Bricked1980 Posted April 20, 2018 Hi everyone I'd like to share with you my second MOC which I have been working on over the past few weeks. For this project I decided to tackle a subject very close to my heart - the Great British Pub! So without further ado... Grab yourself a pint and join me for a guided tour of The Queen Bricktoria! As you can see this is a modular style corner building with 3 floors built on a 32x32 base plate. The design is intended to be reminiscent of British town centre pubs or more specifically the style of pubs we'd see in London. The Minifigures There are 7 minifigs with the model. The 3 characters below are the pub workers. From left to right we have the Owner/Landlord and his daughter the barmaid. The guy with the guitar is a local singer who has been booked to play a gig at the pub. The 4 figures below are the pub regulars. The guy with the beard is the typical sort of old gent we find in many pubs propping up the bar and boring everyone to death with their stories of the good old days. The guy in the green top and the girl are boyfriend and girlfriend. Level 1 - The Bar Outside the building we have a busy street corner. I've included an iconic British red phone box and an outside covered seating area. There is also a sign board advertising events etc at the pub. The main entrance leads us in to the bar/lounge area. Inside we have a well stocked bar and a cozy fireplace. There are also tables and bar stool for the minifigs to sit and enjoy their drinks. Brown carrots make pretty good beer pump handles. At the back of the bar is a staircase leading us up to level 2. Level 2 - Pool and Darts Room On the second level is a games room featuring a Pool table and Dart board. There is also a pool cue rack and a shelf with trophies won by the resident darts team. At the back of the room is another staircase that leads to level 3. Level 3 - Live Music Room Level 3 has a stage for Live Music gigs and Karaoke. On the stage we have a keyboard, guitar, amps and microphone. Also on this level is more seating for the minifigs and a door that leads to a small balcony seating area. Oh dear!!! The singer seems to be a bit of a hit with the ladies. The Finished Model Here is a picture of the Queen Bricktoria next to my first MOC design, The Convenience store, as you can see my new MOC is much much bigger. Another picture below shows the pub next to one of the official modulars, to help give a sense of the size of the model. Thanks very much for reading and I hope you like my newest MOC. There are more pictures of it on my Flickr page so feel free to check them out and let me know what you think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paupadros Posted April 20, 2018 Very pretty MOC! It is obvious you've put a lot of care into the detailing of this building (especially love the phone box and the overhanging "The Queen Bricktoria" sign - gotta love the pun there ). What really caught my eye was the roof. Guessing it's done using shields of some sort, not quite sure. Anyhow, great building! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fordtruckin Posted April 20, 2018 Beautiful and stunning! Love every detail inside and out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFOLguy1970 Posted April 20, 2018 Amazing work, especially the roof detailing! If this was an official modular, it would definitely be in my top two favorites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoModularFan Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Wow! This is seriously a phenomenal MOC, I must say that I didn't expect to see a modular of that quality for your second modular! Amazing graphic design such as in @paupadros' MOCs and love the phone box. But that roofline is the best part of the MOC, it's just fantastic!! The interior is really nice as well. Was I wrong saying you were becoming a brilliant MOCer? Here you're already! Do you plan to build it with real bricks? Would love to see! Edited April 21, 2018 by LegoModularFan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger of Bricks Posted April 20, 2018 Man, for being your first ever modular creation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beverly888 Posted April 21, 2018 Wonderful build. Lots of inspiration here, inside and out. Cheers! Beverly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littleworlds Posted April 21, 2018 This is amazing. So lively, cheerful (also kinda cheers-ful) and detailed. Great build, easily on par with the official modulars. Just great. It really catches the look and feel perfectly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted April 21, 2018 What a beautiful MOC ...I love it! I like the name "queen bricktoria" and the signboard very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) @paupadros @fordtruckin @AFOLguy1970 @LegoModularFan @Digger of Bricks @beverly888 @Littleworlds @LEGO Train 12 Volts Many thanks for all your kind comments, I really appreciate it and glad you like the model. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. On 20/04/2018 at 8:14 PM, AFOLguy1970 said: If this was an official modular, it would definitely be in my top two favorites. Thanks very much! Unfortunately I doubt lego will ever release an official modular based on a pub, the pool hall in DO is probably the closest we'll get. So this MOC was my interpretation of what I think a pub would look like if lego ever did release one. I've tried my hardest to make it fit in with existing modulars and tried to follow the general template and include little features that we often see in official modulars like flowers in front of the windows, striped awning and a similar style of roofline. On 20/04/2018 at 10:34 PM, LegoModularFan said: Do you plan to build it with real bricks? Would love to see! I would definitely love to build this model for real. It did turn out bigger than I had originally planned though so I will have to see how feasible it would be to buy all the bricks and how much it would cost. 23 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said: Man, for being your first ever modular creation... Thanks. Actually this is my second MOC though. My first design was this one. Once again thanks everyone for your comments. Edited April 21, 2018 by Bricked1980 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger of Bricks Posted April 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, Bricked1980 said: Actually this is my second MOC though. My first design was this one. Oh yes, I am aware of that, but I meant that this one is your first full-sized, original design! