Assembling Bricksburg

[Xon67]

edited to put all final images in the first post...

After seeing the LEGO movie, I wanted to re-create buildings from Emmet's neighborhood. I thought it would be interesting to do a project that compared the original LEGO sets to the modified movie versions shown on screen.

Here are my results:

.lxf file: http://www.brickshel...logo_final_.lxf

 

Emmet's Mech:

.lxf file: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Xon67/Movie/movie_emmetsmech_2017-07-20.lxf

 

Emmet's apartment

 

Emmet's apartment interior

 

How Emmet fits a 50-stud-wide apartment into a 30-stud-wide building:

 

A variation on Emmet's apartment (green with a slanted roof)

 

Pet Store (right)

 

 

Pet Store (left)

 

 

Plumber Joe's apartment

.lxf file: http://www.brickshel...the_plumber.lxf

 

Condemned building

 

Fresh Fruit market

 

Sherrie Scratchen-Post's apartment

 

Emmet's street

 

 

Emmet's street in micro scale

 

 

Fire Brigade

.lxf file: http://www.brickshel...ire_brigade.lxf

 

Fire Brigade Tower (updated)

 

Filling Station

 

Garage

 

Street Corner

 

Rooftop garden 1

 

 

Rooftop garden 2

 

An example of the reuse of building parts

 

Warehouse 1

 

Warehouse 2 (Fire Brigade)

 

Mega Green Grocer

 

Bricksburg Castle

 

Bricksburg Castle back

 

Cafe Corner / hotel with clock tower

 

 

Fish Building

 

Tan Building

 

"Windows" building update

 

The reverse angle of this building has a very different look:

 

Church

 

It's not mentioned in the images, but the the ice cream cart in this image, the giant Green Grocer, and the "fish" building comes from 10211 Grand Emporium.

 

 

Curved Slope building

 

 

Cheese Slope building

 

Fire Brigade Radio Station

 

Plaza with Bob's Kabobs

 

Here are some Bricksburg accessories from the Movie, including garbage containers, rooftop details, a street corner, billboards, and the mosaics from the "fish" and "fresh fruit" buildings, including the LDD file, for you to use in your own MOCs:

lxf file: http://www.brickshel...accessories.lxf

 

Condemned building 1

 

Condemned building 2

 

Ma and Pa Cop's house

 

Highway Overpass

 

Elevated Train

 

Monorail stop

.lxf file:  http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Xon67/Movie/_movie_train_stop_stairs_alt3.lxf

 

Downtown plaza

 

Skyscraper ground level

 

The Coffee Chain

.lxf file:  http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Xon67/Movie/movie_coffee_chain.lxf

 

Downtown Bricksburg and the Kragle antidote

 

Skyscraper 1

 

Skyscraper 2

 

Skyscraper 3

 

Skyscraper 4

 

Skyscraper 5

 

Skyscraper 6

 

Skyscraper 7

 

Downtown: Flying cranes

 

Downtown: Larry's flying coffee machine

 

Skyscraper under construction 1

 

Skyscraper under construction 2

 

Construction site

 

Construction site expanded

 

Small cement mixer

 

Tipper Truck

 

Cement mixer

 

Dump Truck

 

Crawler Crane

 

Instruction Tube

 

Large crawler crane

 

Instruction Holder

 
 

Building cranes

 

Building crane

 

Construction helicrane

 

Brick sorter

 

Front end loader

 

Back hoe

 

Heavy loader

 

"I wanna go home!" house tour

 

 

 

House tour overview, also known as, "bigger on the inside"

 

Emmet's mech

 

Emmet's mech compared to the official set

 

 

Bricksburg traffic

 

Small car

 

Public transportation, monorail, and Surfer Dave's car

 

SUV

 

Small van

 

Delivery truck

 

Police cruiser

 

SWAT van

 

Octan HQ micro scale upper floors

 

Octan HQ micro scale

 

Octan HQ from Finn's basement

 

Octan HQ minifig scale

 

Octan reception

 

Lord Business' relic room

 

Octan corridor with MetalBeard and Benny

 

Octan sound stage--news conference stage

 

Octan sound stage--80s-something technology

 

Octan sound stage--Where Are My Pants?

 

Octan offices.

 

Octan Control Room.

 

Octan DJ booth

 

Octan Executive Conference Room

 

Lord Business' ThinkTank

 

Octan flying cube.

 

The many moods of MetalBeard

 

MetalBeard's strong, virile body

 

MetalBeard's "Down on the Farm" form

 

Mrs. Scratchen-Post's kitty sled

lxf file: http://www.brickshel...post_sleigh.lxf

 

A Christmas tree assembled by The LEGO Movie Master Builders

 

Emmet's snow sculpture

 

A surprise Christmas tree for Bad Cop

 

Nathan Sawaya's Oscar statue from the 2015 Academy Awards.

 

Mark Mothersbaugh's LEGO energy domes from the 2015 Academy Awards

Awards given to all Emmet Awards nominees

 

End Title Concept

 

End credits: Movie Theater

 

End credits: WyldStyle's tag

 

End credits:  Music/DJ

 

End credits:  Movie premiere

 

End credits:  Kragle

 

End credits:  Taco Tuesday

 

End credits:  Concessions

 

End credits:  Secret Police

 

End credits:  Sound stage

 

End credits:  Construction

 

End credits:  Warehouse

 

LEGO Movie 2 logo

 

 

Edited October 2, 2024 by Xon67

[lostdriveway]

wow these are awesome!!

