Skystorm87 Posted August 27, 2013 When I was a child, I did not pay much attention on how I was using my lego and what kind of stickers I was appliying on them so I have a lot of white pieces that are quite yellowish and ruined. I was almost going to throw them out when I realized that ruins exist also in real life and I decided to build a sort of historical centre for my still very work-in-progress town. The subject I decided to build it is an Abbey but one can do practically everything. Some pics here: https://lh3.googleus...17 16.04.44.jpg https://lh3.googleus...17 16.04.34.jpg https://lh5.googleus...17 16.04.15.jpg https://lh5.googleus...17 16.04.02.jpg You can see I build a small ticket office and there is a quite short queue to enter. Maybe the model is not so interesting but it can be an idea for using your ruined bricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted August 27, 2013 Excellent church design.....though white wouldn't be my first choice in brick colour........you need your own Time Team digging around it 'Skystorm87'......Brick On ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajax Posted August 28, 2013 Good work using old bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingstop Posted August 28, 2013 Really like that the bricks are crumbling along the mortar joints as well. Old yellowed white bricks can be pretty well cleaned using washing products containing oxy cleaning and good strong sunlight - often enough to take them back a few years... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fhomess Posted August 28, 2013 I really like the idea of using discolor bricks for a ruined building. I like the little picnic area next to it. It really looks like the type of local tourist spot that you find in small towns. I could see this being used on newer buildings that maybe aren't ruined but simply haven't been maintained as well. There are certainly places in this world where upkeep isn't maintained, and buildings much newer than an abbey might also be a good use of them. Eurotrash's MOC's are a good example of this. Another place I've found that discolored white bricks look great was in a locker room shower sceme I built for a mafia game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted August 28, 2013 I was almost going to throw them out.... NNNNOOOOO!!! I really like the decayed Abbey - it looks like its seen several centuries worth of abuse and neglect and the proportions and design are well done... But a word of warning - once you go down the grungey MOC path there's little hope for you.... Eurotrash's MOC's are a good example of this. Another place I've found that discolored white bricks look great was in a locker room shower sceme I built for a mafia game. Thank you much! Your locker room shower scene looks perfectly grimey... I love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skystorm87 Posted August 28, 2013 Thank you guys! Maybe in USA there are little examples of these ruined abbeys but look these pics: http://brunel.ac.uk/~hsstnns/pictures/Yorkshire/Whitby0.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lEVW2kUYdLs/TC2PQzTG8LI/AAAAAAAABoQ/FxbMLXJCZ88/s200/Bolton+Abbey+ruins.JPG These are in UK. Regarding the color, white marble has been used a lot for italian churches (Duomo in Milan, Santa Maria Novella in Florence) but, besides the color, the main idea was to use the ruined bricks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted August 28, 2013 http://brunel.ac.uk/...ire/Whitby0.jpg Dracula's Castle! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg3 Posted August 30, 2013 Not quite sold on the colour but I understand the reason for your choice... Can't fault the design though.. Very nice!! (And I do like a good ruin... Whether they're real or in Lego form!!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kermit Posted August 31, 2013 It can use a few plants to give it that old building look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
