Show and Tell: Microscape's City Miniatures
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We check out Microscape's striking 1:5000 scale models of Manhattan and Chicago. These miniatures were made from aerial photogrammetry, cleaned up for 3D printing and offer a unique perspective of the layered density and landscape of these cities.
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Now lets see you paint that :)
@AhmadyasinOrMickeyMoses
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe only paint your house, to make it stand out and it will be super cool.
@ntm4
6 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that it would be awesome to see a painted version (though you would have to find someone pretty -crazy- dedicated to paint it).
@TheJackDavids
5 жыл бұрын
👍
@muzakkiynabilriansyah888
3 жыл бұрын
How
Now to paint it to precise detail.
Those are really beautiful.
@kane9098
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I hope I could print this on my printer one day.
Love the new intro to the video
Fantastic, absolutely loving this channel. We've just had our first child and you are my go to early morning viewing. I've watched nearly all the one day builds now, brilliant channel.
Those models of different cites around the world are pretty cool. Thanks for showing me this Tested
Thank goodness its you Norm. We need more of your videos.
I wonder if they would put the stark /avengers tower in there if you asked...
@FindecanorNotGmail
6 жыл бұрын
I would prefer that over the Vanderbilt building
@airamplane1234
6 жыл бұрын
It's funny because that's exactly what I was thinking! 😁
@lasarith2
6 жыл бұрын
tellingyoustories unless they mass produce it it,ll cost a fortune.
@Bexamous
6 жыл бұрын
Its 3d printed, right? Why would it cost a fortune?
@lasarith2
6 жыл бұрын
Bexamous if it’s a one off it always costs more then if there printing several .
I'm from Chicago, I love these!
Pretty cool
On their website, they offer the complete model of Manhattan (including installation), of 239 tiles. This is almost definitely marketed toward businesses as a display feature. I'm sure it costs $20-30k. Even if they give a discount for buying that much, its probably a few days to install it, so that probably wipes out any discount on the tiles. They also offer customization options for this big dip: including custom colors for tiles, larger titles, even different materials including metal. So much, much more than $20K is likely, depending on what the customer wants. They might also use higher resolution printing for those projects vs. the single tiles they sell.
I want a Tokyo microscape.
Loved watching the shadows move over the city at 1:11.
That is awesome!
Does it come encased in those display stands or are those the "sold separately" solid wood frames?...
wow I hate how poorly the four parts align
@migueljuanbartolo2654
6 жыл бұрын
ikr the only minor flaw
@Fuzzycat16
6 жыл бұрын
minor flaw? that's a HUGE flaw that affects the end product..Lets also not mention the horrible quality.
@migueljuanbartolo2654
6 жыл бұрын
I dont really know a lot about 3d printing but may the quality be affected as it is such a small scale model with lots of detail? Just asking :)
@migueljuanbartolo2654
6 жыл бұрын
Jayna Lynn chill XD
@philiphogg1983
6 жыл бұрын
there samples not finished product!
Pretty damned amazing.
These look so cool, color would be awesome but I imagine VERY difficult and would raise price at least 3-4x. Would love Chicago set even though I live downstate.
I went to school at Northwestern... wish I had $2700 for the full set! Love Chicago and would love to vote for Minneapolis next!
@Fuzzycat16
6 жыл бұрын
2700 for a set of poor quality prints?? ouch...people really need to stop being so gullible.
@mrgamingcraft9542
6 жыл бұрын
Fuzzycat with 2700$ you could print them yourself with all the material you Can buy :D
Would love to see the entire city
I LOVE those.... esp the shadow shots. Would totally hang it on my wall.
I would love to paint it in extreme detail, add tiny cars, people, etc. That would be awesome. It would be even better to add fiber optic lines to street lights, buildings, car headlights, etc.
@hovnaruvraj
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a wonderful project.
@TheSoundOfTwang
6 жыл бұрын
At this scale humans would be 0,3mm high.. You need steady hands for painting those :-)
@Boobquake
5 жыл бұрын
The hands of a surgeon
@gojiraproductions7576
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget godzilla! XD
You don’t shout inception you make whooooooom!
Wow, that is really cool. I just wish I could afford one.
