GCR 02 V 2

A pencil-thin Art Deco tower for your cityscape. This scale model captures a classic 1930s American setback skyscraper: a slender high-rise that steps inward as it climbs, its shaft banded by tall vertical piers and deeply recessed window mullions that give it a strong, striped upward pull. A lower shoulder block breaks out partway down, a modest entrance bay sits at street level, and the whole tower rests on a simple stepped plinth base, echoing landmarks like the Empire State era of Manhattan design. It is built for city dioramas, N/HO model-railway backdrops, wargaming urban tables and architectural display shelves, where a single tall tower anchors a skyline without eating bench space. Group several at varied heights for a convincing downtown block. Print notes • Print upright straight off the plate; the flat base needs no support and the vertical piers come out crisp with the layer lines running with the tower. • The recessed window grid reads best with a 0.4 mm nozzle at fine layer height, or resin for sharp mullions at small scales. • Slice at your target railway scale first, then check wall thickness so the thin piers stay printable. • A grey primer followed by a light drybrush of the piers and a darker wash in the window channels instantly sells the concrete-and-glass look.