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[mrklaw]

Can people post examples of how they dress their streets? I'm looking for inspiration for a beginner for things like traffic lights, and general street furniture. Ideally to go alongside a modular street but unlimately I'm looking for ideas so scale isn't as important as imagination.

Thanks :)

Edited by mrklaw, 10 April 2012 - 08:52 AM.

[cimddwc]

Well, for instance, I got a newspaper vending machine:


street scene 4 by cimddwc, on Flickr

And a (defaced) election poster, a bench and filled trashcan - and adding some scenes like a police action is good to liven things up:

[Dakar A]

I've desgned custom bits for my city's strees, such as this bus stop:


And this streetlamp:


This Street/Highway sign:

02 by Dakar A, on Flickr

And these custom plant beds with trees (In the top left corner of the photo):

32 by Dakar A, on Flickr

Hope I helped!
Dakar

[wooootles]

Here's my traffic light design; Technic parts and snot bricks were the main ingredients

http://www.flickr.co...N08/6980448005/

I'll be watching this thread too as I am also looking for inspirations like the OP

Edited by wooootles, 11 April 2012 - 09:01 PM.

[mrklaw]

wooootles, on 11 April 2012 - 08:57 PM, said:

Here's my traffic light design; Technic parts and snot bricks were the main ingredients

http://www.flickr.co...N08/6980448005/

I'll be watching this thread too as I am also looking for inspirations like the OP

Very nice!

[lightningtiger]

Need a phone box.....

Or petrol pumps......


I might coming up with even more Lego City-ish street stuff shortly.

[The Blue Brick]

LT, that phone booth is excellent. I need to add some street furniture also.

All I have are a couple benches and newsstand.

[1974]

OT!: -> Tiger, we don't have red phonebooths here in DK  - that's the UK  

And TDC is dismantling the rest, everybody have cell/mobilephones here now. Buy less Lego and save up for a ticket to Denmark  

[Legocrazy81]

I use what comes in the sets: light posts in the Modulars. Street and signal lights from City. There's great ideas here for other bits, however. The newsstand, the different sidewalk techniques.

[WideWiiLover]

I really like your bus shelter! I also have them in my town, but i have no bus. They serve more as a gazebo.

Brick On!

[TheLegoDr]

I remember in my early Lego days I would build custom phone booths. Now they cease to exist around me in real life, but part of me want my Lego people to live in a simpler time.

I only am using the Catwoman's Cycle street light (modified of course) and the newspaper dispenser. Real original, I know.

I love seeing these other ideas. Great work everyone!

[purpleparadox]

TheLegoDr, on 12 April 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

I only am using the Catwoman's Cycle street light (modified of course) and the newspaper dispenser. Real original, I know.

I use these too. May I ask what modifications you made to it?

[LEGOcityman97]

cimddwc, on 10 April 2012 - 10:15 AM, said:

And a (defaced) election poster, a bench and filled trashcan - and adding some scenes like a police action is good to liven things up:

wow... ThE bank is really AWESOME,  cimddwc

[laka]

Sorry, 1974, that's not true. TDC actually wanted the phonebooths to be red, and in some places they actually were, as can be seen from this link http://www.fotojespe...ge.php?pid=765. But they were also dark blue and green, depending on the colour of the street furniture in the town/city.

/laka

1974, on 11 April 2012 - 11:41 PM, said:

OT!: -> Tiger, we don't have red phonebooths here in DK  - that's the UK  

And TDC is dismantling the rest, everybody have cell/mobilephones here now. Buy less Lego and save up for a ticket to Denmark  

[Farnheim]

Here are some pics of a radar trap I've made a while back:





And a modified traffic light, which is based on the regular ones from TLC:







With a traffic sign add-on:



A simple charging station for EVs:




A little area for recreation and a different street light:

[mrklaw]

thanks. Love the traffic light with pedestrian crossing button.

[The Blue Brick]

Nice designs Farnheim. Can we happen to see more pictures of your town.  

[Phred]

The Blue Brick, on 16 April 2012 - 01:16 PM, said:

Nice designs Farnheim. Can we happen to see more pictures of your town.  

Agreed. He should create a separate topic for his town.