The Chisel and Mouse cityscapes seem like MUCH better quality. Though they aren't cheap I would personal get one from them.
Absolutely incredible! Such small detail! I love miniatures!
Love the new intro y'all! Did you make it in-house or commission it?
Do you know what would look really cool if they made these into a table using clear resin filling up the to make the surface!
Nice new intro, props to Abe! 🙂
I need these
Dope new graphics
New intro is sooooo much better
INCEPTION!!!
@AmazingJoe96
6 жыл бұрын
*inception
@eirikjormundgandrson
6 жыл бұрын
*Doctor Strange
@lonequester
6 жыл бұрын
AmazingJoe96 thanks
That’s beautiful how can I get a file for this and print it
Was the file for the 3d from google map view?
Wow, that was a pretty resonable price, I was expecting something like 200-300+ which usually is the norm for the pieces that are cool that you show on this chanel.
It would be cool to put a light over it and try make it look like a hologram like you did with the starwars costume where you made the face a hologram
The new intro graphics are great. I much prefer them over last years.
Couldn't they align the sections with the roads to mitigate the cuts mid-building? They are a very cool concept, but they could use a little finishing...
@Fuzzycat16
6 жыл бұрын
They could...But that takes effort and they are just selling trash they would of thrown away.. .
@AnthonyGugliotta
6 жыл бұрын
If they did that, all the blocks would be different sizes, making it difficult to frame since each one would have to be custom; not all city blocks are perfectly rectilinear either. Looks like they chose modularitiy. in favour of cutting off a few buildings.
@h3rteby
6 жыл бұрын
I think having it diagonal makes it look a bit more interesting though. Also, it's aligned with the compass directions.
@beaker2k
6 жыл бұрын
That's the point. It's aligned along lat/long and reflects the idiosyncrasies of a city and feels more organic the way they are presenting it.
How do I get one of Coruscant?
It would be fun to play with micro lenses on these miniatures!
I love ur channel a lot it looks cool
Now to paint!!
Looking at them from certain angles you can see whole strips of open air above the streets between the buildings...with crowded cities becoming a huge problem globally, I'm surprised no one has come up with a way to build in that space. Building and business owners, investors etc., partner up and redevelop, filling that space. Surely we have the technology now and now would be a good time to do it. Shit's going to get hectic fast in the future.
What do you use that for?
Let me know when they get to Toronto
Can you guys make a replica colonial fife?
they should print them with resin
Its 75-125 dollar for 3d printed squares that probably cost less than 5 bucks to print. If it was like 40 bucks they'd still make massive profits and more people would buy them. I dont even live in NYC but the shadows look fucking great.
They’re so cool, but it’s 2018 and they have an auto play video on their instead wonderful website.
I solo running through the library in DZ 2 and extracting out of Bryant park in DZ 3 not an easy task
I would totally buy the STL! But the quality is too low for $125... I would love to be able to print this on my own printer :(
I'd love to see my hometown or also places like Tokyo
any for Seattle?
It was my dream 😱
imagine having a desk that`s transparent and has a city miniature like this under it :)
i wonder if they will do San Francisco.......i would totally buy that
wait, Vanderbilt Building? Boooy, I hope Anderson will be taking part in the opening.
I want a miniature of the Tyrell Corp building(s) from Blade Runner.
75$ is still pretty pricey though... At 30 Id be tempted, or if the print quality was a lot higher. As is though... nice concept, probably not worth it for most people... though its still a good idea, imo.
@tedioustotoro4885
6 жыл бұрын
TheAnon26 when it’s released, they’ll be $125
@TheAnon26
6 жыл бұрын
Which makes the proposition even worse. If I cant even be enthused at 60% of the price, then why even bother? They should probably just do resin casts, which would lower the price to a fraction of that. *And* itd be more detailed to boot, provided the initial print has a good enough resolution.
@TheLordFisch
6 жыл бұрын
For this price they should print it with resin printer (e.g. the Form 2) or even have it injection molded.
@kevindellatore
6 жыл бұрын
Full price is ridiculous. Discounted price is still ridiculous. It costs less than 10 bucks to print. They could easily sell these for 40 -50 bucks and still make a big profit.
Painting this would take forever
So how do you make a 3D model of a city?
