LM71Blackbird Posted August 3, 2018 Quinnsville Lighthouse Lighthouse 1 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr With the rapid growth in Quinnsville after getting a new mayor appointed, a lighthouse was erected to help guide ships safely into the harbor. Mayor Richard Brickford is visiting the new structure and meeting the lighthouse keeper who will be responsible for keeping the flame burning. Lighthouse 2 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr Lighthouse 3 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr While the Mayor strikes up a conversation with the keeper, a Corrington solider from nearby Fort Annetta unloads some supplies for the lighthouses new inhabitant. --------------------------------------- I recently went through a huge brick purge (Getting rid of everything not LEGO) and a mass organization of all by bricks. From that comes my first build for BoBs made out of real bricks! Expect more builds of this type in the future. C&C are welcome and apprecieated and thanks for looking! This will be a medium Artisan for Quinnsville. More pic from different angles in the spoiler: Spoiler Lighthouse 4 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr Lighthouse 5 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr Lighthouse 6 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Fisher Posted August 3, 2018 Lovely lighthouse, sir! Kudos for using real bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spud The Viking Posted August 3, 2018 Looks really nice, I like the overall shape of the lighthouse. Nice details throughout, good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted August 3, 2018 Looking good! That's a lovely build, the lighthouse is very well built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Ross Fisher said: Lovely lighthouse, sir! Kudos for using real bricks. Thanks Ross! 8 hours ago, Spud The Viking said: Looks really nice, I like the overall shape of the lighthouse. Nice details throughout, good job! Thank you! After seeing a couple of square ones, I wanted to try something a little different with the shape. Glad you like it! 3 hours ago, Bodi said: Looking good! That's a lovely build, the lighthouse is very well built. Thanks Bodi! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) I like it very convincing are the 45s just built on jumper plates? Edit: i think I just spotted the hinge brick lol Edited August 4, 2018 by Roadmonkeytj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 5, 2018 21 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: I like it very convincing are the 45s just built on jumper plates? Edit: i think I just spotted the hinge brick lol Thank you! Yep, you guessed! The angling is done with 6 hinge bricks around the bottom. I would've done the top too, but didn't have enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keymonus Posted August 5, 2018 Nice lighthouse! I like your use of vegetation, and the lantern is simple but great. PS Do not include too much rhum in the supplies, a sad keeper is better than a drunk one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted August 5, 2018 Cool build it is just the right amount of details and the structure is set up realistic. Keep up the realbrickbuilds ;D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Keymonus said: Nice lighthouse! I like your use of vegetation, and the lantern is simple but great. PS Do not include too much rhum in the supplies, a sad keeper is better than a drunk one! Thank you! Lol, agreed! 7 hours ago, Fraunces said: Cool build it is just the right amount of details and the structure is set up realistic. Keep up the realbrickbuilds ;D Thank you! Yes, I will be mixing more real MOCs in with my LDD builds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flavius Gratian Posted August 6, 2018 Fantastic little lighthouse! I like how you managed to make a rounded shape! I thought about it when buildning my own, but couldn't come up with a good solution, guess i should have asked you. The details on the top part as well as the light are also nice! and the little pier and cliffs are well done. The flag looks a bit oversized, though :) I look forward to seeing more real brick builds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Flavius Gratian said: Fantastic little lighthouse! I like how you managed to make a rounded shape! I thought about it when buildning my own, but couldn't come up with a good solution, guess i should have asked you. The details on the top part as well as the light are also nice! and the little pier and cliffs are well done. The flag looks a bit oversized, though :) I look forward to seeing more real brick builds! Thank you! Over time I expanded it to include the pier and add some extra foliage to the build, and yeah, the flag does look a little large! More real brick builds to come! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted August 7, 2018 Excellent lighthouse and scene in general. The dock, row boat, and minifig activity bring the scene to life. And I'll always have a preference for builds from real bricks. While some of the digital builds are spectacular, I enjoy the physical builds more. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Capt Wolf said: Excellent lighthouse and scene in general. The dock, row boat, and minifig activity bring the scene to life. And I'll always have a preference for builds from real bricks. While some of the digital builds are spectacular, I enjoy the physical builds more. Well done. Thanks Capt Wolf! I hope to spend more time using physical bricks in the future. I already have another build ready for photographing so stay tuned! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mesabi Posted August 9, 2018 About time you got your fingers dirty with some real bricks! Great to see, and you did excellent with this lighthouse build. Very neat, corrish and practical. I'm not a huge fan of the water though, but it's a small criticism Now don't go crawling back to LDD, except to make us some class 10s! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted August 9, 2018 12 hours ago, Mesabi said: About time you got your fingers dirty with some real bricks! Great to see, and you did excellent with this lighthouse build. Very neat, corrish and practical. I'm not a huge fan of the water though, but it's a small criticism Now don't go crawling back to LDD, except to make us some class 10s! Ha ha! Thanks! I agree the water is not the greatest, but I had to work with what I had... Until I get my hands on some more bricks eventually, I'll have to use LDD for medium, large, and royal builds. But have no fear, real bricks are here to stay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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