Please visit our HELP CENTER, where you will find the answers to all of the questions or concerns regarding shipping, taxes, payment or general terms and conditions.It has been a while since I posted any new models, so I thought that I would make a webpage about a mini-fig scale model of my house. I bought my house in early 1999, and about a year later built a LEGO replica of it. Pictures of the house when purchased are . Those pictures are, however, outdated. Since I built the first version of the LEGO house, three major changes occurred which made the model inaccurate: With the number of changes accumulating, I thought it was finally time to rebuild the LEGO replica; and though it is not 100% complete, I present it here. The scale I used is basically 'mini-fig' scale, which breaks down to about 1 square foot per LEGO brick stud. As any LEGO builder knows, however, the little LEGO people (mini-figs) are of very odd proportion. The are much too squat and fat. As a result this can goof up a model of a real life building when trying to construct it to scale in LEGO.
The doors and windows, in particular, become troublesome. And, of course, there are only a finite number of choices one has among LEGO windows and doors, so getting them to look 'just right' is sometimes an impossible challenge. That said, I'm quite pleased with how it ended up. When I first built the model (in all white, before my house had blue on it), I had quite a time trying to collect enough white mullion pieces to fit in the white window frames. I persevered, however, and after many orders from BrickLink, I collected enough. Now that I was rebuilding with blue highlights, I learned that blue mullions seem even harder to track down. I actually don't have quite enough (I need seven more), but I figure that I'll insert them as I find some. Here are a few exterior shots of the LEGO house: The roof of the model is made using standard 2-by-n slope/roof bricks. However, I placed them in an unorthodox fashion. Instead of interlocking them in the normal way, I offset them as if I were using shallower slopes (3-by-n roof bricks).
Had I used them in the typical way, the roof would have been much too steep. Unfortunately, shallower bricks (with all of the corner pieces and such) are not as readily available in the 3-by-n size. I was satisfied with the effect as it turned out anyway. The roof itself is separable from the body of the house. This reveals the floor plan and interior of the house. After constructing this model, I'm fully convinced that one does not truly know one's own home until one has tried to build an accurate model of it. Knowing what rooms you have is one thing; knowing exactly how big those rooms are is another (how big, at least to the square foot). And how about all of the closets? How big are they? And in which direction do all of your doors open? I can now answer these questions... One will note from some of the pictures that I still lack some of the correct interior doors. Finding white doors of particular sizes is also a bit of a task. Here are some more interior shots:
Anyway, that's the tour of my house. I do have other projects on the way (a very large piece should be announced at the end of September). Oh, and one final note about LEGO bricks and houses. I can't recall exactly how many times someone has become aware of the amount of LEGO bricks I have and quipped, "gee, you should build a room onto your house out of LEGOs." That was cute the first dozen times I heard it. Now I just smile and hold my tongue. Back to Eric Harshbarger's main LEGO page.The LEGO Creator Assembly Square (10255) is now available for purchase on . The set commemorates 10 years of the Modular Building line and it has past references from the previous eleven modular sets that are added to the Assembly Square. The set consists of 4,002 pieces and retails for $279.99. US $279.99 – CA $329.99 – DE 239.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 2099.00 DKK *Euro pricing varies by country. Celebrate ten years of Modular Building with the Assembly Square!
Take a trip to the amazing Assembly Square, developed to celebrate ten years of LEGO® Modular Buildings, featuring a wealth of unsurpassed, intricate details and hidden surprises. Easy-to-remove building sections provide access to the highly detailed interior, comprising a ground level with a bakery, florist’s shop and café, a middle level with a music store, photo studio and dental office, and an upper-level dance studio and apartment with access to a rooftop terrace with barbecue. The exterior of the building features a detailed sidewalk with outdoor café furniture, fountain, streetlamps and a highly elaborate facade with beautifully detailed windows and doors, three buildable shop signs, spired tower and a decorative roofline. Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building series 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10246 Detective’s Office and 10251 Brick Bank. Includes eight minifigures and a baby figure. • Includes eight minifigures: a dentist, barista, baker, florist, music store assistant, dancer, photographer and a LEGO® fan, plus a baby figure.
• The three-level Assembly Square features an authentic, elaborate facade with detailed windows and doors, three buildable shop signs, spired tower, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed tiled sidewalk with a fountain, outdoor café furniture and two streetlamps. The highly detailed interior includes a bakery, florist’s shop, café, music store, photo studio, dental office, apartment and a dance studio. • Ground level features a bakery with counter, cash register, shelves, opening oven, wedding cake and assorted buildable pastries and treats; a florist’s shop with counter, cash register, garden tools, flower arrangements, bouquets and a blue and yellow macaw parrot element; and a café with espresso machine, counter, bench seating and pie elements. • Middle level features a music store with a buildable drum set, two guitars and saxophone element; photo studio with buildable classic camera and adjustable tripod; and a dental office with buildable reclining chair, waiting area, telephone and a sink.
• Upper level features a dance studio with buildable piano and reflective mirror element; an apartment with buildable foldout sofa bed, detailed kitchen, toilet, micro LEGO® train, modular buildings and Eiffel Tower, and access to a rooftop terrace with buildable barbecue, table and a neglected plant. • Accessory elements include a ballerina skirt, Chihuahua, pretzel, ornamental chicken and candy. Also includes a buildable telephone, grill, baby carriage and buildable lamps. • Remove the building sections to access the detailed interior. • Adjust the camera tripod and take photos all around the square. • Recline the dentist chair and reveal those pearly whites! • Open the oven door to remove your freshly-baked pastries. • Fold out the sofa bed and relax while you admire your modular buildings collection! • Celebrate Modular Buildings with this awesome 10th anniversary LEGO® Creator Expert set! • This set offers an age-appropriate build and play experience for ages 16+.