LittleJohn Posted January 12, 2017 Built for the 7th annual Expand the Winter Village Contest. All the doors open, there is a pop out ice block function, and a secret compartment under the house for hiding presents. The building itself was inspired by this model. It was quite an enjoyable build process, especially the wooden porch section. The ice house is particularly busy in the winter months, as blocks of ice are cut and then put into the storage shack to await delivery via truck to customers’ homes. Lots more pictures on Brickbuilt Thanks for looking, C&C welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbzy88 Posted January 12, 2017 Very nice, I especially like the little truck, I'd love to have this in my winter village. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjm161 Posted January 12, 2017 I really like the idea of an ice house and this is very well done. It definitely harkens back to a past age when ice wasn't a ubiquitous commodity and fits in well with the winter village. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carebear Posted January 13, 2017 Great Idea!!! - the car and the roof stands out Great Build!!! Greetings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Withacee Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Great design! Nice depth with the different parts of the house and the chimney, and that porch and the truck look great. The door sort of sticks out a bit, might be even better with one of these? http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=93602#T=C All things considered, a top quality contribution. Best of luck in the contest, and keep clicking those bricks together. Edited January 13, 2017 by Withacee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara Posted January 13, 2017 This is adorable. Great subject matter. I too like the truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palixa And The Bricks Posted January 14, 2017 That's a wonderful idea. The truck is cute and there are some great details liek the snow and ice on the roof and the interior. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted January 14, 2017 On 1/12/2017 at 2:51 PM, robbzy88 said: Very nice, I especially like the little truck, I'd love to have this in my winter village. Thank you, glad you like it! On 1/12/2017 at 6:36 PM, kjm161 said: I really like the idea of an ice house and this is very well done. It definitely harkens back to a past age when ice wasn't a ubiquitous commodity and fits in well with the winter village. Thanks, I thought it was a fitting idea too On 1/12/2017 at 11:57 PM, carebear said: Great Idea!!! - the car and the roof stands out Great Build!!! Greetings Thank you! On 1/13/2017 at 9:33 AM, Svendp said: very nice Thanks 22 hours ago, Withacee said: Great design! Nice depth with the different parts of the house and the chimney, and that porch and the truck look great. The door sort of sticks out a bit, might be even better with one of these? http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=93602#T=C All things considered, a top quality contribution. Best of luck in the contest, and keep clicking those bricks together. Thank you, Withacee! That door might have worked nicely here, though I'm not sure if it would have fit as well size-wise. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll keep it in mind for future builds 22 hours ago, Cara said: This is adorable. Great subject matter. I too like the truck. Thank you Cara! Glad you like it 5 hours ago, Palixa And The Bricks said: That's a wonderful idea. The truck is cute and there are some great details like the snow and ice on the roof and the interior. Thanks, Palixa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chilis Posted January 15, 2017 OMG, the truck is SO...cute! Great build, both the building and truck. I want! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfaminis Posted January 15, 2017 I'd love to the add that truck to my collection. Great build all round though, some fantastic ideas here. Good luck in the competition! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lepralego Posted January 15, 2017 One of my favourite Winter Village buildings, congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/14/2017 at 7:12 PM, Chilis said: OMG, the truck is SO...cute! Great build, both the building and truck. I want! Thank you, glad you like it! 23 hours ago, dfaminis said: I'd love to the add that truck to my collection. Great build all round though, some fantastic ideas here. Good luck in the competition! Thank you, the truck was one of my favorite parts too 22 hours ago, Lepralego said: One of my favourite Winter Village buildings, congratulations! Thank you very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliza Posted January 16, 2017 It really feels wintery. I particularly love the delivery truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alsielou Posted January 17, 2017 This is a gorgeous building and truck, and the interior is so homely and welcoming, really fits the winter village theme well. I really like the colour scheme. And all those blocks of ice! My son would love to load up that truck and tip the ice back out again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted January 18, 2017 On 1/16/2017 at 1:45 PM, eliza said: It really feels wintery. I particularly love the delivery truck. Thank you! On 1/17/2017 at 8:04 AM, alsielou said: This is a gorgeous building and truck, and the interior is so homely and welcoming, really fits the winter village theme well. I really like the colour scheme. And all those blocks of ice! My son would love to load up that truck and tip the ice back out again! Thank you very much, glad you like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodan Black Posted January 18, 2017 Really enjoyed the truck and the architecture of the building. The part that stood out the most to me was the detailing on the snow. It really felt so accurate and organic in how you did it, definitely the most impressive part for me. Really lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted January 19, 2017 7 hours ago, Kodan Black said: Really enjoyed the truck and the architecture of the building. The part that stood out the most to me was the detailing on the snow. It really felt so accurate and organic in how you did it, definitely the most impressive part for me. Really lovely. Thanks, glad you like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
22kane Posted February 11, 2017 I really like how you made the snow throughout the build. Very effective. I would totally buy this if it was a set. Nice work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QwikBricks Posted February 13, 2017 I would love to have this in my winter village. Nice video! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites