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Thanks a lot, everyone! This was a fun build and I enjoyed the escape from the usual. That would be so much fun! I was hoping to do a 3-day hike later this summer, but it doesn't look like that will happen. Would you be backpacking or hiking?

Click on dede's link to get to the flickr set-- there's a picture there. Nice work! I've been adding an interior to my CC as well, but the extension works well here. I think the dark bley roof works well.

Wow, great work! It's a lovely build. I wish every LEGO set came with alternate instructions (like CREATOR sets) because that's my favorite part of LEGO.

Will definitely take out a layer of white bricks. My favorite ice cream (zmrzlina) is coconut, or pineapple. In Budapest I can get mulberry ice cream. Also, had to use all of those criminals that were gathering for something! :D I had thought of that but then wasn't sure of a color... I already have light and dark tan, dark blue and dark red in the room. Dark bley, perhaps? Maybe I should see if I have enough tiles of any color, and that will decide. Thanks a lot! The ice cream cooler is basically from an old Paradisa set I got in the 90s. I wanted to add glass because the windows look empty from the front, but 1) I don't have enough windows and 2) the arches make it more difficult. I could do GE-style windows if I ever collect enough.

B-OV-33E I guess this belongs in Town... the subtitle is "The world we live in," so I think it fits! However, one of my other hobbies is hiking, and I'm obsessed with the Appalachian Trail. Since I like to combine hobbies as much as possible (and that's very possible with LEGO), I wanted to try building something to correspond with that. This is my first nature MOC... first time trying to build rocks. It's quite out of my comfort zone as I usually create buildings. I wanted to represent a shelter on the Appalachian Trail. It's a 2,185 mile trail that runs from Georgia to Maine, and many people try to thru-hike (hike the entire trail) over the course of a summer. Shelters provide a place to sleep for those who don't bring tents. Some of them have bunks, as does this one, and a sleeping bag unrolled inside. Two backpackers have arrived and have unpacked their bags. Also, one is boiling some water with his camp stove. Another thru-hiker is arriving! A couple of day hikers stop to admire the spring. Thanks for looking!

I recognized it immediately from the original! Nice work!

Good idea, and I think you're right! Plus, I'll have extra bricks for other projects. I do plan to keep this around for a while, so if anyone else has suggestions, please contribute!

B-OM-19E My largest MOC was inspired by a building in Lucenec, Slovakia: the Reduta, built in 1856. Here are a few pictures of the original building (I had to take pictures from a booklet I have, so they're not very clear): The front of the building... this picture shows the colors most accurately From the side... I didn't go with the original depth, though. Just to give you a little background, I teach English in Slovakia for two weeks every summer, and we eat our dinner at the hotel restaurant each night. In the original building, the hotel is actually in a tower behind the building, and this one contains an ice cream parlor, bank, many smaller shops, restaurant, and convention/ball room. The first floor, with the ice cream shop/snack shop, hotel reception, bank, hallway, and garden: Another shot of the ice cream shop. It has my favorite ice cream in town. Hotel reception... the police have come in to inquire about a few escapees. (Slovak police wear dark blue, but close enough). The bank, with couches for waiting (although they don't seem to be very busy now). The panel on the wall has the exchange rates, and the man is at the exchange desk. I incorporated a garden in the corner that you can see from the hotel reception and bank, just to give the place a little more color. Up the stairs to the second floor. We have a restaurant and bar, kitchen, and a large private dining room on the far right. The final third floor, with three guest rooms. The most expensive end suite with a bed, chairs, TV, and cupboard. My favorite middle blue room: And the end economy room where we find a hide-out: Link to brickshelf folder in case you haven't been overwhelmed by pictures already: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=504247. This also has pictures of each room, sometimes from various angles. Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed!

I like that someone from the Czech Republic incorporates defenestration into a MOC. Very detailed and colorful! Minifigs are more of an afterthought for me, so I like to study MOCs like this to get ideas. Very creative as well!

I was never interested in Forest Police, Fire, and Mining sets... till I watched that video! The video game part made me laugh!

I have one and take it with me when I visit the LEGO store to re-use.

I really prefer the old standard smiley. Then I could imagine that to be whatever face I wanted. All of my dolls, paper or otherwise, had a fixed expression, and that never mattered to me. Now, I don't like trying to find the exact right expression for the situation. I rarely think about that, actually, and tend to only use the smiley ones (old or new).

I was excited to see these new sets... the robots, vehicles, spaceships, etc. themes didn't interest me (I did like the microscale one!). But buildings definitely do. :)

That is a BEAUTIFUL building. Great work!

Yes, that's it! I still have it, of course. My sister had the dog sled and kayak.

You'll most likely be able to get one or two of the types of parts you need... if you're lucky. I had the same idea in mind (but I was building GG) and didn't find much that was useful to me.

I don't think so. Buildings on a street can be all sizes. I'm working on a 2-story (plus roof) modular for my town... I think some variety is nice.

AMAZING! I must add more blue to my MOCs as it's a beautiful color! I looked at your flickr set too just to absorb the details.

Town Hall is definitely growing on me... I like the design. And seeing it with the other modulars...

I like this better than the full-size one.

Kinda funny you said that because LEGO is the same way. Of course, you can see from the pictures exactly what comes in the box. Playmobil is actually cheaper; you can buy a figure for $3.00, too, and it's three times the size.

What did I say, police... I like the jail. At least they won't get bored looking through the windows!

The light blue walls with red roof doesn't look as bad as I thought it might. Definitely like the house and am looking forward to getting it! The yellow beach house is my all-time favorite creator house, and this one fits right in line. Am a bit disappointed that the roof windows seem to be close to the same build as in the beach house, though.

We had just as much Playmobil growing up as LEGO-- my first set was a family of Eskimos. Playmobil had tons of accessories (and back in the 80s, LEGO had few). The figures are larger and so easier to play with, there were more female figs, so it was definitely a more imaginative type play than what I did with my LEGO, which was typically building.

Also-- I thought I had asked this before but don't see it anywhere. Can one of the moderators change the title to "flower shop," please? Not even sure why I wrote book shop.