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Wikipedia says we're both right.... Being a Dutchman, I didn't know there was much of a difference, in Dutch it would just be a 'klooster'.

Fantastic buildings gathered in an awesome diorama. I especially like the way you've used al kinds of different bricks to create new forms and decorations.

A couple of weeks ago I bought set 10214 Tower Bridge. I was faced with a dilemma. Should I build the bridge or not? Taking into account the building time, the fact that I bought the set as a parts pack in the first place and my limited amount of time, I decided not to build the bridge, but instead try to build a new modular MOC. I wanted to make a building that was neither a shop nor a residence, but still fitted in my row of modular houses. So I build a little town convent, supposedly built in the late 19th century in an eclectical style. As you can see, the building has two statues, one is obvious, and the other is St. John the Evangelist. The interior is still partly WIP, but one can already see a little chapel: And this is how it fits into my Lego street: More photo's can bee seen here. What do you think?

I also was 17 in 1992, but I didn't play with Lego any more at that time, and wouldn't until almost twenty years later. Does this mean you didn't experience some kind of dark ages?

This has turned out a very nice building. I always like versions made out of real bricks better, and this one is a very realistic of a very cute original. You have managed to give the facade enough depth, within the constraints of Lego bricks and the original facade. And I like the colour scheme with a lot of tan.

That doesn't make sense, since the opening of the arch is 4 studs and two slopes are 2 x 3 = 6 studs, so that won't fit anyway.

If it had been stored in a box it wouldn't have collected so much dust . It stood in my parents'house on a shelf, waiting till I fetched it a couple of months ago. By the way, it's set no. 5581.

Your MOC certainly captures the atmosphere of an underground mithraeum. The one thing that I'm missing is the bull, that Mithras is supposed to have slain. It's the most characteristic image of Mithras. But I suppose it is hard to render in Lego.

I can't help wondering if Lego can still claim the rights to those recently created bricks. They've lost the rights on the basic shape and function of the brick, but this is different, Hasbro cloned a recent part like this quite exactly.

I really like your design. The windows on the second floor and the brown and white contrast are my favorite. Clever use of a ladder by the way.

While the modular buildings were not what got me into Lego again, when I discovered them they were certainly the reason for me to make my first MOC. And while they are a great inspiration, I do not necessarily have to have them all, because it's much more fun to design by yourself; right now I only have Green grocer, and that's enough for me next to my homemade modulars. So I'm curious to find out what the next set will be, but I don't know if I will spend my money on it.

I like the outcome very much! When it was WIP, I already liked it, but now with the minor changes on the facade, better proportions, I like it even better.

I read this topic and tested it on a set that I assembled around 1986 and never took apart. I pulled apart some pieces, put them back and didn't notice anything strange other than a layer of dust. No loss of grip as to speak of.

I've posted it here on Eurobricks.

I like the overall design of this building very much, and you should put it into bricks, but I agree with Vincent Kessels that the ground floor should be a little bit higher, not only for realism but also to give the building taller looks. It now looks a little bit as if the upper floors are weighing too heavy on the poor little ground floor.

After designing and building three modular buildings for my Lego-street, I decided it was time to cut a corner and make a corner building. Café corner, a set I don't own, came instantly to my mind and I borrowed the turntable technique from this set. I wanted the building to blend in with my other houses, so it had to be at least partly tan, but because I had a lot of yellow bricks, I decided to make it a combination of yellow, tan and grey. The corner ond the second and third floor is round, and ends in a turret. It was quite a challenge to get the desired shape. Then I had to decide what kind of building it was going to be. Firstly, I thought of a post office, but because this is a rather overused theme I in the end decided upon a book store. But when you look closely, you can see that the building has in fact been a post office in the past. The interior of the first floor is furnished with book shelves, a counter and a reading table. The other floors don't have furnishings yet. So this is my street so far: I hope you like it. More images here.

I have two four of these sets, just for the amount of tan bricks, windows, jumper plates and tiles, and now they are turned MOC's. Great house but still better collection of parts.

It looks like two apple tree houses merged... But I like the outcome.

Open it as if it were 1984.

When I entered my dark ages, I was still at an age that I didn't have the means to buy Legos, but was dependent on what parents and other family members gave me. The last set of Legos I got, was set 5510 4x4 off road, and this is today the only set that has survived my dark ages assembled, all be it with a thick and sticky layer of dust and with a lot of bleaching on the yellow Legos. Only the little shovel got lost.

I especially like your tram. One day, when my own Lego street will be mature, I want my own tram in the (snot) street.

I also disliked the backless town buildings I played with in the eighties, so when I restarted building not very long ago I made complete buildings. I find an interior less important, although I put one in my latest creation, and it indeed gives it a more complete feel. But the facade nevertheless remains the most important part of a builidng for me, especially when it is supposed to be combined with other buildings in ar row, like the modular buildings. Conclusion: the backside is there more to be felt than to be seen.

I like the way the 35 year old locomotive fits in. It shows that Lego hasn't fundamentally changed all those years.

A perfect resumé of ideas that I did have and parts that I did not have...

I didn't have any of the white streetlights found in the modular sets, so I had to invent my own, based on the lamps of some creator sets.