snaillad
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I really like this, especially the way you have used the smaller windows next to the door. Great job!
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Sadly not! For the last 3 large projects I've made it all comes apart as they are too heavy to lift and use most of my brick collection. Glad you like the building! Thank you! It's inspired by a building I've walked by 100's of times, it was really easy to stand in front of it and see what I could/couldn't do in brick form. Yeah, its two window frames back to back with the items inside, then normal bricks behind. In the corner there is a 1x1 brick with studs on each of the 4 sides. there is two 1x1 plates underneath that brick to attach it to the floor and the cash register covers the stud on the top. Its lying on top of 1x2 tiles attached to jumper plates with a single stud on the floor. Its not particularly stable! Thanks! With it being so large I have to go full on with it as it takes up all of my desk and the weight means I can't move it and just move onto another project for a while. I would be interested to see what you have created. Please message post or messages links if you have pics! Cheers! I am trying not to spend too outlandishly at present, so this was tailored to be built with what bricks I had for the best part. I wanted to make it wider but didn't have the extra windows and some other important pieces so I curbed my ambition. I roughly measured out with width and planned out a height of the two middle floors with the grill bricks, the columns were going to be my focal point so as long as I have enough to do them I was happy. The trouble is the more bricks I have the more ambitious I get. The design is changed and altered in various ways as I am building depending on what I have left which is why the floor becomes a little 'rough' towards the top! Thankfully this only needed a small bricklink order which was to finish off the road and the tram.
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I saw a Lego Simpsons project somewhere, it wasn't a real build as far as I could tell but the house had a pinkish hue, not one that I would have recognized but obviously trying to be similar to the house in the show. Although only speculation what sets will come out. That sort of colour would be quite nice. I've seen similar colours prominent on buildings in countries around the Mediterranean, maybe not Paris though.
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Thank you! Although I can't take too much credit for the chairs as they are similar to the one found in the 'winter village cottage' but making I have to say making a building this size makes it so much easier to pack all my ideas in and give them space to be seen. Thank you! I find open back buildings are alot less restricting as its easier to support the floor and I can build more intricate and interesting fascia's, especially as so many real fascias repeat themselves several times. It makes interior design so much easier. It takes away at least one wall to fill and lets best honest if you wanted to play with it, you could much easier! The tram was the last thing I done, its perhaps a little fragile but for some reason I went to the trouble making it so that it ran on the tracks. Don't know why! It's something that I am really happy with though! Cheers! I has reservations as its only 2 colours from the first floor and upwards whether it would photograph well, I think there is enough texture and definition to cast a few small shadows. Guess it worked out ok in the end! Thank you, flattering comments. I look forward to see what you come up with! Thanks! I never design any of my building in LDD. It's all done the old fashioned way, maybe im a dinosaur! Avenue saint jacques opened up on the corner but all floors were visible in the same open backed way.
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Thanks! The lamp is similar to the one in the 'winter village toyshop' just upside down. Thanks! The window displays were fun to build. Very flattered to be frontpaged. Thanks! I love making furniture but sometimes I still use some of my old designs from previous mocs. Cheers! Thanks! Don't know yet what will be next! Thank you. I've seen similar buildings around and about in the area but none as grand as this one. The chairs are a similar design to the one in the 'winter village cottage' just without the squared legs.
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Hi everyone, Here is my latest build, Barrie's department store. It was inspired by a department store in my home city of Newcastle Upon-Tyne. I wanted to do a long building with a high window display and build something on a large scale. It comes with a fully furnished interior on 4 floors which consist of a food hall, home furniture, ladies wear and a restaurant on the top floor. I added a 1930's streamlined 'balloon' design tram to the street scene even if these were not found in Newcastle at that time but it was fun to build Here's a few exterior and interior shots; More pictures can be found on my flickr here http://www.flickr.co...s/52656812@N04/ Comments welcomed as always!
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Great models, I would love to see the 'free gift' version lego bring out next month with purchases in between the smallest and minifig scale version! I really like the way you've constructed the 'V' shape at the front. Well done!
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Great representations! Really like the roof, wish I had a a summer house that big, let along a house that big!
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It'll be interesting what see what they come up with. I am hoping for a rare colour!
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Saw this a couple of days ago. The bow construction is excellent. I like how its so gradual into the hull. Great job!
