[MOC] Victorian-Era Layout

[Pdaitabird]

One thing that I've always found uninteresting about the Lego City theme is its modern-day setting.  So I based my town and railway layout on my admittedly romanticized idea of a typical English seaside village in the late 19th century. It's still very much a work in progress...you'll notice some empty areas that I still need to fill with greenery.  Most of the buildings are very simple, as they are built within the constraint of only using pieces that I had on hand.

Thanks for looking!

Soli Deo Gloria

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Amazing diorama, I love the garage for the steam engine and the house build to hide the transformer!

Great work!

[jimmynick]

 But where did all the seagulls go? And the ice creams?

This is a good start and I'm looking forward to seeing how you expand it in future. Thanks for sharing!

[Pdaitabird]

@LEGO Train 12 Volts Thank you!

6 hours ago, jimmynick said:

 

 But where did all the seagulls go? And the ice creams?

 

The seagulls and ice cream all got baked into a pie...at least, that sounds like one of those disgusting things that British people eat! 

 

6 hours ago, jimmynick said:

This is a good start and I'm looking forward to seeing how you expand it in future. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you!

[greg3]

This looks great!! I wish LEGO would give us some sort of  Victorian Era Theme. I especially like the little harbour area. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

Nice work - thanks for sharing!!

[Pdaitabird]

@greg3 Thank you! I've added a few extra details below.

@jimmynick It seems a few seagulls escaped the local chef after all...

The sailing vessel, the Charlotte's Folly, has her own topic here.

A young officer bids farewell to his sweetheart before setting off to seek glory in the far-flung reaches of the Empire (sing "Rule, Britannia" while viewing):

I also added some..."equine residue" to the street: 

Thanks for looking - additional ideas welcome!

Soli Deo Gloria

[carebear]

Love Love this oldskool Look!

Great Work!

Greetings!

[The Reader]

I like this classic style. Well done!

[jimmynick]

Lovely updates — thanks for keeping us posted! That's a great solution for seagulls you've found.

[Klaus-Dieter]

That's a lovely layout, @Pdaitabird!

It reminds me of the sets of the 80s and the early 90s.

[Pdaitabird]

@carebear @The Reader @jimmynick Thank you!

9 hours ago, Klaus-Dieter said:

That's a lovely layout, @Pdaitabird!

It reminds me of the sets of the 80s and the early 90s.

Thanks! Most of my parts are from the 90s, so I figured I'd stick with the style of that era!

[Pdaitabird]

Sorry for the month old-plus topic bump, but I've made some additions  to the layout and rearranged the town in the past few weeks.

The walls of the top level of this inn are made from SNOTted plates. It's a less parts-intensive way to get a half-timbered wall rather than stacking so many bricks.

This next house is the largest in the layout. A shortage of tan bricks meant including dark tan and grey, but the mottled look is growing on me.

The lighthouse is very simple and was just made from leftover parts in various grey/tan shades.  The rocky knoll on which it sits serves to hide the edge of the plywood base. The switch for the LED is accessible from a window in the back.

Finally, here's a shot of the revised layout - I wanted to try building "off-grid" so it isn't all right angles.

Thanks for looking!

Soli Deo Gloria

Edited May 27, 2020 by Pdaitabird
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[The Brick Boss]

You did an outstanding job on this. 

[Pdaitabird]

@Brandon Pea Thank you!

[Brickwolf]

Beautiful layout, I like the style.

[Pdaitabird]

@Brickwolf Thanks!

[The Reader]

I like your layout and especially its era. Great "small town". Very good job.

[Pdaitabird]

@The Reader Thank you!

[Jerry McGlade]

Really cool diorama!