Brick.ie The Irish Association for Adult Fans of LEGO®

This is my latest MOC. Its based on St Ann's church in Dawson Street Dublin although its not an exact replica. It took about 5 weeks to complete. It still needs some minor decals but the heavy lifting is done. It has lots of 'stained-glass' windows and has three separate sets of LED lights. I've used the wheel in the General Grevious bike to create the central window. The mosaic in the courtyard pavement isn't my own design - its based on a design in the Beautiful Lego book. The adjoining building has yet to be equipped with furniture but Bfenz is working on that. Its also got lighting, this time built into ceilings and walls via a cavity section which also feeds staircase and rear security lights.

[Edit: According to a Newstalk transcript I came across, in December 1878, Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula, was married in St Anne’s Church to 20-year-old Florence Balcombe]

Here's a recent creation of mine. Its a LEGO cinema in the shape of a grand piano and uses lots of chrome technic connectors and transparent pieces. It has a nightclub under the cinema section. Unusual features include LED underfloor lighting, curved walls and staircase, sliding shutters and an opening roof (grand piano lid) that allows the screen to be viewed. The cinema screen is in fact a tablet and its got a LEGO Batman movie playing on it which the public can view. Also of interest is the Bfenz built tree which uses lots of rare white tree limbs.

This model, built by Janet VanD, used 27,389 pieces and took approx. six months to complete. It depicts a late 19th century period dwelling in Autumn, of the sort you'd find in certain rural areas of the U.S.
The interior features three floors plus cellar and attic. All rooms are fully removable and are furnished to a later style. Being a house with a "history", there are, of course, a few resident ghosties and ghoulies!

For a complete inside tour of the house, please visit the link below!

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Here is a pic of the full version of Jack Nealon's pub. It still needs an interior and Bfenz will get around to that in the new year. The version displayed in Blackrock was narrower to accommodate the train track exiting the subway/ rear of Arnotts. It can be displayed in either 32 or 48 studs deep formats. The staff in Nealon's enjoyed it when it was brough to the November meeting.

Anyone who has browsed the pictures in the image galleries on this site may well be inspired by the many models on show from our members. Given the size of the displays, what you mightn't realise is that a tiny proportion of our members actually produce these large displays which get a fantastic public reaction and ensure our continued participation in the Lugbulk program.

We are always on the lookout for new builders willing to participate in our displays.

We realise that displaying your own creations for the first time can be intimidating, especially for those with access to less parts than some of us, However, every little helps in these large displays. For example, a simple gree baseplate with animals, crops, trees etc. can look great as transitional zones between different 'lands' in the layout.

All of us started out building our own stuff with something small.

I was in Manchester last weekend and bought a box of each of white 2 x 2, 4 x 2 & 6 x 2 bricks. The boxes cost £55.00 eac but they are far better value than the pick a brick cups at £11.00.

In a box of 2 x 2's there are 1485 bricks (yes I did count them! Only to provide a cost of what the final build will have cost me). In a box of 4 x 2's there are 693 bricks and a box of 6 x 2's there are 444.

This is as far as I have got... it is going to take me a while to complete only because of sourcing the pieces at an affordable price.

I have the arms, torso and legs done in LDD - I just need to figure the head out. But the LDD model will prove useful if I decide to do a Boba Fett or a Vader... or a Turtle!

Paul

Just playing with Technic

Motorbike based on Technic 8435

A photo frame with adjustable angle.

This is a house I built for my son. The BBQ and the lad are my son's input. I don't have many roof tiles so I had to keep the house compact.