Aussie BJ Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Hi All This is my entry into the Servo Showdown. It's my take on a modern servo with all the mod con's. Only used what I had on hand which meant a few of my sons City sets have lots of missing parts but he loves playing with the servo so he's happy. Hopefully there's enough detail as this is my first ever entry into a contest and my first Topic in the Town forum. Front view with our maintenance man Bob topping up with some BP Ultimate and the employee's Bee & Pea taking a well earned coffee break. Side view with Bob taking care of the cleaning whilst employee Bee looks after Bob's dirty window. Close up of the front and side view. Employee Pea looks after the gardening with his new retractable garden hose Bowser view with employee Bee who is always happy to wash your windows free of charge of course. Car View with maintenance man Bob cleaning up before the big week ahead. Back view. No shop as such as this will be a module construction with the shop and goodies being included in the next module. Pea is mucking around with the door better watch he doesn't get trapped. Night time view. Lights just for those midnight snack runs to the BP. Bee & Pea enjoying a quite coffee. Overall of everything and Bob couldn't find his drill so had to pull everything out of the work van and trailer. Little did he realize it was clipped to his tool belt. Lots more pictures can be found here. My BP Servo I hope you like my entry. Brendan Quote
Captain Settle Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Wow, nice entry. I like how angular it is. Quote
stebai Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Awesome - completely brilliant design on the bowsers and the modern art styling. Quote
Kristel Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Great entry. The angled roof and posts supporting it look fantastic! Nice attention to detail also. Quote
EvMan Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Hola! Excellent work. The pumps, the columns, the shop, all tip-top. Stay 100% awesome. EvMan Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Not bad my fellow combatant......lighting and retractable hose reel eh ? Brick On 'Aussie BJ' ! Quote
eurotrash Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Wow! I was hoping that someone in this competition would do an interesting roof and here it is. And it has lights! It looks fantastic, good luck in the competition and thank you for sharing it with us! Quote
rriggs Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Looks great and the brand is instantly reognisable. I really like the sloped roof and the solar panels. Just a shame there wasn't room for a bit more shop... Cheers Rog Quote
Andy D Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Very nice. Reminds me of some of the older small self-serve stations here in be USA. You got the size of the building/office right and the angled roof is a great touch, just like I remember. The updated addition of solar is good as well. Good luck in he contest! Andy D Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 17, 2013 Author Posted March 17, 2013 Thank you everyone for your positive comments. I'm so rapped you like the roof design I wasn't to sure. Surprisingly it's very sturdy too even when my 8 yo pushes the buttons for the lights. I thought about squeezing a shop in but it just wouldn't look right. Once the contest is over I'll add the second and third module's which will give me plenty of room to play. Thanks again everyone Brendan Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I forgot to ask is your design based on anything in the real world or just a flight of fancy in that place called imagination ? Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 17, 2013 Author Posted March 17, 2013 Hi LT, it's based on a real design of those Highway Super Service Centres just scaled down to suit 32 x 32. Bowsers are a combination of both imagination and real world. I'll post a photo of it when I get a chance. Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Hmm, just checked Google Images.....I couldn't see a BP with a sloping roof like yours.....in Oz at least.....there might be one I haven't seen though. Edit - I found this though..... Edited March 17, 2013 by lightningtiger Quote
ER0L Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 This is really great! The angled roof is amazing, and I love all the details you have put into this. Nice idea to use a road plate like this, and that night shot is great, too. Plus I love the sign and the solar panels. Good luck! Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 18, 2013 Author Posted March 18, 2013 Hmm, just checked Google Images.....I couldn't see a BP with a sloping roof like yours.....in Oz at least.....there might be one I haven't seen though. Edit - I found this though..... Nice clone would be good for the stickers. Try this link http://www.bcarch.net/projects/retail/bp sorry not sure how to embed the link from iPhone. Or google 'new bp service centre' I think it's in Melbourne but could be wrong. Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Nice clone would be good for the stickers. Try this link http://www.bcarch.ne...jects/retail/bp sorry not sure how to embed the link from iPhone. Or google 'new bp service centre' I think it's in Melbourne but could be wrong. Ah, this is what I found.......http://www.eastlink.com.au/page.aspx?cid=581......... Quote
solta Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Amazing. The roof is incredible. I love it. And lighting is just icing on the cake. Great stuff. Quote
PsyKater Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 I like how you did the pumps and the roof is very special as well. I enjoyed reading your little story Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 18, 2013 Author Posted March 18, 2013 Amazing. The roof is incredible. I love it. And lighting is just icing on the cake. Great stuff. Thanks for the comments. I never intended having lights but my son was mucking around with them and he put it under the roof and we both said that's cool so we added them. I like how you did the pumps and the roof is very special as well. I enjoyed reading your little story Many thanks for the comment and for noticing my story Bee and Pea just sort of started with that first picture and I went with it. Who knows what they'll get up to next Picture below of my original inspiration servo. It was the first 'different' one I found when Googling and I kept coming back to it, so hence my MOC. I'm liking the truck area in the background too. maybe my next MOC. Quote
Wedge09 Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Really nice work, in particular with the roof :thumbup: Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 Excellent BP Aussie BJ! Great detail, the angled roof really gives it a unique look! Good luck in the contest Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 19, 2013 Author Posted March 19, 2013 Many thanks for all positive comments guys and gals. Seems the angled roof is a real hit. If anyone is trying it out for themselves you have to use the snap positioning joining hinges (not sure of correct name) not just the joining hinges. I learnt this the hard way when one bump would screw the roof in the opposite direction before crashing into the roof of the shop front. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 Nice creation! I like the solar panels on the roof ...very original touch! Quote
Aussie BJ Posted March 30, 2013 Author Posted March 30, 2013 Nice creation! I like the solar panels on the roof ...very original touch! Oops sorry LEGO Train missed this comment. Glad you like it. I was looking for some original touches and the solar panels have done the job. My employee's have been playing up in anticipation of voting about to start. Bee looking sheepish and about to push the auto retract bottom on the hose. Do you think he realized Pea was on the other end? Of course he did..........! Quote
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