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I can't see any modulars getting re-released anytime soon. I think to put any of them back into production will probably be too expensive with retired parts etc which would then be passed on to the customer and you would probably have people complaining the price would be silly compared to the original RRP. I would much rather have production space and time spent making newer modulars. In several years time if the modulars are still going, there will always be new fans of Lego who will discover them and wish they could get all the ones that were released before that have been discontinued. I think they will be disappointed. I missed out on 'Black seas barracuda' when I was a child and then didn't get it as a re-release under Lego legends as I was just getting back into Lego and couldn't afford it. I don't expect it to come back for a 3rd time but hope that someday an even better pirates theme (Including a big ship) will be released. As for anyone considering bricklinking some of the older sets I think its a better idea than an ebay purchase, especially in the case of cafe corner. Mine has many poorer quality translucent bricks, the dark blue, red slopes and even in tan on the top floor, not sure its its the 1x8s or 1x6 bricks. Most of this is at the back so I don't notice it. Has anyone else noticed this? Anyway IMO the best part about modulars is seeing all the quality examples like in last years modular contest for example, many of which were just as good if not better than an official set!
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Great work here. Colour scheme is well chosen and fits in to a town scene very well. I especially like the use of the old school police torsos. Most of mine have worn down after so long :D
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Thank you very much! I wish I had enough bricks to build a full street in a 20's-40's time period! I was originally going to do 2 hotels side by side but quickly realized I would not of had enough room or bricks! Perhaps my next building will be the 30s style cinema I've wanted to do for ages! Thanks, its one of the styles where I can get away with bright colours! Well originally I thought I would just tile the driveway but then the it would look too similar to the pavement/sidewalk. The driveway is made in 3 sections, all 2 bricks thick. They lie on tiles from the base plate which matches the driveway to the height of the sidewalk. The two flanking 'curves' keep the central drive-piece in place. The exterior road (attached by 1x4 bricks with studs on one side) keeps those two flaking pieces in place. 10 studs long works out at 8 + 1 plate on the side, so that's what size I chose to make to eliminate gaps on the driveway. Also its wide enough to accommodate the cab. The islands are just stacked as normal onto the base plate. Thanks! The interior was just as fun to furnish as the exterior! Thank you. I didn't have much reference material of any of the Miami hotel interiors, especially the bedrooms, as they have probably changed much over the years. I just made the lobby design up, I had a sun motif but took it out as it was a little to squared and swapped it for something replicated from the exterior. I liked the idea of having a yellow and pink exterior like I believe the Carlyle used to look but couldn't source enough pink with spending a fortune. To be honest I took elements from a several hotels and made others up as well as the colour scheme. Most of my reference material came from 'Art Deco postcards' by Patricia Bayer., which has a lot of interesting worldwide material.
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Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. I read them all! I am also delighted to be front paged, thank you 'Rick'! Rather than create a massive reply of thanks I've picked out a few below; Thank you! I lost all my desk space making 'Avenue Saint-Jacques' and knew this would be expansive, so thought I better do it now otherwise I'd never do it! I was tempted to incorporate some lighting especially on the sign but never got around to it. Thank you, it is a stark contrast to some of the buildings I have done before but glad you liked it! Perhaps the black is a little harsh but I didn't have enough grey to match the driveway with the road off the pavement. I chose not to do any stairs as it's open backed I figured all the front facing windows would all be used as rooms for the view. Thank you! Thanks! I would probably guess 5000 pieces or so. I suppose this could vary slightly depending on swapping some bricks for longer ones. Thank you very much, I never been blogged on classic town before A lot of the postcards boast they are 'right on the beach'. It's probably round back somewhere! Thank you! I was very pleased I finally found a use for those 1x2x6 arches on the veranda. The glass wall was one of the last things I made, I had to think of a way to partition the bar from the lobby, I may have to get some more of those 1x2 clear plates, as I think they are quite effective! Thanks! I've never bothered much with landscaping before, but got various greenery at a PAB wall and had been meaning to use it. The curve was a nice way to hide the jagged edging of green! Any opinions, questions or comments always welcomed!
