MOC: Downtown

[snaillad]

Hello fellow EB members.

I've been working on this MOC for the last couple of months which includes a Cinema, bakery and clothing shop. No interiors were included this time. Its been only my second project this year due to moving my whole Lego collection to another room and re-organizing. Hopefully more to come next year!

It is based on 1930-1940's timeline as it was a flimsy excuse to build a old style car and tram and more importantly the Luxor cinema which is what I started building first. Anyway on with the pics, 4 in all to include a few closeup shots. Any questions on building techniques or general comments I'll do my best to answer.

You can find all the same pics on my flickr here in bigger sizes if you so wish: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52656812@N04/

Cheers!

Edited December 14, 2019 by snaillad
Included flickr link for larger sized photos

[peedeejay]

Truly beautiful. Another real snaillad instant classic. The color selection, the architecture and the balance are unmatched.

I wonder how long you play around to find the perfect parts, because in every build every part selection is just plain perfect. I sometimes play around for hours and after looking at the final build I still feel that it could be done better but I'm too blind to see it. Your builds are always flawless in that regard. :)

[TheLegoDr]

Once I see who posted a new topic, I know what to expect. Another incredible build by you. I particularly like the theater (and the side door and front door). I was planning on an art deco theater for my town, but I've been struggling with motivation. Maybe this will help!

I also want to see more pictures of that gray building. I really like the use of the pyramid pieces. The colors here are always so subdued, but they work really well together. I always struggle with what will go together and still look appropriate.

Plus I always forget to make a scene. My posts are always build only, so it isn't as eye grabbing.

Thanks for sharing.

[Gongoro73]

Huge fan of your MOCs. You own a unique personal style, instantly recognizable.

Congrats once again.

[snaillad]

On 12/8/2019 at 7:31 PM, peedeejay said:

Truly beautiful. Another real snaillad instant classic. The color selection, the architecture and the balance are unmatched.

I wonder how long you play around to find the perfect parts, because in every build every part selection is just plain perfect. I sometimes play around for hours and after looking at the final build I still feel that it could be done better but I'm too blind to see it. Your builds are always flawless in that regard. :)

Thank you! I spend far too long trying to balance colours out. It's important to me to try and find new techniques and implement ones I've had saved for a while. Really adds too much time!

On 12/10/2019 at 4:24 PM, TheLegoDr said:

Once I see who posted a new topic, I know what to expect. Another incredible build by you. I particularly like the theater (and the side door and front door). I was planning on an art deco theater for my town, but I've been struggling with motivation. Maybe this will help!

I also want to see more pictures of that gray building. I really like the use of the pyramid pieces. The colors here are always so subdued, but they work really well together. I always struggle with what will go together and still look appropriate.

Plus I always forget to make a scene. My posts are always build only, so it isn't as eye grabbing.

Thanks for sharing.

The grey building has a less interesting facade in my opinion but if anything I was more pleased with the ground floor - most of which is hidden by the tram. I'll probably re-use some of those techniques on a bigger build in the future though!

 

I made an Art-Deco cinema several years ago. Different shapre but has an interior with many Art-Deco elements: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52656812@N04/albums/72157638125748846

I find a little bit of minifigure action goes along way in bringing a bit extra colour to a scene.

 

Cheers!

On 12/12/2019 at 5:32 PM, Gongoro73 said:

Huge fan of your MOCs. You own a unique personal style, instantly recognizable.

Congrats once again.

Thank you very much, glad you like it!

[Itsasecret581]

Amazing build! I particularly like the brown corner building.

[LegoDW]

The trolley is my favorite part of your moc. Great job

[Wout]

That cinema is brilliant. Well done!

[koalayummies]

Absolutely stunning. You have such a clean style throughout all of your builds and most excellent presentation. The entire seen you've made is gorgeous and I especially like the brown and white building. Fantastic work!

[snaillad]

On 12/14/2019 at 5:24 PM, Itsasecret581 said:

Amazing build! I particularly like the brown corner building.

Thank you, I spent quite a bit of time working on that corner!

On 12/14/2019 at 7:38 PM, LegoDW said:

The trolley is my favorite part of your moc. Great job

 

On 12/15/2019 at 8:30 PM, Wout said:

That cinema is brilliant. Well done!

Thank you!

On 12/16/2019 at 12:44 AM, koalayummies said:

Absolutely stunning. You have such a clean style throughout all of your builds and most excellent presentation. The entire seen you've made is gorgeous and I especially like the brown and white building. Fantastic work!

Glad you like it!

[dvw2]

How did you do the carved relief above the marquee on the cinema? Can we see a closeup of that section? It's beautiful, and just-so. Really great work!

[2mpaired]

This looks great! I really like the trolley in between the buildings.