[Agent 86]

Wow. What an amazing project. Well done!

[elleana]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Next step, time to build some of these!

[dr_spock]

Very interesting comparisons. Good work.

[THERIZE]

Woooop! That is awesome! I love those cranes!

Edited September 3, 2015 by THERIZE

[lightningtiger]

Now there is someone with too much free time !

Awesome designing there 'Xon67', are you ever going to brick build your designs ?

Brick On because everything is AWESOME !

[peedeejay]

Great stuff!

[timmyc1983]

Awesome recreations!! My favourites are the Pet Shop Townhouses, particularly the pink one. Was there also a purple building somewhere in the movie?

I wonder how many of these buildings are actually buildable with real bricks? Surely some of the bricks are not made in the precise colours required...?

Keep 'em coming tho, they look great, happy recreating

[Poisso3]

Everything is definitely awesome with those buildings! Excellent work!

[Lankygit]

I started on a Bricksburg Apartment building yesterday. It's till in LDD but I will be building it. I couldn't find anyone else that had undertaking the task, until now. Lovely images.

[Xon67]

Thanks for the comments!

elleana & lightningtiger: I'd love to build these brick-wise, but time, money, and physical space prevent it. That's why I opted for LDD.

timmyc1983: There was a purple townhouse in the physical set in Finn's basement. I haven't seen one yet in the movie while I've been scouring it for screen grabs to build off of.

I'm trying to re-create these builds as closely as I can to what is in the movie. I find that some of them have "floating" pieces that aren't connected to anything. While it wouldn't take much to correct the "floaters," some builds use parts that aren't made in the color used on-screen. (Insert discussion on whether or not to use paint here... :-) ) And then there's WyldStyle's cycle with the non-existent LEGO gear for the rear wheel. (Insert discussion on 3D printing here... :-P )

For now, here's another one:

Movie church by Xon 67, on Flickr

[supertruper1988]

Those LDD models look great! Care to share for those of us that want build them in brick?

[monkeyjay2003]

Well, everything is awesome!!!

[Lankygit]

The issue I have found is the same as you mentioned, the non existent colours. In light of this, I am making some subs, which is a shame as i liked the colour scheme. I am also using thr builings from the video game as my subject matter, as they are slightly different to those shown in the movie. I am impressed with how quickly you seem to turn these out, I have spent about 12hours in LDD so far and i'd say its 1/2 complete.

[agadoijo]

Excellent work! Everything is truly awesome!

Any chance on sharing those LDD files? Not that I intend to build any of those in real bricks (money and space prevent that) but I would really like to see closely all the little details that you've managed to squeeze in.

[Poisso3]

Thanks for the comments!

elleana & lightningtiger: I'd love to build these brick-wise, but time, money, and physical space prevent it. That's why I opted for LDD.

timmyc1983: There was a purple townhouse in the physical set in Finn's basement. I haven't seen one yet in the movie while I've been scouring it for screen grabs to build off of.

I'm trying to re-create these builds as closely as I can to what is in the movie. I find that some of them have "floating" pieces that aren't connected to anything. While it wouldn't take much to correct the "floaters," some builds use parts that aren't made in the color used on-screen. (Insert discussion on whether or not to use paint here... :-) ) And then there's WyldStyle's cycle with the non-existent LEGO gear for the rear wheel. (Insert discussion on 3D printing here... :-P )

This has me wondering if there has been a complete list made if the pieces shown in the movie that either have never been in the color it is shown being in, or just does not exist.

[Karlota]

Wow, well done! It's awesome.

[Xon67]

For anyone interested, here are two of the Bricksburg buildings that I've been asked to share in .lxf format:

The Fire Brigade: http://www.brickshel...ire_brigade.lxf

... and Joe the Plumber's apartment: http://www.brickshel...the_plumber.lxf

For agadoijo and anyone else interested in adding some details to their existing modular buildings: Here are some Bricksburg accessories from the Movie, including garbage containers, rooftop details, a street corner, billboards, and the mosaics from the "fish" and "fresh fruit" buildings:

Bricksburg - Accessories by Xon 67, on Flickr

lxf file: http://www.brickshel...accessories.lxf

Poisso3: I haven't seen any such list. It would be interesting to see!

[mrbradford]

These are great, thank you for sharing! I would love the LDD's for Emmet's Apartment and the church if you're willing to share. Thanks!

[Ordinareo]

If only i could recreate stuff like this. Good job!

[Xon67]

In keeping with comparing the LEGO Movie buildings with existing sets, here's a comparison between the Bricksburg church and the set that provided the church's tower. It's not mentioned in the images, but the the ice cream cart in this image and the one with the "fish" building comes from 10211 Grand Emporium.

Movie church compare by Xon 67, on Flickr

mrbradford: edgeofpanic has already released an .lxf file of Emmet's apartment building and interior for his LEGO ideas proposals: https://ideas.lego.c...s/83089/updates

I'm still trying to decide which ones I'm going to release at this point.

Edited September 8, 2015 by Xon67

[Xon67]

Adding the source of the house on the flatbed truck:

flatbed with house by Xon 67, on Flickr

[NBV83]

The fish market is pretty cool, with the pixelated octopus picture.

[Kalais]

Woah! You did great job on recreating all this buildings. I noticed some of the similarities movie models to official sets but didn't know there are so many of them!