BRIGHT PINK COFFEE & CROISSANT VENDOR CART • BUILDING DIRECTIONS

Above: BRIGHT PINK COFFEE & CROISSANT VENDOR CART shown assembled along with a male and female minifigure.

BRIGHT PINK COFFEE & CROISSANT VENDOR CART • BUILDING DIRECTIONS

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Below: Parts included in the custom building kit from BRICK TRICK DUDE available exclusively on Ebay.

PARTS LIST:
1 white 4x4 parabola
1 black antennae pole
1 bright pink 1x1 cap
2 black 2x2 axel plates
4 black tires on 4 white rims
1 black 2x2 plate
1 black 1x2 grill
1 bright pink 2x4 brick
1 black 1x2 plate w/handle bars
1 gray 1x2 tile w/printing
1 gray/black gearshift
3 yellow/amber transparent caps
1 orange transparent cone
2 green transparent cones
1 dark pink 1x1 cylinder brick
1 dark pink transparent coffee mug
1 dark orange croissant part


Step 1: Place wheels on axel plates. Top dark pink cylinder with gearshift. Add amber caps to orange and green cones.

Step 2: Place white parabola on black antennae and top with bright pink cap. Add croissant and coffee cup to black handle part as shown.

Step 3: Place black 2x2 plate on two pegs of bright pink 2x4 brick. Add black 1x2 grill and gray 1x2 tile to bright pink brick as shown.

Step 4: Add dark pink cylinder and two cone assemblies to black 2x2 plate. Place black handle part with croissant and cup on two remaining pegs of bright pink brick.

Step 5: Add wheel assemblies to bottom of bright pink brick. Place “umbrella” on remaining peg of black 2x2 plate. Extra green transparent “bottle” can be placed in a minifigure hand.

LIME & YELLOW 3 STORY ROW HOUSE

Above: The LIME & YELLOW 3 STORY ROW HOUSE by brick artist PHILIP BUCHAN.

Greetings BRICK TRICK BLOG Friends!

Philip has been busy with more work on the ROW HOUSE series of buildings. This example was first built using the DIGITAL DESIGNER, working from a photograph of an actual house here in SAN FRANCISCO not far from our studio. More images with details follow below.

Enjoy!

Below: The stairway makes a sharp turn and provides access to the lower door to the BASEMENT APARTMENT and the main front door on the porch above the garage.

Above: Close-up details of the upper floor windows built using clear transparent 1x2 plates.

Below: The garage door, (at right) on the first floor.

Above: More close-up details on the upper two floors.

Below: The tile pattern created on the roof. Note the chimney topped with green grills.

Above: The LIME & YELLOW 3 STORY ROW HOUSE placed next to other buildings from this series. The DARK GRAY & DARK PURPLE building, (at right), can be viewed in detail in a separate posting.

BACKYARD VIGNETTE

Above: The BACKYARD VIGNETTE, built on a 16x16 peg green base plate. Included are a modified version of the PINK GREENHOUSE, a gold bird bath, a picnic table, BBQ with food, a cherry tree and two minifigures.

GREETINGS BRICK TRICK Friends!

This posting features the BACKYARD VIGNETTE, which incorporates some other BRICK TRICK building kits and goodies in one cool layout.

Below: Our GAL PAL minifig holds a black shovel accessory as she works on the back yard garden and greenhouse.

Above: An overhead view shows the layout of the project which includes a BBQ and picnic table where the minifigures can sit and take a lunch break.

TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER BUILDING KIT with RUBY

Above: A new kit introduced for the month of MARCH, featuring female minifigure RUBY and her TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER building kit.

TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER BUILDING KIT with RUBY

Greetings BRICK TRICK BLOG Friends!

BRICK TRICK DUDE has introduced new custom building kits for MARCH including the TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER kit which comes with female minifigure we named RUBY! She has DARK RED hair and carries a black shovel to keep the garden in shape!

Below: A close-up shows RUBY. Her DARK RED minifig wig is a hard-to-find color and highly sought after accessory.



Above: The TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER shown completely assembled.

PINK TREE & FLOWER PLANTER • BUILDING DIRECTIONS

Above: RUBY and the TREE & PINK FLOWER PLANTER kit shown assembled.

PINK TREE & FLOWER PLANTER • BUILDING DIRECTIONS

Below: Parts included in the BRICK TRICK DUDE custom building kit available on Ebay.

PARTS LIST:
2 green triple stem flower stalks
1 red 4x4 plate
1 white sprue of 4 flowers
1 dark pink sprue of 4 flowers
1 green transparent 1x1 cone
9 green limb element parts
6 brown 1x1 bricks
4 dark pink 1x1 bricks
6 white 1x2 smooth tiles
3 bright pink 1x1 caps
4 red 1x1 caps
4 red 1x2 profile bricks

Step 1: Place flowers on stalks. Stack brown 1x1 bricks in an offset fashion as shown. Add dark pink 1x1 bricks to corners of red 4x4 plate. Add green transparent cone as shown.

Step 2: Place the 4 red 1x2 profile bricks on the red 4x4 plate to create the perimeter of the planter. Assemble green limb/leaf parts as shown in groups of three.

Step 3: Add the white 1x2 smooth tiles to the planter perimeter. Add tree trunk. Stack flowers stems, placed on green transparent cone. Add bright pink and red caps to limbs.

Step 4: Carefully place limb and cap assemblies on the tree trunk, rotating each of the three assemblies to create the tree canopy. Add remaining red cap to peg in center of tree.

Above: Completed tree and planter.

Alternatives: Limbs can also be stacked and rotated individually to create a different look to the branch canopy. More colored caps can be added to tree limbs as flowers or fruit.

PINK GLITTER ICE CREAM TRUCK • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

PINK GLITTER ICE CREAM TRUCK • BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

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DARK GRAY & DARK PURPLE 3 STORY ROW HOUSE

Above: Photo shows the finished brick sculpture of the DARK GRAY & DARK PURPLE 3 STORY ROW HOUSE.

Greetings BRICK TRICK BLOG Friends!

This posting features the DARK GRAY & DARK PURPLE 3 STORY ROW HOUSE designed and built by BRICK TRICK artist Philip Buchan. As you'll see in the following images in this posting, Philip used a photo of an actual building as the inspiration for this project. He first created the building in bricks with the manufacturer's DIGITAL DESIGNER software. Then he used that rendering as a guide when constructing the actual house sculpture.

More images follow.

Below: Photo of the SAN FRANCISCO building used as motivation for this brick project.

Above: The rendering created with design software which you can download from the brick manufacturer for free. This version has the trim specified as DARK BLUE, as unfortunately DARK PURPLE is not available in the digital design program.

Below: A close-up reveals the DARK GRAY bricks are at least two distinct different colors. This is because Philip intentionally mixed both "old" and "new" dark gray bricks which are known to be decidedly different. "New" gray and many other brick colors often vary in shades depending on which brick factory they were made in as well. Bricks are also affected easily by UV light, so keep your bricks out of the sun and don't leave them under your Halogen lights too long either. This shot also shows the checkerboard floor on the balcony and the "French Doors".

Above: A close-up of the first floor GARAGE DOOR and street level entrance to the exterior stairs. Flowers were created with pink, yellow, red and lime caps.

Below: Another view of the DARK GRAY & DARK PURPLE 3 STORY ROW HOUSE.

Above: Close-up shows the front stairs and the DARK PURPLE front door.