[MOC] My WV 2022 Diorama / Expanding Holiday Main Street!

[lamascherariposta]

Greetings!

I have built a small diorama around this year's WV set, Holiday Main Street. I do this pretty much every year: I take the official set as an inspiration to build around it.

As the set refers to a "main street", there had to be a street. As there is a tram, there had to be a railway. So on 3 baseplates (1 48x48, 1 32x32 and 1 32x16) I have set up a railway with a curve and a street going along it. Then I have arranged the 'station' included in the set between the two and the shops on the other side of the street. As the shops are way too thin, I have added a bit of deepness to them, in form of a 4 studs wide extension in the back: this way I could also add a small staircase inside, so the poor minifigs have a way to go upstairs. Then I added a walkway across the railway, as I wanted to put the Christmas tree on the other side of the curve. Under the walkway, I had enough space to add a small festive booth selling bread and sandwiches.

I am happy enough with the result: I could improve it by spending more time, but I am satisfied as it is. There are some issues: I couldn't find a way to properly cover the curved street with tiles, so some sections are a bit rough; There should be a protective barrier on the walkway, but I was never satisfied with any I had tried to create.

What do you think? I am always eager to hear suggestions from experienced builders.

You can find the whole gallery here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAk1Qo

Thank you!

Mosè

Lego Winter Diorama 2022 by Mosè Viero, su Flickr

Lego Winter Diorama 2022 by Mosè Viero, su Flickr

Lego Winter Diorama 2022 by Mosè Viero, su Flickr

Lego Winter Diorama 2022 by Mosè Viero, su Flickr