BlueBard Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 Hi everybody! As promised, I post the final building creations of the main Town diorama I'm preparing. It's something I think it's basical in every town: a post office (hope we'll see something similar from TLC in 2010 ) This one is created with most of the 4996 bricks ( amazing Creator set by the way! ) Enjoy! The rest of the shots can be seen at BS here (when moderated) I know there's no sig-fig in it but I prefered to keep them for the main diorama display. Don't worry I won't forget them Comments are welcome! Quote
Darth Legolas Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 What a lovely MOC! And you incorporated the little truck. The inside is amazing, and the idea for the box slots is genius! I think this would make a great set too! Quote
Ricecracker Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 I absolutely love this BlueBard! I think the size is great, as well as the personal boxes. My only recommendations would be to make the black part under the roof on the right side yellow, or put a window in there. My other suggestion would be to tile the driveway area in the back. Other than that, great MOC. Quote
Asuka Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 A very good work! The interior looks very detailed and the facade with all these nifty placed windows gives that building an especially fine and lucid charm. Quote
united brick Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 I love the interior and its in perfect scale Quote
Zorbas Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Great post office BlueBard! I really love that thing! The colours are just perfect IMO. The way the yellow is mixed with the white windows, the gray details and the black roof is . As others have said, you've managed to maintain an excellent scale. This post office can fit both in a classic town display and a more " Cafe Corner style" city display. Kudos! The sidewalk is very nicely built and with some imagination we could say that the emblem on top of the building is not a parrot but a carrier pigeon. The interior is also effective. The counter is just how it should have been-considering the limited space- and the way it communicates with the exterior loading area is great. If that was an official set I would buy it in a second! Quote
BlueBard Posted March 2, 2009 Author Posted March 2, 2009 Thank you so much everybody for your nice comments! I built this little one for two main reasons: first I found the 4996 Creator set quite interesting but the Beach House and the alternative models did not please me so much so I was looking for something to build with, second I was really suprised that TLC did not release some post office after the two great post sets from 2008 so I did this MOC for replacing this lack in my City display I absolutely love this BlueBard! I think the size is great, as well as the personal boxes. My only recommendations would be to make the black part under the roof on the right side yellow, or put a window in there. My other suggestion would be to tile the driveway area in the back. Other than that, great MOC. I agree with you, and that was the preliminary project but unfortunately I was really running out of bricks and I had to improvise something. Anyway there's a little window in there but I think I'll replace it as there's not so visible as I would want. The sidewalk is very nicely built and with some imagination we could say that the emblem on top of the building is not a parrot but a carrier pigeon. That was the idea! First I thought on putting an owl but I realized that "grey falcon" (I really never knew what Lego tried to represent with it... ) would work better as a carrier pigeon. Quote
Basiliscus Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Lovely MOC Really like the overall feel of this building, the interesting architectural areas near the top row of whte-framed windows and the interior. The interior floor is a nice touch as it the post boxes area on the wall. That's an interesting fence design out the back, and I love the shot of the worker wheeling out the mail to the van. I'd agree with previous comments regarding tiling the back yard. My only other comment is: why does the door out to the back yard open towards the car, surely it would make more sense for it to open towards the fence? Quote
BlueBard Posted March 2, 2009 Author Posted March 2, 2009 Lovely MOC Really like the overall feel of this building, the interesting architectural areas near the top row of whte-framed windows and the interior. The interior floor is a nice touch as it the post boxes area on the wall. That's an interesting fence design out the back, and I love the shot of the worker wheeling out the mail to the van. I'd agree with previous comments regarding tiling the back yard. My only other comment is: why does the door out to the back yard open towards the car, surely it would make more sense for it to open towards the fence? Thanks! And yes, it would make more sense for the door to open towards the fence... When I built it it was obviously without the van and I did not see thtis detail so thank you Quote
Natman8000 Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Sweet SNOT thats amazing! I really like all the elements in it they come together nicely. Quote
Skinny Boy Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Now how did I miss this fantastic creation?! Superb job BlueBard! Can't wait for your finished diorama Quote
