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Lawstone — A Western Town Heist (BDP Series 8)
marshal_banana posted a topic in LEGO Historic Themes
Hi folks! I’m excited to share my latest Western MOC with you and give you a little insight into how it came together. I’d really appreciate your comments, shares, and support—especially since this build is also part of the BDP Series 8! Spoiler alert: Jump straight to the project here! Ever since I was a kid, the Wild West has fascinated me — the dusty streets, the sheriffs, the outlaws, the endless adventures. Unfortunately, when LEGO released their original Western sets, I somehow missed out on them. For years, the theme stayed in the back of my mind — always something I wished I had been part of. In 2011, I finally decided to change that. I built my very first Modular Western Town. It was a true passion project, originally created for a contest right here on Eurobricks. When I shared it online, the response was overwhelming. The encouragement was so strong that I took a chance and submitted it to LEGO Ideas (still known as CUUSOO at the time). I could hardly believe it when the project actually reached 10,000 supporters! Connecting with LEGO designers and even seeing an early prototype of my model felt like a dream come true. But, as it sometimes goes, the journey ended sooner than I had hoped: LEGO ultimately decided not to move forward with it due to their licensing agreement with Disney for The Lone Ranger theme. It was a bit of a heartbreak—but also an experience I’ll always be grateful for. Rogue Frontier – Bricking Bavaria A few years later, I had another opportunity to return to the Wild West. I joined the RogueBricks collaboration for Bricking Bavaria, contributing to the “Rogue Frontier” layout—a small fishing village set in the Old West. Once again, I felt that familiar spark and realized how deeply this theme still inspires me. I was especially drawn to the color combination of sand green, dark red, and sand blue used for the three main buildings. In my opinion, this palette brings the scene to life while still feeling grounded and historically appropriate for the setting. And so, The Old West: “Lawstone” — A Western Town Heist was born. I decided to give the theme one more shot. The BrickLink Designer Program felt like the perfect opportunity to bring all my favorite ideas together in one fun and detailed project. I revisited earlier concepts and refined them—focusing on building experience, playful features, and storytelling. If you want to explore all the details, I encourage you to visit my Project Page. Drawing on everything I had learned from my previous projects, I designed a brand-new Western town that includes subtle nods to both of my earlier builds. What I love about the BrickLink Designer Program is that it truly gives you the freedom to bring your own vision to life. If you like the project, I’d be incredibly grateful for your support. Vote on bricklink -
A little over 10 years ago, I posted a MOC here that I had built: a Western Saloon and Hotel. It has sat proudly on my display shelf all this time. This year, I got the urge to rebuild and update it. Now, instead of just being a fixed, open-backed building, it has a removable roof and second floor as well as removable back walls. A lot of details were updated, the weight of the "HOTEL" font was fixed, and a custom base was added: You can see the whole album here, but I'll highlight a couple specific things here: Back in the day, I used to display my saloon alongside the classic LEGO Western sets Sheriff's Lockup and Gold City Junction, but the scale and level of detail didn't really work, so I decided to build a couple more buildings to accompany it. So next up is a bank! Much like the saloon above, this one has modular construction: the roof lifts off and the back wall slides out. Because the interior has a dividing wall, it can still be difficult to reach inside to pose minifigs, so I also made the whole interior removable. This also has a killer feature: robbers can use TNT to blow up part of the back wall to reach the safe, just like the classic Western sets. This time, rather than sliding dynamite into the building by hand to trigger the mechanism, this one is activated by pressing the plunger on the TNT detonator! Oh yeah, and the safe itself has a simple locking mechanism so that the door cannot open until the bars are turned. Here's the link to the whole album, and here's a few more pics: And finally, one more building to round it all out. I chose to make a trading post, and I wanted to make it very different from the other buildings: more vertical, cooler colors, and more of a "lived-in" or "worn, but not run down" feel. So again you've got modular construction (the floors come apart, the roof comes off, the back walls slide out) plus some unique features. The barn door on the first floor is a functional sliding door that opens to a storage room. The windmill can rotate 360 degrees and its vane can pivot 90 degrees to act as a brake. Also, when its turbine spins, it actuates the water pump at the base! Here's the album link for this one, and here's a few more details: Let me know what you think! Some of my friends are cyber-bullying me into submitting the Bank onto LEGO IDEAS, so I'm taking some extra time to fine tune its play features and story elements to get it all polished up, but maybe expect to see that in a week or so.
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Hello, Brickwest Studio, formerly submitted by BrickyBricks82 to Lego Ideas, was given a second chance in the Bricklink Designer Program Round 2 competition. Due to the tragedy on the set of Rust, this set was moved to the Round 3. It had a good chance to qualify for production in round 2 but I fear it could not in the round 3 as a lot people are chatting about the 8 other projects. Only the first five designs to reach 3,000 pre-orders will be produced. I wonder if the fans of LEGO Historic Themes plan to buy a set like this? If you do, maybe we can make it real :) I love this set because it has an Old West vibe ;) What do you think about that? If you want more details, here is the link to the Bricklink Designer Program crowdfunding and the link to the Brickwest Studio project. (I don't know BrickyBricks82 and I have no interest in this project ^^ I just love this set and would like to share it with other people who would like to get one like me ;) )
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Here are recreations from the town of Flatbush Gulch in The LEGO Movie.
