Thursday 12 June 2014

Town Hall build

The Town Hall modular set is a great looking building, and also fun to build.
The only thing I don't like is the size of it. It is way to small to be considered a town hall so I decided to take 2 town hall sets and turn them into one true Town Hall that can accommodate the citizens of my ever growing Lego town.
It is being built on 3x2 of the 32x32 base plates which will give it some space at the front and sides for lawn,  gardens and a fountain like a town hall should have.
I was going to make this from 3 sets, but I think I can get 90% of the parts I need form the 2 boxes and then just use some of my existing  brick and windows to finish it off. I also swapped out the 2x tan 32x32 baseplates and replaced them with 6x green 32x32 baseplates.

Here are the boxes with all of the bags removed.


Here are the parts divided out in brick by colour and size for the larger parts, and then general type for the smaller ones. this took me about 3 hours!!


 Here is the beginning of the floor outline


Progressing along nicely, I am trying to work out the best balance of windows to walls here. I have done the doors at double the size of the set. A town hall needs big doors to let the people in!


First floor is now complete, except for the interior which I will do at the end.


The start of the 2nd floor. I have decided to add windows to the sides all the way up to the top floor.


 2nd floor added onto the building.


 3rd floor complete with large balcony for viewing down during the town meetings once the ground floor seating is full.


3rd floor added onto the building.


And the exterior is complete.


Here is a rear view.


Here are the left over parts. I will use some to build the gardens, paths and fountains around the Town Hall. I had to add in dark orange brick, a variety of colours of plates of all sizes, and also a fair few windows from my own collection.


I have started on the gardens, laying a flower bed around the base of the building, and also putting in 2 fountains. There are two other gardens that will have a large tree in each bed surrounded by flowersTiles for the entry walkway and paths around the gardens have been started on.


All ground tiling complete on front and sides, tree trunks have been started and fountains also started.


And here is the completed Town Hall !!