The Lego Room

Yes, his luxury apartment building in particular is brilliant. Not sure about the Octan tower though... but in any case he has a lot of tall buildings so none of them unduly stand out or look out of place.

I've added a proper interior to this very cool (but extremely overpriced) set. Let me know what you think!

Why thank you! :)

Brilliant town, love how much early 2010s LEGO sets there are here! So much nostalgia.

.... and it’s sorted, folks! This is my final design. Hope you enjoy it! (I still need to buy some window panes but apart from that it’s all complete) https://ibb.co/kG5RXGq

https://ibb.co/9b9nj26 So as you can see I’ve added the arch on the windows above the doors. I think I know the style now - art deco! Kind of a mix of classic and modern. And once I get the roof sorted it should look really good.

Update: Have ran out of the parts needed to finish the reception’s roof. Very annoying! Also, need some suggestions as I am close to finishing the MOC. I do not want to make changes retrospectively i.e. once I’m done focusing on building it!

Agreed. I saw his skyscraper layout on YT and it was very impressive. Certainly it only works when there are multiple tall buildings. Unfortunately it can cost a thousand (pounds, dollars, euros) or more to build a single skyscraper properly, so it becomes financially very difficult! Especially if one has other projects. I’ve noticed that the ‘skyscraper district’ layouts tend to be a lot smaller than typical cities which is quite telling of the effort and resources needed to do tall buildings properly. In real life skyscrapers/tall buildings often ruin the appearance of cities simply because they are a lot more different architecturally than their surroundings. Imagine seeing the Shard in Prague for example! I am planning on doing something similar to what you suggest i.e. a building which is slightly taller compared to modulars, but only by two storeys. The idea is that it will represent an office block. And I will make sure it fits my ideal style of having a classic kind of look. The bottom will look a bit like that of this building (hopefully!)

Looks very funky!

Always a great technique to use track for roofs! Well thank you for the points, but calling it boring is a bit rude, if I do say so myself. But I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you’re just trying to be as direct and therefore as helpful as possible. Besides, not worth getting into an argument over. I am not sure why the building being white is a problem. Conveying warmth is generally not the goal of train station architecture, nor was it what I had in mind when building it. It does not look out of place in a city, in my opinion. It is similar to the colours used in London train stations. Unlike if I had made it bright pink! And sorry but I don’t accept that the sides being different looks “odd”. If I had used the same technique for the front as for the sides it would make it look really repetitive. Especially because the roof uses a similar technique. Adds character to use large glass panels and IMO successfully fuses modern techniques within the framework of a classical style. I will attempt your suggestion of breaking the glass rows up with single plates but can’t say I think it would look all that great. One thing I am going to do for certain, however, is add arches to the three windows above the doors. They look a bit clunky and need to be more ‘demodernised’ in order to fit in with the structure below it. Then I will make sure that all of the roof windows are 4x6 rather than having some 4x3 ones as well. Will hopefully get rid of the somewhat brutalist look!

While it is ultimately a matter of choice and construction process, it is a very frequent outcome that the detail is not given enough attention - not just for my skyscraper but for others I have seen as well. These are from really skilled LEGO builders I have seen, too. Buying bulk parts for skyscrapers is expensive enough, to buy the parts for extra detail could easily leave one £1000 out of pocket, if not more. And of course, if you buy in bulk, the end result will generally be unvaried and a bit bland. The single skyscraper point is interesting. I have seen layouts with multiple skyscrapers and they look very good. All Things Brick comes to mind. But in those layouts the skyscrapers are very well designed too, in terms of individual detail. I imagine his layout cost an absolute fortune!

In the video below, I discuss some of my thoughts on Lego skyscrapers, and why they are overrated and often ruin the look of a city. Please feel free to disagree but let's keep debate civil!

Cheers

Hey guys, I thought I'd share another one of my better-looking MOCs with you. This is the Lego Beach Resort. It's still a work in progress so your suggestions are very welcome! Also, if I'm speaking too slow for you, set the video to 2x speed. You'll be able to hear everything clearly.

Ooh, I don't know really. I think what makes my station look a bit brutalist is the use of 4 x 3 windows on parts of the roof rather than 4 x 6 ones. Will change that up, and post it when I get round to it. Brutalism/postmodernism really isn't my style, but sadly it's really hard to build classical buildings!

Brutalist? I hope not!!

Cheers - yeah, that sounds about right!

Fair point. Initially I wasn't sure what type of architecture it was, but I thought it would best be characterised as Victorian since people said it sort of looks like Paddington Station and the Victorian glass houses in Kew Gardens, etc.

Let me know what you think! Also, please ignore the thumbnail. I've been told that putting circles and arrows in your videos gets you more views, so it is what it is!

Hey guys! I'm a Lego fan who has recently started a Youtube channel, to show my City and MOC modulars. I also do extra things, like giving my thoughts on how best to create cities, tips, etc. If you are interested in an example of my work, a tour of my train station is available here: Cheers! Also, please ignore the clickbait thumbnail. You gotta do what you gotta do!