Merkal

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OK thanks for the help. I edited the opening post to match the new content. Can the topic title to changed to Modular Madness Butcher / Pizzeria

So do you think I should edit the opening post? Or should I re-enter both buildings together in the contest?

Sorry about that, I included an interior photo by mistake. I'll correct it. Yes of course, didn't think about that. The building was 16 x 16 studs when I started. But at some point I wanted a cool cell to store the meat and since there was plenty of empty space at the back that looked very inviting to do something with it came natural to add a bit. I do I have an another building on a 16 x 32 base plate I can add.

B-OM-33A Hello Everyone, Just in time for the closing date I could finish my entry for the third category, classic modular buildings. It's a butcher shop, although you can't really tell from the outside as I couldn't come up with a design for a sign I was happy with. It's just after 6 in the evening so the butcher and his assistant are closing up for the day. The pizzeria next to him is preparing for a busy night as thier hungry customers are waiting for their dinner. Both buildings together. A suit and delivery man are enjoying the view from the terras. DSC00424 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr With the roofs removed the bedroom of the butcher shop and the kitchen + office of the pizzeria are seen. DSC00425 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr Close-up of the pizzeria kitchen. Baking oven, prep table, counter and office space. DSC00426 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr The butcher's kitchen is made up by a counter complete with kitchen cabinets, bar with drawers, dinner table with matching chairs and a fridge. DSC00427 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr Pizzeria first floor dining area with stairs and door leading to balcony. The restaurant has more on their menu then pizzas alone, as seen on the photo below. DSC00428 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr The butcher and his assisted are cleaning up and taking the meat back into the fridge. Inside the pizzeria a tourists wait fortheirdrinks at the bar. DSC00429 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr

B-OM-26E My entry for the Modular Madness contest in the second category Parks and Rec. Description: Lego City citizens are cooling off at the Fountain on a warm summer's day. A father is buying ice scream for his young son while his wife scowls the dog for doing his deed to a nearby tree. Other seek the shadow of a patch of trees while others just walk by minding their own business. ~Modular Madness City Square01 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr ~Modular Madness City Square02 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr ~Modular Madness City Square03 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr ~Modular Madness City Square04 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr ~Modular Madness City Square05 by merkal_kahil, on Flickr

I hung my pirate ships, Blacksea barracuda, Caribbean Clipper, Brickbeard's Bounty, the recent Space Shuttle and lighter stuff like Viking creatures. What I did was make a thick beam of bricks and plates with at the end 2x2 bricks with holes and run cotton wires from the ship to the beam, I had to modify the ship slightly by strenghting the connection points . Then run two more wires from each end to the other and hang it on a big hook. The extra wires make it possible to balance the set.

I love it. Very clever build.

Brilliant work, the buidings look like they come right from the film. Don't like Carpet's design though but yeah I understand it's diffecult design to make from Lego. I've blogged your creation at Streetrat

Nice MOC! Love the suspension. Big Buzz Lightyear fan here.

Here's how I've done it: I left a 3 x 2 gap in the roof for the sensor. As you can see with PF lights the inside is a hopeless mess. I took the prisim out, while the light is now white instead of yellow/red it's equally strong on both sides. With prism the emmited light is stronger on one light then the other.

The nose wasn't desiged to hold a plate, I had to remove the Train Light Prism 1 x 4 then put the PF lights in it. The rest of the wagon is occupied by both the IR sensor and the batterybox so there wasn't enough room to hide the wireing. But yes putting a classic 9v light with an extension cable is a good idea and has less wiring to hide.

Remember to modify the roof to make room for the top of the IR receiver. I made a gap of 3 studs long by 2 studs wide. I also included the PF lights in my Metroliner but you have to remove the controlpanel and chair plus round 1x1 trans bricks fall of them so you have to do with white lights.

great review! This is my favorite Lego town set from my childhood and the biggest one too! I often come across those titles with tools prints when going through my title collection it always brings back memories how high it was for that time. I think if it would be updated to modern 6-wide standard the parkinggarage alone would need 2 32x32 baseplates. I imagine the lift could be Power Functions powered. That would be so cool.

I wanted 6399 and 6990 as a kid. I played with 6990 at a friends back the late 80's. I dream came true when I bought a motor, two bases and some rails online setting my bank account back atleast 100 euro. I build a metro inspired by 6399 but really wanting to go 6-wide for more detail. But I didn't think and build the tunnel modules before testing using up most of my black brick collection.. guess what... it didn't fit. . Another idea was to power it by power functions but didn't consider that there's allot of stuff to fit such a small vehicle I did fit it working head lights on both cabs though. I for one would love to see monorail make a comeback

I got a nice collection of 12v sets from my childhood that I haven't touched for many years until last month to see what still works. It actually starts a few months earlier when I was working on ideas for a subway to run under my modular buildings, cafe corner, green grocer and 2 MOC's. At the end I couldn't fit 8 wide train tracks and choose to use monorail tracks, I always wanted to have a monorails when I was a kid. After investing way too much money in 1 1/2 signal sets and losing more rails and sleepers every time I build a layout I bought the super RC collection and having a blast but need a shunter What I need now, except new rails, is a passenger train maybe I get the metroliner and PF it or try and build a MOC. Anyway my collection: Rebuild the engine for testing my 12v tracks now going to try and pf it. Also did the boxcar but have since then changed it. Couldn't find all the parts so MODded it. The tree has been used in so many creations since I got back from my dark ages 6 years ago. I doubled the platform and build the first floor. See my flickr account.

I'm an 12v fan, the 7710 was my first train it got electrify pretty quickly after I got it for my birthday. The 7735 followed the next year and is to date my favorite train. I just got back into trains having found some floor space to put down temporally a decent sized layout. Sadly the (electric) rails and sleepers are in bad shape. The electric rails are bend so trains get struck often while my rails and sleepers are fragile breaking quickly. I got the supersize pack last month to get a start on the RC rails and preparing to switch to power functions. I want to try modify the 7735 engine to run on pf power.

Well done, you've captured my favorite Disney hero and villian. I love to see Jasmine and Genie.

Thanks for the comments. people. I personally prefer yellow over tan in fortresses and other military buildings besides I got to use some of my old pirate panels again. Here is the link to the Flickr set but you could also click on te the photo.

97b Based on the pirate fortress from idea book 980 but with touches of pirates 2009. After I bought 6242 this week I felt the set lacked in defense so modified the fortress. I also used elements from the Pirate Advent Calender.

Using regular bricks in v shape http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1966803

Amazing and unique. I love everything in this MOC. In fact I'm working on something similar only using a few own MOC buildings plus Green Grocer and Cafe Corner build upon a monorail tunnel with underground station. But I can't even to begin to come close to this.