ORANGE TREE & GARDEN BENCH BUILDING KIT • INSTRUCTIONS

Above: The ORANGE TREE & GARDEN BENCH custom building kit shown assembled with blonde female minifigure "Monique".

ORANGE TREE & GARDEN BENCH BUILDING KIT • INSTRUCTIONS

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

Below: Parts included in the BRICK TRICK DUDE custom kit.

PARTS LIST
2 white minifigure chairs
2 dark pink 1x4 arch bricks
7 brown 1x1bricks
5 green 2x2 plates
1 brown 2x2 plate
1 white 4x6 plate
12 green leaf parts
2 stalks w/3 stems each
2 sprues of 4 red flowers
18 orange 1x1 caps

GAL PAL Minifigure “Monique” is assembled and includes:
1 tan “ponytail” wig
1 smiley head w/eyebrows,
red lipstick/alternate face
1 white torso w/blue overalls
1 blue hips/legs

Step 1: Place both white chairs on dark pink arch bricks to form “bench”. Stack 6 brown 1x1 bricks in an irregular manner. Place flowers on stems and stack. Place green and brown 2x2 plates on white 4x6 plate.

Step 2: Assemble leaf parts as shown to create 3 sets of 3 leaf part branches. Create the tree top branch canopy by stacking and rotating remaining 3 leaf parts. Place orange caps on branches to serve as fruit.

Step 3: Snap the bench in place as shown and add the tree trunk to the corner peg on the brown 2x2 plate. Add red flower bouquet and place 1 orange cap on green plate as fallen fruit.

Step 4: Place the branches on the tree trunk, rotating each branch, as they are stacked. Place remaining brown 1x1 brick on top of branch stack and add tree top branch canopy.

Step 5: Add the remaining orange 1x1 caps to branches anywhere you like. An orange 1x1 cap can also be placed in the minifigure’s hand. Enjoy the shade and the harvest!

Above: Another shot of the completed ORANGE TREE & GARDEN BENCH custom building kit.

A Look Down Brick Trick Boulevard

Above: A view down BRICK TRICK BOULEVARD, where you'll find many larger sized buildings.

A LOOK DOWN BRICK TRICK BOULEVARD

We've been busy this spring building more structures to accompany our collection of large buildings. This posting features images of a street scape set-up where we placed several buildings together for a photo shoot. Additional images show some of the exteriors of our original creations.

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Below: A "corner" of this version of the street scape shows the red cocktail bar project and the gray bank building. Also visible are creations from the manufacturer including, at left, the Cafe Corner and at the right in image is the Green Grocer.

Above: The red bar building is designed to be used to create a "corner".

Below: This image shows the bar signage, designed to resemble a martini glass.

Below: This Normandy style building is a law office with an apartment on the floors above.

Above: The blue building is the library. The "LOVE" billboard was created for Valentine's Day.

Below: The gray and black structure is the city bank.

Cafe Corner, Green Grocer, Fire Brigade and Grand Emporium

Above: Four buildings from the series include, (from left), the CAFE CORNER, the GREEN GROCER, the FIRE BRIGADE and the most recent release, the GRAND EMPORIUM.

Large Architectural Building Kits from Lego®

This posting features images of the large building kits from the manufacturer designed primarily for experienced and/or adult builders.

Below: The CAFE CORNER model which has been discontinued. This building has three very detailed exterior floors but came with absolutely nothing inside.

Above: The GRAND EMPORIUM is the most recent addition to this product line and has three floors of retail space which are nicely detailed and decorated throughout.

Above: The FIRE BRIGADE has two floors and includes a vintage fire truck. The interiors of both floors are highly detailed with cool furnishings including a ping-pong table upstairs.

Above: The GREEN GROCER has a pleasing sand green color scheme and a very detailed store on the first level. The two levels of living space above have a few details but are not completely furnished. The third floor has a lot of space taken up with stairs to a roof deck, (not visible in this image).

Above: The four buildings as a street-scape, shot from slightly overhead to display the roof-tops. We added the tree and palms visible in the back of the structures and we changed the small coffee mug on the CAFE CORNER signage to a red Scala® coffee pot.

Above: The group of four buildings shot from straight-on.

Lime Pizza Parlor Building

Above: A bold lime green building with pink, purple and teal trim.

Lime Pizza Parlor Building

This project was designed and built by Brick Trick artist Trick Richey. The Lime Pizza Parlor building has a restaurant on the first floor and mezzanine, and a third floor which remains unfinished though could serve as an upstairs apartment. The roof and floors lift off to reveal the interiors.

