CUSTOM MODULAR BUILDING: Lavender Painted Lady Victorian Row House

Above: The front of the Lavender Victorian Row House project.

CUSTOM MODULAR BUILDING: Lavender Painted Lady Victorian Row House

This posting features images and details for another in the series of BrickTrickDude custom modular buildings. The stylish Victorian interpretation is an original creation from the Brick Trick Dude building studio here in San Francisco and is one-of-a-kind.

EXTERIOR: The LAVENDER PAINTED LADY VICTORIAN ROW HOUSE project features 3 levels of space constructed on a 16x32 peg base plate.  The front exterior is decorated on the sidewalk level with flowers and plants, a classic tall stairway to the entrance, as well as a cool tile design in the sidewalk.  The back exterior has stairs from the living space to the ground level and basement access.  The building itself is a stylized creation reminiscent of 1900’s era homes of the past. The second floor exterior has tall windows, the front entrance and plenty of Victorian details; while the third floor exterior has another bay window and lots more architectural interest and color.  The entire front façade is a color scheme of lavender, medium lavender, dark purple, and pearl gold as well as aqua, white and other accents.  The sides of the building are lavender and tan with accents matching the front.  The back of the building is lavender with accents matching and/or contrasting the rest of the structure.  Modular construction techniques allow the roof and top floors to be removed for interior viewing and then easily re-stacked.

INTERIOR: The basement features a trash and recycling area, storage for boxes and a treadmill.  The second floor is the living room and kitchen, complete with a sofa, coffee table, desk with floral arrangement, chairs and kitchen including sink, stove and refrigerator.  The third floor is a bedroom and bathroom with bed, dresser, sculpture on a pedestal, and a painting on the wall above the bed; as well as sink, toilet and shower.

DETAILS: Project contains approximately 1,500 bricks and parts with many hard-to-find colors and includes three minifigures as shown, (2 females, one male).  The front sidewalk is constructed of dark tan smooth tiles, (and accent colors), and does not match other building sidewalks of larger-scale architectural projects from the manufacturer.  There are no technic bricks with holes on the sides for joining to other structures.  Finished model weighs approximately 4 pounds.  Model measures 5 inches wide and 10 inches deep at the base plate.  Building stands approximately 11 1/4 inches tall at the highest point of the top façade molding.

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NOTE: This sculpture was sold in April 2015.

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Above: The project from the back.

Above: The roof, (and other floors), lift off for interior viewing.

Above: The four modular units that stack to form this project.

CUSTOM MODULAR BUILDING: Lime Painted Lady Victorian Row House

Above: The Lime and Teal Victorian Row House project.

CUSTOM MODULAR BUILDING: Lime and Teal Painted Lady Victorian Row House

This posting features images and details for another in the series of BrickTrickDude custom modular buildings. The stylish Victorian interpretation is an original creation from the Brick Trick Dude building studio here in San Francisco and is one-of-a-kind.

EXTERIOR: The LIME & TEAL PAINTED LADY VICTORIAN ROW HOUSE project features 3 levels of space constructed on a 16x32 peg base plate.  The front exterior is decorated on the sidewalk level with flowers and plants, a classic tall stairway to the entrance, as well as a cool tile design in the sidewalk.  The back exterior has stairs from the living space to the ground level and basement access.  The building itself is a stylized creation reminiscent of 1900’s era homes of the past. The second floor exterior has tall windows, the front entrance and plenty of Victorian details; while the third floor exterior has another bay window and lots more architectural interest and color.  The entire front façade is a color scheme of lime green as well as medium lavender, dark teal, aqua, dark purple and green accents.  The back and sides of the building are lime with accents matching the front.  Modular construction techniques allow the roof and top floors to be removed for interior viewing and then easily re-stacked.

INTERIOR: The basement features a trash and recycling area and storage for boxes.  The second floor is the living room and kitchen, complete with a sofa, coffee table, computer desk, decorative table with floral arrangement and kitchen including sink, stove and refrigerator.  The third floor is a bedroom and bathroom with bed, dresser, table and chair, as well as sink, toilet and shower.

DETAILS: Project contains approximately 1,500 bricks and parts with many hard-to-find colors and includes three minifigures as shown, (2 females, one male).  The front sidewalk is constructed of white smooth tiles, (and accent colors), and does not match other building sidewalks of larger-scale architectural projects from the manufacturer.  Building stands approximately 11 7/8 inches tall at the highest point of the top façade molding.

NOTE: This sculpture was sold in January 2015.

http://stores.ebay.com/bricktrickdude

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Above: The structure viewed from the back.

Above: The roof and upper floors lift off for access to the interior.

