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    This one is crazy good! One that also got me into designing modulars was Hearthstone Bakery, by Kilkstyle. I even started my first modular (what would become Magic Shop) by copying the cheese slope roof
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    Don't have the Diner nor plan on getting it. I think it's a bland piece of nothingness. Great techniques that add zero, absolutely zero to the entire model. All the others are waaaay better.
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    The blue building on DO is a 10-wide. I see no reason for us to see an even skinnier modular in the future. I mean, 8-wide is perfectly feasible, and as a filler of another building, a 6-wide is also a fun idea to toy with. Then again it would be great to see a modular not have the usual squarish shape. I have added 45-degree cut outs to some of my modulars and it looks phenomenal in most cases. A curved wall would also be an interesting idea to play. This and Piazza Maria made me take up modulars as the main subject of my MOCs
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    Thanks! No, I don't often build any of my MOCs, they're weird odd stuff I do in LDD. When I say LDD isn't handy I mean that it doesn't at all say if some pieces are available in certain colours. For that purpose, Stud.io is much better. But I prefer LDD for its ease and enjoyment I get when designing. For rendering with Blender, I use Mecabricks, though I find its way of working strange. You can easily convert from LDD to all the other CAD softwares, so it's more fun and easy to use and more versatile than others. For specific purposes (mostly building in real life) Stud.io is preferrable.
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    Here in Europe we're bombarded daily with amazing architecture, so even without internet you could build anything amazing. Many others have said their word on @LegoModularFan's other topic Modular and Non-Modular Building MOCs - Knowledge and Experience Sharing. I've been building modulars for about two years, but it was nevertheless interesting and informative. For me, personally, it's an idea, concept or purpose that I want the building to serve. I mean, an overall feeing I want when others react to it (myself included!). Needless to say, my inspiration comes from real architecture -like every other modular builder's-, so have a good look around at architecture that excites you. May that be, Gothic palaces, concrete brutalist buildings or beach shacks! Don't try to copy a building, it's bound to look oddly different. I draw sketches. Sparsely think about shapes and colour schemes, then for LDD (LDD is horrifying if you really want to build your modular, but for making things easily it's perfect). I love adding indents and smaller hidden sections - flat façades are soooooooo boring to build and to behold! Try stuff, copy other designs if you wish. Copying is great learning! What in a picture may look obvious, once in LDD you start wondering... How did he/she do that!? Think outside the box. What is something Lego would never sell? Sometimes I start making tenths and tenths of rooflines (must say they're my favourite part of making a modular!) until one stands out. Being good is not enough. Everthing you design is yours, and exclusively yours. No-one else knows about it. Only you know its odd intricacies. Many modulars are crap (mostly due to bad colourings and boring shaping), some are good - those you look and enjoy, but have not much deep thought behind them. I tell you, unpassionate subject is so easy to detect! . But every couple months, one or two modulars shop up that are BRILLIANT. They're charismatic, well thought out, nicely coloured, have intricate façades. Overall, they have that "official" look that hovers over them. To sum up, build something that is dear to you, put love in every detail (the best details are always the ones nobody sees and only you know about! ), take a look at other buildings and turn the picture in your mind into something your eyes can see.
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    That's why you started that topic, I guess. If you keep the enthusiasm of both topics in your modulars, you'll succeed, regardless of concept, colours or anything, in fact. Usually modulars come about seeing things in real life or in movies and wanting to make them, have you got any idea yet? Aside from it being Art-Nouveau, of course! If you have any doubts while making it, just write it up, we'll all kindly answer. On little tip, one thing that most the time goes unnoticed, but is VITAL in a model are sizes. It's funny, because out of all my modulars, they're the only thing that I placed at minute one and never ever change. Of course, even numbers work the best (for walling and flooring of upper floors). Another thing I'd say right around the beginning is place many corners, little corridors, romantic places and hideaways. Not only they look brilliant when finished, but help keeping you cheered up while imagining what sorts of things you could place there when there's yet nothing. Oh, and 32x32 modulars are the most fun. Looking forward to seeing your models, when they come together!
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    All three brilliant! The Gallery has an extremely complex structure, but less of an interesting colour scheme and the Tudor Style Photographer's is just brilliant all way round!
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    Ah! Looks like you even listened to what I said! A full road of pastel 16-wides! Nice colouring and detailing. The roof is awesome, though! It's funny, because that Simpson's House MOD (guessing) is starting to look so out-of-place!
