MOCs: Brickenridge Buildings

[Still Raindrop]

So, I've given separate threads to some MOCs from my growing LEGO city, Brickenridge (though loosely inspired by my city in design, it's a play on the name of a town that's a few hours away from me, Breckenridge). The MOCs I showed there (the Jeep, the fountain, the Post Office/truck) all seemed to deserve their own threads, since they were so different. However, these three are just buildings--nothing remarkable, but I still thought I'd share. I try to make the buildings look like they fit alongside official LEGO sets, even if they couldn't be sets themselves.

Oh, and apologies for the boring background--I seem to have lost my LEGO Studios backdrops.

First we have the house of the Gris family. Just your average one-story house, really.

Here is Mr Bill Gris, about to cook something on the oven/stove

Now we move on to Price's Bistro, a small restaurant that has been rated Best in Brickenridge for two years now.

The interior that is open to the public has only a host stand, for the tables are all out on the balcony. We see the owner and Maître d', Mr Anton Price, standing at the ready.

And here is chef Jeff Barbrun in the kitchen (I used the fleshie hands to simulate thin latex gloves)

Finally, we have the O'gel music store.

On the ground floor one can see a shelf of LPs, as well as the store's anti-theft detector by the door. The clerk looks a little zombie-esque, but he has better benefits than many of the workers in other stores, so he doesn't complain.

The second floor contains the office of the owner, reformed criminal Alexei Ogilvy. And on the roof . . . well, we've been assured that those are just mechanisms to help with the heating.

A close-up of Ogilvy's chair:

[Guss]

I love the chair of the store ^^ that's a really nice moc!

all these little building are great, my preferred is the Bistro ( btw, are you french ? ^^)

[Still Raindrop]

Thanks!

No, I'm not French, but I do speak the language relatively well. Thus, a few of the surnames of the Brickenridge residents are French words, or some variation thereof.

[Asuka]

Very nice buildings, charming in size and appearance.

Your O'gel music store´s really brilliant and very funny!

[samthelegoman1]

Good MOCs! Although, I think they need some floor tiles. I like the Bistro the best!

[Sasa80]

i like the bistro, very nice...

[Pencoin]

Good shops, They would greatly benefit from floor tiling though.

[Still Raindrop]

I agree, floor tiling would be a very good idea. However, I don't currently have enough tiles, and am very low on money. But I'm certainly going to be renovating these buildings once resources become available.

[Skinny Boy]

Very nice buildings . How did you make the stickers? They're really good.

[Still Raindrop]

The O'gel sticker comes from 6738, Skateboard Challenge. The Bistro sticker is just some extra sticker sheet; using a thin permanent marker, I just wrote "Bistro" on it, then cut it out.

[Eilif]

Very good job. Your buildings have a very "classic town" feel to them. Condensed, but with some very nice designs, particularly the cafe terrace. I also like your design for a stovetop, and record player. I definately need to add a record shop to Brickington Island.

[Still Raindrop]

Thanks. I don't have enough bricks to go for the modular standard, so I decided that classic town was good enough for me

[Still Raindrop]

I've made some updates to Price's Bistro.

Exterior shot:

Another exterior shot, with view of the coveted corner window seating:

There is now interior seating; a good idea, since Brickenridge winters can be harsh:

Owner Anton Price at the host stand, with the line/kitchen window behind him. Notice the heat lamps.

Although Chef Ivan has just put some meat on the grill, he has time to stop and wave to the photographer.