Teddy Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 He BlueBard, I love the interior and exterior you did of the ground floor. The back door is a brilliant touch as well. The roof looks a bit funky to me. I love the facade part with the parrot, though. Did you use an existing building as an example? Kind regards, Teddy Quote
Brickaholic Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Great job Bluebard! This is an excellent MOC! Perhaps this can go in the Community Build? Quote
BlueBard Posted March 3, 2009 Author Posted March 3, 2009 Thanks again for your positive comments, everybody! Now how did I miss this fantastic creation?! Superb job BlueBard! Can't wait for your finished diorama Thanks, Skinny Boy! Halas you'll have to wait, at least, two or three months as I've decided to enlarge the diorama with other buldings and elements. I still have to order many bricks from BL and wait for one or two summer sets... But don't worry I'll continue to post the WIP I sincerely hope you people will like the final result! Did you use an existing building as an example? Not really. The interior is a bit inspired in a little post office near home but the exterior is inspired in one of the 4996 set variations, and some others from BS! Great job Bluebard! This is an excellent MOC! Perhaps this can go in the Community Build? Of course! I have a lot of work in this moment and sadly I cannot actively participate in the Community Build, but be free to incorporate this MOC to it (and maybe some others I'll post from this diorama project! ) Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 That's a great MOC, BlueBard! I really like it! The architectue is very well designed, the color scheme, the interior and the accessory and the choice of minifigs are great! Mainly the details on the interior are awesome realistic! The most I like the post officer with bag on his bicycle - that's so ! I am really, really hoping that TLG is going to release a (not too small!) post office next year, too! Your great MOC could make a good archetype for it! Very well done! Klaus-Dieter Quote
BlueBard Posted March 4, 2009 Author Posted March 4, 2009 That's a great MOC, BlueBard! I really like it! The architectue is very well designed, the color scheme, the interior and the accessory and the choice of minifigs are great! Mainly the details on the interior are awesome realistic! The most I like the post officer with bag on his bicycle - that's so ! I am really, really hoping that TLG is going to release a (not too small!) post office next year, too! Your great MOC could make a good archetype for it! Very well done! Klaus-Dieter Thanks, Klaus-Dieter! About the post officer on the bycicle I must say that's a detail I really wanted to put in a MOC since a long time ago. As somebody grown up in the french culture I thought the postman in a bycicle was a "classic element" of every town About the TLG release, this year we're having a lot of civilians structures so I think we can really expect something similar to this. At least, that's my hope! Quote
mrchris Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Brilliant the colour works so well, I never thought i'd say that about yellow! Also love the little wall of safe boxes inside sorry about bumping a month old thread but i saw the photo in your sig and had to give you the Quote
BlueBard Posted April 2, 2009 Author Posted April 2, 2009 Brilliant the colour works so well, I never thought i'd say that about yellow! Also love the little wall of safe boxes inside sorry about bumping a month old thread but i saw the photo in your sig and had to give you the Thanks! Looks like my sig pics work! Quote
Deemo Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Nice MOC! I really like how you turned the 4996 set into a post office. Edited April 6, 2009 by Deemo Quote
I Scream Clone Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 A nice creation Bluebard (even though I missed it first time ) I like what you have built out of mostly the 4996 House, I may have to snap one up now Great post boxes on the wall, nice bird statue too, Is the bird symbolizing Carrier pigeon mail from times before? Quote
BlueBard Posted May 2, 2009 Author Posted May 2, 2009 Thanks, Deemo and I Scream Clone! I'm glad you like it but also a bit sad because I have already dismnatled it, but just for making an accurated version! Hope you'll like it too Great post boxes on the wall, nice bird statue too, Is the bird symbolizing Carrier pigeon mail from times before? Yes, exactly. At first I thought an owl could be nice but I prefered a pigeon (I'm not a HP fan, sorry! ) Quote
paintballman413 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 It's so detailed. this should be in the Lego magazine or something. Quote
Selander Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Perhaps my Post Truck could do you some service, for example to distribute all the parcels from lego shop@home which are on their way to eager Lego fans... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3969438 Quote
Wout Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 I tried to see more pictures of this great postoffice on Brickshelf. But it looked like all pics in the maps itself were dissapeared. The pics for the main map were stil up, strangely enough. Quote
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