WW Category 2 Entry : Old California way

[Solitary Dark]

This is my Entry in the Eurobricks Spaghetti Western category 2 Competition.

Since most of my brick collection is from castle and city sets from the early eighties with only a few more modern sets added in my challenge was to see if I could build a Western town with what I had - I had some small amounts of Tan and reddish brown, and a few dark tan plates but very little else. I was amazed at how many Cowboy hats I had - All the minifigs have been made up from parts I already had and I didnt buy a single part for this scene.

It breaks into two sepearate pieces party so my two kids can have a piece each to play with.

I decided on a California/New Mexico feel but the whole town feels a bit more like its cobbled together from whatever folks found lying around!

Wild West Preview by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

The whole Town layout :

Overview by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

The view down main street

Main street by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

The detachable 'Other side of the tracks'

One side of the tracks by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

The Yellow brick tavern

Yellow brick tavern by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

The hacienda

Scuffle started by The Solitary Dark, on Flickr

A few more images can be seen in my Flick gallery

My Flick

There are already many fantstic entries so I just hope you enjoy this entry - My kids are playing with the town and have had many happy hours already with it so it was worth the build

[LegoDadRobb]

This does a great job of capturing a classic Lego feel. The buildings and streets are crisp (and yet still old west dirty), and you demonstrate what can be done with primary colours.