy]

Amazing.

[Otie]

Originally Posted by i.meh

Great work so far!

[i.meh]

At last! The last trident ever was produced and put in place! It's kinda celebration, cause the tridents were the most boring and slow thing to do. But I'm done!


Now, new pictures from today:

Last tridents:


Sticking the ribbon between the tridents and the base columns:




Last moments of the fourth side wall without tridents:


Work in progress...

[i.meh]

Here some fresh pictures made by my camera instead of the phone:

The last, fourth side, covered with tridents:





The building in general - everything that looks too hooked is going to get right once the floorplates are in place:























There is also a video COMING SOON..

[i.meh]

Here is the video:

http://youtu.be/wBEEH6LftOU

[i.meh]

As initially planned, the names of the victims of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers are going to be placed on the floorplates of the skyscraper. The 6 sheets that contain the names of the ones who died in World Trade Center North, the people from American Airlines Flight 11 and the six people who lost their lives during the attack on February 26, 1993 are ready to get dispersed on all the 110 storeys of the model, making it not just the next model, but an improvised memorial.





Every time I put part of the names in the building, I'm going to post these names here.

P.S.: I was once again terrified by the number of people who lost their lives on 9/11... look at my desk - it's covered! And that's only the people from Tower 1.

[windowsoftheworld]

The detail is very impressive, nice work.

[i.meh]

The names of:

Andrew Anthony Abate
Vincent Paul Abate
Laurence Christopher Abel
William F. Abrahamson
Richard Anthony Aceto
Paul Acquaviva
Donald LaRoy Adams
Shannon Lewis Adams
Stephen George Adams
Ignatius Udo Adanga
Christy A. Addamo
Terence Edward Adderley Jr.
Sophia B. Addo
Lee Adler
Daniel Thomas Afflitto
Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah
Alok Agarwal
David Scott Agnes
Joanne Marie Ahladiotis
Shabbir Ahmed
Terrance Andre Aiken
Trudi M. Alagero
Andrew Alameno
Jon Leslie Albert
Peter Craig Alderman
Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge-Frederick
David D. Alger
Edward L. Allegretto
Joseph Ryan Allen
Richard L. Allen
Christopher E. Allingham
Janet Marie Alonso
Anthony Alvarado
Antonio Javier Alvarez
Victoria Alvarez-Brito
Telmo E. Alvear
Cesar Amoranto Alviar
and
Angelo Amaranto
have been put in the structure. May their souls rest in peace.





* The pen clues on the first picture have been covered after the picture had been taken. It doesn't look that disrespectful now.

[Skyscr8per]

I just stumbled upon this masterpiece-in-progress today! It is truly amazing, and I really love the tribute to the people who lost their lives both in the 1993 bombing and 9/11. Great job! Can't wait to see it completed!

[i.meh]

The names of:

Kazuhiro Anai
Kermit Charles Anderson
Michael Rourke Andrews
Jean Ann Andrucki
Siew-Nya Ang
Laura Angilletta
Doreen J. Angrisani
Lorraine Antigua
Peter Paul Apollo
Frank Thomas Aquilino
Michael J. Armstrong
Jack Charles Aron
Joshua Todd Aron
Richard Avery Aronow
Michael A. Asciak
Michael Edward Asher
Janice Marie Ashley
Thomas J. Ashton
Manuel O. Asitimbay
James Audiffred
Ezra Aviles
Sandy Ayala
Arlene T. Babakitis
Eustace R. Bacchus
John J. Badagliacca
Jane Ellen Baeszler
Andrew J. Bailey
Tatyana Bakalinskaya
Michael S. Baksh
Sharon M. Balkcom
Michael Andrew Bane
Katherine Bantis
Paul Vincent Barbaro
Colleen Ann Barkow
David Michael Barkway
Evan Jay Baron
Renee Barrett-Arjune
Scott D. Bart
Carlton W. Bartels
Guy Barzvi
Inna B. Basina
Alysia Christine Burton Basmajian
Kenneth William Basnicki
Paul James Battaglia
W. David Bauer
Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista
Marlyn Capito Bautista
Michele Beale
Jane S. Beatty
Lawrence Ira Beck
Maria A. Behr
Yelena Belilovsky
Nina Patrice Bell
Debbie S. Bellows
Bryan Craig Bennett
Eric L. Bennett
Oliver Bennett
Margaret L. Benson
Dominick J. Berardi
and
Alvin Bergsohn

have been put in the structure. May their souls rest in peace.

