This page will be full of information and pictures of My Own Creations! The MOCs here are listed in chronological order, that is, the order in which I made them.

I began working on the LDD design for this church around August 2014. The church itself is built from primarily 1 x 1 and 1 x 2 bricks as well as many combinations of 1 x 1 plates to give it a weathered and aged look. This technique made the total brick count spike all the way over 7000 pieces!

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So when I had finally fallen in love with LEGO trains, I decided they needed something to run in and out of. So I decided to build a tunnel!

It's relatively basic but the rock work is a lot more difficult and time consuming than it looks. During the research I was doing I saw some pretty amazing rock work layouts, and after completing by measly tunnel I had a new found respect for all of those incredible layouts. Anyway, mine has a ruined building on top and a mountain climber climbing it. I also made the ruined building on a 32 x 32 baseplate, so it can be lifted out and replaced should I decide I want something else on there from time to time.

So quite the eye opener, particularly as it is 'hollow', in other words the two sides at the rear are not bricked in, as I designed to always be in a corner and therefore you would not see the back in the layout. I do have plans to expand this in my future layout, so keep your eyes peeled!

So this was my entry into the Eurobricks Winter Village Contest in 2013. I think the theme for that year was to design something that would fit into the Winter Village Market set from that year.

I thought long and hard about what to do for this, it was the first real competition I entered and there were restrictions on size, from memory 16 by 16 studs square only. So, I did some research into the 'Winter Markets' of Europre and in particular Germany.

I came across the Christmas Pyramid.

So for those of you who have no idea what a Christmas Pyramid is, like me before I did the research, it is a traditional decoration for the square of German villages. It usually has scenes and/or characters on two or three leavels of the pyramid. I tried to find the most appropriate characters from the CMF series, including of course Santa. Each level has candles set out all the way around the pyramid, which when lit, heats up the air and pushes it upwards. When it travels upwards, it reaches the windmill type fan at the top of the pyramid which in turn spins as the hot air rises through. The sideways windmill is attached to the platforms which the characters are stood on, and therefore they all spin as the windmill spins. It's a very simple design and dates back centuries, but very affective, some of the pictures I found during my research spectacular to say the least.

And of course I couldn't resist making it an actual functioning Christmas Pyramid, so i managed to shuffle and squeeze things to fit a battery box and IR receiever in.

All in all it was a fun contest, unfortunately I came no where near winning and I think I got a total of 1 vote, but everything isn't about winning!!

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So it's no secret I love music, and clearly I like LEGO, so why not combine the two!!!

So nothing on the exterior really screams music shop, which is nice for a change, but there were several architectual exterior details I wanted in this building.

The diagonal shop front was something I had thought about when building the City Bank MOD. I liked the idea of the angles being different to a standard horizonal or vertical straight line.

Also the plate facade was another feature which I wanted to try. It started out just dark blue (earth blue) and dark green (earth green), but as I started building on LDD I found it was a bit plain, not to mention when I got to points on the facade where the bricks I wanted were not available in those colours, for example the arches over the windows.

The other major feature I wanted was the windows spanning all of the top floor. So the windows start on the second floor and run all the way up to the top floor, which is actually the roof top, this is accessable for the minifigs, more on that later!

The brick built letters on the apex of the roof were actually an 11th hour addition. When I finished the apex in LDD and added the diagonal false roof sections, I though it looked to plain being just the same plate colours as throughout the rest the facade, so I thought, why not commemorate the year in which the building was built, as many real life buildings do! It seemed strange at first given 2013 still had a few months left, but over two years down the track now, it has begun to stand out really well.

I had originally planned to have a 'CD rack' in the alcove created by the angle on the right, but it somehow got forgotten in my haste to order parts and build it. Anyway, on to the other details and interior....

At the rear of the building is the staff area, where they can sit and relax by the open fire, (must have been winter when I designed that part!! Hehe). There is doors to both the music shop downstairs and the recording studio on the top floors.

The bottom floor has a relatively basic interior, with a main CD rack to the left of the shop. The white tiles on the wall are meant to be posters, but as per usual I have not got around to making stickers for them... Common theme!

Then the rest of the store is a smaller CD rack under the stair, a basic counter and register and the rack in the middle is of course the vinyl selection. There is a store room to the right of the stairs out of shot, but this is mostly for show, there is not much room in there... The stairs on the other hand are definitely functional:

As you can see, the second floor is a musical instrument section, all available for purchase. I tried to brick build as many instruments as possible. I got the guitar design from someone online, (sorry, I can't remember who or where!). But the grand piano and the drum kit are my own designs.

And now, on to my favourite interior design I have made so far. The top story of the building is a music studio!

So I removed some of the wall to show the studio's bits and pieces. Of course plenty of gadgets, two computer screens, big speakers and of course a microphone for the producer to talk to the talent.

Unfortunately I can't find a photo of the studio itself, but it has an upright piano, another drum kit and few more guitars on the wall.

Now, onto the roof...

So the roof features a large area, ripe for partying! Of course access is only gained via the music studio, so genreally the parties tend to be rather exclusive. The roof top area includes a BBQ, table and chairs with umbrella and a classic wooden spa bath.

So this is one of my favourite buildings in Brixton Valley, I love the facade and general feel of the building. I also enjoy knowing that the interior is a good standard. I'm a huge music fan and listen alot, so to have two of my loves combined is awesome :)

I guess I consider this one my first real modular MOC, although I made the bakery first, I think the full 32 x 32 baseplate plus the amount of extra details, to me constitutes a 'proper' MOC. Anyway, hope you like it!!

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This MOC is a 16 x 32 modular bakery. This was my first real MOC and my second foray into LDD. I had also made a modular post offcie which is still saved in LDD but shelved as did not like the end product. So this being the second, more orginal and more asthetically pleasing to my eye, got the nod and I begun to collect bricks for it.

There were a few main details I wanted in the buidling, first and foremost the rounded windows at the front on the ground floor.

These windows were left over from other sets from previous years, namely the Paradisa set, Poolside Paradise, 6216. I loved the Paradisa sets from the 90s, despite being a boy and the large amout of pink and girl themes throughout the series. Always being a kid who liked animals and not really into most 'boy typical' things, the horses and dolphins in Paradisa sets really appealed to me. If you've seen my layout, you'll see a few of the Paradisa sets dotted around town, but also a lot of sets I had have now been broken down for parts. I really wanted to use these curved windows in a new building.

The croissant above the door was another feature that I wanted in the build. In hindsight, this was a bit corny, but at the time I was Bricklinking the Cafe Corner and the idea of having what the shop does above the door was fun.

The interior is somewhat modest and basic but the ground floor out the back features an 'eat in' section for minifigs to enjoy their coffee and baked goods in comfort.

Exterior detailing has never been my forte, but I quite liked the top story window details for this build. Looking at it now, maybe the middle story should have the same window details.

The roof section was meant to have a garden patio type feel to it, which resulted in the building having a very square look to it. This again is only something I really noticed as I got more experienced with MOCing but I guess every city has square buildings in them in reality. The idea was that the plants were growing all over to provide the cover and shade for the roof BBQ area.

All in all, I think this was an ok first go at a modular MOC. I have seen much better first attempts but we all do our best. Exterior detail isn't really my thing, which is a bit annoying as that is what I need to get right for my layout but I like what I make, so I guess that's important thing!!

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