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Thursday, November 20, 2014

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:
http://bricktrick.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-train-and-town-layout.html

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.


Saturday, November 8, 2014

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.