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[Ricecracker]

Some of you may remember my Sausage Factory MOC last, when I posted a WIP thread around the same time last year. Now, I have a new MOC to share with you.

This time around, it's a fire station. The specific fire station is Toronto Fire Station 134 which is located near where I live. I've taken a few pics of the real thing for inspiration:




Here is what I have as of December 23rd:


I've built a lot more since then, including building most of the right wall, as well as finishing off much of the front of the building.

I'll be updating this thread periodically until it's completed.

This post has been edited by Ricecracker: 31 January 2010 - 08:33 PM

[prateek]

Nice WIP. I like how the Lego tan and brown look really nice compared to the real thing. I laso like those fire trucks you've got going there

[lightningtiger]

Looks nice so far, keep on bricking 'Ricecracker' !
Can't wait to see the end result !

[Rick]

That engine - although it looks really good - is a bit too big for my taste, but I'm really looking forward to your progress on that fire station.

[ACCURATEin]

i'm looking forward to the end result.

Lots of accuracy so far!

[BlueBard]

Looks great! And I can already seen details I'm sure they'll be wonderful as that yellow hydrant. Looking forward for the final model

[Ricecracker]

prateek, on Jan 22 2010, 12:33 AM, said:

Nice WIP. I like how the Lego tan and brown look really nice compared to the real thing. I laso like those fire trucks you've got going there

Thanks! And you know what they look like in real life .

lightningtiger, on Jan 22 2010, 02:07 AM, said:

Looks nice so far, keep on bricking 'Ricecracker' !
Can't wait to see the end result !

Thank you, Lightningtiger!

Rick, on Jan 22 2010, 02:39 AM, said:

That engine - although it looks really good - is a bit too big for my taste, but I'm really looking forward to your progress on that fire station.

I thought you might find it large, but I can't please everyone, can I?

ACCURATEin, on Jan 22 2010, 04:14 AM, said:

i'm looking forward to the end result.
Lots of accuracy so far!

I'll be sure to keep this topic updated.

BlueBard, on Jan 22 2010, 05:24 AM, said:

Looks great! And I can already seen details I'm sure they'll be wonderful as that yellow hydrant. Looking forward for the final model

Thanks! Always good to hear from you!

I'm going to try to get another update in here today, as well.

[Dennimator]

Looking great so far! However, the vehicles are a bit too big IMO. You should have the fire engine 7 studs wide, and the van 5 studs. You shouldn´t be too unfamiliar with 5-wide vehicles:

Ricecracker, on Jan 22 2010, 06:24 AM, said:

I spy, with my little eye... ( ) a blue 5-wide car to the fat left of the pic!
Also, how did you get those chromed plates(loose) and bricks (on the fire engine)?

This post has been edited by Dennimator: 23 January 2010 - 05:18 PM

[Ricecracker]

Dennimator, on Jan 23 2010, 12:15 PM, said:

Looking great so far! However, the vehicles are a bit too big IMO. You should have the fire engine 7 studs wide, and the van 5 studs. You shouldn´t be too unfamiliar with 5-wide vehicles:

Thanks!I know many people will think the trucks are too big, but I think they are realistic. North American fire trucks tend to be wider than both European ones, and regular trucks here.

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I spy, with my little eye... ( ) a blue 5-wide car to the fat left of the pic!

That's my Chevy Lowrider

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Also, how did you get those chromed plates(loose) and bricks (on the fire engine)?

ChromeBricks.com

[Ricecracker]

Here's what I have as of now. Notice I've extended it back 48 studs, and work on the front some more. I also ran out of reddish brown 1x2s

This post has been edited by Ricecracker: 31 January 2010 - 08:27 PM

[prateek]

Nice progress. Do yuo have pics of the back of the real building, or at least from the other side?

[Ricecracker]

prateek, on Jan 24 2010, 05:12 PM, said:

Nice progress. Do yuo have pics of the back of the real building, or at least from the other side?

Not good ones . The back is actually obstructed by another building, so I'm going to freehand that, and it's right beside a house on one side, and a health centre on the other. I'm definitely going to get more pictures of it before it's done, though.

I was going to link to the google maps link, but that takes you to the Montreal Canadiens Centre for some reason .

[Generation85]

Ricecracker, on Jan 24 2010, 05:29 PM, said:

I was going to link to the google maps link, but that takes you to the Montreal Canadiens Centre for some reason .

So?

[sens1992]

This is a great start to your fire station. I would really like a close up of your garage doors to see how you did them. I am working on something similar and I am curious to see how your garage door was built.

[Ricecracker]

sens1992, on Jan 24 2010, 09:20 PM, said:

I would really like a close up of your garage doors to see how you did them. I am working on something similar and I am curious to see how your garage door was built.

I just changed a few things around from DarthNick's design.