MOC: Butchers Shop Interior

[Steinkopf]

Hello Everyone

Earlier this year when the Series 6 Minifigs became available I purchased a few Butchers with a view to building a Butchers Shop which would become part of a city layout in the future. With a major exhibition looming around the corner I was struggling for ideas to fill space on a section of the layout I am building, then it hit me why not build a Butchers Shop as part of a building that would occupy that space, I had been mulling over some ideas for a while on how to model some of the features and I had been collecting parts to build them now it was time to swing it all into action. With this model I have tried to fit it with all the essential elements that you would find in the average butchers shop, there is a display area in the front window to show products to the customers and a counter area for serving them, the most essential part of the build though is the back area of the shop. The coolroom in particular was a fun build as I wanted to have carcasses hanging from the railings, when the new 5 link chains came out I saw their potential straight away and thought about how to incorporate them into a build as they were perfect for the job. Other features include prep benches one for slicing meat and the other that has a mincer which is also used for making sausages, there is also a sink area for washing and a rack to hang the tools of the trade.

Overhead views showing the general layout.

Coolroom with door open

Mincer Bench and Coolroom.

Front Window display and counter area

I hope you all enjoy the work I have done

[streifen]

that meat rack looks good! Is that room the chiller? I like the sliding door you have made!

[jonwil]

Nice job, I love it.

[lightningtiger]

I the whole design 'Steinkopf' especially the cool room and the mincer.....just AWESOME !

Brick On 'Steinkopf' !

[soccerkid6]

Excellent work! Your mincer looks very realistic and I like the handle you used for the cooler door

[JopieK]

Poor piglets :) Nice job! Looks like a good quality butcher.

[Wedge09]

Good work :thumbup:

It resemble perfectly a real Buthcher Shop :classic:

[Ecclesiastes]

An excellent job on the shop, the interior is great but the coolroom idea really stands out!

[oirad 72]

this moc is fantastic, great work.

[Steinkopf]

Thanks everyone for the replies, I still have a bit of work to do with the exterior of the building adding some details such as the compressors for the chillers and coolroom, after that I will be working on the rest of a larger model which the butchers shop will be incorporated into.

that meat rack looks good! Is that room the chiller? I like the sliding door you have made!

Hello Steifen, yes that room is the chiller, there is a 3 fan refrigeration unit in there to make sure it maintains a low temperature for safe storage of the meat .

Excellent work! Your mincer looks very realistic and I like the handle you used for the cooler door

Thanks soccerkid6, the mincer was one of the more challenging models as it required minimum parts to maintain it's small size yet still be able to capture the look having the right mix of parts is essential, it's a rather simple but effective model that does the job. The handle/latch for the coolroom door screamed out for chrome and using the handlebars worked a treat.

Edited September 2, 2012 by Steinkopf

[Faefrost]

There is some gorgeous detail in there. I love the level of detail especially the freezer.