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MOC: Mitre 10 Hardware Store

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Another day, another hardware store.

The building style is based on Federation era building (early 20th century) plus some inspiration from 2008 Town Plan. LEGO City has been missing humble retail stores of all sort, this particular model could made to serve in City or Modular ranges.

On display, there are painting accessories and lawn mower spares…..plus if you need a key cut there is a cutting machine by the front counter. The counter uses a 2×3 cupboard with a single drawer. There are also hardware fixtures and plumbing parts, including toilet seats on the gondola. Stickers applied to tiles would act as merchandise hanging on the wall like just like real merchandise hangs on peg board in a real hardware store. An updated image includes a paint tinting machine.

You could use the same blue and white for Mica in the U.K. or red and white for True Value in the U.S.A. – using also the correct coloured logos and merchandise stickers.
Also this could be made into a modular design if you wish as well.

 

Want to see this creation as a LEGO Set? It is currently up for voting on LEGO Ideas! Be one of the 10,000 pioneers and vote for free here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/153672

MOC by Lightningtiger

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MOC: Rumble at the Ruin

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In a futuristic ruined world, a group of creepy marauders, in impractical gas guzzling war machines, attack a ruined building…

Fire the cannons on The Wrecker at the ruin, blast stuff with the cannons on the motorcycle, eat all the food in the fridge in the ruined building, fight off the marauders, and graduate college… Two of these have nothing to do with the set…

This set features a large tank car (‘The Wrecker’),  huge flaming motorcycle, ruined building, cannon, and 9 minifigures (5 marauders, 4 survivors).

Want to see this creation as a LEGO Set? It is currently up for voting on LEGO Ideas! Be one of the 10,000 pioneers and vote for free here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150236

MOC by FatTroll

                

MOC: Ragge Runarson’s Business Building

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Back in the 80s Ragge Runarson was running a small computer software company. This is how his business building looked like.

Design

It is a highly detailed Modular Building that has a special design which I think could attract both younger and adult builders.

The model is composed by two facilities. The brown facility is where Ragge’s office was, and on the back there is a door that leads up to the roof of the office, where Ragge sometimes sat and drank his tea. The white cottage is the office where his employees worked.

Story

Businesses had been bad for Ragge Runarson in the increasingly desolate little town. Because of the current recession, sales had fallen drastically and all of his employees had to quit. It was with mixed feelings that he was standing at the window of the office building and looking out over his lifework.

He remembered how he so happily rode to work every morning on his red bicycle. And he remembered the now broken cement mixer which he would use to finish cementing the walkway to the white cottage.

But hopefully there would someday soon come someone who would be interested in buying the building, and then Ragge could start all over again!

MOC by jalex

 

MOC: ACE Hardware Store

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One of the many hardware chains in the USA is ACE Hardware!

This is built on two 16×16 light bluey grey plates, a large sticker is being used for the front sign and a special sticker showing the opening hours. There are two minifigs including an ACE stickered torso sales person. High resolution stickers are used as merchandise on the displays, with mainly builders’ hardware (hinges/security) and plumbing (faucet/toilet repair). Behind the counter is the paint tinting and key cutting offered by most if not all hardware stores. No roof is being used, though could be added it required as also to make twice or three times as large in a modular form.

“Normally I design Australian stores, etc., this time the USA gets the Lightningtiger treatment.” – Lightningtiger

Want to see this creation as a LEGO Set? It is currently up for voting on LEGO Ideas! Be one of the 10,000 pioneers and vote for free here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/143047/

MOC by Lightningtiger

MOC: US Style Gas Station

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“This is my version of a Kroger gas station, a simple dual bowser set up with a pay point. No vehicles or minifigs have been included, though can be added later. I had to custom make a window cleaning tool and an original bowser design – a bowser also means fuel pump/dispenser.” – Lightningtiger

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MOC: Sandwich Shoppe

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Try out this quaint corner shoppe and see what lovely sandwiches it has to offer! With a removable roof for quick access, minifigures can easily enter the cleverly-built, angled door and sit down at one of the several tables atop a red-tiled floor. Pick from the many tiny condiments in the bin, take some bread from the huge stack, even grill it on a stove in the back, and deliver it over the counter to satisfy hungry minifigures from all over the LEGO city!

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MOC: Royal Cream

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“The Royal Cream ice cream shop remains one of the crown jewels of my collection (pun intended). While I didn’t yet have the proper door pieces, the beautiful curved walls, the round tables with chairs, the many selections of ice cream under opening transparent lids, the big black brick-built lettering, the cone dispenser, the fruit, and the ice cream machines all under a removable roof and golden crown still make me long to rebuild it, just for the taste.” – Brickster_Tim

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MOC: Decorative Christmas Scene

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Ah, Christmas always brings fond memories of family and friends, enjoying Christmas dinner and opening presents. Such feelings Brickster_Tim attempted to capture in this beautiful scene of a family with Christmas tree, presents, feast on the dinner table, and fireplace complete with stockings and chimney.

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MOC: U-Haul Moving Truck

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The U-Haul Moving Truck was created for a LEGO City Vehicles contest a couple of years ago. While it is a fat, bulky thing, it has some pretty accurate details, including the orange stripes, the uhaul lettering, a pull-out loading ramp, and an opening back door. Also included is a couple of minifigures loading up a couch.

MOC by Brickster_Tim

MOC: Police Helicopter Carrier

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Here is a massive police vehicle with lots of futuristic features, including blue-tipped laser blasters! It also has tank treads, giant wheels, and (of course) helicopter bay. With three pilots (two for the carrier, one for the heli-‘cop’-ter), two officers, and two classic LEGO crooks, this rumbling tank was created for a LEGO police contest many years ago.

MOC by Brickster_Tim