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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Just saw this on BS. Ive heard the set mentioned by name on Eurobricks but
to see it... just WOW.
Tim
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So I finally got my hands on a cafe corner the other day, which I have to add is
only my 3rd post color change set purchase and I sat down a built it yesterday.
Upon opening the uber cool new recloseable box the WOW factor really hit me.
This set is literally an AFOLs dream. There are tons of parts in useable sizes
quantities and colors. I was very impressed. I sorted the bags and began
drooling over the dark blue brick, which was seemingly included just for AFOL
enjoyment.
So I started building it swapping every dark blue brick I could for tan and
4hrs later I had the finished model sitting in front of me minus all but 12 dark
blue parts. So I sat the model in front of me and took it all in. all in all I
really have to say its an awesome build but there were several things that just
really bugged me.
During the second floor build I was surprised to find that for 7 bricks in
height the inner and outer walls had no connections to each other. This was
really a pain as I had a hard time keeping it together during assembly however
once assembled it is plenty strong. My only other gripe is the 3 holes left by
the inner support structure that all of the turntables are connected too. These
holes really detract from the model and I just couldnt take it. I fixed the top
one by covering it with a 1x4 tan plate but the others however, were not so
easy. I tried finding simple fixes and although a 1x2 reddish brown panel would
have fixed the second floor hole, I decided to modify my set quite a bit so it
flowed better all the while eliminating the holes as well.
you can see the solution i came up with here:
please LMKWYT,
ondrew
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In lugnet.town, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Just saw this on BS. Ive heard the set mentioned by name on Eurobricks but
to see it... just WOW.
Tim
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So I finally got my hands on a cafe corner the other day, which I have to add
is only my 3rd post color change set purchase and I sat down a built it
yesterday.
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During the second floor build I was surprised to find that for 7 bricks in
height the inner and outer walls had no connections to each other. This was
really a pain as I had a hard time keeping it together during assembly
however once assembled it is plenty strong. My only other gripe is the 3
holes left by the inner support structure that all of the turntables are
connected too. These holes really detract from the model and I just couldnt
take it. I fixed the top one by covering it with a 1x4 tan plate but the
others however, were not so easy. I tried finding simple fixes and although a
1x2 reddish brown panel would have fixed the second floor hole, I decided to
modify my set quite a bit so it flowed better all the while eliminating the
holes as well.
you can see the solution i came up with here:
please LMKWYT,
ondrew
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I think youve made some nice adjustments and added some thoughful additional
touches. I like the inclusion of the awning over the angled door. I thought
that was missing in the original.
For me, I really like the set and am very happy I bought it. But, while
building it, I discovered (re-discovered, actually) that I dont get much
pleasure in building lego models. It has some great techniques and I learned a
few new things, but really didnt enjoy the time spent. The joy for me is
building my own stuff. I was initially planning on building it and shelving it
for display, but I ended up taking it apart after 1 day so I could use the parts
in my own creations.
If there is another similer building from Lego down the road, Ill certainly buy
it and probably build it as well. But, building my own stuff is where I get my
enjoyment.
Jonathan
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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In lugnet.town, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Just saw this on BS. Ive heard the set mentioned by name on Eurobricks but
to see it... just WOW.
Tim
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So I finally got my hands on a cafe corner the other day, which I have to
add is only my 3rd post color change set purchase and I sat down a built it
yesterday.
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During the second floor build I was surprised to find that for 7 bricks in
height the inner and outer walls had no connections to each other. This was
really a pain as I had a hard time keeping it together during assembly
however once assembled it is plenty strong. My only other gripe is the 3
holes left by the inner support structure that all of the turntables are
connected too. These holes really detract from the model and I just couldnt
take it. I fixed the top one by covering it with a 1x4 tan plate but the
others however, were not so easy. I tried finding simple fixes and although
a 1x2 reddish brown panel would have fixed the second floor hole, I decided
to modify my set quite a bit so it flowed better all the while eliminating
the holes as well.
you can see the solution i came up with here:
please LMKWYT,
ondrew
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I think youve made some nice adjustments and added some thoughful additional
touches. I like the inclusion of the awning over the angled door. I
thought that was missing in the original.
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Thank you. And me too, thats why I added the awning. It was a pain in the butt
to do though as the geometry in that area is tight. I ended up using headlight
bricks with 1x2 brick hinges snotted to make it work. Plate hinges just wouldnt
fit.
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For me, I really like the set and am very happy I bought it. But, while
building it, I discovered (re-discovered, actually) that I dont get much
pleasure in building lego models. It has some great techniques and I learned
a few new things, but really didnt enjoy the time spent. The joy for me is
building my own stuff. I was initially planning on building it and shelving
it for display, but I ended up taking it apart after 1 day so I could use the
parts in my own creations.
If there is another similer building from Lego down the road, Ill certainly
buy it and probably build it as well.
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Same here. If nothing else, its an awesome parts set. Im really hoping this
is the beginning of a long line similar sets. If I can find a deal on them Im
going to pick up several more copies..
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But, building my own stuff is where I
get my enjoyment.
Jonathan
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I totally agree. I build the sets to see if I learn anything then its parts or
modified, usually within hours. Building mocs has all ways been why i enjoy
this hobby so much. Theres no right or wrong and if you dont like it, it
doesnt cost you anything to build something else out of the parts. Besides why
should I limit myself to someone elses creativity? =)
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