This would be a great way to design a full to scale replica of New York City for an open worlds video game.
I'd like to see them do other states like Missouri and Alabama
I'm a little disappointed they didn't dish out the cash to have these printed on a higher resolution printer before pulling molds. I have no problem with getting print lines if I'm buying a 3D print, but if you're going to pull a mold from one print, it's probably worth the cost to visit Shapeways or something.
@joost199207
5 жыл бұрын
Pretty baffeling yea, even a hobbiest could shit out a better prints than that.
i would love a microscape map of runescape.
I want that.
I love these. So beautiful and actually affordable.
They need to fix the Z Banding on their printers ;)
we have one of london
I'm going to order all the water tiles
Good luck gettin' that thing paintet well: would be awesome Tho.:)
just appreciate it GOD
I would have laughed if the pieces fell off onto the table when he did the "Inception" thing.
If NY City was a Giant Circuit board and the buildings are Circuits and Transistors & rectifiers, capacitors, diodes
The scan by my neighborhood sucks it's Missing 2 important bridges
I kind of wish there was some colour
Its a shame theres 4 separate pieces in one "model". If I got something that size for that price it would have to be one large piece.
@troy4393
6 жыл бұрын
They may not be able to print at that size or want to reduce losses for print failures. If you get a jam on one big part, it's all gone, but if one of the four smaller prints has a jam you lose 75% less material.
@ddewaard3265
6 жыл бұрын
guess the printing failures are their problem. when looking at a big print like that, you dont want to see 4 of those ugly lines crossing it. they could have gotten a bigger printer, you can have some 40x40cm printers for somewhere around 5-600 dollars now, and they can easily deliver the printquality of these prints... 75 dollars for the small ones is just a ripoff if done in fdm at this quality. I'm annoyed my printer prints at the quality seen in this video, i would be pissed if i had to pay 75 dollars for it! also, its not like its all the labour costs that go into them, they already had the files, printing material would cost like 10 dollars max and handling and printing costs another 25 or so, probably less
@junk1347
6 жыл бұрын
Limited to the machine size for no paragraph
Looking at the shadows moving across the buildings makes me hope the next big addition to Google Earth will be variable sun angles. It would be nice to specify the date and time of day and see realistic shadows.
@Fuzzycat16
6 жыл бұрын
but it would be pointless tho...Visualy nice but that's not the point of google earth. Too much effort for something that will be 100% useless at the end.
@RMoribayashi
6 жыл бұрын
Not really. Things like sun exposure and protected angles are a large part of architecture. They already spend tons of money and computer time predicting the interaction of sun and shadow for each new skyscraper and its surroundings.
@max_archer
6 жыл бұрын
I agree. It'd be really useful for photographers and cinematographers, too.
wow the clearance reminds me of 1970s eastern european cars ...
neat
What's this? A city for ants?
@spiderspyy
6 жыл бұрын
I know the reference, but I dont think this size is enough for ants even D:
@Mr_Fancypants
6 жыл бұрын
per fornander Oh... uhm... *WHAT'S THIS? A CITY FOR GERMS?*
@moguns1971
4 жыл бұрын
Wild boys zebra costumem
@aofaa8580
4 жыл бұрын
You mean antmans? lol
Hi
Would be most impressive, if not for the invention of CAD and 3d printing. Neat idea, though.
Which one is better, Microscapes or Chisel & Mouse's city scapes?
I WANT ONE, GIVE ME, NOW! :)
They should make one from London.
Now I can cosplay as Galactus or be like Brainiac and collect cities
The fact their website has auto-playing music makes me never want one of their products.
I’d love to have these but they are expensive af
This +the bandai 1/5000 star deystroyer.
plot twist: these are actually pieces of Kandor
I just wanna make a mini city so my future godzilla toy can destroy =)
the only thing it needs now is to be painted and lights installed in the buildings.
Volume is really low on this compared to other tested videos
Pssh, I saw the 1:1 version.
Needs a tiny Godzilla or micro machines
The Manhattan map dosen't show any of the bridges.
If I was to spend money on something like this I would prefer something like a city from LOTR or HP the home of The Doctor. I just don't get excited for a small replica of a city I never plan to visit
Legos whould be nothing up against stepping on that