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<\/a>View from corner of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Front view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Angled view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
I though I would do something different with the grates in this MOC.\u00a0 Ideally, I would have used the dark grey “headlight slot” bricks to fit in with the bottom colors.\u00a0 Also, if I had silver “fence” pieces to use for the grating it would look nicer.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down side view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
It would have been nice to have a cleaner break with the flat tiles at the top of the stairs.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Angled top down view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Back view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
There is a “hidden wall” section leading to this tunnel that the rat is occupying, you can’t see it very well in the other pictures.\u00a0 It is behind the counter.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled side view of bottom level<\/p><\/div>\n
That’s it for the bottom level.\u00a0 The idea was a kind of basement level store, separated from the rest of the building.\u00a0 The stairs were a tighter fit than I had anticipated.\u00a0 I was constrained by the average sidewalk widths of the LEGO Creator sidewalks.<\/p>\n
The First Floor<\/h1>\n
The original idea was to split the first floor into either two residences or two stores, but there just wasn’t enough space to do that.\u00a0 The back stairs eat up far more space than is necessary, but part of that was due to the basement floor stairs.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled view of first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The balcony turned out nicer than I thought as well as the rounded glass piece, although it does look a little wonky.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Front view of the first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view of the first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The little statuary portions didn’t quite work out the way I wanted, it’s a little too plain.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down front view of first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
Not as much space here as I would have liked, but it still works.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down side view of first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view of first floor<\/p><\/div>\n
Hinges for the wall leading to the “kitchen\/dining” area.\u00a0 Of course, the hinges would have to go or be inset when lining it up with other sets.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Side view of first floor with opened wall<\/p><\/div>\n
You can see parts of the kitchen here.\u00a0 You can also see how those stairs make it difficult to access this portion, thus the hinges.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Side angled view of first floor with opened wall<\/p><\/div>\n
The rest of the “kitchen\/dining” area with the stove and refrigerator.\u00a0 Originally, I wanted to put a full sized dining table in there, but there just wasn’t room.<\/p>\n
The Second Floor<\/h1>\n
The second floor is the “living” area, it’s a more reasonable height as well.\u00a0 I went for a lot of different elements for the facade, some statuary and detailing.\u00a0 I did have enough grey frogs, but they are not all shown.\u00a0 I think the kids harvested them from the walls and I never located them afterwards.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The statuary portions just barely fit into their cavities and they hide some of the necessary bridging and messy bits necessary to make the angles work.\u00a0 The little gold bits above the doors were originally going to be housings for some kind of canopy, but I gave up on trying to work it out.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Front view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
You can see I had to move the grey frogs around to take the photos.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Top down angled view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The TV actually rotates around for different “viewing angles”.\u00a0 It still looks pretty sparse.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down angled back view of second floor<\/p><\/div>\n
Those square things behind the couch are supposed to be “pictures” of some sort.\u00a0 The little grey drawers under the windows were necessary as I didn’t have enough grey 1×2 flat plates to finish the tiling.<\/p>\n
The Third Floor<\/h1>\n
This is the “bedroom” space.\u00a0 This level was the most difficult level to finish off for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 The angled front with the lions were not easy to finish, they constantly broke off and required some complicated bridging to make work.\u00a0 Also, because of the height and the way I build, it was very difficult to lay the tile in the “walk-in closet”.\u00a0 If I knew how I was going to finish it off, I would have laid the tile before it got so tall or closed in.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled front view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
I think the lion and window combination worked out well over the statuary portions.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Front view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Angled front view close up of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The middle portion under the window is actually sitting loose and not tied in to the floor at all, it has to slide in just right to hold it still.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down side view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The angled portion is rather messy, but necessary for the roof to fit right.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down front view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
You can see how I ran out of 1×2’s in the right color, but it isn’t too noticeable (unless I point it out).\u00a0 The grey rod is there to hold the roof trap door in place which comes down into “walk-in closet”.\u00a0 Probably would have been better to turn that into a bathroom now that I think about it.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled top down front view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
Most beds have a cat in it, my wife can attest to this fact of life.\u00a0 The bed seems larger than most, but it fits.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Top down front view of third floor<\/p><\/div>\n
The Rooftop Level<\/h1>\n
Rooftops are usually pretty boring.\u00a0 I tried to do something different with the rooftop here, but had to abandon it…not enough pieces in the right colors…or patience.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled front view with rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n
Doesn’t look too bad from this angle, the sloped crenelations help.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Front view with rooftop level<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Side view with rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Angled top down view with rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Angled top down front view with rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n
Originally, I was going to extend the dark grey portions back further onto the rooftop but the angles made that too difficult.\u00a0 Not to mention lack of pieces in the right colors.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Angled back view with rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n
Boring back and side view, but it is intended to have buildings flush against both sides.\u00a0 It also gives a sense of scale for the height.<\/p>\n
All the Levels<\/h1>\n
All the levels removed and side by side, and a promise kept.\u00a0 Once finished, the kids get to play with it.\u00a0 I figure it will be disassembled at some point anyway.<\/p>\n
Some close ups of some of the furniture throughout the MOC.<\/p>\n Just completed another MOC that I’ve been working on for quite a while.\u00a0 As usual, it seems like I’m always short of the pieces I really need and so, you’ll probably notice a few spots where this is the case. … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\nFurniture<\/h1>\n
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