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said: Oh yes, I am aware of that, but I meant that this one is your first full-sized, original design! Yes the new design is much bigger than my first effort. If anything I'd say I might have made this new moc a bit too big actually. On my original post there is a pic of it next to greengrocer and I'm not sure if it looks a bit too tall. It would obviously look even taller if it was placed beside some of the more recent smaller modulars like Parisian restaurant or brick bank. Edited April 22, 2018 by Bricked1980 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fillishave Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Fantastic build with so much detail! I absolutely love the roof detailing (not sure what that part of a roof is called but the whole section just below the roof). I think this is where all the nice and friendly pub visitor go while my pub get's more of the dodgier crowd Edited April 23, 2018 by fillishave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, fillishave said: Fantastic build with so much detail! I absolutely love the roof detailing (not sure what that part of a roof is called but the whole section just below the roof). I think this is where all the nice and friendly pub visitor go while my pub get's more of the dodgier crowd Many thanks for your kind comment. Your pub is brilliant. I promise this is the first time I've seen this MOC by you but even so there are quite a few similarities. Even the names are quite similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted April 23, 2018 This is a beautiful model. Crammed with details and life, and a brilliant portrayal of a city pub. I love the colours and all the extra exterior decorations. Even the phone box, fireplace and general proliferation of barrels are pretty accurate! Well done! 17 minutes ago, Bricked1980 said: Even the names are quite similar. I think that's just British pub names for you; there's a few common names that are used a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fillishave Posted April 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Bricked1980 said: Many thanks for your kind comment. Your pub is brilliant. I promise this is the first time I've seen this MOC by you but even so there are quite a few similarities. Even the names are quite similar. Oh of course there's bound to be some similarities, they are both British pubs after all I think it's very clear that your pub is 100% your own build with your own building style! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, ColletArrow said: This is a beautiful model. Crammed with details and life, and a brilliant portrayal of a city pub. I love the colours and all the extra exterior decorations. Even the phone box, fireplace and general proliferation of barrels are pretty accurate! Well done! Many thanks for your kind comment. 7 hours ago, ColletArrow said: I think that's just British pub names for you; there's a few common names that are used a lot. I spent quite a bit of time trying to think of a recognisable British pub name that I could add a lego twist to. This was the only one I could think of that as far as I know hasn't been done by anyone before. The name is inspired by the Queen Vic pub in Eastenders (for anyone reading from outside the UK this is a popular drama show based in London). That's where the similarity ends though. Apart from the name my pub isn't supposed to be a portrayal of the pub in Eastenders . Edited April 23, 2018 by Bricked1980 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koalayummies Posted April 24, 2018 Beautiful building Bricked1980! You've built the level of wonderful detail often referred to as ' too much to comment on everything' which is most excellent. One of the most detailed and realistic bar areas, creative parts usage (the brown carrots for bar taps), lots of brick-built objects and a very enjoyable attention to the characters. The color choices are also fantastic, its a real looker! Amazing work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MOMAtteo79 Posted April 24, 2018 Remainds me of a real pub in London near carnaby street Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 24, 2018 5 hours ago, koalayummies said: Beautiful building Bricked1980! You've built the level of wonderful detail often referred to as ' too much to comment on everything' which is most excellent. One of the most detailed and realistic bar areas, creative parts usage (the brown carrots for bar taps), lots of brick-built objects and a very enjoyable attention to the characters. The color choices are also fantastic, its a real looker! Amazing work. Thanks a lot for the kind comment @koalayummies 3 hours ago, MOMAtteo79 said: Remainds me of a real pub in London near carnaby street Thanks very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ecmo47 Posted April 24, 2018 Very nice model and love the detailed presentation! So what's next? Are you going to submit to Lego Ideas? Will the plans be offered to the public? I'm sure that a model this nice would sell plenty copies of instructions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jalemac34 Posted April 24, 2018 top!!!! Could be an official set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricked1980 Posted April 24, 2018 5 hours ago, ecmo47 said: Very nice model and love the detailed presentation! So what's next? Are you going to submit to Lego Ideas? Will the plans be offered to the public? I'm sure that a model this nice would sell plenty copies of instructions. Thank you very much. Actually whilst I was making this MOC I did consider the possibility of submitting it to Lego Ideas. Problem is it ended up becoming bigger than I'd originally planned and is now well over 3000 pieces. So it is too big to submit in it's current form. I could reduce the size and make another less detailed version but not really sure it would be worth the effort. There are some phenomenal modular building that get submitted to Lego Ideas and none of them ever get selected for production. Also even if mine was lucky enough to get 10'000 votes I doubt Lego would ever produce a set based around alcohol consumption. 1 hour ago, jalemac34 said: top!!!! Could be an official set Thanks a lot. On 20/04/2018 at 10:34 PM, LegoModularFan said: Amazing graphic design such as in @paupadros' MOCs and love the phone box. But that roofline is the best part of the MOC, it's just fantastic!! Many thanks for your kind comments. And yes I was definitely inspired by the awesome designs and presentation skills of @paupadros On 20/04/2018 at 3:59 PM, paupadros said: What really caught my eye was the roof. Guessing it's done using shields of some sort, not quite sure. Thanks very much. A few people have mentioned the design of the roofline. It is actually a fairly simple build really. The part you mention that looks like a shield is in fact a technic brick with a flower piece attached to the exposed stud on the front. https://brickset.com/parts/design-47474 Here is a new image showing a close up of the roof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFunnyMan Posted April 24, 2018 WOW. This is absolutely shocking. I want to build it and have it in my city badly. Do you have any plans to sell the LDD file or make instructions? Please let me know if you plan on doing this! I WANT TO BUILD THIS NOW!!!! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snaillad Posted April 24, 2018 Nice work! I particularly like the roofline and the fireplace! I'm putting the finishing touches to my own pub moc, after seeing yours there is plenty I forgot Really love the signage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
