oz the malefic Posted January 24, 2014 Greetings all, Based on a real comic book store in Melbourne - All Star Comics - I, along with some nice help from member here ED-209, have constructed the All Star Lego MOC. I decided early on to go with a fairly accurate scale of the store rather than a model with the "feel" of the real store. Yes, the store does actually have a ping pong table that they set up on occasion. To help get a feel where everything is Their back room, fridge is based on the fridge from the modular Fire Station (I think...) There's a large pillar and raised rear section of the store One of the things that ED-209 fought for, we added hinges for playability The rear room folds out too so you can play in the bookshelves The fun starts here: Troy and Mitch the store owners, Troy dressed as Thor a few years back for Free Comic Book day, Mitch did Woverine, so I decided to reflect that here (FCBD is the first Saturday in May, contact you local store for details). The lift was the first thing designed, simple but clever technic gearing to have sliding doors that move at different speeds (like a real elevator door of course) Special guest, Alan Moore Cosplay as Ripley and an alien The crowd there for the Q&A I smell crossover I wanted everyone to be yellow, so lots of slight customisation to licensed minifigs, I'm pretty happy with this Supergirl This is a minifig of my lovely wife, where we have an ongoing joke about her drinking habits, yes, a couple of non official parts for her. The secret of the pillar Batman, a bust and a bookshelf.... Next secret The back room (for some reason, I found it funny to drop the standard bin in there) And the secret held in the back room Another secret, a small amount of room was unused, so we hid a TARDIS Now some general crowd scenes I absolutely adore the Lady Loki End count was around 3500 parts, designed and built over a few months starting in Sept. First MOC I have done, working on more with ED-209 for the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laphroag Posted January 24, 2014 My nerd-o-meter just broke. Fantastic set! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doom2099 Posted January 24, 2014 Ha, that's great! At first the interiors and all white walls looked a tiny bit dull, but the characters you added really bring the whole thing to life. Nice job incorporating so many Big Bang Theory approved elements into the store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ritzcrackerman Posted January 24, 2014 This looks great! (and my nerd-o-meter has also broken). I'm not usually a fan of otherwise typical LEGO city scenes populated with a bizarre menangerie of minifigures from different themes. I prefer a little more cohesion. But a comic book store? You have found a perfect home for virtually every odd-ball minifigure out there. Now I want to make a modular version of this... Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faefrost Posted January 24, 2014 I love it! Was it built to be displayed in the store itself? also any chance of a pic of the entrance from outside? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurtlePower Posted January 24, 2014 The secrets are awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted January 24, 2014 Oh, this is too much....... .....hope your wife doesn't mind talking about her like that ? Excellent designing and engineering too......how it all comes together is fantastic and I was wondering what was under the table.......stash of cash ! Brick On 'oz the malefic' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Nice job otm, this is quite a floor plan. I like the details and scenes you created. That theft detector is really neat. Very realistic. Keep up the good work Edited January 24, 2014 by LEGO Guy Bri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sin Posted January 24, 2014 My nerd-o-meter just broke. Made me spit my coffee haha... Very cool build oz the malefic, I spent quite a bit of time in comic book stores when I was high school age - your pictures really remind me of the goofball events they used to run! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLazyChicken Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Wow, what a great moc. I love all of the little (or should I say big? ) secret compartments! Edited January 24, 2014 by TheLazyChicken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord raphael Posted January 24, 2014 That is stunning. So does your comic store actually have a tardis hidden in it?LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED-209 Posted January 24, 2014 Hooray! And welcome to the forum! Seeing it all come together like this makes me feel like a proud uncle! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz the malefic Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Hooray! And welcome to the forum! Seeing it all come together like this makes me feel like a proud uncle! With all that you had to do with it, it's more like "the guy next door who might actually be the dad due to infidelity...." Thanks for all the positive comments. Ha, that's great! At first the interiors and all white walls looked a tiny bit dull, but the characters you added really bring the whole thing to life. Nice job incorporating so many Big Bang Theory approved elements into the store. The walls being very white: Agreed. I may soon pull the top layers of the walls and replace some spots with bricks with studs on one side, that way I can mount some posters by doing stickers on 2x2 and 2x4 tiles. This looks great! (and my nerd-o-meter has also broken). I'm not usually a fan of otherwise typical LEGO city scenes populated with a bizarre menangerie of minifigures from different themes. I prefer a little more cohesion. But a comic book store? You have found a perfect home for virtually every odd-ball minifigure out there. Yeah, it was a bit of fun just going onto bricklink and buying random minifigs, including the more expensive character ones (Nothing super high dollar in there, but still, more costly than "normal" minifigs would have been. The idea was to make it as varied as possible to show off the geek culture and different sides to it. I love it! Was it built to be displayed in the store itself? also any chance of a pic of the entrance from outside? It was and wasn't. I plan on maybe handing it over to them for a while, but it's kinda big and annoying to move, plus I like having it at home ;) The entrance: There really isn't one beyond the elevator. It's an odd store in that it's on the first floor of an office building, so you go into a boring lift lobby, and come out to this. Made me spit my coffee haha... Very cool build oz the malefic, I spent quite a bit of time in comic book stores when I was high school age - your pictures really remind me of the goofball events they used to run! Exactly the feel I was going for. The Free Comic Book Day event they've run for the last 3 years (they opened Feb 2011) has been getting bigger and bigger every year. There's some shots on their facebook page from next to the pillar (where the mime and clown and being hunted) that show off just how crazy and full they get, I wanted to make it kind of over the top, lots of stuff going on etc. Edited January 25, 2014 by oz the malefic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 25, 2014 This is good fun! I like the ping pong table. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loves Houses Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, what a giant model? Have you measured it? It must be huge! Where did you get the gray beard from - that is gorgeous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hush Posted January 25, 2014 Wooow i frequent this comic shop and you nailed it my man even the Mitch and Troy figures, have you shown the guys at the shop yet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz the malefic Posted January 26, 2014 Wooow i frequent this comic shop and you nailed it my man even the Mitch and Troy figures, have you shown the guys at the shop yet ? Woooo, excellent. I shared the pics a couple of weeks ago, they went a little nuts (in a good way). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MusicaRibelle Posted January 26, 2014 really fantastic. I enjoyed a lot the moc itself but also the photographic story! now you should find an illustrator to turn your pictures into a comic book, which of course would be sold in the same store.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg3 Posted January 26, 2014 Very cool!! I love the little hidden secrets but it's the little details like the little record player that make it for me!! Excellent work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noreha Posted August 28, 2015 Found this topic on a random google image search, looked at the photo and thought "Geeez, that looks like the old All Star Comics store in Melbourne"... Freaking awesomeness! Well done for nailing the off the wall craziness that happened there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrlegoman Posted August 29, 2015 Nicely done, lots of thought and effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
