Adventurers headquarters modular building + 1920s car - real world model

[Murdoch17]

This building is my Adventurers' headquarters building, and is used by Johnny Thunder and his friends to store and research recovered artifacts from all over the globe. (and beyond!) The model's framework / basis is half of set 76108 - Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown from 2018, and much like that fictional building, is filled with secrets and dangerous artifacts.

The building is built to modular standard on a 16x32 baseplate, and is also infinitely stackable - the two middle floors can be repeated to be as tall as you want without changing anything, just like Cafe Corner from 2007 was able to. Sadly, the lamppost is not placeable in the proper place because of practically no clutch on the baseplate in the correct spot. (the baseplate is pretty old and worn)

The rear of the building isn't very pretty. It has a basement entrance (purely for looks - it goes no where) and a back door to the first floor.

This floor is the lobby / reception - it's where Johnny and co. get info on lost treasures and also the whereabouts of Lord Sinister and his cronies. This floor features a large cabinet, radio, desk, telephone, bankers lamp, and two chairs. A clock hangs on the wall by the door near a hat stand.

This level is the break room / reading room for the upstairs library. We have a couch, standing lamp and table on this floor.

Trophies, treasures, and weapons adorn this level. These include: the Storm Amulet from Ninjago, the Golden Shield from Orient Expedition, a Trident from the lost city of Atlantis, Thor's hammer (Dr. Kilroy is worthy), the fabled Re-Gou ruby, a T-Rex tooth found on Dino Island, among a few other, more puzzling items.

This floor features items that can alter your mind and corrupt your soul, such as The Ice King's Crown, the One Ring, and a strange crystal skull. (Do NOT look it in the eyes!) Also on this floor is the library on everything archeology, the occult, myths / legends and somethings better left unsaid.

This car is named the Scorpion Tracker, named after set 5918 - Scorpion Tracker - but styled after set 2995 - Adventurers car and skeleton. It was also heavily modified from a model by BricksAA and these free MOC instructions over on Rebrickable.

The model features a spare tire hanging at the back of the vehicle and seats three figs - one in the back row and two up front, as shown.

I'll leave you with this parting shot of Johnny Thunder, Dr. Kilroy, and Pippin Reed off on another expedition into the unknown... where are they going now - who knows? But wherever they will go, ADVENTURE awaits!

Thoughts?

Edited September 3 by Murdoch17

[Shiva]

Nice house. And I <3 the car.

[Feuer Zug]

The car is the star of this post. Great work on a classic 1930s cabriolet design. Good mod of Sanctum Sanctorum. I did something similar with the same set.

[Murdoch17]

12 hours ago, Shiva said:

Nice house. And I <3 the car.

Thanks @Shiva!

2 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

The car is the star of this post. Great work on a classic 1930s cabriolet design. Good mod of Sanctum Sanctorum. I did something similar with the same set.

And to think I almost didn't include the car in the post! Thanks for the kind words @Feuer Zug!

[Lion King]

Hmmm,i really like both Modular builidng and car together. It’s very creative of you to come up with a HQ for Johnny Thunder and his gang - i did raise my right eyebrow in impression when i saw this post! I never through of that before - i used to think Big Three -  castle, pirates, and space. 

Your MOC 1!is a perfect exmaple that lego should produce16x32 modular buildings (with or without lamppost!)

Great work!

[The Reader]

Nice buildung. Does it have the "standard" size/footprint of your other buildings so it fits in your town?

I like 6W cars which can fit two minifigs side by side. Do Johnny and the Doctor have studs underneath? Or are they sitting loose?

BTW: I did use that torso for Doc Lightning, too.

[Murdoch17]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:55 AM, Lion King said:

Hmmm,i really like both Modular builidng and car together. It’s very creative of you to come up with a HQ for Johnny Thunder and his gang - i did raise my right eyebrow in impression when i saw this post! I never through of that before - i used to think Big Three -  castle, pirates, and space. 

Your MOC 1!is a perfect exmaple that lego should produce16x32 modular buildings (with or without lamppost!)

Great work!

Thanks @Lion King, and I agree they should make more 16x32 buildings. Also, I consider Adventurers the final, fifth part of the 'Golden themes' era.  In order of appearance: Town, Space, Castle, Pirates, Adventurers. That order doesn't mean any are less than the other - they are all equal in my book.

3 hours ago, The Reader said:

Nice buildung. Does it have the "standard" size/footprint of your other buildings so it fits in your town?

I like 6W cars which can fit two minifigs side by side. Do Johnny and the Doctor have studs underneath? Or are they sitting loose?

BTW: I did use that torso for Doc Lightning, too.

Thanks @The Reader, and I'm glad I'm not alone on that torso use - it's too perfect for Kilroy! To answer your questions: I have no real building standard besides 'make it look old', as my town is set in the late 1910s to mid-1950s. Some buildings fit the modular footprint with ease, some are close but not quite typical modulars, and then their are ones that are just not meant to sit on baseplates with fixed roads. (Those last ones outnumber all the others by far) The reason I build modulars is so they can be used in my LUG's layouts. I really try to make most of the modulars detachable from their bases for use in my own, non-modular town, but some - such as this Adventurers building - aren't like that and are firmly attached to baseplates. As for the car question, the legs that are closest to the centerline are attached via jumpers. The other, outermost legs are not attached.

Edited September 5 by Murdoch17

[johnmike]

Nice car and house brother. I Really loved it 

[Lion King]

15 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

Thanks @Lion King, and I agree they should make more 16x32 buildings. Also, I consider Adventurers the final, fifth part of the 'Golden themes' era.  In order of appearance: Town, Space, Castle, Pirates, Adventurers. That order doesn't mean any are less than the other - they are all equal in my book.

That’s true. I would be very curious to see how pirates, castle,and space could fit into modular buildings the way you do with adventurers headquarter. Of course there is natural history museum that house all golden themes - town, pirates, castle, space and adventurers in one building - Kirby as museum, throwbacks from space, pirates and castle as exhibits, and museum itself as town. 

It would be interesting to see seafood restaurant building comes with pirate boat and pirate-attired waiters! A daycare with a playground castle and rubber swords and rocking horse! Not sure about pace since museum already have space displays.

Regardless, i still enjoy looking at your MOC modular building. 

[Murdoch17]

1 hour ago, johnmike said:

Nice car and house brother. I Really loved it 

Thanks @johnmike, and welcome to Eurobricks! 

3 minutes ago, Lion King said:

That’s true. I would be very curious to see how pirates, castle,and space could fit into modular buildings the way you do with adventurers headquarter. Of course there is natural history museum that house all golden themes - town, pirates, castle, space and adventurers in one building - Kirby as museum, throwbacks from space, pirates and castle as exhibits, and museum itself as town. 

It would be interesting to see seafood restaurant building comes with pirate boat and pirate-attired waiters! A daycare with a playground castle and rubber swords and rocking horse! Not sure about pace since museum already have space displays.

Regardless, i still enjoy looking at your MOC modular building. 

Thank you @Lion King! A pirate themed restaurant would be cool to see someday.

[The Reader]

20 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

As for the car question, the legs that are closest to the centerline are attached via jumpers. The other, outermost legs are not attached.

Clever solution. Thank you.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice building.
I like the access to the cellar at the back of the house!

[Murdoch17]

On 9/6/2024 at 2:04 PM, The Reader said:

Clever solution. Thank you.

I didn't come up with it, but I agree it is clever, @The Reader.

3 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Very nice building.
I like the access to the cellar at the back of the house!

Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! I wasn't sure of it originally, but it work out nicely.