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    Awesome topic @LegoModularFan once again! Hope to learn from this one a whole bunch! That Market Street looks wonderful! It's funny, because Alex (Brickenberg) has this great idea of the Pedestrian street, but has yet to make an amazing modular for the concept. I agree, the blue building is by far the best of the three. That is so lovely! I always aim for a clear idea to be transmitted (clear spacings, shaping...), but hid behind scaffoldings of thundeous colour or over-the-top detailing. My Italian Villa was inspired by it . About AS, me too! I, for some reason got hopes high we would get a yellow building
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    17 : 10 26 : 6 2 : 4 5 : 3 9 : 2 10 : 1
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    You're welcome Alexander! Here in Eurobricks we're just to cool to use :) <-these, so we use our own: or if you're so mesmerised of amazingness you can have this one (my favourite!). Thanks for the compliments!
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    Glad you like it now! About the square, It would be preferable if I didn't build anything deeped than 32 studs, and a good square would require much more space than that. As a project on a table, sure! Something in the lines of @snaillad's awesome "Piazza Maria" I think you mean would totally work. In fact, I'm suspicious Jamie had a little look at that before making Assembly Square...
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    Undeniably good. The whole package works great here, expecially the roof windows.
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    Thanks a lot! That's what I was aiming for! Thank you! I try to be somewhat unexpected whenever trying something new. Construcive criticism is a great way of learning. About the windows, I think they're what they give that warm look. The windows are the eyes of a building, so changing them now would be awkward. That said, I see no difference in the premade windows you've mentioned and mine. Both are frames with things to silde in. The lip underneath the window is totally not part of it either. Maybe it's the missing indention that are bothering you or the premade shutters, not sure. I like mine, but your suggestions are nice as well. That does have a reason. I tried detailing a little further those windows, but everything I tried detoured from the idea I had in my head. The more I added, the less "current italian" and more "run down Barroque thing they have in Sicily" it turned, so just left it as it was. On the MS+ASIT+S&C picture down below, this building looks surprisingly similar to Italian Villa. Would be interesting, may try that. That's the idea! If you're thirsty one of the famous Giolitti Gelati might help (indeed a real gelatteria in Rome! . The best one, by the way, their cream is just insanely good) And thanks to evenyone else for the kind comments, took a long time to make, so I'm really grateful!
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    Thanks! No, I haven't built it, but out of all of mine, I think it's the most plausible ie. has the least amount of bricks in unexisting colours. Thanks a lot! Would hurt on the wallet though...
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    Thanks a lot! In fact, the angled wall just came like rain, I was playing around in LDD (had the sizes of the first building already figured out) and was trying the second building. A gap was left and thought... Well... Wouldn't it be wonderful if a 45-degree wall just magically snuck there? And it did! Now you mention the rooftop detailing, the one in the left building is supposed to be a metaphorical prision. The feathers representing the prison bars and the dark orange roof the imprisoned subject matter. All very Shakespearean.
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    Thanks a lot! I feared the yellow building would look too similar to my previous Italian Villa, but I think it has a different (more Mediterranean) flair that distinguishes it. Lego's repeated themselves in colours in a modular building anyway It's funny, you're the second that talks about the telescopes when, for me, were just an addition, and had not even thought of Galileo. Glad you liked it!
