lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 The new DO set coming got me fired up to try and do another modular so I present my latest MOC. The drawers behind the counter do open and you can place small items in them. This is going to go on the left of the DO when I get it.....one day, the other side might be the PR.....not sure, cash is a problem sometimes. Keep watching ! Quote
jimmynick Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Very simple but that makes it really good. The details above the grill bricks are a nice touch - but the interior doesn't really read like a hardware store. Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 Very simple but that makes it really good. The details above the grill bricks are a nice touch - but the interior doesn't really read like a hardware store. Thanks 'jamesn' and it would if you lived about 80 or 90 years ago. Don't let the crockery fool you, hardware stores a hundred years ago sold everything from nails, tea sets, tennis rackets and even guitars......Elvis brought his first guitar at an old hardware store. Quote
Withacee Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Well waddayaknow! It's a hardware store, and modular and all! I like it. Clean and elegant design; fits in nicely with the 30s theme. Good colour combo with the left building of DA, too. Keep clicking those bricks together! Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks 'Withacee' and 'Pop Bumper Pete' for your kind words, it took a while but a brain storm hit me and four parts later......a set of old scales. I'm thinking of modifying the front windows to include some painting and plumbing gear......keep watching ! Quote
Yooha Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 The small scales look really good! Brick on! Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 The small scales look really good! Brick on! Thanks, I weighed up my options on the scale designs..... ...keep watching ! Quote
qenzhuype Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) The details above the grill bricks are a nice touch - but the interior doesn't really read like a hardware store. Edited November 28, 2014 by qenzhuype Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 The details above the grill bricks are a nice touch - but the interior doesn't really read like a hardware store. Gee, where did I read that before ......well, lets see tools on the front, a barrel of nails, rack of tools as well and big hardware drawers behind the counter.....I'll fix up the front window a.s.a.p......so keep watching ! Quote
kevin8 Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 The balance is really good! Why not trying to add some more floors? Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 The balance is really good! Why not trying to add some more floors? Well, see I can have option of doing that in the future......but money is pretty tight at the moment, a lot of the GG went it my project here. Thanks for the positive vibes 'kevin8'. Quote
eurotrash Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks, I weighed up my options on the scale designs..... Seriously? <ShakesHeadSlowly> The Modular looks good LT! I think it's going to need a second story though if you're planning on placing it next to the DO. Quote
Andy D Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Very nice! Detailing on the front roof line very interesting. Lots of style and interest in the colors and design. Wonderful small modular. Andy D Quote
monsinjor Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Lovely store LT. I really like the sign. Also cash machine and scale Quote
Pop Bumper Pete Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 To the saying that it does not look like a hardware store, to me it does There was a place just like this in my town that only closed 15 years ago. No lumber yard, no big stuff. But if you wanted a hammer or nails, or a good stiff broom,' you could get them there Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 To the saying that it does not look like a hardware store, to me it does There was a place just like this in my town that only closed 15 years ago. No lumber yard, no big stuff. But if you wanted a hammer or nails, or a good stiff broom,' you could get them there Thanks 'Pop Bumper Pete'.....I used Google Images to find pictures of old hardware store exteriors and interiors. Back say a hundred years ago hardware stores didn't really sell lumber (timber)......you had to go to a lumber yard.....though some had their own hardware store attached to the yard. Now on the single storey issue, there were many single storey hardware stores over a hundred years ago.......that's the era I have based the building on. Though I decided to give the floor the GG treatment. Back in the past, now you can see where some of the ideas might have come from, I also decided sometimes less means more just have a few basic pointers.....mainly due to the size of the interior 12x14 stud. Even in present day, some of these hardware stores still live.......mainly in the USA......very few are like this outside of the America. Single storey. Two storey......my design would have to have a rear stair case to reach a second storey......I would need to see what the DO and PR look like with it stuck in the middle......like meat in a modular sandwich. Keep watching ! Quote
eurotrash Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Even in present day, some of these hardware stores still live.......mainly in the USA......very few are like this outside of the America. We had one open up a year or two back in town. Here's a link to their story http://www.nevadadailymail.com/story/1682266.html . It's cool inside - it looks like your second picture LT - and as soon as I saw your MOC I knew what you were striving for. Quote
mrdo Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 Good job.......and thinking of the Hardware Store there is a hand saw in the series 13 CMFs :) Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 28, 2014 Author Posted November 28, 2014 Good job.......and thinking of the Hardware Store there is a hand saw in the series 13 CMFs :) Thanks 'mrdo', and actually that new saw piece will feature in my Aussie country town hardware store MOC. I'm seriously thinking about a second floor to keep everyone happy...........maybe.....so keep watching ! Quote
Kristel Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 This is great, especially the scales and drawers! I would like to see a little more height though. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 I like it (although the owner himself looks a bit sceptical). Great job on the interior, esp. scales and cash register. Where is the chrome silver brick coming from? Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 29, 2014 Author Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks to everyone so far who have commented, I'm very grateful for the feedback and positive vibes. I'm currently working on a second floor to try out how it looks.......a redesigned second floor from the GG but it will have an interior. Now that chrome part......used up to 2004 many model team sets. Keep watching ! Quote
lightningtiger Posted November 30, 2014 Author Posted November 30, 2014 I have now decided that the second storey will house a talent agent/manager.....connected with the DO's backstory ......more when I do a photo update tomorrow.....fingers crossed. So keep watching ! Quote
SalvoBrick Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 I like it! Simple but effective. Hope to see more modulars from you ;) Quote
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