Answers.Body: <p>If the vase needs to be water-tight, then using LEGO bricks alone will not be sufficient, as their tolerances do not result in water-tight walls.</p>
  <p>But if you plan to put only LEGO flowers inside, you don't need this requirement and can proceed to plan the vase. By your account it is hourglass-shaped, which means a series of circles of varying diameters stacked on each other.</p>
  <p>To plan the circles for the layers, there are various methods listed in <a href="https://toweringbrickcreations.com/2021/09/05/squaring-the-circle-building-round-shapes-using-lego/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a>, but the easiest and cheapest one is to use standard bricks and go for a blocky (Minecraft-like) look:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KnNWVmyG.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KnNWVmyG.png" alt="Chart depicting various sizes of circles rendered as square blocks" /></a></p>
  <p>In order to ensure a proper connection, each layer should ideally be planned as two circles of similar diameter - so for example if at one point the vase should transition from a 9-diameter to a 10-diameter circle, then build the second layer to occupy both a 9 and a 10-diameter circle. This way it can be securely attached to the 9-diameter of the first level (which might or might not have an 8-diameter inside to provide connection to the underlying layer).</p>
  <p>If you do the planning in <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Stud.io</a>, you can generate building instructions natively from the tool and also can buy the required parts from Bricklink directly.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am a noob! I am trying to create an anniversary a present. I want to create a life-sized LEGO, customized vase, that was given to me as a present.</p>
  <p>I plan on putting Lego flowers in the vase. I have no idea how to begin. I have a picture of the vase I am trying to recreate but I cannot find any help on the internet on how to start from scratch: to determine which bricks (size, color, etc) I will need and step-by-step instructions for making the hour-glass shaped vase.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Can you please edit your question and add a photo of the vase you want to reproduce? Also keep in mind that curved shapes are difficult to replicate, and the available parts will be limited.
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Comments.Text: It is unlikely to get a fully build model as an answer. But we could help with some suggestions if you present your "work in progress" model.
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Comments.Text: You could have a look through existing flower vase MOCs to see if any of them strike you, or give you inspiration. One good site for that is [rebrickable](https://rebrickable.com/mocs/?get_drill_downs=&q=flower%20vase). Some of the designs have free instructions, others are paid. The site also helps you in buying the parts needed if desired.
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ThreadText: # Designing a customized, life-sized model/copy of flower vase
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-05-30)
  
  I am a noob! I am trying to create an anniversary a present. I want to create a life-sized LEGO, customized vase, that was given to me as a present.
  
  I plan on putting Lego flowers in the vase. I have no idea how to begin. I have a picture of the vase I am trying to recreate but I cannot find any help on the internet on how to start from scratch: to determine which bricks (size, color, etc) I will need and step-by-step instructions for making the hour-glass shaped vase.
  
  **Tags:** building, instructions, design, moc
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Can you please edit your question and add a photo of the vase you want to reproduce? Also keep in mind that curved shapes are difficult to replicate, and the available parts will be limited.  
  > **username_2**: It is unlikely to get a fully build model as an answer. But we could help with some suggestions if you present your "work in progress" model.  
  > **username_3**: You could have a look through existing flower vase MOCs to see if any of them strike you, or give you inspiration. One good site for that is [rebrickable](https://rebrickable.com/mocs/?get_drill_downs=&q=flower%20vase). Some of the designs have free instructions, others are paid. The site also helps you in buying the parts needed if desired.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2024-06-14. Score: 1
  
  If the vase needs to be water-tight, then using LEGO bricks alone will not be sufficient, as their tolerances do not result in water-tight walls.
  
  But if you plan to put only LEGO flowers inside, you don't need this requirement and can proceed to plan the vase. By your account it is hourglass-shaped, which means a series of circles of varying diameters stacked on each other.
  
  To plan the circles for the layers, there are various methods listed in [this article](https://toweringbrickcreations.com/2021/09/05/squaring-the-circle-building-round-shapes-using-lego/), but the easiest and cheapest one is to use standard bricks and go for a blocky (Minecraft-like) look:
  
  [![Chart depicting various sizes of circles rendered as square blocks](https://i.sstatic.net/KnNWVmyG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/KnNWVmyG.png)
  
  In order to ensure a proper connection, each layer should ideally be planned as two circles of similar diameter - so for example if at one point the vase should transition from a 9-diameter to a 10-diameter circle, then build the second layer to occupy both a 9 and a 10-diameter circle. This way it can be securely attached to the 9-diameter of the first level (which might or might not have an 8-diameter inside to provide connection to the underlying layer).
  
  If you do the planning in [Stud.io](https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page), you can generate building instructions natively from the tool and also can buy the required parts from Bricklink directly.
  
  
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