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I think this was my favourite fairy tale when I was a kid, great idea.. I love the canopy over the bed.

Lovely idea well executed! I love the scale and the ability to rearrange your wall.

Absolutely! That's the wonder of LEGO! I thought about the items I don't think twice about spending money on, like DVDs or alcohol or clothes, and then thought about what I could buy on Bricklink for that price I find the collecting aspect very rewarding too; I don't always buy bricks that i NEED from Bricklink, often just ones i WANT. Even though they may remain unused for a while, I love buying and just having them.

Try telling that to the English You make a good point about spin. Whilst pubs in south London are rarely quaint eateries, this could actually be made a wiener - that the lawyers won't let them call it a pub and they come up with a ridiculous euphemism instead.

I think the answer is d) all of the above. I got back into LEGO after buying a set but for the next while I didn't buy sets, I bought the pieces I was interested in from Bricklink to build my collection. Then I began buying 'display' models such as Architecture, UCS, Collectable Minifigures or Modulars. Now that I am buying quite a few sets that aren't display models, I've pondered the same question of value when I don't 'play' with them and they contain many pieces I'm not really interested in (but everything helps) I always enjoy the build itself though. In the one and a half years since I left my Dark Age, I don't think I've ever rebuilt a set again, but that's fine. I'm sure I'll rebuild some favourites one day. If you are judging whether $120 is too much to pay (I know I often admit guilt about how much I spend), I say do it and make the most out of that set then judge it on the positive emotions that you get from it. I would suggest enjoying it on display for a bit, then pulling it apart and building several things out of it. It doesn't have to be some amazing MOC; it might just help you find out what you like making and how you like to use LEGO and what you'd like to buy next.

KITTEH!!!!

Very nice. The lever studs work well. Look fwd to seeing the actual entry!

I agree zombies are not controversial and the violence can be toned down to 'cartoon' violence. I worry that releasing a pub is the bigger issue, I can imagine the trashier papers claiming LEGO are encouraging children to drink!

Yay! Love a bit of Brutalism :o) Great job, very nice forms. I like the sloped edges on the base too.

Beautiful and a bit different! This would be a very stylish display model. Nice shots too.

Wonderful news! Congratulations! I look forward to buying this!!

Brilliant! So what would this set be called? Stephanie's Totally Terrifying Tank?

Wonderful! My grandfather flew one in WWI... I think that's enough justification to buy a set

Thank you Hass! It seemed the right thing to do, because I had to use hinges in the building anyway. But it meant I could not use SNOT & offset techniques for the front of the building to make it even more accurate, because you would see the filler bricks from the inside. But I am still happy with the front, it was worth the sacrifice to have the building open up.

Thanks Jim! It was the 'interlocking puzzle' aspect of 21005 Fallingwater that inspired me, but yes it's perhaps more on a par with 375 Castle I wish LEGO would do more of this kind of thing with the Architecture models. Display models are great, but having one aspect of 'playability' really reaches out to people. I've also enjoyed learning about some new buildings from the contest entries, it's been an unexpected surprise.

Thanks so much L@go!! That's a relief to hear. It certainly added lots of "dimensions" (read: aggravation) to the build!

And I thought the bag builders had it tough! Massive respect to your patience, and I think the teaching of patience is one of the best qualities of LEGO. You have overcome so much more than most of us, and I realise now that I take my ability to build for granted. And all this has come from the innocence of a child who didn't judge you as unable to help him... so beautiful.

Cheers Rufus I'm very happy with it. But just can't resist trying harder, my standards are too high

Thanks. I've actually just posted my entry with 800 wide images and it looks fine anyway, but intend to update with better pics so may try 1000 then and see what happens. So relieved to have finished it! Now to attend to all the life matters that have been neglected since this contest was announced

My entry is in the Architect Series category and is a London theatre two doors down from me, the Young Vic, as redeveloped by Haworth Tompkins in 2006. I have represented the theatre in micro scale; the total height is just over 5 bricks! I decided against adding a decal of Patrick Stewart (You can’t see the orange beneath the metal mesh very well in my photo of the real theatre, so have a look at this picture. It changes dramatically according to the time of day and where you stand.) Here is the reverse angle of the facade showing the dramatic auditorium and the workshop to the right. The rear of the building faces a street that runs at a slight angle – so I had to use several hinges. And seeing as I was using hinges, I figured… The model swings open to show (left to right) the interior of the main auditorium, the two-floor foyer and the second auditorium, called the Maria. More pictures of the building and the model are on my Flickr account. About the building and the architects To fully appreciate the building I need to briefly explain its interesting history. The site was full of Victorian shops and houses until it was bombed in 1941, killing nearly fifty people in a shelter. Only one shop survived the destruction; a butcher’s. In 1970 the first incarnation of Young Vic was built to temporarily house the Royal Shakespeare Company in between their move from the Old Vic (just down the road) to the Barbican. Because of limited funds and the fact that a building was only needed for 5 years, architect Bill Howell built the auditorium out of breeze blocks and used the old butcher’s shop as a foyer! But this temporary building, and the works staged in it, proved so popular it never stopped being used. Over thirty years passed before the much needed redevelopment happened. Haworth Tompkins retained the iconic Victorian butcher’s shop (the tall narrow tan building in the centre) and the breeze block auditorium, but wrapped it in a new shell painted orange and covered in a metal mesh. Other required spaces (including two new auditoria) were designed around them, "a conglomerate order rather than a single compositional statement." All the planning was done in consultation with the various staff of the theatre, and the set builders even helped build it! About the model Ever since Fallingwater brought me out of my Dark Age, I've thought about modelling this theatre. The colours, the angled corners and the effect of the metal mesh all attracted me. Fallingwater contained that wonderful surprise of being able to remove the building from the landscape. I wanted to include a surprise here too and the hinged ‘dolls house’ opening grew very naturally out of the need to use hinges in the model. But was a total pain to build robustly! I finally decided to include the random small windows at the rear of the building; it felt dull without them. They are mostly achieved with just jumpers and panels, but there is a little SNOT there too. I really enjoyed this build and am grateful to Eurobricks for giving me the opportunity to combine my loves of LEGO, architecture and local history! Thanks for reading.

I have a squillion from PAB walls if it's the 1x2s you need... but judging by your pic I'm guessing not.

The maximum image size allowed is 800x600; as my model is long but not very tall, would I be allowed to post an image that equals the same total area (and therefore same file size as 800x600) but a different aspect ratio - e.g. 480x1000?

I've seen this beautiful building and your representation is a wonderful microscale adaptation. I like the sand green tiles especially. Suggestion, would curved slopes work on the dome instead of the regular slopes?

I don't know anyone with C-shaped hands and fixed elbows. God forbid if LEGO try to make the classic minifig any more realistic. Oh crap! *Friends*

Nice, it looks pretty smart! Great idea to turn the date bricks into a drawer. I've been meaning to do my own custom calendar but the set has been sitting unused for months... feeling inspired again now