cimddwc Posted July 26, 2015 Hi everyone! Since there's probably a law somewhere that everyone who has a monorail needs a house where it can pass through, I built one too, also featuring a fashion store: » Flickr album with more photos This house doesn't exactly look what I had in mind before I started building it, but it still turned out well, I think. :) Back side - a little simpler as usual: On the street, we see a guy who really needs new clothes: Inside the fashion store: Cheap shared apartments for students upstairs - can't demand a high rent with that monorail passing through. Used to be two separate apartments, but they were combined (you see the different woods of the floor). Saves one kitchen and one bathroom, gives another room for another student... Three rooms plus bathroom under the stairs on this floor: Third floor: One room (with double-decker couch) and an open kitchen under the spiral stairs. And the passthrough of course. The painter who has to paint over that graffiti (which says "Blocko sucks" - Blocko being the Lego parody in The Simpsons) has to squeeze himself against the wall when a train comes... And two more rooms under the roof. This sleeping student apparently had been at a long party last night: Integrated in my city - with lots of work still to do: This new house kinda dwarfs the Fishmaster next to it - maybe I'll add two more narrow houses between it and the modified Simpsons house. » Flickr album with more photos » Video of the monorail running Hope you like it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted July 26, 2015 Absolutely fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred67 Posted July 26, 2015 That's incredible - I love all the details! I love those gray insets - with the microfigure and other bits. Howard Roark would be turning over in his grave (if he were real), but the fact is that buildings have details like that and yours are excellent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ancestral Posted July 26, 2015 Very nice addition to a fantastic layout. :) Also original idea and well executed. Love the painter and graffiti in tunnel. One question; have you used only Simpsons pieces for that modular? If not could you give an approximate piece count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted July 26, 2015 Another great building as usual! Cool idea and very well executed. Love the naked guy and the inside. Lot of crazy SNOTing going on again, but I think you went a tiny bit too crazy on the outside gray greebling. Nevertheless, the overall the appearance is great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snaillad Posted July 26, 2015 This is such a cool concept, maybe a bit annoying if you work nightshift though! Looks great from the outside, I particularly like the top floor interior and the balcony! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted July 26, 2015 The most original modular idea ever 'cimddwc', a monorail running through you building (don't let Homer Simpson at the controls ). Delightful period design, I totally dig the interiors of each level.......very clever indeed. Brick On ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cimddwc Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks, everyone! One question; have you used only Simpsons pieces for that modular? If not could you give an approximate piece count? No, the Simpsons mod (see here) uses quite a few other pieces. I don't have piece counts, though. but I think you went a tiny bit too crazy on the outside gray greebling. Yeah, a part of me thinks that too, especially about the sides of the bay... By the way, the basic idea of a train, monorail or otherwise, through a house isn't my original idea. Others have done this in Lego before, and there was a house in Berlin, and Zürich has a funicular that does that, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted July 27, 2015 There is also one in China: http://www.galileo.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Metrolinie-mitten-durchs-Haus.jpg It even has a station right inside the building. :o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReplicaOfLife Posted July 27, 2015 As usual, there's nothing not to like. The architecture works on every level - I don't mind the high level of greebling. 'Zuckerbäckerstil' (sorry, don't think there's an english expression for that :() isn't necessarily a bad thing. The idea of having a monorail (which looks great aswell, btw) running through a house is very nice, and I had to think of the example in Berlin right away. The attention to detail is outstanding aswell, especially on the interior. I love how you manage to evoke stories and situations seemingly effortlessly. And I wouldn't mind about the Fishmaster being dwarfed by it - building heights and dimensions generally vary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coffeefund Posted July 27, 2015 I like how the monorail passes through the house. Close escape for the painter! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syclone Posted July 27, 2015 Great building and nice detail with the girl with the phone taking photos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antp Posted July 27, 2015 Good work, it looks really good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg3 Posted July 27, 2015 Fantastic stuff!! I really like the architectural details and of course the monorail!! Excellent work!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliza Posted July 27, 2015 Seems like something from a magical-reality story and fits in very well with your Fishmaster. The blue and salmon colors also look great side-by-side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knight_40k Posted July 27, 2015 This is incredible! I really like the fashion store, so much detail. The whole thing really is just... WOW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted July 28, 2015 Fabulous build. Lots of great details and parts usage. I am not sure how safe it is for the students after out drinking, having to go pass tracks to get to their rooms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cimddwc Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks again, everyone! I am not sure how safe it is for the students after out drinking, having to go pass tracks to get to their rooms. Well, they don't have to cross the track or go near it, so unless one falls off the roof terrace, it's safer than on the street. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
