HOLIDAY ARBOR and LIGHTS - Custom Building Kit Instructions

Above: The Brick Trick Dude HOLIDAY ARBOR and LIGHTS custom building kit shown assembled with s female minifigure we named Noelle.

Below: The same kit with a male minifigure we named Nicholas. 

HOLIDAY ARBOR and LIGHTS - Custom Building Kit Instructions

This posting features images and instructions to build this custom created kit.

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Below: Parts included in the HOLIDAY ARBOR and LIGHTS Custom Building Kit

PARTS LIST
3 green 3x4 leaf parts
1 green 4x8 plate

9 red trans. 1x1 caps

2 green trans. 1x1 caps

2 medium blue trans. 1x1 caps

2 yellow trans. 1x1 caps

2 red 2x2 flowers
2 lime 1x1 caps
4 green bamboo leaf parts

4 red 2x2 tiles

8 dark gray 1x1 bricks

9 white 1x1 plates with grabber

1 white rope w/9 bars, end caps
2 white 1x2 tiles

1 clear transparent 1x2 plate
1 light gray 1x2x6 arch brick
8 green trans. 1x1 plates

Step 1: Add red 2x2 tiles to green 4x8 plate.  Place red transparent 1x1 caps on green leaf parts as shown.  Place lime 1x1 caps on red 2x2 flowers, then create 2 stacks of 2 bamboo leaf parts.  Top leaf stacks with red flowers.  Add clear 1x2 plate and white 1x2 tiles to top of light gray 1x2x6 arch brick.  Alternately stack dark gray 1x1 bricks and green transparent 1x1 plates to build archway posts.

Step 2: Add posts and archway to green 4x8 plate.  

Step 3: Attach 2 green leaf parts with red transparent 1x1 caps to pegs on clear 1x2 plate as shown.  Add remaining green leaf to peg of right leaf, facing to front.  Place flowers on pegs of the green 4x8 plate on either side of red tile walkway.

Step 4:  Create the holiday string of lights by inserting red, yellow, green and medium blue transparent 1x1 caps into white 1x1 plates with grabber.  Attach grabbers to rods on white rope with end caps.  Light string can be placed in minifigure hands using end caps and/or rods.

CHRISTMAS TREE CUSTOM KIT • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

Above: The BrickTrickDude 2010 Christmas Tree Custom Building Kit shown assembled with a female minifigure.

CHRISTMAS TREE CUSTOM KIT • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

This posting features images and directions identical to the printed instructions which come with this custom building kit from BrickTrickDude on Ebay.

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Below: Parts contained in the custom kit.

PARTS LIST
1 green 6x8 plate
5 green 2x2 plates
1 green 2x2 brick
4 brown 1x1 bricks
1 red 2x2 smooth tile
1 red 2x2 brick
1 neon green transparent jewel
1 green transparent 1x1 cone
5 dark blue trans. 1x1 caps
5 red trans. 1x1 caps
4 medium blue transparent 1x1 caps
4 neon orange transparent 1x1 caps
28 green 1x2 45-degree slopes

Minifigure GAL PAL is assembled and includes:
1 blonde (dark tan) wig
1 female head w/red lipstick
1 medium blue torso with pink blouse and necklace
1 white hips/legs

Step 1: Begin by placing 4 brown 1x1 bricks on green 6x8 plate as shown to serve as “tree trunk”. Add 1 dark blue 1x1 transparent cap to serve as a “dropped ornament”. Place red 2x2 smooth tile on top of red 2x2 brick to build “ornament box”, and add to green 6x8 plate as shown. Add green 2x2 brick to the top of 4 green 2x2 plates as shown to form tree base. Place the neon transparent jewel in green transparent cone. Add transparent caps to the bottom slope end of 16 green 1x2 45-degree slopes as shown, (four of each color).

Step 2: Begin the tree assembly by adding 8 green 1x2 45-degree slopes to the tree base you built in Step 1. You’ll need 4 blank slopes and 4 slopes to which you added the transparent caps. Be sure to use one of each color, (red, medium blue, neon orange and dark blue), to distribute the colors around the tree. Slopes with caps will overhang tree base.

Step 3: Add the next row of slopes as shown, using four with caps and four without.

Step 4: Add four remaining green 1x2 45-degree slopes without caps for row three.

Step 5: Use four slopes with caps for row four, with caps overhanging previous row.

Step 6: Use four remaining slopes with caps, offsetting to overhang previous row.

Step 7: Add the remaining green 2x2 plate to the top of the tree assembly.

Step 8: Place jewel/cone on top of tree assembly as shown to serve as tree-topper ornament.

Step 9: Carefully place tree assembly on brown 1x1 bricks, add red cap to minifigure hand.

Notes: Once you complete the CHRISTMAS TREE add the minifigure and you are ready for a festive season of sharing in your brick city or town! Your CHRISTMAS TREE will work well for play as well as display.

RED & GREEN HOLIDAY GREENHOUSE KIT

Above: The RED & GREEN HOLIDAY GREENHOUSE and FLOWER VENDOR custom building kit from BRICK TRICK DUDE available only on Ebay.

