WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979

We are getting very close to 10.000 votes for this LEGO set of the WTC Twin Towers, and I want to thank each of you for your support :) I have seen a lot of you taking the efford to sign up here on LEGO Ideas, just to vote for my model, and that really means a lot to me, so a very, very spesial thank you to all of you! :)

There is no doubt that the Twin Tower are forever in ours hearts, and if we are lucky, this model will be available as a real LEGO model, to enjoy and admire, but that I also hope will help many of us to heal!

Even though our hopes are high, if it's not to be a real LEGO set, I will make this model available to download as a free LDD file (LEGO Digital Designer), that will also give you a great 3D experience of this model :) But it will be like my real model with grill elements, and I will also try to change the inside structure, so that if you deside to build them in real LEGO, you can also add LED to light up random windows, just like the Twins Towers was so iconic known for in "NYC by night" photos.

I will inform you where to download it on my YouTube channel, you will find a link to in my profile here on LEGO Ideas.

Fingers crossed for a LEGO set of the honerable and beautiful Twin Towers!

Again, thank you all so much! :)

Kind regards, Daniel

A 10 sec clip done in Studio :)

Hope you all have a great summer 🌞

That's more than ten times what my first attempt received in total, so I'd like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement :) The Twin Towers mean a lot to many of us, so I knew designing this set was going to be very special for many people. Now and then I get comments that some of you are worried about the risk of somebody making a diorama of the way we lost them, and might make LEGO sceptical about making it a set, so I will address this in this update with why I think that that in itself makes it even more important with a model of the Twin Towers.

My diorama is from 1979, and the reason is that so much happened in 1979 that I felt designing a microscale model from that year could capture much of the excitement going on in the WTC in the best way at this scale. And I think that is so important to remember about the Twin Towers. Because it really was a city within a city, but at the same time, when you saw them, you saw New York. No other skyscraper can compare. It's been over a generation since we lost them. Therefore, a growing population mostly thinks of the loss itself when they see them. But the Twin Towers have had an incredible history, importance, and meaning from the beginning, through many decades, and will continue for a long, long time. So I built this model to be a part of showing and honoring these important historic buildings, especially for new generations. And I think this model will be a good way for kids to get a better "feel" and respect for the Twin Towers, maybe even as a group project during education.

If this second attempt gets to 10,000 supporters, and we're so lucky that LEGO makes it a set, I really believe most people purchasing a Twin Tower set will keep it as designed, but probably not everybody. Then you have to know there are enough LEGO out there for people to build whatever they like. They don't need this set for that.

Enjoy this picture of the real Twin Towers. Take care, and keep on building:)

Kind regards,

Daniel

Here is my prototype model of the Twins by a fjord in Norway in the winter :) The mountain you see in the background is aprox the same height as the real north tower :)

A picture of my prototype in between the Statue of Liberty and Empire State building

Dear all supporters of the Twin Towers. The comment section suddently got closed down. I dont know for how long, but I will inform you at once I get a message regarding the close down from LEGO.

Edit 03.01.22

Comment section is open again, but please be nice in the comments so it dont happend again. I got this message in the comments today:

LEGO Ideas Team

We've unlocked the comments again with the expectation that comments remain respectful. Inability to keep comments respectful will result in an immediate and permanent ban from LEGO Ideas.

I want to give a big thank you to all of you for supporting my model, and helping reach this milestone. Also for all the kind comments I have gotten :) And a special thank you to those who also has taken the extra time to share this to others :)

This gave me a year to reach 10.000 voters for LEGO to consider making this as a LEGO set :)