[MOC] The Book Store

[Wesley D]

Last year I bought Lego 31026 Bike Shop & Café, thinking about turning those buildings into modulars until I discovered that it would take much more bricks! I abandoned that idea, but still I felt the urge to make my first modular creation.

A book store was something my modular street could welcome, so I began to gather my ideas and my bricks, then I bought a lot more of them and this is the result:

 

 

 

 

The lower flour, crowded with books:

 

 

First flour, with even more books!

 

Upper flour, the book store's owner's room:

 

Thank you for watching!

[lightningtiger]

Delightful modular design, might be time for the moderators to start another contest eh ? 

I chose Victorian era to base my latest, what era did you choose ?

Brick On 'Wesley D' ! 

[kjm161]

Fantastic first modular, love the floor and the cozy loft room for the storekeeper! A bookstore is definitely needed in the modular town and was the first build I tried. Building modulars can be addictive so there may be many more brick orders in your future. Cheers!

[Vorkosigan]

Very cozy bookshop, well done! Bedroom is a nice touch. 

[peedeejay]

That's a sweet little book store and a very good start for a first modular!

[BrickyBoy]

That's a very good first modular! I really like! Indeed, cozy!

I'm still undecided which business my modded bike shop will be (the facade is almost done). Never thought of a book shop. Do you mind my town will be opening a second branch?

 

[koalayummies]

Fantastic modular. Very detailed, fully tiled and I love the floor-door to the top floor. Elegant throughout the model. One heck of a first MOC modular. 

[Wesley D]

Thank you all for your comments!

Building modulars is indeed very addictive! One has to have a lot of self-discipline to make it not get out of hand!

 

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... what era did you choose ?

I thought it could have been built around 1900. Multiple elements are inspired by buildings here in Belgium from that era.

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I'm still undecided which business my modded bike shop will be (the facade is almost done). Never thought of a book shop. Do you mind my town will be opening a second branch?

I wouldn't mind at all! I would be very eager to see how you do it. I just don't know what the bookshop owner would think of a second branch, as he always considered his bookstore to be independent!

[ReplicaOfLife]

Nice!

I like the clean exterior design, and the interior is perfect - nice details, and great use of space.

[TheLegoDr]

Nicely done.  This unfortunately (or fortunately) looks similar to my own modded Cafe and Bike Shop. Obviously great minds think alike ;). Also, it is a similar base so naturally a lot of people will have similar looking facades.

I do like the roofing of course. It works well. The gray stonework flanking the sides works well. The interior of course is fitting for the theme of the building. I really like the shop owner's room up top.

Keep up the good work. Modulars are certainly addictive. I really need to get a camera to put all of mine on Eurobricks!

[Nexo Bricks]

That is really nice! I'll go and dig out some parts and order some to make my own custom Modular! The Facade gave me so much Inspiration!

[Wesley D]

Thank you all!

10 hours ago, TheLegoDr said:

This unfortunately (or fortunately) looks similar to my own modded Cafe and Bike Shop.

I would like to see a picture of your modded Bike Shop & Café!

When starting the topic, I wasn't sure if I could call it a MOC, as it was based on the 31026 set. I had bought it because I saw a lot of inspiration for a modular in it. Soon after starting however I experienced it would take a lot more bricks and creativity to make the set into a modular. The project was quite challenging and fun!

Edited November 13, 2016 by Wesley D

[Zork]

Can't keep up with yours. Maybe that's why I'm still working on my first MOC

MOC or not is hard to say - IMO. Maybe you've seen a picture from something some time ago. Then one day you start with a "MOC" and you have this idea in your head but you don't know where it came from. I call this inspiration - learning from each other.

If this was my book store, I would have added some books from the Harry Potter sets.

Like your book store, especially the store owner - he fits perfect. 

[Wesley D]

Thank you!

I just Googled those books, as I'm not familiar with the Harry Potter theme. They would indeed fit right in!

Between the tiles representing books I have put some real Lego books, but they aren't visible in the pictures. I'm  thinking about placing a few more of them.