RED & GREEN HOLIDAY GREENHOUSE and FLOWER VENDOR

This is a new custom building kit from BrickTrickDude for the 2010 holiday season. There are only a few, and you can have a male or female minifigure while supplies last. Currently instructions for this kit are only available in print version when purchasing the kit.

The custom building kit includes everything you see in the images to build the greenhouse, which has flowers inside; as well as the rest of the layout which features a potting bench, water pump, cash register for sales, a picket fence, wavy flag, colorful tiled walkway and lots more flowers!

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Below: The RED & GREEN HOLIDAY GREENHOUSE with a blonde female minifigure.

CUSTOM MODULAR LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE

Above: Custom designed and artisan built, the LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE sculpture is currently up for auction on Ebay.

CUSTOM MODULAR LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE

This posting features images and descriptions for a custom-designed and artisan built original model from all new bricks and parts. While created to work with your other CITY, TOWN or TRAIN buildings in minifigure scale, this nicely detailed and finished brick sculpture will also work well as a stand-alone piece. The LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE is an original creation from the Brick Trick Dude building studio here in San Francisco and is one-of-a-kind.

EXTERIOR: The LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE project features 3 floors of space constructed on a 16x32 peg base plate. The front exterior is decorated on the ground level with a blooming garden, flowering tree and pristine white sidewalk. The second floor exterior has twin windows and the third floor exterior has a large dormer window with a sloped roof. The entire front façade is a bold color scheme of lime green, blue, dark turquoise, dark purple and orange. The back of the building has a ground floor door, deck and potting bench with flowers. There are windows with dark purple awnings on the second and third floors. Modular construction techniques allow the roof and top floors to be removed for interior viewing and then easily re-stacked.

INTERIOR: The living room occupies the interior of the ground floor. This room has a sectional sofa, coffee table with bouquet, electric piano/keyboard, and other furnishings. Note the painting on the wall over one of the sofas. The second floor is decorated as a kitchen and dining area with bright pink cabinets, counters with bottles and mug, stove, hood, sink, chair and a table with bottles and flower arrangement. The top floor is the bedroom complete with vanity table and perfume bottle, chair, bed, dresser and flowers.

DETAILS: Project contains approximately 1,200 bricks and parts and includes three minifigures as shown, (2 females, one male). The front sidewalk is constructed of white smooth tiles 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 3 pounds. Model measures 5 inches wide and 10 inches deep at the base plate. Building stands 11 1/4 inches tall at the highest point of the roof ridgeline.

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Below: The rear view of the LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE.

Above: The roof lifts off for access and viewing, as do the second and third floors.

Below: The four units which stack to complete the LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE architectural sculpture.

Above: The LIME GARDEN TOWNHOUSE situated between the GRAND EMPORIUM and the FIRE BRIGADE which are kits from the brick manufacturer.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPER & TREE CART • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

Above: The BRICK TRICK DUDE custom building kit for the CHRISTMAS SHOPPER & TREE CART shown assembled with a female minifigure we named Chrissy.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPER & TREE CART • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

This posting contains images and directions identical to the printed instructions included with this custom building kit sold exclusively by BRICK TRICK DUDE on Ebay.

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Below: Parts contained in the custom building kit.

PARTS LIST
1 white 2x2 plate
2 white 1x2 grills
1 red transparent 1x1 cone
2 red transparent 1x1 smooth tiles
1 green transparent 1x1 smooth tile
1 white 2x4 plate
1 white 2x2 45-degree inverse slope
2 white 1x2 plates w/handle
1 dark pink 1x1 brick
2 light gray 2x2 axle plates
1 red sprue of 4 flowers
1 white sprue of 4 flowers
2 green stalks w/3 stems
4 white rims
4 black rubber smooth tires
1 green 2x2 small pine tree

Custom Minifigure “Chrissy” is assembled and includes:
1 black “bob cut” wig
1 female head with red lipstick and alternate face on back
1 red torso
1 green hips/legs

Step 1: Place tires on rims. Remove flowers from sprues and place on stems. Add 1 red and 1 green 1x1 smooth tile to 1 white 1x2 plate with handle to create the “shopping bag”.

Step 2: Place the white 2x2 45-degree inverse slope on the white 2x4 plate as shown. Add the white 1x2 grills and the white 1x2 plate with handle to create the shopping cart chassis.

Step 3: Attach the wheels to axle plates. Place white 2x2 plate on bottom of tree. Add red transparent 1x1 smooth tile to dark pink 1x1 brick to create the “gift box”. Stack flower stems and add to red 1x1 cone to create the floral arrangement.

Step 4: Place the gift box and flowers in “vase” on the two pegs of the white 1x2 plate with handle. Add the green tree and white 2x2 plate to the remaining pegs on the white 2x4 plate.

Step 5: Finish by placing the wheel and axle assemblies on the bottom of the white 2x4 plate. Add the shopping bag to one hand of your minifigure.

CHRISTMAS TREE LOT • Custom Kit Building Instructions

Above: The BRICK TRICK DUDE CHRISTMAS TREE LOT custom kit, (shown assembled), with male minifigure NICHOLAS.