Above: The four modular units that combine to form the Lime and Teal Painted Lady Victorian Row House.

DOUBLE DECKER HOLIDAY TRAIN LAYOUT

Above: The Brick Trick Double Decker Train layout.

DOUBLE DECKER HOLIDAY TRAIN LAYOUT

If you've been following the Brick Trick BLOG, then you may have seen us build train layouts in our fireplace before.  While that may sound mighty strange, it makes great use of a space we otherwise never use.  And we had to get creative when it came to fitting a train in our small living room.

Check out the first fireplace train layout we built a couple of years ago here:

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The Double Decker Train layout includes two tracks on different levels, each track with it's own unique train cars.  The lower track also has a train station.  The main focal point is the HILLTOP PLACE department store, which has several floors for holiday shopping! Notice the rooftop restaurant on top of the department store with lots of guests dining al fresco.

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Above: Another vantage point of the Double Decker Holiday Train layout.

Above: Guests dine and drink on the rooftop at the outdoor restaurant.

Above: The lower train stops in the bright yellow station.  The upper train carries passengers to holiday shopping and dining.

Above: The roof of the department store lifts off.

Above: Inside the department store several floors of merchandise await holiday shoppers.

Above: The front of the HILLTOP PLACE structure has been removed so the interior is more visible.

Above: Another view of the entire project.

RAINBOW "SKINNY BRICK TOWN" BUILDINGS

Above: "Skinny Brick Town" buildings arranged in a colorful rainbow.

RAINBOW "SKINNY BRICK TOWN" BUILDINGS

This post features buildings from the Skinny Brick Town project featured on the Brick Trick BLOG in October.  For this presentation, Brick Trick Artist Philip Buchan has arranged the structures by color to form a rainbow.

The twelve different colors included are, (from left to right), red, orange, yellow, lime, mint, green, teal, blue, purple, violet, magenta and pink.

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Above: Six buildings on the left side of the rainbow streetscape.

Above: The other end of the rainbow block.

Above: Details include colored transparent bricks to form "stained glass" windows in the green building.

Above: Some of the pieces, such as the violet bricks, are vintage colors that are no longer in production.

Brick Flower Arrangement

Above: A "Brick Flower Arrangement".

BRICK FLOWER ARRANGEMENT

Brick Trick artist Trick Richey set out to create a "more organic" form, as he put it, "different from the architectural buildings I often create".

The result is the brick floral sculpture in this posting, which is made up of seven different brick flowers all arranged in a clear cylindrical brick vase.

Above: Close-up of the largest flower in the bunch, which is constructed from a dish, 1x1 plates with clips and white 1x6 bow bricks.

Above: Close-up shows two of the smaller flowers made from plates and transparent cones.

Above: A variety of parts were used to create the blooms, and green 1x1 bricks make up the stems.

Above: A yellow-centered "daisy" is made from a bright light orange dish, 1x1 plates with clips and white 1x3 bow bricks.

"SKINNY BRICK TOWN" Series of Buildings

Above: Brick Trick artist Philip Buchan created a town of buildings, most constructed with only an eight peg width.  Some of the buildings are only 6 pegs wide.  Can you spot the one 7 peg and one 9 peg wide buildings?

"SKINNY BRICK TOWN" Series of Buildings

Brick Trick artist Philip Buchan created an entire town of buildings, all constructed on very narrow "lots".

The scale of this series is suitable for minifigures, (and you'll see plenty of them hanging out on various balconies and many other places).

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Below: The back view of the street, with plenty of action happening in the tiny yard spaces and along the sidewalk.

Above: A closer view of some of the buildings.  No two structures are exactly the same color scheme and all have unique architectural details.  Notice the small alley created between the blue and the gray buildings, which are only six pegs wide each.

Above: The other end of the SKINNY BRICK TOWN block.

Above: The "teal" and the "caramel" buildings are only six pegs wide each with a narrow alley running between them.

Below: The other "alley" as previously mentioned. 

Above: Neutral color buildings such dark tan sit next to bolder choices like orange, purple and blue.

Earrings Made From Minifigures

Above: Minifigure "Chef Girls" have been made into dangle earrings.

Earrings Made From Minifigures

We took several of our favorite minifigures and turned them into earrings.  We simply glued the minifigure wig or hat in place on the minifigure head, and then we drilled a small hole centered at the top.  Threaded metal eye-hooks were screwed into the holes and then proper ear wires were attached to complete the earrings.

Earrings make a great gift.  Find many designs in the Brick Trick Dude Ebay store, CLICK HERE.

Above: A cowgirl and cowboy set of earrings.

Above: The "Movie Star" earrings.