Logwyn Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I'm looking for suggestions for the center of a new lego town I"m thinking of making. Anyone have any suggestions? Quote
TheWarden Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 How about a park? Maybe put a statue or a fountain in the center... Or a memorial, perhaps. Quote
JackJonespaw Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I'd say a small memorial or a small park. Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Put a big honking rocket in the middle, everyone loves rockets! Quote
helikopteros Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 As tempting as it is to simply echo the recommendation of using "a big honking rocket" as the town's center -- and DrNightmare is right, everyone does love rockets -- can I ask how large of a town you're thinking of creating? If the town is going to be of a substantial size, developing a park (complete with fountains, flowers, statues, etc.) could be a really nice way to draw the viewer's eyes right to the center of town. For ideas, I'd recommend you do a simple internet search for the re-creation of the Beijing Olympics that a group in Hong Kong (I think it was Hong Kong, I could be mis-remembering) put together. In addition to the stadiums and arenas, they created a lovely park with a fun little fountain and lots of flowers -- something like that might be a nice anchor to your town. If you're going for something on a smaller scale, maybe a traffic circle with a statue or fountain in the middle would suit your purposes. If you're thinking of doing more of a wintry scene, maybe an ice skating rink would work. Quote
Vindicare Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 You can't go wrong with a park. What about a roundabout with a statue and/or fountain in the center. That's what I'll be doing in mine. Quote
MetroiD Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Put a big honking rocket in the middle, everyone loves rockets! Either that, or a ginormous red star, if you want a more commie feel to it Or a Fabuland statue. I personally would totally go for the Fabuland critter. It tends to appease the gods, for some reason... You could even give it a vacuum cleaner in one hand, that would totally look like Freddie breaking free. Et voila, your town will be Montreux number two! Quote
dede_la_fee Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 A market place would be nice, too, with stands selling fish, meat, flowers, veggies and fruit. A park sounds great, but you can also have a park, and a place with an nice looking pavement pattern, a monument in its middle and a few souvenir sellers. The difficulty now, will be to choose from all these ideas! Quote
cimddwc Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Or a Fabuland statue. I personally would totally go for the Fabuland critter. It tends to appease the gods, for some reason... You could even give it a vacuum cleaner in one hand, that would totally look like Freddie breaking free. Et voila, your town will be Montreux number two! But then you'd need a lake in front of it, oriented such that you can make beautiful photos at sunset ;) (But leave out this... frying-pan-shaped not-really-a-dock thing on the left.) Well, another idea would be a big old tree – which is what I'll probably put on the square in front of my town hall, with a small market around it. Quote
MetroiD Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 But then you'd need a lake in front of it... Well in that case, might as well ditch the whole LEGO town idea and just put a Fabuland fig with a vacuum cleaner in one hand pretending to be Freddy in the center of a lawn. Or forest. It may defy the purpose a bit, but it sure would make for awesome photos Sorry for steering off-topic Logwyn... At least now you do have a plethora of options to choose from! Just so that we can get back to where you wanted us to be in the first place - personally, I don't think anything big is really needed for the town centre to actually work as such. A nice clean roundabout with some grenery around it, as suggested by Legocrazy81, could be just as nice. In any case, I definitely feel that having plants (and plenty of them) is crucial. Which sort of brings us back to the whole lawn idea Quote
HighFlyer Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 You could use a Town Hall (maybe 10224 ), with a small park with a fountain in the centre. Quote
lightningtiger Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Yep, it's another vote for fountain ! Quote
frogstudio Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 For the centre of my town, I built a Cathedral, with a small cementery around it... just my 2cents... Quote
DaddyWhale Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 For the centre of my town, I built a Cathedral, with a small cementery around it... just my 2cents... If I were building, I would also choose a cathedral. Perhaps the OP could think about what caused the town to develop in the first place. Often they are centered on higher ground, which is easier to defend. Or the bend of a river. An Old West town might be centered around stage coach stop or train station... Quote
Rook Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Park with memorial is good. You can do a shout out to family or yourself as the town “hero”. Quote
fhomess Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I think a clock tower would be cool or an open square with little cafe's along the edge of it. You could even have events, like a traveling circus or Shakespeare festival come and visit your town on occasion. Alternatively, you could have some sort of glowing space rock that crash landed there and mysteriously draws all your citizens. Quote
Dakar A Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Put a big honking rocket in the middle, everyone loves rockets! A big honking memorial OF a rocket. It could be the next Cape Canaveral! Dakar Quote
Ardelon Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I agree on the park, or at least a paved town square with a fountain and/or memorial. It should be an open space, to contrast with the buildings in the town itself. Quote
MadManMingo Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Or a Fabuland statue. I personally would totally go for the Fabuland critter. It tends to appease the gods, for some reason... You could even give it a vacuum cleaner in one hand, that would totally look like Freddie breaking free. Et voila, your town will be Montreux number two! I love your Pshyco-Fabuland ideas Maybe I'll incorporate that Quote
rriggs Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I'd say go for a paved square of some sort. You can always add as many or as few statues, fountains, etc as you want. I think a square is more versatile than a park plus I always imagine a park to be at the edge of a city centre rather than right in it. You can always have patches of grass and plants in a quare too. Cheers Rog Quote
MetroiD Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I love your Pshyco-Fabuland ideas Maybe I'll incorporate that Me and furry psycho mind are totally looking forward to that Quote
GeluNumber1 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 A small memorial to your favorite person would look good. Or if you want something different, a mall. Quote
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