BrickRally217

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  • Birthday 01/07/2000

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  1. What a creative idea! I just took apart my copy of this set last week after getting tired of looking at it—I wish I'd thought to do something like this instead! There are so many nice parts in this set. My favorite of these rebuilds is the resistance bomber. Good job forcing yourself to be creative with a limited number of parts is the bread and butter of this hobby!
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    [MOC] Lego Hard Rock Cafe

    I wish I could be less disillusioned about the source material because this is a beautiful model. You are brimming with amazing part usage ideas; toolboxes, harry potter wand cases, 1x1 pyramids on the outside which mimic soundproof wall textures in studios, and my favorite, using the book elements for the desk. Expert color blocking on the exterior too, you've got just the right balance!
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    [MOC] Surf Store Corner

    My first thought was that this reminds me of the rebrickable radio station rebuild of the police station modular- then I clicked on the rebrickable link and saw in the description you said you were inspired by it. Cool! The layout of that model is so nice, it plays with depth and height in a really unique way for the modular series, and I think you've effectively put your own stamp on it. This is a really intelligent model and I love it. I love how the surf shop looks so temporary, like it's just the current iteration of that building's ongoing palimpsest. As in, there have been many businesses located there over the years, and the surf shop probably won't even be the last one. The red accents throughout the build really help bring it together which is a nice touch. The dog house is cute. My favorite part has to be the stone statue on the side of the building- probably a relic from when it was first built- and the kind of thing that, if you're a minifig who maybe walked by this corner every day during a season of your life, you'd visit the town years later and see it there, and all the memories would come flooding back. Thanks for sharing your build!
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    Millenium Falcon 7965 Mods

    This post jogged something in the recesses of my memory... oh boy, do I have a tutorial for you Looking at the upload date I was just about to turn 12 when I filmed this. Still a really good technique 12 years later!! Haha. This isn't exactly accurate in terms of detail (which I think is what you're asking about) but definitely accurate in that 4 people should be able to fit in the falcon cockpit. Lol!
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    [MOC] City-Comedy-Club

    I think this is fantastic. My favorite interior bit is the bar, I love the black and azures together, you've really made this look like an exciting place to be. I also love what you've done with the middle alleyway, but if this were my build, I would stick 2 8x16 baseplates onto the side with the green building and extend it, there's just not a lot you can do with a 6 stud interior width (although you've definitely made the best of it). The exterior detail on the comedy club building looks great, particularly the effect of the 1x1 curved slope within the arches, but also the spacing of the grey columns. For some reason I'd never thought of mounting the newer 1x6 double door frame at 45 degrees before, even though I've done that with the 1x4 door many times- what a great idea
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    I built this in Studio and put it on Rebrickable if anyone wants to build it! https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-164173/BrickRally217/antique-toy-store-modular-building/#details
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    Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

    That's a brilliant build! It adds a nice corner while making the overall footprint of the build an even 2 baseplates instead of 1.5. I also can't believe how much better the color scheme looks on that build compared to the museum. Maybe I'll have to see it in-person before coming to any negative conclusions.
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    Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

    Interesting find, in the context of this discussion! Maybe leave the ground floor as-is and MOC the second floor tan? And change the trim around the windows to olive green on both floors?
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    Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

    To me, having an eye for color isn't just deciding what color(s) to use, it's also about how the designer uses them and creates visual balance. You could reasonably say the main color for Parisian Restaurant is olive green too, but as its designer, Jamie was able to accent the green (which has a dark hue) on the facade with lots of whites and light greys. It's clear that a different approach was used with the facade of the museum, opting for large blocks of green and comparably less color accents, and the accents that are there are darker colors like brown and dark tan. To me the end result is not as attractive, but that's just my two cents!
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    Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

    The darn thing is hideous. Jamie Berard and his eye for color are sorely missed in the modular line. To the set's credit, I'm not sure how much changing the primary color (to something more muted with color accents?) would even help it. A modular-style museum is a pretty good idea but maybe in practice it isn't. To me it doesn't look great on the modular street. Something like this needs its own campus, surrounded on all four sides by patches of green and trees. Not that you couldn't modify it and do that yourself. The interior is really well done. The solar system display rips. And the technique for the stairs; what a great idea!
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    I don't know if the residents would be too happy with a patron of the toy store climbing their staircase and trying to enter their apartment. I would get a haul from the green grocer and show up as a grocery delivery person, that might work And yes! I did want the building to feel exciting and like a "toy" in itself, it's cool you noticed that. The classic yellow really evokes the "toy" (specifically classic Lego) aesthetic to me, so I knew it was the right choice for my toy store. Some Lego city builders like to incorporate the more industrial side of things, the roads, the offices, the bureaucracy and the like. To me that stuff is off somewhere else. I strive to make my Lego city the perfect relaxing weekend trip itinerary, all in one block... wake up at the hostel, get some breakfast, visit the bookshop, peek your head in the toy store, grab a bite from the market, and spend the rest of the day in the ragtag astronomy museum/curated library just learning and learning.
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    I've been holding on to that one for a while
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    It's an ingenious way to move furniture! I think the windows in my modular may be a bit small though, haha.
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    That's a great idea! Wish I would have thought of that before, I'm back to sorting now though and my build area is full of other stuff, so modifying it will have to come a bit later. I couldn't agree more. Even as one of the yearly modulars, like in lieu of a 32x32, a 16x32 would be amazing... more affordable and arguably packs just as big of a punch. Especially since we've gotten Assembly square, and now the rumored 2024 museum, which are 48x32. So a single 16x32 is needed sometimes to offset the difference since as most modulars are 32x32.
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    [MOC] Antique Toy Store

    Hi everyone, This is my 16x32 modular MOC which I’m calling Antique Toy Store. The ground floor is the toy shop with a marble roller coaster displayed in the front window, and the upper floors are a two-story apartment with a working clothesline in the back. There is also a working “touw en blok,” or rope-and-pulley system for moving furniture, so there is a bit of a “moving rope” motif going on. Interiors: Since these are supposed to be antique/valubale toys, I got a bit meta and turned one of the display cases into a collection of the most valuable small Lego elements in my collection. Many are from 2011’s Queen Anne’s Revenge pirate ship, including the ultra-rare and expensive dark tan plume. I was going for a Christmas-y theme with the dark red and olive green for the toy shop, and I placed a pine tree in the back to solidify that theming more. The second level has a living area and kitchen. The third level has a bathroom with a removable wall for easy access, and a giant bed, which was the last thing I created for the build. I have no idea how the minifigs got it up there. The roof section is nothing too special, but it does feature a storage area for the furniture rope. Influences: These are the references which inspired the design I chose. The ground floor was influenced by this really vibrant building I saw on a street corner when I was in Amsterdam last year. The dark red color, irregular angle of the door, arches, and small statue were ideas garnered from this building. (first pic is mine) The upper levels were loosely based around these images but are mostly a product of my imagination. Lastly, here is the antique toy store with some other modulars. (Mmmm, color therapy) Thanks for checking out my build, I hope you liked it!