L@go Posted July 5, 2014 Hello, fellow Eurobrickers! It's been a long time since I last built a modular building - the last one was the B&W Building I built for the Modular Madness contest two years ago. But I've been wanting a #3300003 LEGO Brand Retail Store set for a while, the set that has been handed out to customers at LEGO store openings: And since there are no LEGO stores in Norway and I haven't been able to go anywhere to attend a store opening I bit the bullet and bought one off BrickLink. That inspired me. I toyed with the idea of scaling it up to minifig scale, because it seemed to have potential as a modular building - and as I needed a corner building for a display I was putting together at the time, that's what it ended up as. I'll give you some exterior shots first: LEGO Store 1 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 2 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 9 by L@go, on Flickr And then some detail shots. There are two main exterior details: The sculpture of the classic 2x4 brick on the pavement outside and the skylights, which are also found in the miniature set - but I scaled the brick-style windows up from 2x3 to 2x4, as that's a more iconic LEGO shape. LEGO Store 10 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 14 by L@go, on Flickr When the roof is removed you can see that the skylights are actually transparent and will let light into the building. LEGO Store 19 by L@go, on Flickr The standout feature of the interior is probably the Pick-a-Brick wall, which I tried several solutions for before I ended up with this. But I think this is what works best on this level: LEGO Store 21 by L@go, on Flickr There's also a Build-a-Minifig stand and a wall with shelves full of set boxes. Ideally, I would have printed stickers for the boxes, but for now they only have the different colours that represent different themes - among others, there are Duplo, Friends, Chima, NinjaGo, City, Technic, and Architecture boxes here. And there's a LUG showcase display with a tiny robot model in it. LEGO Store 26 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 25 by L@go, on Flickr One of the things I had the most fun with on the way to finishing this MOC, was building miniature versions of actual LEGO sets for display in the store. Maybe you can recognise them - there are six in total: LEGO Store 15 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 16 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 23 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 28 by L@go, on Flickr And finally, some pictures with minifigs - let's start with a friendly LEGO Store employee (which wasn't exactly cheap, either - there are three of them in this MOC...): LEGO Store 29 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 31 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 35 by L@go, on Flickr LEGO Store 36 by L@go, on Flickr It seems LEGO Club Max is really a pretty lazy fellow who'll use any excuse to get away and slack for a bit, even though he gets paid to hang around and talk to the kids. Luckily, this guy is there to give him a stern talking to: LEGO Store 37 by L@go, on Flickr And that's it! There's more pictures in this folder on Flickr, if you're interested. Thanks for watching, hope you like it - any comments are more than welcome :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted July 5, 2014 AWESOME just simply awesome 'L@go'......I the blue space ship and pirate ship too ! Excellent redo of that official mini store design.......Brick On 'L@go' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haddock Posted July 6, 2014 Again your work just blows me away :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Criga88 Posted July 6, 2014 Great job on all of the little details inside, those micro sets are fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bighappysmiles Posted July 6, 2014 Haha! I love how you did the Pick-A-Brick wall! I love how you managed to add so many features of a real store, like the minifig building thing, the P-a-B wall and the various models throughout the store! Nice work L@go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted July 6, 2014 What a great work L@go! This MOC is full of gorgeous details! I like also the iconic LEGO logo! Amazing pictures ...you are really a PRO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K-Nut Posted July 6, 2014 Now that is a cool modular. All of the details are great, and I love how it is basically an enlarged version of the mini set (which is also awesome, by the way. I was fortunate enough to get one). Keep up the nice work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristel Posted July 6, 2014 This is awesome, inside and out! The interior details are perfect, especially the mini models and that PAB wall ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dignow Posted July 6, 2014 Awesome LEGO store. Love the PAB wall and the 2x4 skylight. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteFang Posted July 6, 2014 Just amazing great work, L@go! The details are sheer amazing including front and back of the store, and the interior as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L@go Posted July 6, 2014 Thank you for the responses, guys, they're most appreciated. I'm glad you like the interior - as always I put a lot of thought into that, as it seems to be what I do best when it comes to modulars. That is brilliant! Thank you - and welcome to Eurobricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wookiee Posted July 6, 2014 Great looking MOC . Awesome work on the interior. It really makes it. I thought the guy out the back was having a quick smoke. If it was where i work that is what would be going on outbthe back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L@go Posted July 7, 2014 Great looking MOC . Awesome work on the interior. It really makes it. I thought the guy out the back was having a quick smoke. If it was where i work that is what would be going on outbthe back. Thank you! Regarding the smoke, do you see that round 1x1 brick with a metallic silver 1x1 round plate on top right next to the bench? That's an ashtray. But I don't want to be the person implying that LEGO Club Max is a smoker... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yooha Posted July 8, 2014 That eye-camera in the back! Out of the 6 sets in the display I can recognize only 3 : Millenium Falcon, Metalbeard's ship and S-S-Spaceship! What are the other three? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L@go Posted July 8, 2014 Next to the Millennium Falcon there's a 10225 R2-D2 (probably not that easy to recognise) and in the opposite window on the facade there's a 41035 Heartlake Juice Bar (probably even harder to recognise). On this scale it gets pretty hard to replicate sets. But you should have been able to spot the Simpsons House! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yooha Posted July 8, 2014 Next to the Millennium Falcon there's a 10225 R2-D2 (probably not that easy to recognise) and in the opposite window on the facade there's a 41035 Heartlake Juice Bar (probably even harder to recognise). On this scale it gets pretty hard to replicate sets. But you should have been able to spot the Simpsons House! ;) Oh, I thought all of them are in the window. That's why I thought the Juice Bar are actually two sets. Of course I see the Simpson House now! I was thinking what kind of tower could be next to the Falcon. But now I see all of them! The whole idea is superby the way, I love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moebius118 Posted July 8, 2014 Can I just say this would make a wonderful edition to anyone's modular setup/layout? This needs to happen people. Such a pleasant portrayal of our "happy place". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted July 9, 2014 This should be a set! It looks great, I love the PaB wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted July 9, 2014 Wow. This is how it should have been released. Amazing work on both the outside as well as the inside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzalirk Posted July 9, 2014 The little modular ship looks nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmynick Posted July 9, 2014 Great build - this looks like every LEGO store I go to. I agree that the PaB wall is a great solution for this scale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splatman Posted July 9, 2014 I do not know what I would say if I saw a Galaxy Explorer in a LEGO Store. (in Lego store 23) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wookiee Posted July 10, 2014 Thank you! Regarding the smoke, do you see that round 1x1 brick with a metallic silver 1x1 round plate on top right next to the bench? That's an ashtray. But I don't want to be the person implying that LEGO Club Max is a smoker... Love the realism,all the minifigs can't be non smokers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites