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Wayne Manor and Batcave
After seeing the treatment of both Wayne Manor and the Batcave in the second Lego Batman video game, I was inspired to build it in brick. The idea of it being shaped like the bat symbol really impressed me, especially with the challenge it presented with building it in brick; especially as the game version is simply polygons.
My scale was set by the windows, and I built out from there. After building the frame, the trick to stabilise the shape was very difficult, especially with so many hinges, but I managed to find the balance. The landscaping was kept to a minimum both for time reasons and also to not take any focus away from the manor itself.
The Batcave was a lot of fun to build and features a huge collection of LEDs to light it, including one that cycles through in the console. The suits wall was fun to build too.
I will admit, it is a little short, but perhaps one day I'll give it a little more height.
This was first displayed at Brickvention 2015 on a super heroes corner of my club's train layout and has been displayed about 15 times since both with the train layout and as it is displayed here.
One day, I'll get around to the interior of the manor...
SBD 10001 French Palace, Modular Lego House. Design by Stefano Mapelli ©2014. info@stebrick.com
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With the spares of the old fire station I made this little hospital. Simple building. Basically there's a bed, some med supplies and a attending are.
SBD 10001 French Palace, Modular Lego House. Design by Stefano Mapelli ©2014. info@stebrick.com
Buy Instructions at: www.stebrick.com or at
www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=ste2208
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Arkham Asylum MOC - the ultimate extension of set 10937
This MOC started its life as a simple 10937 set. I quickly went to expanding it as many have done by going sideways. I then built on a basement level and made it an enclosed building (as seen in my photo back in 2013. The final version presents an impressive front with landscaped garden with waterway, large double sided spiral staircase, lots of curves and of course those man-eating plants! The rear gives you an excellent view inside the asylum with plenty of play and display opportunities with a fully tiled floor and basement level and 'electro shock therapy' room.
This MOC spreads over 2 x 3.5 baseplates (64 studs x 112 studs). Only one official set was purchased - the rest was bricklinked at reasonable expense as, at the time, many of the parts were unique to this set and needed to be purchased in bulk from OS. Brick count would work out to be roughly 5 or 6 sets without the landscaping (which required a lot of bricks/plates too).
This MOC has been featured at Brickvention twice and several other significant shows, having won a Best in Show award at Bayside Bricks in 2014.
A cute little narrow gauge train that's now used on the Puffing Billy Railway as a "you drive" experience.
I decided to experiment with a working action 4 wide train and thought this'd be the perfect engine to build. The saddle tank worked a treat and the boiler and headlamp look great! To get the wheels working properly, I did have to break a few rules(!) but it's been a great little mind bender.
This is still a WIP and I am waiting on a few parts to create a cow catcher and make it more "colour correct".
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1291 A.D. Escape from Acre
The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered one of the most important battles of the period. Although the crusading movement continued for several more centuries, the capture of the city marked the end of further crusades to the Levant. When Acre fell, the Crusaders lost their last major stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Acre was a stronghold of the overseas crusader state, with the taking of power by the Mamluks the crusaders withdrew, the last remaining to defend the city were the Templars. Some of these took the treasure of the Temple and brought it to safety through the tunnels dug over the years ... here history and legend mix with each other, it is difficult to understand where the story arrives and the legend starts. Obviously the treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem has never been found and it is not even known what it contained.
I wanted to recreate the escape of the Templars in the underground of Acre, intent on saving the treasure of the Temple and the Christian relics, especially the Holy Grail.