CHRISTMAS TREE LOT • Custom Kit Building Instructions

Images and directions for this custom kit will be available soon.

LIME & GREEN TRI-LEVEL APARTMENT

Above: The LIME & GREEN TRI-LEVEL APARTMENT from a city building series by BRICK TRICK artist PHILIP BUCHAN.

LIME & GREEN TRI-LEVEL APARTMENT

This posting features images of one of the many buildings in the TRI-LEVEL series, modeled after actual buildings here in SAN FRANCISCO.

Below: This shot shows the first level entry and garage doors.

Above: Ladder parts are used to create the fire escape. Transparent "smoke" windows are used in this sixties-inspired structure.


Above: The roof deck can be seen on this shot and is accessible via the fire escape ladder.

LORELEI and her PURPLE CROISSANT VENDOR CART

Above: Meet LORELEI, she sells croissants from this cool purple and orange vendor cart.

Greetings BRICK TRICK BLOG Friends!

Another brand new kit in the BRICK TRICK series of custom building kits is the PURPLE CROISSANT VENDOR CART. BRICK TRICK artist Philip named the female minifigure LORELEI. She has croissants for sale on the cart designed by BRICK TRICK artist Mitch. The cart is made of orange, white and DARK PURPLE pieces and even has a purple umbrella! Also on the cart are various jars and condiments and a yellow minifig coffee mug! The PURPLE CROISSANT CART is easy to build and directions will be available here in the BLOG in a separate posting. You can build this model with your own parts or you can purchase the complete kit, including minifigure LORELEI wearing green overalls from BRICK TRICK DUDE on Ebay.

Thanks for checking in!

CHRISTMAS EVE 2008

Above: The 2008 CHRISTMAS TREE & PRESENTS KIT shown assembled.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

We hope you are enjoying the season whatever you celebrate at this time of year.

Special thanks and good wishes go out to the many friends, fans and customers that have made the BRICK TRICK online studio such a fun endeavor for us to showcase our brick building passion!

We have lots more BRICK TRICKS planned for 2009! We sure hope you'll join us!

PEACE

WHITE & GREEN HOLIDAY HOUSE

Above: The WHITE and GREEN HOLIDAY HOUSE is another addition to the BRICK TRICK HOLIDAY TOWN project.

GREETINGS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

More work is still going on with the HOLIDAY TOWN project and more new buildings are being added almost everyday! One of the newer additions is this white building with green trim. Designed and built by brick artist PHILIP BUCHAN, this unit features cool architectural elements and a "tunnel" entry. Tunnel entries are infamous features of many SAN FRANCISCO row houses and are notoriously dark, underutilized spaces. Philip overcomes the darkness of a tunnel entry with this bright white and green color scheme, and as you'll see below, diamond shaped windows allow light into the tunnel entry and stairwell.

The wreath on the front was added by brick artist MITCH HIGHTOWER as a holiday adornment. These are easy to build using green 2x2 plates. Mitch decorated this wreath with red caps and a large red flower with a yellow amber transparent cap in the center.

Below: A close-up of the wreath added as a holiday decoration to this brick model.

Above: The tunnel entry to the stairwell. At left is the green garage door.

Below: Another shot of the WHITE and GREEN HOLIDAY HOUSE shows the side, front facade and roof top. Note the diamond shaped windows created by combining regular and inverse slopes.

2008 ADVENT CALENDAR • DAYS 7, 8, 9

Above: The FIRE FIGHTER Minifigure behind DOOR NUMBER 7.

Happy Holidays!

This posting features the items from the 2008 ADVENT CALENDAR, days 7, 8 and 9.

The theme of these three days is, "the fire fighter rescues a cat stuck in a tree"; (scroll down for more images).

Mitch says, "The cat is really cute, but I'm not wild about a kitten in distress needing rescue as a theme on my Holiday table".

Philip responds, "That kitten is not in distress, it's having a wonderful time playing in the tree. It's the people that think something needs to be done about it".

Below: The illustration of the FIRE FIGHTER minifig behind DOOR NUMBER 7.

Above: The kitten and tree illustration behind DOOR NUMBER 8.

Below: The ladder illustration behind DOOR NUMBER 9.

Above: The figures from DOORS 7, 8 and 9 set-up on the display board with all the items from the first nine days.

BRICK GREENHOUSE and PINK GROW HOUSE

Above: A new design by brick artist MITCH HIGHTOWER features a greenhouse filled with flowers and a GAL PAL minifigure tending the garden.

Greetings!

Desite the busy time of year and lots going on in and around the studio, we're still managing to come up with more kit ideas. The giant pile of new bricks which just arrived is helping with our motivation as is the festive holiday season. This posting shows some brick "greenhouses" designed and built by MITCH. Be sure to check out the HOT PINK version further in this posting. These brick sculptures use clear transparent bricks and slopes for the greenhouse walls and roof. The GREENHOUSE is also packed with flowers! Other cool details are the picket fence with posts and finials, and white tile "stepping stones".


Above: The brick GREENHOUSE with a male minifig wearing blue overalls and a ball cap.

Below: A version of the greenhouse constructed with dark pink bricks and slopes.