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Hello,
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Have a great day !
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Gorgeous build! It's beautifuly pictured with a nice lighting.
I like the overall texture of the buildings with lots of details. Too bad the brackets 44728 doesn't come in dark green, the would've suit nicely for the shutters with the 1x2 sand green grille.
The climbing plants really adds realism and colors, the roof technic is neat. There are so many cool things that detailing them would be long and tedious.
Thanks for your sharing!
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On 10/29/2020 at 9:40 PM, adwind said:Lovely addition to the scene! Do you already have plans on a train? What would it be?
Thank you! For the moment I have the 10254 Winter Holiday Train in mind. But, I'm currently sourcing pieces in order to build a retired swiss locomotive (stay tuned).
On 10/29/2020 at 10:48 PM, Tierce said:Is there a specific reason you went with light grey ballast instead of the usual black?
How big you want to go?
Thank you for your feedback! In Switzerland we have concrete rail ties (see attached picture) and my winter village diorama is a bit inspired by my surroundings.
I have no clue about the size, only the the joy of building motivates me (for now?). I guess I will made just a bit of scenery and not an entire layout...
On 10/30/2020 at 2:55 PM, Feuer Zug said:Excellent winter scene. I like the use of Santa's workshop and the details you've put into making the entire hillside.
Thank you!
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On 9/27/2020 at 7:30 PM, jpx said:I have been following your thread since the first post; I too have a small Winter Village thing going on, so I'm very inspired to see your builds. I love the mountain and the layers of snow on the ground! Please keep posting updates!
Thank you for your comment @jpx !
A quick look at the integration of the pine tree.
LEGO winter village update #4 Work in progress 02 by BRiXTOF
LEGO winter village update #4 Work in progress 01 by BRiXTOF
And as usual a quick video showing the work in progress :
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Hello,
Coop and Migros are having a sale of 30% on all toys online and in stores.
The Lego passenger train is 83.30 CHF at Migros.
Good deal can also be found at Coop Brico with 50% on the LEGO® Star Wars™ Faucon Millenium™, 75257 (99.50 CHF!) usual market price is 130 CHF.
Don't forget to compare the prices (Some LEGO sets are very expensive at these stores...).
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Wow! Great work!
It must have been really fun planning and building this scenery.
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Thank you @alsielou! Your comment reassures me.
Sometimes I restrain myself of posting on the forum because I'm afraid people think I'm self-promoting my content. Which I hope is not the case, I try to entertain those who are interested and try to share my progress in this diorama.
The technic for the pine tree is greatly inspired by JAYSTEPHER and bigboy99899.
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My diorama desperatly needs some nature, here is the building of the first (of many?) snowy pine tree.
This technic uses a lot of parts but I think the result is worth it!
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Here is a new update on the diorama : The 9V tracks with L-Gauge ballast.
What are your tips for cleaning the 9V tracks? I try to rub them with an eraser and the result seems to be good. Is there a way to prevent oxidation?
2020_04_25 - LEGO Presentation Baseplates 04 - 50-3 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
2020_04_25 - LEGO Presentation Baseplates 04 - 59 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
Here is a quick video showing the cleaning of the 9V tracks, the building of the ballast and finally the integration of the tracks on the diorama.
Next step will be the building of a large pine tree
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Hey, thanks for your nice comments!
@alsielou Yes, I follow my own instructions. In fact, I rebuild entirely every modules for filming. So you don't see on screen all my attempt and failures. The first module took something like 1 hour to rebuild. The second one took like 4 hours to rebuild (not including Santa's workshop), the mountain took more than 5 hours. The last one was the fastest one with 45 minutes. I'm very glad you enjoy the videos!
Here is a short video showing all four modules connected together. Next step is preparing the train tracks (9V) with the L-Gauge ballast.
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My fourth MILS module. It’s mainly dedicated to track ballast using the L-Gauge (PennLUG) standard. Can’t wait to connect all four modules and add ballasted tracks!
LEGO Baseplate 3 - 116 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
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Great job! The snot technic for the dock makes it very realistic. I really like the shape of the roof, all the details of the interior, the curtains, the waffles tables, the life buoy chairs, the speakers at the corner of the dance aera, ... and so much more!
The trans-neon green lights for the lampposts seems a bit odd to me (or maybe it's the picture that induce me the wrong color).
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Here is a quick look at the 3 modules connected together.
Update Lego Baseplates 1-3 - 02 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
Module #4 will be very simple, only containing the L-Gauge ballasted curve track.
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Oh yes, updates! So you're planning to tile the road? Good thing it'll only be 8 wide, otherwise you'll have to spend a lot for the pricey dbgray tiles. The more I see, the more I like your rock formation!
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Finally some updates on MILS module #3 "Mountain trail" :
LEGO Baseplate 3 - 107 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
LEGO Baseplate 03 - 113 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
Here is the inspiration/tutorial for the slanted rockwork : Brickbuilt.org
As always, a speedbuild video is available.
Next step is taking pictures and filming the 3 MILS modules connected together. I'm also making some Bricklink orders to populate the futur diorama.
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Hello,
Manor has a great deal for LEGO City - People Pack - Fun Fair (60234) for 20 CHF (not available online).
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Beautiful scene, with a lot of great details! The flow of the river is interesting and I like the technic you used. I'm interested to see a more detailed view of the wooden dock.Thanks for the share! -
Great work, I like how it feels very lively yet abandoned... all the colorfull details are nice especially the graffiti. The floor technic is well thought.
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Hey, just a big thanks for those great tips!
Thanks to you, I've benefited the discounts at Manor! I hope I can return the favour.
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It's a nice concept. I like how you can bring details at this scale! The garage boxes are simple yet very effectives and the observatory dome is neat. Great job! Is there any chance to see it with real bricks in the futur?
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On 5/21/2020 at 9:34 PM, Brandon Pea said:While I prefer baseplates now as an adult builder, this would've been something I would've definately enjoyed as a child. I remember actually having something like this and I'd roll my toy cars around on it.
I have the exact same opinion.
On 5/22/2020 at 6:23 AM, LegoDW said:I am struggling to see how this road sticker is considered LEGO.
I second you, maybe we are sticking the ABS material too much to the LEGO brand?
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Thank you all for your kind feedback! It's very encouraging. I will post some pictures next week of my MILS module #3 called "Mountain trail".
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Wow, what a fantastic build! I love the way you sculpted the ground with the wedge plates. The rock formation is brilliant, very inspiring! Thanks for the share.
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Hello, thanks for your feedback!
Here is the two modules connected together.
LEGO Baseplates 1-2 - 98 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
LEGO Baseplates 1-2 - 104 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
The next module i'm working on will be the hill with the path going to Santa's workshop. It's kinda crazy building snow in june, but maybe I'll have something worth to be shown this winter...
[WIP] Winter Diorama - Update #8 "Fire Station"
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Hey all, here are some updates.
I just completed two new modules that integrates the firestation. It looks like the snowplow didn't finish it's job clearing the road, or not...
LEGO winter village baseplates 5 and 6 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
LEGO winter village baseplates 5 and 6 by BRiXTOF, sur Flickr
The next steps are to connect these two MILS modules to the other modules and add trees, details and people!
Here is a short video of the build of the last module :