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Hi everyone, here is my latest creation, the Cocoa hotel. I got my inspiration from old postcards showing hotels and other buildings in bright holiday settings. The postcards are perhaps a little unrealistic but definitely bold, fun and there's always a blue sky! I chose to base the build mostly on the Carlyle hotel which still exists to this day as I had the bricks to achieve it. It's not an exact copy, most reference material to the colour shows it's been changed several times, so I chose to go with beach colours which I had a decent amount of. I have made many changes to the design but wanted to keep the 3 vertical columns as a focal point. I wanted to do a little more landscaping and make the build with more depth as opposed to height like my previous building 'Avenue Saint-Jacques'. I liked the idea of having a drop-off driveway and a large veranda but this is not necessarily an accurate reflection of what you may see in reality. I never wanted to leave it empty so have furnished all 3 floors. Downstairs there is a lobby, lounge and bar. Upstairs has 4 suites with individual bathrooms. I have included some pictures of the exterior and interior, more at the link at the below. Comments welcomed! Lastly an example of a old postcard; More pictures can be found here: http://www.flickr.co...s/52656812@N04/
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This looks great! I really like the colour combination. Best of luck!
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A very stylish build. Excellent work. The colour combination works very well for me. I like the offset shape. Well done!
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Thank you everyone for your very kind comments, I read them all. Its very overwhelming the response has been from this building, especially to be on the front page! I am pleased people like the 'dolls house' effect of having the open-back. It was always going to be difficult making it a stackable modular build due to the vertical cladding and offsetting I had in mind. I wanted 2 or 3 of the floors to 'blend together' like buildings I have seen in this style. I felt less restricted making it this way. I am delighted people know have lived or seen these buildings in person consider it a reasonably accurate reflection. I knew as soon as I got a hold of a train cattle grille it seemed an ideal opportunity to use it for the overhang of a 'Metropolitan' station entrance. I am also so pleased people have noticed small details as it was great fun furnishing the pavement area! Just to answer the questions of piece count. I would 'estimate', 7500+ pieces. If I had more bricks I would have loved to have made it the genuine 7 stories and even contemplated putting a mezzanine floor in the roof but ran out of pieces. By the time I got to doing the roof I got a very sore back leaning over and was glad to get it done! Thank you again everyone!
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Hi everyone. This is my latest build named Avenue Saint-Jacques. It is a Haussmann styled building which are found in central Paris in abundance. I have wanted to do a 'Cafe corner' in a grand scale for a long time! It's not a build based on any real building that I know of. Most of these buildings have diagonal corners which I could not perfect to the point of being happy with. Also typically most buildings are seven stories high, this is only 6 as I ran out of bricks! Its about 76cm to the top of the chimneys. Part of the reason it is not a typical modular which I have done before was the fact I wanted to make an 'Art Nouveau' style Metro station and had to raise the street level to make steps down to the platform and also since it is an avenue the pavement had to be wider. In all its taken a couple of months to complete. The most difficult part of the build was incorporating the hinge into the side of the building for easier access to the apartments. I probably have not accurately portrayed the interior details and fittings so most of it is made up! I felt the building would have been quite sad without any interior details. On the ground floor there is a Cafe with street facing kiosk for pastries on the go, a clothes shop selling fine ladies wear and finally the Metro station entrance. The first floor has an office and a dental surgery. The four upper floors have apartments, with a top floor penthouse with a full balcony. Some apartments have kitchens and bathrooms which I have tried to get decent photo's to see the details. A central staircase allows access to all the rooms. The whole scene is based sometime in the past, not quite sure when but before the comforts of technology! I have added several exterior and interior pics for now. All others can be found at the link at the bottom of the post. There are 22 rooms in all. More photo's can be found on my flick here: http://www.flickr.co...s/52656812@N04/ All thoughts welcome!
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I work as a field engineer for 'probably' the largest ISP in the UK doing various jobs. Please don't ask me why your internet is slow
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Some nice details on the railway station in particular above the entrance. As for the bank it reminds me very much of cimddwc's modular bank from a couple of years ago which is also very nice.
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6. sdrnet - 1 18. Priovit70 - 1 22. sonicstarlight - 1 23. oo7 - 1 31. soundwave_sw - 1 Well done to everyone who entered and good luck!
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This is a really sweet build. Regardless of any limited brick choices. The fascia is bright and interesting with all the plants. I like the greenhouse and the fact that you put it on the roof.
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Winter Village: First Aid / Search & Rescue cabin
snaillad replied to soundwave_sw's topic in LEGO Town
Great idea. I like the vehicles alot, especially the tail of the chopper. I also like the use of the lightbrick. Best of luck! -
Excellent work as always. I enjoyed looking through the other pics. The quality of the interior lives up to the standard set on the exterior. Well done!