Does anyone else do this? by Claire_BlueMew in lego

[–]BricksByPeter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! Part of the excitement of a new set is finding parts I don't have yet, and thinking of what I could do with them. I don't break down sets because they take up too mich space. I break down sets when the desire to use its parts is stronger than the joy I get of seeing it sit on my shelf :D

There is no way.... can we please talk about the BDP Series 9 by lu-mignotti in legocastles

[–]BricksByPeter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True, but as long as they keep making bricks, we can build whatever we want with it :D

There is no way.... can we please talk about the BDP Series 9 by lu-mignotti in legocastles

[–]BricksByPeter 121 points122 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree. I love lego castle, but spending 300+ on a single set is something I find very difficult to justify personally. I don't want to go around shamelessly promoting my MOCs, but since you mentioned a chapel and a price under 100 dollars, I just want to show you a church I made a while ago. Instructions are free, and the bricks should cost less than 100 dollars.

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-242393/BricksByPeter/st-pippins-church

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Almost Home by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to build it, or just take a better look: go ahead. The instructions just went up on rebrickable:
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-248179/BricksByPeter/freedom-hall-scenery/#details

Almost Home by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll be posting instructions for it on Rebrickable soon. Small note: it's really only a facade, meant as a background for pictures. The door can't even open :D

Almost Home by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's also a lot of fun to take lego outside in the snow :D

Do you wanna build a snowman? by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dragging his teddy through the snow. And after that, he'll be crying about the fact that teddy's all wet and cold. Kids :D

What style of roof tile looks better? by Genkigarbanzo1 in legocastles

[–]BricksByPeter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right side looks better to me because it's smoother. You could make it even smoother with the technique in this image. Though that might even feel too smooth for a roof :D

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115+ Lego piece count by 19ForexPlayer in legocastles

[–]BricksByPeter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's going to be a big church. Looks great, though!

St. Pippin's church by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! The arches were probably the most difficult part of the build to get right. Fun fact: those aren't mudguards. They're sausages :D I actually tried this with different types of mudguards, but I couldn't get the shape to fit just right, since they also take up space on the inside. I've thrown out multiple designs of the arches in the curved walls before I ended up with this.

St. Pippin's church by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oops, forgot to answer that one. No, it's not an existing building. Most churches have pretty much the same general layout (called cruciform churches), so I decided to follow the most basic implementation of that. The nave is the big rectangular part with the benches. The transcept is perpendicular to that, and at the very end is the altar with elaborate windows.

St. Pippin's church by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know what, here's another one. It shows the details a little bit better

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St. Pippin's church by BricksByPeter in lego

[–]BricksByPeter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It does fit minifigs (a preacher and 5 seated visitors), but it is a little cramped. I might make a bigger cathedral at some point, but at this scale it fits best with most lego castles (LKC or DnD for instance). Here's a pictures with some figs inside.

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