cimddwc Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Hi everyone! My latest house features a shop selling the Friends minidolls as "maxidolls" for the minifigure population... » Album on Flickr (23 photos) Back side: Let's walk inside... ...warning: Lots of pink and purple! More dolls and accessories on the second floor: A gamer's living in the apartment on the second floor: Apparently a fan of Minecraft and TMNT (admittedly a bit hard to see): Fourth floor is where Ma and Pa cop are living - having a cup of coffee before leaving to the police station for their shift: And this is where it's placed in my town: » Album on Flickr (23 photos) Hope you like it... Quote
Cunctator Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Wonderful building ! The amount of parts and details you put inside and outside your buildings is really incredibile. Not to mention of your city that is simply the best lego city that I've ever seen here in eurobricks! Quote
ReplicaOfLife Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Yet another inspiring creation. Your buildings never disappoint, and I would agree that they are among the best we've seen (and hopefiully wil continue to see) on here. They all look very realistic, and the amount of detail throughout is astonishing. All thumbs up! Quote
Venunder Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Very good modular and great use of the friends Minidolls. :) Quote
JackJonespaw Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Very nice, and clever idea as well! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I will ignore everything on the ground floor but the overall exterior design is really fantastic. Quote
Redhead1982 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 It's a great building. I like the off-set corner, it really stands out. I don't like so much the roof on the corner, but it's very tricky to do it. The interiors is fantastic, there's so many hidden details. You're doing a great job with the interiors although their kept hidden. Do you plan to exhibit your town somewhere? A bit off topic, I like the train station building as well. Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 AWESOME modular, cute idea for a store and dam excellent apartment upstairs.......Brick On 'cimddwc' ! Quote
Majkel Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Great build! The corner and the roofing really impress me Quote
GCO Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I already loved your Pet Shop street and your new buildings are in no way inferior to it! So many details, so professional looking, just perfect. Regarding your MOC pages: When I klick on "My Lego Creations" I can see the "Complete Pet Shop Street" but no pictures in "Plans" and "Town with SNOT street". Is that on purpose? Quote
cimddwc Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks, everyone! Do you plan to exhibit your town somewhere? Not the entire town. That'd be just too much work to disassemble, move, and reassemble. Only small parts - the inclined Pet Shop Street - have been (and probably again will be) shown in and around Munich. Regarding your MOC pages: When I klick on "My Lego Creations" I can see the "Complete Pet Shop Street" but no pictures in "Plans" and "Town with SNOT street". Is that on purpose? Well, years ago, MOCpages had a server disk crash followed by a backup disk crash (their only backup!). They said they'd try to recover the images, but failed, and I didn't really care much about MOCpages anymore, and was too lazy to replace/reupload the old images... Quote
Kalais Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Really well done. It could be Lego offcial set :) Many good ideas here :) Quote
LegoSjaak Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 My first impression was, that it was a bit too TownHallish, but after seeing all pictures, i must say it looks great! Especially the living area's i like a lot.. I'm not a fan of Friends, and so that is not the best part, i.m.o.... You made a really nice cornerbuilding with lots of room and a very detailed interior!! Great work!! Quote
gazumpty Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Great work cimddwc... I love the use of the Friends range as a type of product you can buy in your city. Great details to your building and style really stands it apart in the area you have placed it. Love it! Quote
trisha Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 what a great idea with the maxi dolls. I love the building exterior and the details inside. It looks a bit crowded in some areas, though, but it still looks lovely :) Also wow, impressive town. Do you have an extra lego room? Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Fantastic! You did it again! It's really clever how you manage to incorporate out of theme or out of scale figures like Friends and Minecraft seamlessly into a 'normal' minifig building. Truly an inspiration. I have bought a few Friends sets on sale for the parts, but I never know what to do with the larger figures -- other than eBay.. Curiosity: do you design the interior space in LDD first or directly in Lego? Do you conceptualize all three floors or let the flow and size of one dictate dimensions for the others? Quote
cimddwc Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks again! Do you have an extra lego room? Yes, about 6x4 m² in the basement. Curiosity: do you design the interior space in LDD first or directly in Lego? Do you conceptualize all three floors or let the flow and size of one dictate dimensions for the others? No LDD. I basically planned how big the houses can be, "sketched" the basic window/wall design in real bricks (like the bright light orange part here: ), thought where to put the stairs etc. first, built the front and floors, then thought what interior furnishing could fit where (same with the rooms in the apartments, and whether it should be one spanning both upper floors or two separate ones), and then built that. And modified during building when necessary... Quote
snaillad Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 This looks great. I like the use of engine grills horizontally on the ground floor and that small window on the top floor at the side is simple but very charming. Another fine addition to your already great collection of modulars. Well done! Quote
ReplicaOfLife Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 This looks great. I like the use of engine grills horizontally on the ground floor I was just about to comment on that, too, it totally escaped me when I looked at this yesterday. Another nice detail is the crumpled bedsheets in the youths apartment. So simple and yet it adds so much life. Quote
GCO Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Andreas, may I ask how much time you spend on a modular MOC on average? Quote
Spud The Viking Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Brilliant! You should have filled the store with male minifigures Quote
greg3 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Clever idea and excellent design!! All the little details are spot on and I especially like the protruding section with the shield decorations on and the interior detailing. Nice work!! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Excellent modular cimddwc, nicely detailed Quote
cimddwc Posted January 20, 2015 Author Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks again! Andreas, may I ask how much time you spend on a modular MOC on average? Well, for a house like this, after thinking about it from time to time, it's typically like this: First I build the ground floor front, decide where the stairs go, then build the second floor's front, floor & stairs, then third, then fourth. Then ground floor interior and rear walls, then the upper floors. Since I'm usually trying several different details, each of those 8 steps takes about 2-3 hours, some less, some a little more Brilliant! You should have filled the store with male minifigures I wanted to keep this a little more, erm, family-friendly. Quote
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