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Wonderful job, really! Love all the clever details inside, and especially how you've done the toilets and how you've used those "decals". BRAVO!

Really nice job, indeed! Nicely designed structure

Nice job! I especially like the decal work and the way you've done the roof

I'm not especially crazy about Lego trams and trains but it could be a future addition yes I know, I know... I'm trying to solve the problem without being forced to add more roadplates However, think that in those pictures the sidewalks are 7-wide and in the real model they would be 12-wide, I tried it some days ago and the result is much more "clean". Anyway, everything is modular so it would be easy to remove structures for taking pics, but your idea of fliping the intersection is going to be seriously considerated

Ok, you're right, but I just tried to say that doing your own style tiled roadplates is probably more expensive but you can do them really as you need, and you're not forced to make them 32-wide Nevertheless I agree with you when you say money shouldn't be a limitation, as you should use your creativity for creating what you want with what you have , but sometimes you really need "those special" bricks... Anyway, IMO the Ralph-S SNOT technique is the best, but a bit too expensive (at least for me), and I would recommend the tiled baseplates one and just in the case all options are too expensive the official roadplates (That's what I'm planning to do in my Display! )

Well, that's not surprising at all, I remember here in Spain the names of the sets didn't match at all with the "original" ones, and still doesn't...

Ok, maybe it won't cost so much less... But think that a roadplates set costs 12€ and you have two regular plates (one very useful and the other sometimes a bit useless) and for around 14 € you have a 32x32 baseplate + 256 2x2 tiles to "customize" it your own style As Ralph-S says very little in this hobby is cheap but you must think that tiled roadplates are just "the ones you need" Well, it's a 96x96 studs display. This is small? Well, I suppose there are bigger ones

It's funny because I have exactly the same doubt about the roads for my Display I would say it depends, if you want the roads just as a bit of decoration (for a vignette, or just one or two buildings put together), or you want to add some special details to it (like bus stop marks, for example) I would use tiled baseplates. However, if you want the roads to be the "axis" of your MOC with buildings all along the sidewalks I think official roadplates would work really well, even if, IMO they're too much expensive as you're forced to buy a crossroad for each straight one, for example, when you're going to use at least two or three of the last one for each crossroad (In my case I just need 4 roadplates and if I buy them through SaP it would cost 48€ to me BUT if I just buy baseplates and tiles it would be much less ) Conclusion: it's all about how you're going to use the roads in your city, what type of MOC you're working on (vig or large diorama), and, as always, your budget

Wonderful job, as usual The Penguin! I especially like your choices for the heads, Trelawney's one for example was a really clever choice

Nice find, thanks for sharing! Love the bike customization, but I find it a bit too large for MFs

Greay fair, indeed! I really like the idea of doing it completely modular, and of course the bumper cars design is amazing

Looks really nice! So full of life, and fun!

First! After the cheerleader this one's is definitely my favourite of Series 1 There are so many possibilities for those elements! From a hobo to a... zombie!

Really nice! I especially like that saracen

Not only you're a sculpture artist, also a wonderful MOC designer! BRAVO!

Wonderful! :skull: Great design, and pretty original idea

Well, it seems the EB's advice will be option 1, then! I've some goods news concerning this display: fortunately, I'm trying to obtain some roadplates by exchanging them directly with spanish AFOLs so maybe I could have option 1 with regular roadplates, what would mean 12-wide sidewalks and a loooooot of place for scenes But, don't be shy, let's continue the voting!

A wonderful MOC, indeed! The techniques you used are really impressive, especially in the corner section and in the top decorations of the windows and. of course, the equestrian statue! All I can say it's BRAVO!

Thanks for the review! Love this one,. that hair+beard is going to be really useful

Thanks for the review! Looks wonderful, my fav of series 1

Thanks for your advices and your votes, people! If you look at the pics you'll see all the buildings have "closed backs" like MS/CC/GG/FB/GE so I'll take that as an "option 1"

Thanks for your advices, people! Sorry, I did not explain it In the second one I would need 9 roadplates (so, if the sets are around 12€ + transport that makes 100€ of roadplates, yes they're really expensive, ), what would too much expensive for my poor economy ) And even if I try to build my own ones, 9 would be really expensive too Actually I have not room for keeping it displayed so the cleaning and the dust-free would be a problem anyway But it's a nice argument anyway

Hi, everybody! As many of you already know I'm preparing a City Display since a year and a half ago and now I've all the structures ready (not posted yet, I know but I'm a bit busy with university work... ) I'm still thinking about the actual display look (and not for the first time, I know... ) Actually I've a little problem about including roadplates, I've none, and pruchasing the ones I need through SAP or BL is extremely expensive (4 roadplates I would include in the first one= 70 or 80€... ), so I've decided to build my own ones (cheaper and easier to fit with my MOCs) Then, I've two possibilities in mind that I would want to propose to you here: 1.T-shaped: - Pros: - More room for street scenes - More actual city look IMO - Roadplates - Easier to include vehicles - Addition of a new buildings ( to fill the little space near the Red and White Bar) - Cons: - It's more difficult to have an ensemble look (specially for taking pics) - The backyards are smaller (so just really little scenes there) - Renovation of several structures (roads, sidewalks, doors, windows...), so it woult take more time to finish it 2.Compact: -Pros: - Easier to contemplate and to have nice pictures of the ensemble - A big backyard in the middle (possibility of many scenes there) - It's already built! -Cons: - Really small sidewalks (6 or 7-wide, can't make them bigger because of the backyards) - More artificial look IMO - No roadplates, so the vehicles would look a bit weird there So, the consequent question would be, if you were me what display would you choose? Thank you very much for your advice and your help, EB community!

Great! Not only a wondeful design but a really uncommon and original idea

Those are really great, de-marco! Small but with an impeccable design Wish TLC would release little city scenes like yours