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  1. elleana
    Further thought on my last point and this will probably be very expensive but very strong and flexible: [Described as if the tiles are at eye level, using a 16 x 16 size as a reference but can be easily replicated to 32 x 32. Hope this makes sense!] Sidewalk: Tiled as usual, with strategic tile placement to join the 16 x 16 plates together for a 32 x 32 layout Plate Level 1: 16 x 16 plate Plate Level 2a: 2 6 x 14 plates side by side. This will give you a 12 x 14 plate, which should be attached to the 16 x 16 plate such that on two sides there is a 1 stud gap from the edge and on the other two sides there is a 2 stud gap from the edge Plate Level 2b: 1 x 8 tiles accordingly to fill up the gaps in Plate Level 2a above. When placed together Plate Level 2a and Plate Level 2b should form one continuous plate level of studs but there should be no movement allowed. Plate Level 3: 4 x 4 or 6 x 6 plates to allow the tiles on Plate Level 2b to be joined together to form a frame of sorts. Plate Level 3 should be attached to the 2 x 2 bricks or on top of the girders as necessary to achieve the required height.
  2. elleana
    I would imagine taking a similar approach to what is currently being done for separate floors of modular buildings would probably work: - Subway level - 2 x 2 x 10 girders with additional bricks as necessary, plus an additional tile on top of all that. - Sidewalk / road level base - I think 16 x 16 plates would work, with sufficient girders in place for support to make sure they dont snag, and plates to hold them together to make 32 x 32 baseplates. They would be tiled entirely so the first level is not fixed on and can be lifted up as necessary. (Am just thinking out loud here) perhaps you might want to consider including one level of plates to make a 'guide' for your 16 x 16 plates or even the 32 x 32 sized plates to hold them in place and make sure they don't slide around. Hard to describe but these guide plates would be 1 x 16 and would be fixed to the girders at specific points. The 16 / 32 plates would then be placed alongside these guide plates. Although this might make the resulting structure somewhat larger, but I guess that wouldn't be an issue. Edit - I realize that 1 x 16 plates dont exist and further it should be tile, to allow the baseplate to be placed on top without being attached, so perhaps 2 1 x 8 tiles instead, connected at the girders.
  3. elleana
    Me too! What parts did you use for the trans-clear windows on the karate floor?
  4. elleana
    Sounds more or less like a no to me, at least for the forseeable future.
  5. elleana
    Very nice!
  6. elleana
    This is awesome. I'm scratching my head thinking of something similar I can do at home.
  7. elleana
    That's interesting. Will try to remember come October!
  8. elleana
    Very nice! Is the midle grey minifig being ever so slightly off kilter intentional?
  9. elleana
    I have some sympathy for the seller, and sellers in general. As mentioned, most of the BL sellers are just doing this in their spare time as a hobby or to raise some spare cash to support their hobby. I don't envy sellers having to pack large orders with dozens of lots each consisting of a different number of pieces. It's already tough for me as a buyer to go through my orders and make sure its complete, so I can't imagine a seller having to go through someone's order, pull the pieces pack them, invoice and add shipping fees, make sure payment is received, then actually ship. To me its far too much effort for not that much reward so if I make a 50 lot order consisting of 1,000 pieces I can live with only receving 997.
  10. elleana
    Just to update on what I've done to get myself set up to MOC modular buildings. In the past week or so I've placed a large number of BL orders. What I've done is ordered large quantities (in the 100s) of pieces I think are most commonly used in MOCS (bricks, tiles, plates, headlights, some slope pieces, windows, doors) as well as some other pieces I've seen used in the Lego modulars in the most common colors (white, black, light and dark bluish grey, tan). Once everything gets here I think I'll have a pretty good starting point. If I have an idea for some other color scheme I guess I can use the bricks I have first and then sub out accordingly once I manage to order what I want from BL. I much prefer digging through a large pile of Lego (I find that sound therapeutic!) so will just do that instead of using LDD.
  11. elleana
    You mean Parisian restaurant? How is that in any way, stupid???
  12. elleana

    Google Company

    elleana replied to MichalPL's topic in LEGO Town

    Really nice! Just a quick question, which window / door frame part do you use?
  13. elleana
    Definitely has promise but it has a lot less modular in its DNA and a lot more Friends than the rumor mill had going around.
  14. elleana
    I had the futuron monorail as a kid, sadly it was given away ages ago..
  15. elleana
    Ohh myyyy. All three train sets look like must buys. Arghhhh. So many buyable sets, so little money..
  16. elleana
    Actually that look reminds me of the FB and TH
  17. elleana
    Sadly for myself (and most of us I think) we missed out on the first three modulars..
  18. elleana
    Small suggestion - instead of 2 x 4 plates for the stairs, maybe 2 x 4 tiles?
  19. elleana
    Probably not going to happen in a million years, but I would really like to see a modern office building (glass and steel style) modular. Lots of windowpanes (the kind found in city police station sets) and nothing much else.
  20. elleana
    Definitely interested as well, sounds like lots of possibility to MOC into a full modular.
  21. elleana
    I picked up a Tower Bridge for cheap without actually deciding what I was going to do with it - build it, sell it or break it up for parts. Am increasingly leaning towards the last option right now.
  22. elleana
    Maybe these eBay guys are getting them from wholesalers or other distributors and not having to pay retail price?
  23. elleana
    Thanks for the link but no pictures :( I wanna see the new trains!
  24. elleana
    Somewhat random question, what is the extremely tall tan building (looks like big ben?) behind the row of modulars?
  25. elleana

    MOC: Florist

    elleana replied to eliza's topic in LEGO Town

    Very nice, I like how you solve the problem of the masonry bricks being only 2 studs wide by interspersing them with windows.
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