soundwave_sw Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) B-OV-15D I am excited to share my entry for the expand the Winter Village competition. It is a Winter Sports Store. The store is a 2 story shop with all of equipment one needs for winter fun! On the main floor you can find an assortment of snowboards, ski poles, ice skates, hockey helmet/mask, warm winter coats, hockey sticks, and snow shoes. Outside you can find a variety of skiis in different sizes and some old fashioned wooden sleds. In the top floor you will find an office with desk and chair and a heated fireplace complete with stockings. One of the many services offered by the store is free ice skate sharpening for skates purchased from the store. Like the Lego sets so far I have included a light brick but with a twist. Activating the light brick eluminates the lower floor and lights up the fire place. I had a challange illustrating this with the pictures. Also different, is you can turn on the light from the front of the shop. Simply turn the big brown wheel a notch and it turns and stays on. The accessories included are an old bridge over a creek that is meant to attach to the skating pond from last years' set. The bridge pathway was built "snot" using shades of new and old grey Also included is a dog sleigh / sled. The sled is able to be ridden from the back or front. I don't think Lego would approve of useing a whip on dogs so I choose to borrow the bone idea from this years set and use a more positive method to get the dogs going. But just in case the whip is there should the dogs get out of line. In total there are 7 figures of which 2 are children. I used the boxing gloves from series 5 to give the effect of big red mittons on the kids. Thank you for looking. I welcome your comments, questions, and feedback. Unfortunatley I could not fit all of the details into 5 pictures, so feel free to visit by Brickshelf folder: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=491187 or Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43769067@N08/?saved=1 to see more details and my entire winter village. Play well! Shane "Soundwave_sw" Edited March 21, 2012 by Phred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighFlyer Posted December 14, 2011 Excellent entry to the contest, a very detailed building which looks perfect for Christmas. I like the bridge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoSjaak Posted December 14, 2011 This is a serious potential winner of the contest...!!!! Greetz, legoSjaak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted December 14, 2011 Fantastic entry 'soundwave_sw' and a well stocked sports store too....I like the skating blade sharpener ! Brick On in the snow 'soundwave_sw' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyleJohnson11 Posted December 14, 2011 Very nicely done! I love it! I do have a couple of questions on minifigure accessories. Which pieces are the larger backpacks and big skies from? I like the usage of the Boxer's hands as mittens. That is a very good use for them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soundwave_sw Posted December 14, 2011 Very nicely done! I love it! I do have a couple of questions on minifigure accessories. Which pieces are the larger backpacks and big skies from? I like the usage of the Boxer's hands as mittens. That is a very good use for them! The large brown backpack would have been from the original explorer series and the other backpacks are from the Artic series. Both released about a decade ago. I am not 100% on the orgin of the large ski but possibly the Space Ice planet series? Thank you for you comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lorax Posted December 14, 2011 This is a great build, I love the detail of the white roof slopes being a plate higher to give that impression of snow on the roof. It is a great touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tedbeard Posted December 14, 2011 I would also like to compliment the overall build and the great details. The boxing glove mittens and the partially-snowed roof are particularly well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wokajablocka Posted December 15, 2011 This is a very nice potental for a real Lego set. Im thinking you have a grat chance of winning the comp. The building looks like it came stright from the winter village and with the adition of the bridge, stream and the sled dogs makes up a lovely set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted December 15, 2011 Wonderful shop 'soundwave_sw'. Great work on the details. 'wokajablocka' is right, this would make a great winter set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffjcc Posted December 15, 2011 Very cool. I love all of the winter accessories!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted December 15, 2011 Awesome! Building a winter sports store is a great idea, the overall shape is very convincing - I agree that this could actually be a set. The countless lovely details add to the very lively atmosphere of the whole MOC. Good luck for the contest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soundwave_sw Posted December 17, 2011 Thank you very much for the comments! It was a fun build and I am looking forward to keeping this as a permanent part of my yearly display. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy D Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) The more I look at this, the more I like it. There are just so many interesting details. Reminds me of the Toy Shop with a downstairs sales area and an office upstairs. It well be a wonderful to your yearly display! Andy D Edited December 17, 2011 by Andy D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gryphon Ink Posted December 18, 2011 Really beautiful, soundwave. Best interior I've seen in a while. I'd totally buy this set! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderpuddle Posted December 18, 2011 Very nice. I love the little details, like the stockings upstairs. Great build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackJonespaw Posted December 20, 2011 Nice job! This set I would be willing to buy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Si-MOCs Posted December 21, 2011 Wow that's a brilliant build. Tons of fantastic detail - I can't believe you were able to cram so much sport merchandise! Great job! :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnightSnap Posted December 28, 2011 Its a fabulous entry that I would be happy to put with the rest of the Winter Village I own. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soundwave_sw Posted December 30, 2011 Thank you everyone for the comments. There are some fantastic entries. Good luck to everyone in the competition. I hope everyone enjoyed adding to their villages. Thanks again to Hinkley and the staff at Eurobricks for putting this contest on. Play Well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soundwave_sw Posted February 2, 2012 The pictures have been switched over to flickr as requested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doink Posted February 2, 2012 I like this - its a nice set up and uses a lot of color - its very "cool" ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
