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The Hanging Gardens, A Lego Wonder

One of the seven wonders of the world. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are named after the ancient city they were built in. They were also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis which is named after the Queen who had them built. This lush garden was built on a sort of ziggurat, with water flowing down each level. Pumping the water up to the top was achieved by a system of giant screws, known as Archimedes Screws. This Lego version, called “the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis,” is built by Simon Hundsbichler. The gardens were built for three different challenges: the Style it-up challenge (no exposed studs), the Iron Builders challenge (use Minifigure legs/pants), and the Switch My Lantern Up challenge (use a lantern). There is a lot going on here. If you look as some of the details you might notice: stairs built out of stacked tan window inserts, Minifigure legs both short and normal representing columns and even water, green Minifigure hair as a tree, blue Minifigure hands as water detail, and tan Minifigure side bags (satchels) as stairs. This plastic garden is almost as wondrous as the original.

Check out “the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis” in all its detail over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/138986803@N03/49833198053/

The Daisy Hill House – Exterior Update

This Lego Daisy Hill House is the design of Sarah Beyer. Who has created a two story modern house perfectly built in the Minifigure scale. The building is surrounded by a lush green landscape covered in white flowers. A perfect yard for the little Lego dog to run around in. This Lego MOC uses a lot of SNOT techniques to achieve its final look. The main windows are all built horizontally, and the exposed studs in the landscaping represent dirt well. The building features a relaxing outdoor patio on the second floor, and comes with two overgrown planters on the first floor.

A lot of work has gone into this build, and that is especially apparent with the interior. All the rooms are fully decorated. You can find more photos of those details over here: http://everydaybricks.com/the-lego-daisy-hill-house/

The Daisy Hill House - Exterior Update - Lego MOC

You can find more information and details about the Lego Daisy Hill House over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149907857@N08/49813400907/

Carter’s Secret. A Lego Escape Game.

Carter's Secret Mansion. A Lego Escape Game.

This is Carter’s Secret a Lego mansion created by Think Brick Studio. The build contains over 2,900 pieces with three Minifigures. The characters found around the mansion include Carter, Oria and Toms. The house has been designed as a modular building, with six separate and removable parts. The finished build looks like an old run down building out in the middle of the woods. The only clue that something is not so simple is the huge planetarium off to the side. The mansion is actually a huge playset, with an open back. This design comes in handy when you start to uncover the mysteries inside.

Carter's Secret Details. A Lego Escape Game.

The mansion is hiding many secrets. As this is a Lego Escape Game. You have exactly 60 minutes to uncover all the mysteries and save the lead Minifigure Newt Carter. The game is set in four stages. The first of which has you entering the mansion on the ground floor. After you figure out what is going on, you will slowly reveal more rooms to the mansion until it is complete. Will you be able to make it to the planetarium and save the day?

Carter's Secret. A Lego Great Escape Game.

“Welcome stranger!

If you read this message, it means that you have successfully entered my home. Don’t worry, and please don’t go! I need your help. I run a very great danger, only you can succeed in getting me out of this mess. In my rush, I just damaged my old machine, it will self-destruct in an hour! I got stuck in it. Join me in the planetarium as soon as possible and activate the telescope. But for that, you will have to look for the bulb on the second floor! Be quick, I need some oxygen supply!”

To find out more about Carter’s Secret, and this Lego Escape Game you can find more details over on Lego Ideas: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/9c14ed40-da18-42ed-8871-8324c0037ffe

The Grand Billund – A Modular Hotel

The Grand Billund is a huge Modular style Lego MOC, created by Will. It is a corner building that features a very fancy hotel, modern elevator, a hotel restaurant called the Billund Bistro, and a swanky rooftop pool. Most of the official Lego modular buildings are three floors, but this hotel stands at five floors. A multi-story hotel sign similar to the Cafe Corner points to the front door. Which has doors (similar to the Palace Cinema) manned by a bellhop that open up into a spacious lobby. The second floor through the forth are small but completely furnish hotel rooms. Three per floor. The fifth floor features a penthouse suite. A perfect room to spend a night in after getting married at the nearby Town Hall.

The Grand Billund - A Modular Hotel - Night - Lego MOC

The biggest (litereraly) feature of the building is the modern glass elevator. Lit up with bright green lights it is the quickest way up to your floor. The Grand Billund hotel is all wired up for night. The different color temperature LEDs shows off the older part of the building and the newer remodeled area, a great detail.

The bridal suite has very lavish furnishings. A huge bed, massive mirror (from the Assembly Square), balcony access, and a full kitchen. All thats left is the rooftop. The only way up to the top is by the glass elevator, but once outside your Lego Minifigures can enjoy a refreshing pool, hot tub, and lounge around in the sun. The SNOT style flooring is especially eye catching.

There are a lot more photos and details (including how the elevator works) for The Grand Billund over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29927080@N03/49785680758/

You can also find a lot more Lego Modular themed stuff on EveryDayBricks over here: http://everydaybricks.com/tag/modular/

The Lego Daisy Hill House

Lego lends itself to modern architecture surprisingly well. The geometric and clean designs can be replicated with SNOT building techniques. A great modern style Lego MOC is the Daisy Hill House created by Sarah Beyer. The actual build is unfinished but some of the interior rooms are done. A bedroom, kitchen, and upstairs landing have been completed. The results are amazing. The landing uses a variety of patterns and geometric shapes. The Lego bookcases look very good, and OSHA would approve of the the railing. The bedroom features a lot of natural light, achieved by building the windows sideways. The plant adds some life to the room.

