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I have a BNIB perfect condition green grocer, never been taken out of the DHL Lego box I got it in, I live in the UK and it seems to be sold out on the UK website, was thinking of putting it on eBay but the 10-15% final selling fee sticks in my throat, is bricklink better? I've never used it before or is there any other alternatives? Cheers

Very good detail, love the hinges and those trees in the garden are awesome, been a while since I saw some of those. Best of luck!

Thanks so far for all the comments, Yeah I ran out of grey 1x1 squares for the roofline. I also wish I had some large tan hinges for the back. I hate taking sets apart and the Grand emporium is my least favorite Modular set but the green windows and mass of tan came in very useful so I have a new respect for this set. I always wanted to do a clock on a building, originally it was just a bigger arch than the two either side, it took a little messing about but I am pleased with it! Wish I had done more pics in black and white now! Cheers

Here is a modular MOC 1.5x the size of cafe corner with removable roof and hinged back for access inside. The building is rough 1930's theme but I wanted the 1950's style Ford Thunderbird to complete the "look". It's slightly bigger than I would like, 5 stud wide would have been great but im not used to cars yet :) The pics are Here and more on my flickr Here Below is a sample, there are plenty more in colour but I do like messing about in black and white Comments and questions very welcome

I usually build modular buildings, so I will use most of the more interesting colours/pieces on the front and then cobble something together for the rear and roof if I am running short of bricks. I like to tinker alot and see what looks best, sometimes that involves taking of of what i've made apart. Depending on what pieces I have left over ill change what I can to improve aesthetic appeal :) However I usually change the purpose of the building completely as I am going along if it seems more 'suited'

There was a small concession in the metrocentre a couple of years back but did not sell sets, only keyrings and other non set items. Fenwicks in Newcastle has a decent Lego concession, still plenty of minigure series 1 boxes up for grabs too!

Thanks for the comments again everyone! Thats Winston by the way, I think he likes to play as much as I do, many minifigs heads disappeared when building this MOC Unfortunately there was not many useful bricks left to improve the roof, originally I wanted to make the stone/brown building one window higher to give that Egyptian style central column which many Art Deco buildings where I live have but this was not possible. The stormtrooper's are on shore leave from a star destroyer! They might be the minions of evil but at least their polite waving to the girl on the bike! I have a couple of other MOC's on this link Other mocs Both of which only use pieces from a certain set. My aim with these MOC's is to show, you don't have to take all your sets apart to achieve a totally different set but also that LEGO should show alternative Models on the Box or in the instructions like they used too when I were a lad (I'm 24 :) ) If anyone has a link to their MOC's using just bricks from that set or Art Deco style I would love to see, please message etc. Cheers again and any questions or comments still very much welcome! Andrew

Thanks for the comments so far, much appreciated, I am fond of Art-Deco, I think it lends itself to lego very well, straight lines and simplicity, but the more round pieces Lego create the better I wanted to build the staircases into the walls to stabilise the structures and also build under them. The drawing room is what I am most pleased with, especially the lamp! I have a couple of other MOC's I made previously, using Cafe Corner pieces only again and one using the Medievil Market town centre pieces only, the link is below if you wanna check them out. Comments welcome for those MOC's also! My other mocs

Hi, my name is Andrew and this is my first post and first MOC post im on the forums far too much but don't usually open my mouth. Ive just recently started MOC'ing after realising LEGO don't seem to put alternative designs on the back of boxes as much as they did on the back of set boxes from the 1980's. So I thought I would have a go at an alternative design using pieces from Cafe Corner, but make it modular so it would still fit in with my other Town themed sets. This is my third MOC, which is based on an Art Deco theme from the 20/30's, I wanted to create two different buildings with different purposes and interiors but only using pieces from Cafe Corner (I don't like mixing bricks :) ) One building is an Architects office with reception and drawing room, the other is a Bar where you can try before you can buy :D , the upstairs is a coffee house, but was the last thing I made as good bricks were short so it's not as detailed as the others. Please see photos; Hopefully the pics worked, if not there is a link to my brickshelf folder below My Brickshelf photos Comments and questions very much welcome, sorry I don't know much about how to post etc so if it's in the wrong place im sure someone will put it right ;) Cheers Andrew