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2017, dec 17 13:52
I like the shape of this scenery! The bridge is a very nice idea, to complete the previous one. I just think you should harmonize better the colors of pillars, beams and fences, to avoid the odd effect of so much colors. You should order a big bunch of fences to avoid such problems.
You see you can build towers. These are nice! I like the white one and the yellow and red one. I hope you will present them in the future. The grey and black one is nice, but color scheme is a bit odd too. I may inspire me to make such buildings in the future. I like the fact you integrated the marina. It's a so nice set... Your Burger Stand has misprinted stickers! It's funny. Is it a vegetarian one? :) I'm usually not fond of race-themed layouts, but you integrated it well in such environnment. And a karting track is very unusual, it's a good way to use those very small sets. | |
2017, dec 17 14:34
Hello Evans!
If I could, I would build whole bridge pilars from grey bricks and maybe some black :) It is crazy though, how much would it cost. I could probably make two roadplates from grey bricks I have. I am improvising with what I got. Red and yellow are the most common bricks and I have lots of them. How the sticker is misprinted? You mean snackbar sign? It points to left, where snackbar is located :) I do not recall to see any gocart track prestented in original catalogs, but lots of sets came out with gocarts. I thought it will be nice to use it. The residential blocks have interior filled and I shall present them separately in MOCs section. | |
2017, dec 17 15:02
I know those parts are less easy to find than usual colors. But what I do is buying a small amount of the parts you need to but in large quantities, so it will be better. That's what I do with grey slopes, or special slopes parts. So the number keeps growing. :) You can find Lt.Grey 2x2 bricks for less than 0,10 € per part in large quantities, you should watch BL. :) If you spend 15€ on 150 2x2 bricks, you will be able to reuse them later, in other great creations.
The color of green and red from 1983 Burger Stand sign should be inverted, but you own one of those unusual copies that were misprinted. Check on images from the Internet. Indeed, that's why I find it interesting. You recreated 1966 set with your own parts, it's the perfect addition to any karting track. I hope seeing interior of those buildings, these looks interesting. | |
2017, dec 17 20:56
Hah, that is true! I haven't noticed that one! You track such details very well. I was not paying attention to it.
Well, maybe those are really veggy hamburgers then, lots of lettuce :D I am buying some bricks all the time. The amount is growing, but amount of grey bricks is still not enough :) Maybe in some time. Yeah, I do not own 1966 yet so I have made custom version for new transport truck. It is a shame that newer LEGO-6539-1 set do not have any garage in it. Fortunatelly, the truck is still great! I will post more images in separate reviews shortly :) | |
2017, dec 19 11:08
You are right, grey parts are so annoying to find... That's why I'm just from ordering more than 300 1x1 Lt.Grey headlights, I have an idea for using them. It was the good moment to buy them, as these were only 0,03 € per part. I just hope it will be enough...
6539 seems good, there just have to expand the building part which is too small, and you can have something interesting. You should have built 1966 in 6539 color scheme, it would have looked better with the truck. :) | |
2017, dec 21 20:57
Again an excellent creation! It looks like a LEGO version of the Monaco F1 race/Monte Carlo Rallye! I think it is because of the two layers.. Monaco is also a hilly coast town:)
The towers remind me of the extremely rare 1989 Danish 'Frisk i Trafik' poster, as discussed in the forum.http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4453918 Your towers are just as nice! 4/5 levels up is indeed high enough; they do not need to be skyscrapers! One thing I miss though are the TV crews and helicopter (e.g. sets 6553, 6659, 6661) that registrate the race! Place them on top of the towers and at strategic places near the circuit:) Or is a simple cart race not important enough for live TV coverage? Funny that the crowd has no interest in the space shuttle transport:-) How come that truck on the ramp does not slip down? You fixed it on the bottom with the road plate, right? | |
2017, dec 21 21:33
Hello Ben! I am glad you like it. Good point with TV crew! I just forgot about that. Lately, I just try to do not think to much because I finish with lots of action and situations at the scenery. You can notice there is no accident here too! hehe.
TV crew would be a good addition here though. Well, that poster you are talking about is what inspired me to create those block of flats! Your post on the forum with that exceptional scenery. I like it so much! It is just a "City" of Town era. It is so nice to see such buildings created out of ordinary and universal bricks and not some faded CGI background of fake city noise like in new catalogs. This is the essence of LEGO bricks. Original creations! The truck do not slip because it has a brick underneath joined with the sidewalk. It is not visible :) Crowd seems to be more interested in go-cart race, no wonder why ;) |