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    A Summer In Tuscany Hello guys! I've been fairly present in the forums lately, but haven't released a MOC in about seven months, so it's about time! A Summer In Tuscany by Pau Padrós, en Flickr This is “A Summer in Tuscany”, packing 4497 pieces, mimicking the sizes of Assembly Square and towering 33.6 cm (13 inches) tall. There’s a certain je-ne-sais-quoi that some wonderful modulars capture, and I wanted to capture some of that in mine as well. What better place to look for it than Italy, then? Inspired mostly on the buildings and summery atmosphere of the Emilia-Romagna (I know the name doesn’t say that…) – Piacenza, Parma, Modena and Bologna, to name a few. A Summer In Tuscany Side by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Another point of view on the two façades. Vines climbing up walls and fences, flags being blown by the soft breeze. Gelato signorina? Have one at Giolitti! Have fun looking for references hidden throughout the whole model! PD: Genie’s lamp as decoration on the yellow building The Orange Building: A Summer In Tuscany: Orange Building by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Fun and reckless! Orange isn't the safest colour to build a modular out of, and even less when you decide to stick a 45-degree façade on it. Nevertheless, I feel this building is the crazier part of the model and brings that needed extravaganza to make a great modular. The rooftop detailing is subtle but one of my favourites Ground Floor: A Summer In Tuscany: Giolitti Gelati by Pau Padrós, en Flickr “Giolitti Gelati” has all the ice-cream flavours one can ask for: Lime, Orange, Olive Pistachio Green or Flame Vanilla Yellow, all wordplays on Lego colour names. Middle Floor: A Summer In Tuscany: Le Lampade di Roberto by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Roberto has any lamp you might need in stock. From a Luxo Jr. studio lamp to a cinema focus. Many of the lamps are from Lego’s official modular (not just Palace Cinema's) Top Floor: I'm sorry I didn't take a picture of this, but rendering took way too long and stopped it. Inside is a stained glass artist studio. Fairly cool, huh The Yellow Building: Didn't take a specific shot for this one, as it would be too similar to the second one. It feels like the anchor of the model. (Call me crazy for saying this), but it's the building I played it safest with -and I know it's yellow! . It works as a harmonious counterpart to the Orange building. Adding as shallow dark orange roofing is something I'd been wanting to do since I finished Italian Villa. Desires one by one fulfill themselves, don't they? Ground Floor: A Summer In Tuscany: Bike Shop by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Hard at work, trying to fix a greasy bicycle. Through the back door, it leads to a little garden. He’s so concentrated in fact, he hasn’t seen somebody peeking through the window… The same "somebody" who's been secretly placing flowers on the man's outiside bicycles! Middle Floor: A Summer In Tuscany: Puppet Theatre by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Shush! The play is about to start. Suitable for kids and adults alike. Curtains closed, phones off. Oh! Forgot we're not in the present! Top Floor: A Summer In Tuscany: Astronomers&#x27; Club by Pau Padrós, en Flickr As night falls and stars start sprinkling all around the sky, seeing planets is the new black for our ABS friends! One final picture: A Summer In Tuscany&#x27;s Best Friends by Pau Padrós, en Flickr Magic Shop and Sweets & Co. hugging their new friend and compainion to the modular street. Hope you enjoyed my little tour around my newest model. Drop in any comments (hopefully praises ) or dislikings, of course if you feel like so. Thanks again, have a very very nice day wherever you are in our wounderful world!
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    Cool! Nah! Just plain horrible Just couldn't change to regular faces. First, I have enough trouble searching for torsos to even bother about the faces and second, they give modulars that extra touch of classiness that always plays in their favour.
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    Thanks a lot! Sweets & Co and Magic Shop are my favourites. Hoping you'll like my next
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    &quot;Stud Times&quot;, On Sale Outside My Newest Modular by Pau Padrós, en Flickr On sale on a little stand outside my newest modular, coming in the next couple days. References to many many modulars to love. Can you spot all of them!? Minifigure also part of newest modular, with a custom printed shirt as well. Short sleeves...? It must be sunny outside... No more clues! Just wondering, should I open a new topic for the modular or plop it in here? I feel I should open up a new one.
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    Can't really see anything like this working, honestly. Tan... Way too tan... I bet you could pull off that tower somewhat decently. I would love a three-building complex in an ordinary straight 32x32. And talking by own experience here, a multi-building 32x32 modular is always more difficult to make work, but much cosier and warm than a Grand Emporium-style building. But I'm almost certain next year is a corner unit (hoping it's not though). Some experimenting with those would be great, since the only ones we've recieved are rather classical and played safely.
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    Cool! My parents bought me 8673 one Christmas and "8672 Ferrari Finish Line" the next. I remember flipping the rubber tyres around so I had soft tyres for my races! There was more than one intentional crash onto my house's walls... Just for the crash tests, of course ! In fact, I learned about stacking plates in alternate patterns thanks to that!
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    Beautiful! I'm a big F1 fan myself, so this is something I enjoy very much. Must agree (though rooting for Seb since 2011) that this season was amazing. The cars were awesome, the racing was fiercer, the overtakes were incredible. At my home you could even hear a really long "megabluck you Max" in a race you might remember. Perspective has told me that though Seb was great all season long, Baku and Singapore were two moumental mistakes (looking at you Malaysia 2013 ). Your models... Just awesome. Have a 2006 (I believe) Racers set myself that I modify yearly to add the new regulations, but this just laps mine. Particularly like the sloped back spoilers (though DRS is an easy addition using the rocking pieces!).
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    Looks glorious. Just so much style and humble talent in the top roof section. Would be nice to have a whole street of 16x32s in those pastel colours. There aren't many more, though. Light salmon (I'm guessing...), Light Aqua, maybe the current Spring Green. Love it!
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