Need some advice...

[Mirandir]

So I've kind of begun a project on building a local grocery store in Lego. And the project includes the inside as well as the facade. including lift-off roof, shelves cashiers and all that. But it seems like the project is going to crash and burn before it's even started. :( And it more or less comes down to colors.

The root of the problem is the doors of the entrance/exit. Theese are glassdoors with an aliminium, i think, frame. Here's a picture of the entrance (it's crappy I know but it's the only one I've got):

They look a lot like theese doors. But there are some faults with that door:

A. They open in the incorrect direction. The lego doors open outwards while the real things open inwards.

B. There's a separate entrance door and one exit door. Actually this whole entrance/exit thing resembles an air lock as there are glassed short corridors with another pair of doors on the inside. (Its an odd solution to force people leaving the store to pass the cashiers) So the exit door needs to have it's backside pointing out. And this door piece is just plain ugly on the backside.

C. This door is to "short" as its only five bricks high and to be on scale I need them to be 6 bricks high.

So I figured that theese doors would make an ok substiture with light bley doorframes. But It's just that. The 1x4x6 doorframe doesn't exist in light bley or any other light grey color. So annoyed by that fact I thought that if I'm desperate enough I can use the 1x4x6 window frame instead. But no. They arent available in any shade of light gray either.

So What would you do? Go with the "faulty" and in a certain way ugly, 1x4x5 doors? Use different color for the 1x4x6 doorframes or just drop the whole project and build something else?

[welcomestranger]

Lego can never be completely accurate to real life, so I can see 2 options. Bit the bullet and have the doors open outwards so at least you achieve the correct look... or install the first door backwards so that it opens inwards but from the left instead of the right... it may not look as good because the main colour is on the opposite side, but at least the door swings in for you...

[AgentRick]

If you have the knowledge and the parts, you could probably build some custom doors with SNOT techniques and hinges.

[Mirandir]

If you have the knowledge and the parts, you could probably build some custom doors with SNOT techniques and hinges.

Yeah I've thought about building a door wit pieces but has still to come up with a useable design.

[giles666]

Yeah I've thought about building a door wit pieces but has still to come up with a useable design.

Cafe corner has a door which uses a standard window frame and some hinge blocks. You could use something like that (the door would swing the right way). As for colors, if you cant get it perfect, just bite the bullet and use whatever you can find.

Cheers