Mestari

Marvelous! Do you have some photos with other modules? What is the target size for the display?

Borrow it then ;)

Here's what you look like when you try to be like Santiago, but are not really up to it ;) That was my first real test with those 1x1 round tiles from PaB walls. Good for placing behind some solid glass, not so much for anything else (don't try to sneeze nearby...). I hope you'll enjoy it :) Full gallery is here: http://bricksafe.com/pages/Mestari/the-young-man-and-the-sea

When I saw what started happening with the DO, I started designing my own :) So far only two (I have still to publish the second one), but it's really fun and I can do it my way. I know I'm not as good as others, but I don't have to. When I started thinking about modulars with this approach, I really care far less about what TLG will bring us or what they will mess up. My buildings don't have any out-of-the-blue coloured bricks in the walls ;)

Wow! Like real one :)

I have started making building instructions for it, but got stuck at the power functions module. It's much more work and research than I have anticipated. When it's eventually available I'll post information about it here. Thank you all for your opinions, it really makes me want to do more :)

Thank you all for nice comments! Regarding lights on the cone - that thought had my wife as well, but I didn't have enough room to put yet another set of lights there. It would also be good to have some more on the outside, but I guess this is a job for 3rd party solutions. LEGO's led's are just too cumbersome.

Thank you for comments :) I have already tested it with children on a convention and they kept on touching the cone :) I had to fix the position of it afterwards in 50% chances, it was not easy for a child's hand to position it right.

I'm happy to present to you my first modular building. I have put it on Ideas too, so if you like it, please support: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/106103. edit: It is now available on Rebrickable Some time ago my daughter got this Duplo set from her aunt: http://brickset.com/...ative-Ice-Cream That got me thinking I could use one of these cones for my own purposes, especially since my little one was very interested in throwing bricks across the room, instead of proper play (or maybe that was proper play ;) ). Anyway I borrowed four bricks from her (I honestly intend to give those back to her) and thought it would be nice to make a big advert out of this ice cream and make it rotate. Such an Ice Cream Parlor should have nice clientele drawn by this big sign of what's inside :) So power functions was a must. But since I was to integrate PF info a modular, why not go further and add some lights too? When I was young (long time ago...) I always liked things that moved and had lights :P so you can call it late compensation :P Later on I will present it module by module, but if you want to have a quick look at it in action, here's a video: Ok, so let's start with a view of all the modules separately: And now let's talk about the ground floor: As you can see, on the right there is the ice cream parlor with seating available inside and at the back of the building. You can buy ice cream, lemonade, donuts and coffee. The staff is taken from the Ice Cream Machine set :) I'm happy with the bench - it gave me some headache, but I wanted to have something distinctive. The lamp is also different to typical one, but it's nothing special. On the left there is an entrance to the owner's apartment. There is also a small storage room for bike. The top of it is removable for easier access, but you can get the bike in and out through the door (but it's tricky). Ok, now - the heart of the modular - the Power Functions module: All electronic components are here. That is: 1 Rechargeable battery 2 switches 3 sets of PF lights (so 6 sources of lights total) 1 M motor Of course apart from that there are also all the technic components to make it work. The motor is running the Duplo brick with a 1:9 reduction. The lights are provided for the ice cream parlor (4 of them), entrance to the staircase (1) and the apartment (1 for the table lamp seen above). My idea was to be able to control lights and motor separately, that's why I have 2 switches here. Look closely at the picture above. There are two holes for technic axles above. The one on the left is for access to the switch controlling the motor (advert). The hole on the right allows access to the switch controlling all the lights. Those go on/off simultaneously. You can't have just part of them on. That would require even more switches and there is simply no room for that. It's crammed inside already. Now, have a look at the bottom of this module where all the lights can be seen and the front of this module, which allows access to the rechargeable battery in case you need to recharge it (power cord access). Through the holes in the front section you can turn the battery on/off and change the voltage too. Now, the last two modules are the roof and the apartment of the owner. It's not much room inside - the advert required quite some space already, but it's cosy :P As you have seen already this apartment get light from the lamp on the table, which is actually part of the Power Functions module. Yes, I know the TV is kind of useless on that wall, but... hey, he wanted a TV so I gave him one :P So, how do you operate this thing? With a KEY :) and last, but not least - two pictures of it with lights on, and ambient lights off: Full gallery is available on my Bicksafe: http://www.bricksafe...ce_Cream_Parlor I hope you enjoyed this little presentation. Please consider support on Ideas: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/106103

It seems that the valves stayed the same. The small cylinder is there too, unchanged I guess.

I really like this one :) This is still beyond my capabilities. You should contact LEGO support to replace those cracked pieces, they don't look nice :/ Let them know there is a problem.

It would be nice if you have some kind of write up with your thoughts about those MOCs comparing the building experience, final outcome etc. It's an impressive collection...

Amazing, the way it works! So smooth :)

I love your designs, it's great to see the results of professional's work in a LEGO form :)

Absolutely great! I love the idea of that wreck, really neat :)

Thank you :) The problem is, this is using standard LEGO tracks and that's why I think the ghost train would derail... but then again it would really fit derailed :P

Actually this is what you do in the mean time (shameless plug, but fits perfectly :D): https://ideas.lego.com/projects/96989

This set has just gone from "buy only on really good sale" to "no buy, under any circumstances". Please let us know about LEGO's answer to your e-mails.

That is loooong building you're got there! What is the place in real life that you model it after?

The stickers make all the difference, looks much better :) I can't wait to see all of it put together :)

What a great idea those books were! Funny, there are some restrictions now on Peeron so I couldn't see all the pages and saw the monorail idea as a thumbnail only :P

It looks great! I think this is the best looking monorail I have seen to date :) Do you have a video of it running through your town or is it still work in progress?

I have sooo mixed feeling about that... I loved the Simpsons House (save for the terrible wall in the Homer and Marge's room), but this so far is inferior in almost every aspect. The walls made of panels is a bummer. I expect a D2C set to be better that this. 60+ stickers? The same thing. Same price for less bricks and smaller build then the house. Strange coloured bricks on the outside wall (some ugly mix of yellow + tan) Panels again with their fronts facing towards the inside of the shop so we and up with those squares all around. The walls are yellow, this was so nice, lost opportunity to make it in some other less common colour. Then again the set overall looks is good. The roof is a nice detail. The shop looks actually like a real one, not just an approximation of one. The roof tiles are in Dark Orange - we got new/rare colour here The car looks interesting to build (just like the pink one from the house) Lots of nice references to the show It's The Simpsons! Definitely a must buy... but for a discounted price. I'll try to find one with maybe damaged box or after-display copy.

No :) but it should, and does, coexist.

Thank you for comments! The camera was supposed to mimic typical Canon high-end with something like 16-35/2.8, quite often used by such photographers. The round plate with stud was supposed to be the lens' front element, which in wide angle is usually quite prominent. Below is an example of what I had in mind (although you may be right, I overdid the size anyway). And yes, they all have VERY expensive cameras with them :) Just think about typical Leica... how much LEGO you could buy for that!