Downstairs is an open floor plan kitchen. The different patterns on the walls, the windows, and the grid aligned floor all combine well. The sofa is nice and clean, and the houseplants look happy. This modern house would make many a Lego Minifigure happy!

You can see more of this Lego Daisy Hill House, by Sarah Beyer, and find more information over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149907857@N08/49764260456/

The Modular Bait Shop And Grocery – An Alternate Old Fishing Store

The Modular Bait Shop And Grocery - An Alternate Lego Old Fishing Store

This is the Modular Bait Shop And Grocery Lego MOC created by Versteinert. This whole building is an alternate build for the Old Fishing Store (21310). It uses 1,995 pieces of the original 2033. These type of builds are always really interesting. Being constrained by the parts of another set forces you to get creative. The end building looks like it could be an official Lego set. The Bait Shop and Grocery store are fully detailed inside. The Grocery specializes in seafood, and the Bait Shop is fully stocked for any outdoor outing. The second floor is an apartment with bed, sofa, and even a telescope. Perfect for looking into rear windows. The stairs up from the apartment lead to a neglected attic hiding some forgotten TNT. This is a great modular building, the green planks work well, and the food sign is full of a lot of character.

The Modular Lego Bait Shop And Grocery Rear - An Alternate Old Fishing Store

It you happen to have the Old Fishing Store, and want to transform it into the Bait Shop and Grocery Modular Building the designer has created a set of instructions. They look just like the official manuals, and even cover such topics as what to do with stickers.

The Modular Bait Shop And Grocery Interior

You can find information and instructions for this Alternate Old Fishing Store over here: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-40048/Versteinert/21310-modular-bait-shop-and-grocery/

Animal Crossing New Horizons Lego MOC

Animal Crossing New Horizons House Lego MOC

The video game Animal Crossing New Horizons has proven to be a popular theme for building with Lego. You start the game on a supposedly deserted island, but soon find yourself being the architect to a thriving community of animals. After upgrading your meager tent into a one room house, your goal is to slowly improve the island. Your main tool is a handy workbench where you can craft hundreds of items. From campfires to bamboo dolls. This Lego MOC is called “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise” and is the creation of Tiago Catarino. They capture all the core features of the island in this scene. A fresh water river, beech (with shells!), apple tree, workbench, campfire, and a house. This build looks great. The house is nice and compact, and uses a really interesting off grid technique to angle the walls. The workbench even has a little Lego Carpenter Square. The scale works well, and seems like it could fit Fabuland figures pretty well.

Animal Crossing New Horizons Workbench Lego MOC

Check out this “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise” Lego MOC over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/catarino0937/49776345961/

And, if you want to see more Animal Crossing Lego stuff there is some over here: http://everydaybricks.com/tag/animal-crossing/

Upgrade Your Animal Crossing Lego House

Animal Crossing and Lego seem to go together really well. Lego even had an old theme called Fabuland that shares a lot of ideas. The video game has been inspiring some recent Lego MOCs and the newest one is this villager house (レゴどうぶつの森) built by nobu_tary. This little building represents the basic house you get after your tent, but before any upgrades. The clean style from the game fits in well with SNOT building techniques. Some of the nice details include the red roof, the little black chimney, the little mail box (with mail!) and the pattern of the grass. This little set looks like it could be expanded with other houses and buildings, recreating the island 16×16 studs at a time. Believe it or not, this basic 1 bedroom house goes for 98,000 bells!

Upgrade Your Animal Crossing Lego House Village - レゴどうぶつの森

Check out this Lego Animal Crossing House (レゴどうぶつの森) over here: https://twitter.com/nobu_tary/status/1251342261322801152

Seeing Double At Symmetrio’s Workshop

This Lego MOC called “Symmetrio’s Workshop” is the creation of Markus Rollbühler. Built as part of the “Style It Up!” challenge put on by InnovaLUG, where the specific goal was to build with symmetry. Symmetrio’s Workshop is a mysterious place where you will be seeing double everything. Everything is so exact, it almost feels like a spot-the-differences or hidden-items challenge. Not one (to my eye) item is different between the two sides. All of this has been built using the SNOT style. Most notably with the walls and windows, there sure are a lot of tiles. Ultimately, there is an insane amount of fun little details hidden away in this scene. For instance, look at the treasure chests for the desk legs, the patterned floor boards, the buckets of crabs, and even matching mouse traps. The question now being, are there two mice, or just one really clever one?

Seeing Double At Symmetrio’s Workshop Detail - Lego MOC

You can find more of Symmetrio’s Workshop over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/moriartus/49765311218/

Get To Work With These Lego Tools

Get To Works With These Lego Power Tools

Getting ready for some Lego remodel work? You’re going to need some Lego tools. This Lego MOC is the creation of -derjoe-. This collection of Lego tools includes a cordless Metabo Power Drill, hammer, razor blade, screwdriver, pencil, a box of screws, and a level. All of these have been built with the SNOT style, which is impressive as there are a lot of different angles and shapes to work with. Some of the great details include the window on the screw box, the contoured handles of the hammer and razor, and the pencil. The star of the group is the Metabo Drill. The build is extremely life like, and when viewed at a smaller size it can fool anyone. Especially the clutch and chuck. The only thing missing is a Lego toolbox.

You can check out more information about these Lego Tools over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/53163759@N04/49742654903/