MOC: Factory

[AirborneAFOL]

Kavland's mayor is proud to announce production has commenced within the Factory, after a lengthy rennovation to ensure the roof was up to code and the truckers union strike was quelled by adding some access doors for the shipments in and out.

(Sidenote: Kavland's mayor also apologizes for having spent September knee deep in overseeing the rennovation work, and didn't invest in professional-grade photgraphy skills)

"Front"

Side 1 - note the hinged roof, a new technique for me

Side 2 - admittedly the mayor is frustrated the two hinges for the double doors haven't yet arrived, but assures the residents of Kavland they will be shortly...

Rear - sliding doors

Interior - granted, not an excellent angle, but you get the idea. Generic assembly line, boiler (near left), etc. The catwalk was something I enjoyed crafting (and ultimately led to the hinged roof, as a modular roof had to be so high to clear the catwalk it made reaching inside difficult).

Admittedly it's not spectacular by Eurobrick standards, but a few design elements I can claim are uniquely "original", and hopefully provide some inspiration for the truly gifted builders on this forum!

Edited September 25, 2014 by AirborneAFOL

[andyscouse]

Good take on an industrial building. But a word of advice -- fire the Union members and outlaw Unions!! Better for all :)

[eurotrash]

It looks good. I particularly like the use of a hinged roof and the cat walk is well done. The alternating use of those 1 x 2 grille bricks adds some interest to the facade.

If I were to make a suggestion it would be to increase the size of those windows on the front (to two rows of four rather than three rows of three) and consider rotating those bricks through 90 degrees (and use some 1 x N tile bricks) so that those studs on the bricks below are not quite as noticeable.

Thanks for sharing it with us!

[AirborneAFOL]

If I were to make a suggestion it would be to increase the size of those windows on the front (to two rows of four rather than three rows of three) and consider rotating those bricks through 90 degrees (and use some 1 x N tile bricks) so that those studs on the bricks below are not quite as noticeable.

Very much appreciate suggestions, thank you much for giving it a look and some critique!

2 rows of 4 windows indeed seems like it'd be an upgrade - I'm certainly going to do it when I have some time again here.

I'm not quite sure what the 1 x N tiles to to disguise the bricks technique is though. Any chance you could articulate that a bit, or toss up a link to something it's been done on? Sounds very intruiging!

[eurotrash]

I'm not quite sure what the 1 x N tiles to to disguise the bricks technique is though. Any chance you could articulate that a bit, or toss up a link to something it's been done on? Sounds very intruiging!

Sure, no problem. Here's a picture of two methods

At the front we have the windows rotated through 90 degrees and attached to the building by those modified 1 x 1 bricks with stud on one side. You need to use a couple of plates ( I used different colours to illustrate them) to raise them up to get the right spacing, but it's easy enough. I didn't do a calculation on your building but you could use this on both sides and then in the middle use a combination of plates and tiles to ensure that they meet up symmetrically.

At the rear there's a simpler approach using a 1 x 4 tile (orange) and the windows just rests on it. The windows are attached at the top to the tan tile - although that actually should be a plate (ooops!). Both approaches are not as robust as your original - (and not kid-proof), but they're certainly ok for display purposes. I used this specific approach on one of my earliest MOCs in this forum (http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=78161) and it's still standing intact.

EDIT: And the first technique I used on my Traditional Bus Station on the rear awning (http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96121)

Try them. If they work for you on this build then great, if not then you've got two new techniques you can use elsewhere... Oh, and if you need more pictures just ask.

Edited September 25, 2014 by eurotrash

[AirborneAFOL]

Ah, I gotchya. A SNOT approach, or masking bottom studs with a finishing tile. Will definitely try a segment of each and see which looks best.

Can't thank you enough for taking the time to illustrate/explain it!

[CityBuilder]

Cute little factory you have, I like the windows