Chicago's Wrigley Building

HO Scale replica reproduced from photos

by SMARTT Inc.

As part of a private project, SMARTT built replicas of many Chicago landmarks. The Wrigley building is my favorite. I designed the majority of the flat cutaway back structures in the project from laser cut acrylic, but the ornate and intricate details that I built in Autodesk Inventor really make the Wrigley stand out! We liked the 3D parts so much that we printed extras to show visitors to the office.

We decided that the intricate 3D detailing on the first Wrigley we built was intriguing enough to make this a fine choice for our National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) trade show display. This is the one pictured here.

The Wrigley Building as part of SMARTT's 2017 NMRA Trade Show display

We decided that the intricate 3D detailing on the first Wrigley we built was intriguing enough to make this a fine choice for our National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) trade show display. This is the one pictured here.
The 2D CAD sketches that shaped the final Wrigley structure
The clock tower of the Wrigley Building is a key feature
Autodesk Inventor was the ideal software package to bring the tower to 3D life.

This image is a render of the Clock Tower part. The real part does not disappoint!
This is the tower topper, 3D printed in a single piece, sans window frames
The ground floor is equally as intricate and demanded equal treatment in 3D.
The ground floor entrance component in 3D resin
The finished clock tower atop the completed trade show version of the Wrigley Building