MOD: 6754 Family Home XL

[finnbricker]

A year ago, I was lucky to buy two 6754 Family Homes at a toy store for a total price of €65. A real bargain! Of all the Creator houses, I sort of like this one the best because of the scale – I know this is a common complaint, but for me, the scale is actually a plus side. It fits nicely with the modular buildings and even as the original version, doesn't look out of place next to the modulars.

Once I have room for my layout to be spread out (right now everything is just stacked on shelves) this is going to be placed next to the 10197 Fire Brigade (that's why the firemen are enjoying a quick bite in the garden, provided by their friendly neighbour).

The building is basically an original set with the add-on of an extra floor. Some modifications include the top roof tiles (the attic cannot be opened anymore) and the substitution of the main door with three 2x3 windows as well as the sliding door replaced by two large windows. The floors can be detached like in a modular building, but there's no interior (except for the ghost – the second floor seems haunted!).

With the extra bricks, I have expanded the patio tiling and the duck pond. The garden also has other elements borrowed from other sets and, if you look really carefully, even some non-Lego elements (BrickForge throwing stars in the bird pool, they're meant to be small pastries).

The fence is my very first and modest LDD creation, I played around with the program, came up with this and then brick-built it.

The backside is really plain (as is the original, too). This will be placed at a street corner, so both sides here will be hidden by the adjoined buildings.

[Ben C]

The house looks realistic, whats the interior like?

[mkeller234]

There is no detail inside, just the ghost.

I like the mod.

[lightningtiger]

Great modifying there, I agree where's the interior .....going to put one in ?

Brick On 'finnbricker' !

[The Jersey Brick Guy]

Awesome! This house is on my to-do list to bricklink. I might have to borrow some of your ideas.

[mkeller234]

I'd be curious to see how it looks next to fire brigade.

[finnbricker]

Thanks for the comments. There might be an interior one day, then again there might not. These residential interiors are a little boring IMHO – shops are a different thing, but with apartments, it's more or less the same over and over again, and in a display, no one is going to see it :(

The Jersey Brick Guy, there aren't that many special bricks, so if you can't find it at a decent price, you might want to consider bricklinking. But Creator houses can often be found on auction sites second hand at a relatively good price, I think.

mkeller234, I intended to take a pic with the Fire Brigade next door, but I have had to move most of my Lego, including the FB, to another location. Hopefully I can take that pic later this summer. I think they go well together, very much the same scale.