I bought the Lego detective's office, one of the modular buildings, and it's great. Unfortunately I now want all the other modular buildings and this would cost upwards of ?2,000 so can't happen right now!
What follows is an absolute crap-ton of photos of the build. Enjoy!
[HIDE]Bags and bags of Lego.
PART 1:
Part 1 comprises the snooker hall. The foundations...
The beginnings of the wall. I'm not sure how I feel about those brick patterned pieces. I like them when they're on their own, but when you put them in a row with some others, it looks a bit messy.
A snooker table! It's so cute.
The snooker table in the snooker hall with a dartboard and a trophy. The small panel under the trophy slides from side to side but I'm not sure why.
A ceiling fan which spins around.
A look through the front windows...
The finished snooker hall! I love that there's a rest in the rack with the cues. Amazing attention to detail.
And some left over pieces...
I don't think much to the darts but they'll do
PART 2:
Part 2 is the barber's shop, which is next door to the snooker hall. This is the floor of Al's and also a barrel which for some reason is full of cakes. I'm not really sure what it's all about. Next to it you can see a small tunnel which leads into the snooker hall via a sliding panel.
Now I've completely covered the barrel with some stairs, it's just... there. But why! Al's got a sink.
This is the barber's chair.
There is an actual mirror! The cupboard at the back hides a secret passage to the outside, and there's also a secret passage under the stairs where the barrel is, so you can sneak out from the snooker hall through the barber's shop. If you want.
Al's gonna cut some hair.
This is the sign, which is held on by that white bar so some bricks can go sideways. It's a really clever part of the build.
This is around the back. That grate with the leaves on it is hiding the secret passage, it swings open. The dustbin, for no reason I could work out, has a baseball cap in it. Like, it was actually part of the instructions. Put the hat in the bin.
So this is the shop fronts and the alleyway between them.
And this is the leftover stuff from part 2.
PART 3:
Part 3 is the second floor, which is where the detective's office is and there's another room as well. Wasn't sure what it was but it became clear quite soon. This is the base, which holds it all together.
This is the beginning of that second room.
I was smiling as I built this.
It has a cistern and a chain and a sink and a tap and everything! And there's a gap under the door, in true toilet cubicle style. It's so cool.
Some windows, all the windows have sills.
The detective's office begins. A couple of the drawers have letters in them. And my finger is there. Hello.
This is the desk, it's brilliant. Also the newspaper has proper writing on it but it's so small you can't read it.
Unless you use Ace Brickman's working magnifying glass, anyway! There's a safe at the side with money and a briefcase in it.
The back wall of the office has a secret behind the painting. Also, there's a wanted poster and it kinda got me thinking. I reckon your man in the wanted poster there did something in the snooker hall, took the secret passage out through the barber's shop, and then ditched his hat in the bin to escape. I'm not sure if that's actually what's supposed to be implied, but if it is, it's just amazing detail.
This is the second floor, including a fire escape which you can raise and lower.
This is it from the back, not super exciting.
This is it all together so far.
These are the leftover bricks from part 3.
PART 4:
Part 4 is the top floor and roof, as well as a couple of extra bits for the front. This is the base.
A little kitchenette!
I'm not entirely sure what the red thing is. It might just be a bowl on a table.
A clock, a cupboard with a saucepan in it, and a working rolling pin!
A skylight down to the detective's office.
The water tower is a really really cool part of the build. You can't see it in this shot, but part of the roof decoration appears to use giant robot fists. You can kind of see them in the photo of it all together at the bottom, they're above the pool sign.
The top roof above the kitchenette.
The pool sign.
A little newspaper machine, with newspapers!
The leftover bits from part 4.
And that was it![/HIDE]
What follows is an absolute crap-ton of photos of the build. Enjoy!
[HIDE]Bags and bags of Lego.
PART 1:
Part 1 comprises the snooker hall. The foundations...
The beginnings of the wall. I'm not sure how I feel about those brick patterned pieces. I like them when they're on their own, but when you put them in a row with some others, it looks a bit messy.
A snooker table! It's so cute.
The snooker table in the snooker hall with a dartboard and a trophy. The small panel under the trophy slides from side to side but I'm not sure why.
A ceiling fan which spins around.
A look through the front windows...
The finished snooker hall! I love that there's a rest in the rack with the cues. Amazing attention to detail.
And some left over pieces...
I don't think much to the darts but they'll do
PART 2:
Part 2 is the barber's shop, which is next door to the snooker hall. This is the floor of Al's and also a barrel which for some reason is full of cakes. I'm not really sure what it's all about. Next to it you can see a small tunnel which leads into the snooker hall via a sliding panel.
Now I've completely covered the barrel with some stairs, it's just... there. But why! Al's got a sink.
This is the barber's chair.
There is an actual mirror! The cupboard at the back hides a secret passage to the outside, and there's also a secret passage under the stairs where the barrel is, so you can sneak out from the snooker hall through the barber's shop. If you want.
Al's gonna cut some hair.
This is the sign, which is held on by that white bar so some bricks can go sideways. It's a really clever part of the build.
This is around the back. That grate with the leaves on it is hiding the secret passage, it swings open. The dustbin, for no reason I could work out, has a baseball cap in it. Like, it was actually part of the instructions. Put the hat in the bin.
So this is the shop fronts and the alleyway between them.
And this is the leftover stuff from part 2.
PART 3:
Part 3 is the second floor, which is where the detective's office is and there's another room as well. Wasn't sure what it was but it became clear quite soon. This is the base, which holds it all together.
This is the beginning of that second room.
I was smiling as I built this.
It has a cistern and a chain and a sink and a tap and everything! And there's a gap under the door, in true toilet cubicle style. It's so cool.
Some windows, all the windows have sills.
The detective's office begins. A couple of the drawers have letters in them. And my finger is there. Hello.
This is the desk, it's brilliant. Also the newspaper has proper writing on it but it's so small you can't read it.
Unless you use Ace Brickman's working magnifying glass, anyway! There's a safe at the side with money and a briefcase in it.
The back wall of the office has a secret behind the painting. Also, there's a wanted poster and it kinda got me thinking. I reckon your man in the wanted poster there did something in the snooker hall, took the secret passage out through the barber's shop, and then ditched his hat in the bin to escape. I'm not sure if that's actually what's supposed to be implied, but if it is, it's just amazing detail.
This is the second floor, including a fire escape which you can raise and lower.
This is it from the back, not super exciting.
This is it all together so far.
These are the leftover bricks from part 3.
PART 4:
Part 4 is the top floor and roof, as well as a couple of extra bits for the front. This is the base.
A little kitchenette!
I'm not entirely sure what the red thing is. It might just be a bowl on a table.
A clock, a cupboard with a saucepan in it, and a working rolling pin!
A skylight down to the detective's office.
The water tower is a really really cool part of the build. You can't see it in this shot, but part of the roof decoration appears to use giant robot fists. You can kind of see them in the photo of it all together at the bottom, they're above the pool sign.
The top roof above the kitchenette.
The pool sign.
A little newspaper machine, with newspapers!
The leftover bits from part 4.
And that was it![/HIDE]
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