I have seen references to "micro-scale" building in LEGO documentation. How is this different than the "normal" LEGO building scale?
It refers to building items at a much smaller scale than the usual "mini-fig" scale.
For example the "Micro" Star Destroyer:
Edit to add:
Officially however, when bought as a set they are usually referred to as "Mini-scale".
Microscale is not just a technique, it's an artform:
- blog explaining it and a few showcases
- a very nice example
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1A few years ago, there was an official building competition specifically centered around microscale models. The winning entries were made into real LEGO sets. – LegoSonicBoy Oct 25 '11 at 21:01
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LEGO are now bringing out a microscale version of their entire line (so far) of modular Cafe Corner sets – Larry Pieniazek Nov 26 '11 at 23:50