Posted February 21, 20187 yr I've finally finished another layout, and this time I went back to The Old West! From the great movie Blazing Saddles, I've recreated the 'whole' town of Rock Ridge. This scene is based on the three different town 'locations' in the movie: the actual town, the fake town built to fool the baddies, and the hollywood back lot. There are only four 'whole' buildings built - the sheriff's office/jail, the saloon/hotel, and the church - and each one has an interior to match the scenes in the movie (the green grocery store was also built 'whole', but just because it was situated in between the jail and saloon in the movie). The rest of the town buildings are all facades, complete with lumber supports on the backsides. The bad guys have their moment too! Some are just outside town in their camp, eating beans, while others are getting ready to ride in and wreak havoc. And of course, it wouldn't be a Mel Brooks movie without just a bit of fourth-wall breaking. I included most of the main cast, and scoured my minifigure collection for as much 1800's era-appropriate clothing as I could find. A few other cameos make an appearance, too. And there you have it! Total build time was about 2 1/2 months, stretched out over 9. ;) Check out the full gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pepa_quin/sets/72157691768033191/ Thanks for checking it out! -PQ
February 22, 20187 yr Thumbs up to a great moc of a classic. Maybe this movie can never be made again but the execution of this is truly top shelf. Job well done and may the schwartz be with you
February 22, 20187 yr Wow - that's just great. I especially like the inclusion of the song-and-dance and pie-fight bits added for good measure! Great mix of the 3 locations, too.
February 23, 20187 yr Wonderful diorama with great details everywhere! Also your minifig selection is really cool.
February 26, 20187 yr Author On 2/22/2018 at 2:26 PM, MAB said: Any sound effects? I find that the audience usually supplies their own sound effects. ;) On 2/23/2018 at 3:45 PM, peedeejay said: Wonderful diorama with great details everywhere! Also your minifig selection is really cool. Thanks! I was worried about mixing fleshies and yellow, but in this instance I think it worked out really well. On 2/22/2018 at 1:48 AM, deraven said: Wow - that's just great. I especially like the inclusion of the song-and-dance and pie-fight bits added for good measure! I actually didn't have those ready when I first displayed this at Brickworld last year, but I couldn't not do them!
March 1, 20186 yr That is a good looking layout with great buildings. Great colors, nice detailing and clever openings in the building to watch the interior. If I may suggest something: Use brown tile to cover the rail track. You have a great/stunning looking layout, but the track looks a bit bare (is that the word?).
March 2, 20186 yr Wow, such an amazing dio! When I build Western houses, I often feel like it all looks the same. So the diversity in your buildings is rather inspiring and great so see!
March 5, 20186 yr Lovely! I appreciate how you gave some of the buildings interiors, IMO a good interior is just as important as a good exterior.
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