[i.meh]

On 11.09.2012 the names of:

Daniel David Bergstein
Michael J. Berkeley
Donna M. Bernaerts
William H. Bernstein
David M. Berray
William Reed Bethke
Timothy D. Betterly
Edward Frank Beyea
Anil Tahilram Bharvaney
Bella J. Bhukhan
Gary Eugene Bird
Joshua David Birnbaum
Albert Balewa Blackman Jr.
Janice Lee Blaney
Craig Michael Blass
Michael Andrew Boccardi
John Paul Bocchi
Bruce Douglas Boehm
Nicholas Andrew Bogdan
Vincent M. Boland Jr.
Andre Bonheur Jr.
Colin Arthur Bonnett
Yvonne Lucia Bonomo
Sean Booker Sr.
Martin Michael Boryczewski
Richard Edward Bosco
Thomas Harold Bowden Jr.
Kimberly S. Bowers
Veronique Nicole Bowers
Shawn Edward Bowman Jr.
Kevin L. Bowser
Gennady Boyarsky
Pamela Boyce
Alfred J. Braca
Sandra Conaty Brace
David Brian Brady
Alexander Braginsky
Michelle Renee Bratton
Patrice Braut
Lydia Estelle Bravo
Edward A. Brennan III
Frank H. Brennan
Jonathan Eric Briley
Paul Gary Bristow
Mark Francis Broderick
Keith A. Broomfield
Janice Juloise Brown
Lloyd Stanford Brown
Richard George Bruehert
Brandon J. Buchanan
Dennis Buckley
Patrick Joseph Buhse
John Edward Bulaga Jr.
Stephen Bruce Bunin
Matthew J. Burke
Thomas Daniel Burke
Keith James Burns
Milton G. Bustillo
Jesus Neptali Cabezas
Lillian Caceres
Brian Joseph Cachia
Richard Michael Caggiano
Cecile Marella Caguicla
Michael John Cahill
Scott Walter Cahill
Thomas Joseph Cahill
Joseph M. Calandrillo
Philip V. Calcagno
Kenneth Marcus Caldwell
Dominick E. Calia
Felix Bobby Calixte
Gino Luigi Calvi
Geoffrey Thomas Campbell
and
Sandra Patricia Campbell

have been put in the structure. May their souls rest in peace.

These are the side ribbons for the floorplates:


And this is the building with two floors above the lobby:

[redbaron_012]

At first I thought you were making a only a structural model..I have US Flag of Honor inscribed with every name of those lost hanging in the corner of my living room nearly as far from New York as anywhere on earth.The entire planet feels the pain of 9/11...yeah some don't but I ignore them......but no need to say more.

[i.meh]

The tower has reached 12th floor and keeps rising. I've placed a progress scheme on the first page of the thread. From now on, it will be growing up by one floor per day. Some pictures from today:

The building on floor 12:



I'll try to paint the brown traces of glue in white/grey, so that they become invisible..



Glass-plates on the production line. There are 4 of these on each floor:



Floorplates on the production line. There are 2 of each kind per floor:





Today, 20.09.2012, the names of:

John A. Candela
Vincent A. Cangelosi
Stephen J. Cangialosi
Lisa Bella Cannava
Michael R. Canty
Louis Anthony Caporicci
Jonathan Neff Cappello
James Christopher Cappers
Richard Michael Caproni
Jose Manuel Cardona
Edward Carlino
Rosemarie C. Carlson
Mark Stephen Carney
Joyce Ann Carpeneto
Jeremy Caz Carrington
James Joseph Carson Jr.
Vivian Casalduc
John Francis Casazza
William Otto Caspar
Arcelia Castillo
Leonard M. Castrianno
Jose Ramon Castro
Richard G. Catarelli
Christopher Sean Caton
Robert John Caufield
Mary Teresa Caulfield
Jason David Cayne
Marcia G. Cecil-Carter
Jason Michael Cefalu
Thomas Joseph Celic
Ana Mercedes Centeno
William A. Chalcoff
Charles Lawrence Chan
Mark Lawrence Charette
Gregorio Manuel Chavez
Stephen Patrick Cherry
Nestor Julio Chevalier Jr.
Swede Joseph Chevalier
Alexander H. Chiang
Dorothy J. Chiarchiaro
Luis Alfonso Chimbo
Eddie Wing-Wai Ching
Peter A. Chirchirillo
Catherine Ellen Chirls
Kyung Hee Casey Cho
Abul K. Chowdhury
Mohammad Salahuddin Chowdhury
Pamela Chu
Christopher Ciafardini
Alex F. Ciccone
Frances Ann Cilente
Elaine Cillo
Patricia Ann Cimaroli Massari
Edna Cintron
Nestor Andre Cintron III
Juan Pablo Cisneros
Gregory Alan Clark
Mannie Leroy Clark
Donna Marie Clarke
Suria Rachel Emma Clarke
James D. Cleere
Geoffrey W. Cloud
Susan Marie Clyne
Jeffrey Alan Coale
Patricia A. Cody
Daniel Michael Coffey
Jason Matthew Coffey
Kevin S. Cohen
Anthony Joseph Coladonato
Mark Joseph Colaio
Stephen J. Colaio
Christopher Michael Colasanti
Michel P. Colbert
Keith E. Coleman
Scott Thomas Coleman
Liam Joseph Colhoun
Michael L. Collins
Joseph Kent Collison
Patricia Malia Colodner
Linda M. Colon
Ronald Edward Comer
Jaime Concepcion
Susan P. Conlon
Margaret Mary Conner
Jonathan M. Connors
Kevin F. Conroy
Brenda E. Conway
Dennis Michael Cook
Helen D. Cook
Joseph John Coppo Jr.
Gerard J. Coppola
Joseph Albert Corbett
Alejandro Cordero
Danny A. Correa-Gutierrez
Dolores Marie Costa
Digna Alexandra Costanza
Charles Gregory Costello Jr.
Michael S. Costello
Conrod Kofi Cottoy Sr.
Timothy J. Coughlin
Andre Colin Cox
Michele Coyle-Eulau
Denise Elizabeth Crant
James Leslie Crawford Jr.
Joanne Mary Cregan
Lucia Crifasi
Daniel Hal Crisman
Robert L. Cruikshank
John Robert Cruz
Richard Joseph Cudina
Neil James Cudmore
Joan Cullinan
Brian Thomas Cummins
Laurence Damian Curia
Beverly L. Curry
Gavin Cushny
Vincent Gerard D'Amadeo
Jack L. D'Ambrosi Jr.
Mary D'Antonio
Michael Jude D'Esposito
Caleb Arron Dack
Thomas A. Damaskinos
Jeannine Damiani-Jones
Manuel João DaMota
Dwight Donald Darcy
Elizabeth Ann Darling
Annette Andrea Dataram
Michael Allen Davidson
Niurka Davila
Wayne Terrial Davis
Anthony Richard Dawson
Azucena Maria de la Torre
Jose Nicolas De Pena
Melanie Louise de Vere
William Thomas Dean
Tara E. Debek
Anna M. DeBin
James V. DeBlase Jr.
Paul DeCola
Simon Marash Dedvukaj
Jason Christopher DeFazio
Monique Effie DeJesus
Vito Joseph DeLeo
Danielle Anne Delie
Joseph A. Della Pietra
Palmina DelliGatti
Francis Deming
Kevin Dennis
Thomas Francis Dennis Sr.
Jean C. DePalma
Robert John Deraney
Michael DeRienzo
Jemal Legesse DeSantis
Christian Louis DeSimone
Edward DeSimone III
Cindy Ann Deuel
Jerry DeVito
Robert P. Devitt Jr.
Patricia Florence Di Chiaro
Michael Louis DiAgostino
Matthew Diaz
Nancy Diaz
Obdulio Ruiz Diaz
Michael A. Diaz-Piedra III
Joseph Dermot Dickey Jr.
and
Lawrence Patrick Dickinson

have been put on the floorplates of the tower. May their souls rest in peace.

[Mônsterior]

It's a pleasure to see your brilliant work!
You're crazy, man, I totally adore you

[i.meh]

Thanks

[i.meh]

The project already has a logo and overall branding, as well as a Facebook page, which I'm glad to share with you!

https://www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterScaleModel

I will be happy if you like it and follow the updates there as well

[NordikNerd]

Why didn't you make it in 1:220 scale ? It's a well established scale for model trains, you could fit some figures in to that building, put some cars outside. That would give the beholder the perspective of the size.

[i.meh]

Originally Posted by NordikNerd

Why didn't you make it in 1:220 scale ? It's a well established scale for model trains, you could fit some figures in to that building, put some cars outside. That would give the beholder the perspective of the size.

That's a good question, but unfortunately it wasn't possible. I've chosen the scale in such a way that each outter column is exactly 2mm. wide since anz other size would be hard to work with... for example now I mark the grey ribbons at every second milimeter. Imagine that if I have to make it at every 2,... milimeter... dividing the milimeter into pieces is not the easiest thing to do