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Below: Another vantage point shows the project, designed to be a "corner" on our brick town block.

Above: The Lime Pizza Parlor incorporates many hard-to-find colors such as dark purple, light purple, dark pink, dark turquoise and of course lime.

Below: The backsides of the project.

Above: The roof lifts off for easy access to the third floor space.

Below: The third floor which at this time is still empty.

Above: The entire third floor lifts off the building.

Below: The three sections of the Lime Pizza Parlor.

Above: Looking down through the second floor/mezzanine to the first floor where the restaurant is serving pizza to customers at the counter.

Below: The view inside through one of the large street-level windows.

Above: The front entrance to the Lime Pizza Parlor.

Below: A close-up of the second floor windows.

Above: Another shot of the finished Lime Pizza Parlor building.

Swing Experiment #1

Above: A female minifigure enjoys a new brick swing.

SWING EXPERIMENT #1

Recently we had a request from an Ebay customer asking if we had a custom building kit for a park swing. While we've built hundreds of things, it seems a swing has not yet been one of them. Considerations for a swing include issues regarding balance, so the figure will swing without falling backward. It was a tougher engineering challenge than we anticipated. While the solution in the image above is very simple, it also allows for some movement of the swing itself without falling over. We used dark pink 1x1 bricks to build the swing poles and topped it with a white 1x8 smooth tile for a cross bar. The swing itself is made of a dark purple 2x4 plate and two light bluish-gray "chains". The swing set is placed on a green 4x12 plate and we added some dark pink flowers as an accent. More experiments and ideas to follow in separate postings.

Enjoy!

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PURPLE & TEAL PICNIC TABLE KIT #2 • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

Above: The PURPLE & TEAL PICNIC TABLE KIT shown assembled with GAL PAL KIMBERLY. IN VERSION 2, our GAL PAL has a blonde pony tail and pink and blue outfit. The table is set for a croissant breakfast with creamer, sugar and coffee mug.

PURPLE & TEAL PICNIC TABLE KIT VERSION 2 • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

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

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Below: Parts included in the custom building kit.

PARTS LIST
1 dark purple 4x4 parabola
1 orange 1x1 cap
1 green 2x2 plate
1 white antennae pole
1 dark orange croissant
1 yellow minifigure mug
1 dark pink 1x1 cylinder
1 dark blue trans. 1x1 cap
1 white 1x1 brick
1 white 1x1x2/3 slope
1 dark turquoise 2x2 brick
2 dark turquoise 2x3 33-degree inverse slopes
3 dark purple 2x4 plates

GAL PAL Minifigure“Kimberly” is assembled.

1 tan (blonde) “pony tail” wig
1 female head w/eyebrows, red lipstick/alternate face
1 medium blue torso with pink blouse and necklace
1 white hips/legs

Step 1: Place orange 1x1 cap on top peg of dark purple 4x4 parabola. Place both dark turquoise 2x3 33-degree slopes on green 2x2 plate as shown. Add blue trans. cap to dark pink cylinder for sugar bowl. Add white slope to white 1x1 brick for creamer carton.

Step 2: Place dark purple parabola with orange cap on white antennae to complete the “umbrella”. Snap dark turquoise 2x2 brick on to the top of the table base assembly as shown.

Step 3: Add all three dark purple 2x4 plates to the base assembly to create the bench seats and picnic tabletop.

Step 4: Place the sugar bowl, creamer carton, croissant and minifigure mug on the table. These items can be arranged as shown or in any way you like.

Step 5: Complete your picnic table by adding the umbrella, placed between the remaining four pegs on the tabletop. Add a minifigure and you’re ready for a breakfast picnic!

NEW 2010 PINK GREENHOUSE Prototype

Above: A new PINK GREENHOUSE design includes a blonde female minifigure.

NEW 2010 PINK GREENHOUSE Prototype

This posting contains images of a newly created version of the popular BRICK TRICK DUDE PINK GREENHOUSE. Many thanks to all of our online friends for making the first version of this custom kit a sell-out. Right now we are experimenting with new versions, and the model in these photos shows one we are considering.

Enjoy!

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Check out pictures of the original PINK GREENHOUSE kit, CLICK HERE.

Below: A view from the opposite side shows the potting bench with water bottle, gal pal with shovel and the multi-shaded PINK GREENHOUSE which has red and magenta trim!