Article: Sizzling Summer Fun

[WesternOutlaw]

What a great time to enjoy some Sizzling Summer Fun! Do the dog days of summer have you hidden in a shady place under the air conditioning vent? – not to fret. Do you own any LEGO Town/City Leisure, IslandXtreme, Divers, Coast Guard, or other nautical/beach related set(s)? If so, now is the time to break them out. Even if you never had a chance to pick up any of these classics, there’s always the 2009 white and lime green City Camper (7639) ready for some vacationing fun. It even includes a surfboard for your beachside destination. You could even trade one of your Zombie Minifigures from the Series 1 collection for an orange-finned Diver Dan.

Make yourself an ice-cold smoothie or favorite tropical drink, and start building! Here’s six ideas for some sensational summer scenes:

1. Day at the Beach: grab a few palms and some tan baseplates adding blue plates/bricks for water. Blue baseplates are still available in many stores that sell LEGO, and you can pull the shorts from a business man while he tries on pants in the Grand Emporium. Some Pirate sets like 6241 Loot Island can provide useful pieces.
   
2. Surf Shack: got a few brown log bricks left over from Fort Legoredo? If so, try your hand at a surf shack. While surfboards may be hard to come by, you could always try selling lemonade, bicycles, or icecream at your new summertime establishment.
   
3. Beach House: did you know that LEGO Creator set 4996 Beach House is still available? If not, don’t let this
   set get away. For $34.99 (USD), it has 522 useful pieces for building three different models, including the main model, a wonderful beach house. Add some flowers, additional shrumbs, trees, and maybe a small area of ocean-front landscaping, and you’ve got the perfect summer get-away.
   
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water: got a land-locked Train Town or City that hasn’t seen rain in a long time? Add some blue baseplates for water and try building a bridge for cars, trucks, or even a train to pass over your new water feature. Make sure you leave some room for your favorite LEGO boat/ship and perhaps a few Coast Guard vehicles for a rescue scene.
   
5. Into the Blue: grab those Diver Minifigures and get busy building your own Diver, Nautica, or ocean exploration vessel. 7207 Fire Boat or even 7213 Off-Road Fire Truck & Fireboat can provide that perfect hull/raft for your nautical expedition. Just be careful when exploring black lago0ns!
   
6. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: haven’t picked up an Atlantis set yet, nows the perfect time. Most of the new theme sets are still available in stores and at LEGO Shop at Home. Combine a few to create your favorite underwater action adventure.
   

So what’s stopping you from enjoying any of these sizzling summer scenes? Get busy and start building! You won’t even need sunscreen

[SirWacky]

Actually I'm working on a small day at the beach MOC so funny you should post this!

I'll have it up ASAP

[lightningtiger]

Even though it's winter in the land of Oz I will be starting to design a bridge for New Mannum and also there will be water skiers on the river too.

My challenge is what kind of bridge and speed boats to design ?

I'm a conformist! !

[WesternOutlaw]

My challenge is what kind of bridge and speed boats to design ?

You can build a train bridge and add the new Cargo Train.

As for a speedboat, the new World City set looks pretty nice - although the boats may be a bit large if you don't have a lot of blue baseplates/water area.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't mention Scene #7 for the land sharks. I purchased 7684 Pig Farm & Tractor yesterday. Maybe I'll have some beach front farm land for a nice winery and add a few pigs on surfboards.