TOWN: New Mannum Town Centre

[lightningtiger]

So here we have minus a pub (still on the cards though) the town COMPLETE (also minus adjustments to buildings and addition of rail crossing/silos/platform).......

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There will be more updates late next week......I'm going on holidays....but have no fear....I will still on next week....but not as often.

Comments etc., welcome still as always and have a MERRY BRICKING CHRISTMAS !

Edited December 24, 2010 by lightningtiger

[AussieJimbo]

Top work mate.

Looks great with it all put together.

:classic:

[prateek]

Is it finally finished? I dare you not to add anymore.

[lightningtiger]

Thanks 'AussieJimbo' and 'prateek' for your comments......well the main buildings and positioning of them is done (of course minus some adjustments).....the silos are going to be BIG - ouch - I say by the end of January......so keep on wathcing !

[Fuzzylegobricks]

Excellent model to inspire.

Done so soon?

Keep on building.

And Happy Holidays!

[XimenaPaulina]

It's great to finally see your wonderful creations put together in a town layout LT! Can't wait to see your completed town layout. I must say the trees in the background give a nice realistic look to your town. Keep it up!

[lightningtiger]

Thanks 'Fuzzylegobricks' and 'KielDaMan' for your kind comments, next week I'll start doing the finishing touches to all the buildings you see, so then I can start on the rail crossing, etc....so keep on with that CHRISTMAS feeling !

[buddy]

It looks great now it's finished, all the buildings go well with each other.

Extremely well done.

~buddy~

Edited December 24, 2010 by buddy

[Lord Arjay]

It's very nice to see all of your buildings together and they look great!

I'm looking forward to seeing it complete, are you going to inhabit the town with minifigures?

Merry Christmas!

[lightningtiger]

Thanks 'buddy' and 'Lord Arjay' for your kind comments .....and yes, there is some custom figures already working in the post office, bank, hardware and Landmark stores....of course more to come !

Whiile on my holiday, LDD will get a workout for the train crossing, etc.,.

Keep on with that Christmas feeling !

[MightySlickPancake]

Excellent town LT. Im glad to see its finished (for now ). Although I cant wait to see what else you come up with.

Thanks, CB

[lightningtiger]

Excellent town LT. Im glad to see its finished (for now ). Although I cant wait to see what else you come up with.

Thanks, CB

Thanks 'CB No.1', I start designing the crossing lights and boom gates while on holidays on LDD (if Hogwarts Castle hasn't driven me mad )

Any other ideas and suggestions, feel free to say......keep on watching everyone !

[SilentMode]

Excellent work on the whole thing, it's brought a smile to my face. It's definitely something to be proud of.

[lightningtiger]

Excellent work on the whole thing, it's brought a smile to my face. It's definitely something to be proud of.

Thanks 'SilentMode' for your kind comments, now seeing the images of mid-year release stuff, I might design some very old looking machinery (old loading/unloading equipment sitting on an old river dock), but that might be later on in 2011 though.

Keep on watching (at the end of the week) !

[sebby]

Excellent work there mate.

Nice to see your keeping the feel of a Lego town and keeping the playability there.

I think the ANZ bank has to be my favourite building of yours. And I really like them street lights of yours.

[lightningtiger]

Excellent work there mate.

Nice to see your keeping the feel of a Lego town and keeping the playability there.

I think the ANZ bank has to be my favourite building of yours. And I really like them street lights of yours.

Thanks 'sebby', in any case I'm back from first lot of holidays (that's with my son), now currently I'm working on the train crossing lights - not easy to do as realistic but I'm giving it a fair crack. Also I will be starting on the silo design too !

So keep on watching !

[Cinderbike]

Nice. What are you doing for the signs/stickers?

[lightningtiger]

Nice. What are you doing for the signs/stickers?

Thank you 'Cinderbike', oh.....the stickers are simple printed on 6x4 inkjet photo sticker paper, of course an inkjet printer - images from Google images and finally resizing/trimming/recolouring, etc., on MS paint.

Update......still trying to work out the crossing lights plus find a workable image of a silo to built.....looks like it will 2 to 3 side-by-side at around 16 studs in diameter each (maybe larger....must check the scale against a real one)......keep on watching !

[lightningtiger]

This is what's next, my biggest challenge ever.........

to minifig scale too !

It might only have two silos, mainly to do with the cost factor and from what I have found out the height is about 3 times the diameter of the base....compare the grain wagon to the size of the silo - OMG !

Comments and suggestions towards my latest creation.....and man, it will be BIG !

Brick on everyone !

[Princess Storm]

Wow, it's really good to see your whole town together I really like how you've managed to capture the Australian small town feel, and how you've made them buildings interesting whilst still similar enough to really belong together.

Good luck with the silos, looks like they'll be epic

[lightningtiger]

Wow, it's really good to see your whole town together I really like how you've managed to capture the Australian small town feel, and how you've made them buildings interesting whilst still similar enough to really belong together.

Good luck with the silos, looks like they'll be epic

Thank you 'Princess Storm' for your kind words , I have been on a fact finding tour otheriwse known as a getaway with the wife for two days. In which I look for more silos and found a pub to model my town's pub on. Anyway, I'll start actual work on the train crossing this week, then the silo or pub, depends on the parts I have on hand at the time.....Brick On Everyone !

[lightningtiger]

Home again for my tour......ouch, only realised how tall these silos might be maybe up 60 bricks high and that's before the top grain handling section.

So the question is do I build a monster concrete look silo or a smaller but wider metal look silo ?

Then there is the loading and unloading equipment.......plus a semi trailer to carry grain to the silo for storage and final loading on to a freight train.

Comments and suggestions very welcome indeed......so keep on watching and commenting !

[lightningtiger]

G'day everyone, just posted this over in train's, thought I better stick here as well.....

I did say I was designing a railway crossing didn't I ?

Comments and suggestions welcome......plus as usual.....keep on watching !

[Fuzzylegobricks]

G'day everyone, just posted this over in train's, thought I better stick here as well.....

I did say I was designing a railway crossing didn't I ?

Comments and suggestions welcome......plus as usual.....keep on watching !

Really Cool 'lightningtiger'!

cant wait for more.

[lightningtiger]

Thanks 'Fuzzylegobricks' for your kind words , well I have to make the other side of the tracks crossing light and then start on that silo.....ouch, that might be painful !

Keep any suggestions comming too, the more the better.....and keep on watching !