Our basement lego city

[dgoodfellow]

My daughter and I just made a video showing our lego city layout. Still a work in progress, however we just finished the benches so finally were able to merge our 9v trains with our modulars. next we plan to build MOC roads brick by brick. Check it out on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzYLMoCi1Q Hope you like it.

[stephen_rockefeller]

Very nice!! Every town needs a Chili's!!!

[Flyfisher]

that's really cool man! did you build the McDonalds or purchase some aftermarket instructions?

[dgoodfellow]

The fastfood restaurants were ebay finds. wish I could take credit for them but I can't. They have very detailed interiors too complete with menus and soft drink fountains too. :-) We will be buying embassy/Consulate instructions from Brick City Depot (City Hall Alternate instructions).

[legopocalypse]

That's amazing, great job!

[exciter1]

Great job, can't wait to see more...

[nolanfan34]

I laughed when I saw the Discount Tire Co. That is awesome!

[Rich B]

Very nice job!!! I love the Chili's and Dunkin Donuts!

[stackables]

Love it! Can't get enough of cool lego displays.

[Teeird]

Very nice, unrealistic however (no hobos) :P

[TheOrcKing]

Very nice, unrealistic however (no hobos)

Ha ha ha! I gotta remember this whenever I'm building my own LEGO city. Won't be a city without a bunch of bums lying around!

That gives me an idea for a soup kitchen type of building.

[cflannagan]

Really cool! Enjoyed the video!

[dgoodfellow]

Still have lots of mini figs to add. Probably can find some hobos. :-)

[legopocalypse]

are there any good display tables you'd recommend and from where to display ones loose lego sets.

[dgoodfellow]

We used the cheapest ikea desk legs and 4 foot by 4 foot plywood to build our four tables. We also framed the perimeter in 1x3 pine for further reinforcement. Probably would have been cheaper to just build the bench frame and legs from 2x4 lumber but I wanted it to be lighter and more compact if we have to move it in the future. We also have wall size cubic ikea shelving that stores much of our display collection.

[Darth Lego]

There are sets on Cuusoo that are similar to the McDonald's and the other cool buildings in the video. Here's the link: http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/15229

[Grolim]

Cool video, gave it a +1 Would love to do something like this with my daughters. Don't really have the space though. Make sure you post an update vid when you fill in the roads or other bits.

[dgoodfellow]

Here is the next building we want to tackle. http://mocpages.com/moc.php/318079 Still a toss up if this will be added first or if we will build the haunted house first.

[Sauromosis]

Really cool. My 6 and 3 year old daughters loved watching the video. Now I want to do this and the wife isn't happy. :)

[dgoodfellow]

getting the wife on board is critical. My wife supported it as it was a unified tidy way of displaying everything. bringing order to the collection played a big roll in getting buy in.

[dgoodfellow]

I told my daughter I wanted to cut a hole in the wall. and extend the train into the next room of the basement for the hogwarts area. She promptly told my wife the plan. All I could say to my daughter was that she needs to work on her timing and delivery. As expected that plan was shot down. :-)

[Sauromosis]

Haha, keep at it. I think I found a way in...incorporate her holiday cottages.

[Anakinisvader]

I didn't see a police station and I think someone was sticking up the McDonalds!!!!!!! :)

[dgoodfellow]

Hmmm. you are absolutely right, we don't have a police station. Now that Hobos are moving in and crime is up we will have to deploy our police mobile command unit and our biker cops. That should keep things in check till the police have a permanent home. Last night we built a single section of MOC road out of bricks. It looks fantastic but it is going to take a lot more bricks.