Victorian townhouse with 1930s luxury car - real world modular building MOC

[Murdoch17]

Here is my recently completed 19th custom modular building (if I counted correctly) which is inspired by a 2012 Haunted House LEGO model - set number 10228, to be precise. I made the Victorian-styled house un-haunted, changed the colors and made the house have lift-away floors instead of a opening like a dollhouse. The back door was removed in order to fit the house on a baseplate, and each floor has detailed furnishings. For this car model I took another set of free instructions from user @Leewan and modified them in major ways. You can view the original MOC here on Rebrickable.

This picture is a little washed out... the actually-yellow car looks almost bright light orange. (Sorry!)

The house's front, without the car and figures.

The rear of the house.

The ground floor has a fireplace, chairs, couch, a phonograph, and a grandfather clock.

The upper floor has a bed, organ, and a trio of bookcases, among other things.

I put a seance table in the attic. Why, you ask? first, a bit of background info: Following The First World War and the loss of so many people to the meat grinder known as trench warfare and the following influenza pandemic, spiritualism saw a resurgence in the 1920s and mediums were called into houses across the country to have the dead family members speak through them. (Naturally, this was a bunch of feel-good hocus pocus mixed with disguised party tricks - the 'mediums' usually hoodwinked the families while making them believe the dead have been reached, all while making good money off the bereaved families.)

The long and short of it is, the couple who own the house lost a son to the Great War, and are trying to communicate with him in the beyond.

For my changes to the car I turned the color from white to yellow (red and black copies have also been built), replaced the Speed Champions wheels, saucer hubcaps, and teacup headlights with other parts that suit my tastes more. I also substituted the older one-piece Racers grille with cheaper parts as well.

The 3x3 round dish on the back end is supposed to be a spare tire cover.

The removable roof design was also changed from the original MOC to be stronger. There is also a bit of space behind the headrest for some luggage.

The couple who own the house and car.

Thoughts?

[Shiva]

Nice :)

[Murdoch17]

22 hours ago, Shiva said:

Nice :)

As always, thank you for your kind words @Shiva!

[Daiman]

What a stunner, this is going to look great as a part of your setup I'm sure. Get some Addams Family figs to stand out front and it's a hit!

[Murdoch17]

5 hours ago, Daiman said:

What a stunner, this is going to look great as a part of your setup I'm sure. Get some Addams Family figs to stand out front and it's a hit!

Thanks @Daiman! I'll have to make some Addams family figs for sure!