Pure white 5000 miniature "Microscape Downtown Chicago" to reproduce the beauty of the city form

A miniature that reproduced the beauty of the form of the cityscape of Chicago "Downtown Chicago"Reproduces the scene of the city, such as high-rise buildings, on a scale of 5000 by hand with a 3D printer. It is not just reproducing the appearance of skyscrapers and others, but it is finished in a balance and shape that makes it look good. Each town is divided into square plates, and you can place only the sections of your choice at hand, or combine plates to reproduce the actual cityscape.

The Chicago Collection - Microscape
https://microscape.co/pages/the-chicago-collection

Microscape's Downtown Chicago "The Chicago Collection" is a miniature that you can watch with the form of the city at hand at hand.


The Chicago Collection reproduces the cityscape of the American city of Chicago. To see how much Microscape is sticking to the shape of the cityscape of Chicago, click one of the images below and you can see the GIF movie in one shot. (Capacity about 5.2 MB)


Microscape has part of the street on a 6 inch x 6 inch (about 15.24 cm x about 15.24 cm) square plate and you can choose the location of your favorite city. By clicking on the image below you can grasp the feeling of the size of Microscape with GIF movie. (Capacity about 11.2 MB)


There are 36 kinds of square plate, and it is possible to reproduce a continuous townscape by joining together. Complete all together and it will become a square of 36 inches by 36 inches (about 91.4 cm x 91.4 cm), and you can reproduce the cityscape of 180000 square inches (about 4.57 square kilometers) of Chicago. Complete sets are provided in a fixed state on a solid plate, so there is no worry that it will fall apart. By clicking the image below you can grasp the size of the completed Microscape in the GIF movie. (Capacity about 9 MB)


In making, the manufacturer started work from the place where they take the latest aerial photographs at their company. By using photogrammetry software, we create 3D modeling from photographs and create a microscape by manual correction. Furthermore, it is assumed that the building in the process of construction is completed so as to make the shape of the building beautiful. It is like this when uploading completed microscape.


When arranging the streets of Chicago in a row by Microscape, symbols such as "10-E" are allocated to each plate, so you will not get lost in the order of arrangement. By clicking the image below you can see the feeling of aligning the cityscape of Microscape in the GIF movie. (Capacity about 9 MB)


Also, if you only want a plate for a specific section, you can order the corresponding plate by searching the corresponding symbol on the official website and OK.

The Chicago Collection - Microscape
https://microscape.co/pages/the-chicago-collection

You can check how to actually find a corresponding plate in the following GIF movie. (Capacity about 7.6 MB)


In the past Microscape reproduced the state of Manhattan island of New York State in the United States "Microscape Manhattan"This time it is said that it is the Chicago version.


MicroscapeCustom productionIt is popular enough to receive, sometimes reproduced Manhattan island all over the wall at the request of BCG digital venture. In addition, custom production is accepted on the official page.


Manufacturers are planning to extend the creation of miniatures in this city from the cities throughout the whole world to the whole world.


The Downtown Chicago this time shaped the desire to reproduce Chicago, the home of the maker, in a miniature. By clicking on the image below you can see in the GIF movie that Microscape is reproducing the many buildings in Chicago. (Capacity about 12.4 MB)


Microscape Downtown Chicago is also good to purchase multiple pieces at hand and arrange favorite cityscapes.


You can also decorate with a single plate. Even single unit will enter the dedicated display box and will arrive and there will be a sense of quality, dust is okay. The atmosphere of the exhibition box can be confirmed by clicking on the image below and checking it with a GIF movie. (Capacity 10.4 MB)


It is possible to hang the wall by putting it in an optional wood frame.


Apart from the usual model, there are several special models available. One of them is a section near the cloud gate which was made by sculptor Anish Kapoor in the Millennium Park in Chicago. This model is only 2,500 times larger than the ordinary 5000 scale on a scale of 5000 It is reproduced on scale.


In "Complete version", besides the "White version" in which all the streets are reproduced in white, besides the "Metal version" that covers the Lake Michigan and the Chicago River with a metal sheet to emphasize the contrast with the building Two types are available. The following image is a Metal version, you can grasp the glow that the Metal version releases by clicking. (Capacity 13.3 MB)


Microscape Manhattan, which reproduced the island of Manhattan, raised a target of 8000 dollars (about 890,000 yen) in 2016 and solicited investment with Kickstarter, about 13 times more than $ 104 thousand (about 11.5 million yen) I succeeded in raising funds.


Such Microscape Downtown Chicago is now looking for investment with Kickstarter of the cloud funding site this time. The target amount was 8000 dollars (about 880 6400 yen), but when we left 3 days until the deadline, we gathered about $ 57,200 (about 5,839,000 yen), which is about 7 times the target amount It is.

When you want to get Microscape Downtown Chicago, the investment plan has the following structure.

· $ 85 (approx. 9400 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 1 piece (36 pieces in total) of your choice, voting right to decide the next city of Microscape * Additional shipping fee of 12 dollars (about 1330 yen) Required shipping July 2018
· $ 125 (approx. 13,900 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 1 in the vicinity of the Cloud Gate at a scale of 2,000 times (with an autograph of the partner) * Required separately shipping fee of 12 dollars (about 1330 yen) Scheduled to be shipped September 2018 * Cloud · Gate Signed Limited Plan
· $ 145 (about 16,000 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 2 (36 in total) of your choice, a discount code that can purchase wood frames at official shops, voting rights to determine the next city of Microscape * additional shipping fee of $ 24 2660 yen) Required Shipment schedule November 2018
· $ 275 (approx. 30,500 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 4 (36 in total) of your choice, discount code that you can purchase wood frame in official shop, voting right to determine the next city of Microscape * extra shipping costs 48 dollars (approx. 5320 yen) Required Shipment schedule November 2018
· 410 dollars (approx. 54,400 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 6 (36 in total) of your choice, a discount code that can purchase wood frames at official shops, voting rights to determine the next city of Microscape * extra shipping fee of $ 72 8 thousand yen) Required shipping planned November 2018
· $ 550 (approx. 60,940 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 8 (36 in total) of your choice, a discount code that can purchase wood frames at official shops, voting rights to determine the next city of Microscape * extra shipping fee of $ 96 10,600 yen) Required Shipment schedule November 2018
· $ 610 (about 60,790 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago × 9 (36 in total) of your choice, a discount code that can purchase wood frames at official shops, voting rights to determine the next city of Microscape * $ 108 shipping fee 12,000 yen) Required shipping planned November 2018
· $ 2700 (about 299,200 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago A total of 36 pieces Complete sets are fixed to a rigid panel of white ground and aluminum wall hangerFrench cleatMounting method & shipping by sea, discount code that can purchase wood frame with official shop, voting right to determine the next city of Microscape * Additional shipping fee of $ 450 (approx. 49,800 yen) is required Scheduled shipping 2018 September
· $ 3000 (about 332,400 yen):Microscape Downtown Chicago A total of 36 pieces Complete sets are fixed to a rigid panel of white ground and aluminum wall hangerFrench cleatMounting method & shipping by sea, discount code that can purchase wood frame with official shop, voting right to determine the next city of Microscape * Additional shipping fee of $ 450 (approx. 49,800 yen) is required Scheduled shipping 2018 September

In addition, Microscape Downtown Chicago's capital deadline is Japan time, 13:59 of January 26, 2018 (Friday), and product shipment will be scheduled from July 2018 to November 2018.

Microscape | Downtown Chicago by microscape - Kickstarter