finnbricker Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I completed this months ago and took the photos, but was too lazy to post them. Now is a good time to get this sorted before I start working on the BB. My Double Detective's Office includes the original modular and a mirrored version of it, both built together as one building and the mirror DO part using dark red bricks. Unfortunately, I don't have enough dark red brick-bricks, but maybe one day I'll substitute. (I do have a whole bunch of dark red 1x2s so this was a good way of using a part of them). No POOL sign on the dark red building, but the ground floor remains in its original form (save for it being a mirror image). The second newspaper machine is substituted by a soda machine from 31036. The Al's sign is in the middle of the enlarged barber shop. Two alleys, two water cisterns on the roof. The back side is as boring as in the original. Let's start from the top floor. The cookie kitchen is where it originally was. The rest of this floor is empty. There's only one staircase, so the mirrored room is larger than the original one. It might be a good idea to furnish it as a bedroom/livingroom, thus creating a real apartment on the top floor. This is my favourite floor. The lobby is double its original size, and with only one staircase there's ample room for a dark and dingy hallway where you don't want to wander all alone. There are now two toilet stalls and I was lucky to find out that the refrigerator door in Olivia's house 3315 is a mirror version of the DO toilet door, so by building the fridge as a mirror image, I could switch the doors and create a perfect mirrored toilet stall for the DO. The Detective's Office is in its original condition, nothing special here. The hallway is the scene of some very unpleasant action. A methhead is coming out of the stall, still holding his syringe in his hand. His mates are out in the hallway drinking and guarding the stolen ghettoblasters. But why did they choose this particular building to hang out in? Well, is it that hard to guess what's going on behing that closed door? Seems to me there's a meth lab. :laugh: The interior comes from DO and Research Institute 21110, including the minifig. She might be a little overdressed but maybe she got fired from her previous job as a chemist, yet still wants to maintain a professional look and feel in her new line of work. Would you like to get to know her customers a little better? The ground floor includes two pool halls. I should probably convert one of them into something else but I was just too lazy to do anything about it. The barber shop is twice its old size, which is a really good thing because the original is really cramped! Here's room for a cashier stand now, and two barber chairs. The secret passageway is still there, too. I hope you like it, and I hope you're not offended by my strange humour regarding the meth lab. Edited January 18, 2016 by finnbricker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geezerman402 Posted January 18, 2016 Love it. This is probably just me, but looking at the front, I feel like the alley ways would both lead to one larger alley lined with shops. You've given me an idea for my city :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogfather Posted January 19, 2016 Love your work I wish I had bought two sets now not too late but other sets to buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoSjaak Posted January 19, 2016 I really like the dark red!! There should be bricks with masonryprofile in this color! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbythom Posted January 19, 2016 LegoSjaak, I believe last year's pirate sets had some darkred masonry bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chilis Posted January 19, 2016 I really like the dark red!! There should be bricks with masonryprofile in this color! They do exist LegoSjaak: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=98283#T=S&C=59&O={%22color%22:59} Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoSjaak Posted January 19, 2016 They do exist LegoSjaak: http://alpha.brickli...&O={"color":59} Thanks, Chilis..i've never seen any... would do good in any modular i think... !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 19, 2016 Nice wide version! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boettner Builds Posted January 19, 2016 I built my double DO mirror with the dark red "brick" bricks. It looks really good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jestingstorm Posted January 20, 2016 Superb. Does it take long to improvise the rebuild? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iang Posted January 22, 2016 Really love the whole idea of doubling up on the size of the modulars. As a new builder of them this is very inspirational! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dazz Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks for posting your MOD. It's nice to get inspiration for the expanded DO I'd like to do at some point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
