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Subject: 
Santa's Building Creation Station
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lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.fun.holiday
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Date: 
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:24:46 GMT
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You may remember that a few Christmases back, Department 56 issued several
Lego-licensed collectibles, including the Building Creation Station:
http://www.department56.com/BrowseProductsDetails.asp?itemNumber=56735

For MichLTC's train show today in Livonia, MI, I thought I'd translate it
into real Lego:

General views (deep links):
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240010.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240013.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240014.jpg

Detail of the workshop, with Santa overseeing eight busy little elves:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240012.jpg

I consider this to be a pretty faithful reproduction of the original,
complete with bins of Lego on the roof.  I attempted to show snow on the
roof... successfully on the front, I think, not so successfully on the right
side.

Enjoy!

Peter



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Santa's Building Creation Station
 
(...) Nice work Peter. Seems very close to the orginial. Do you own the orginial or just base it off pictures? How did the crowd like it? The snow on the front is indeed nicely done. I wonder if the slopes on the side couldn't be raised one plate to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.fun.holiday)  
  Re: Santa's Building Creation Station
 
Neat concept! Definitely captures the spirit and feel of the D56 release. The snow works, though it looks kinda out of place in the middle of the field of green. But then, it's that Christmas magic! :^) Cool stuff. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
  Re: Santa's Building Creation Station
 
Cool! The Dumbledore head is the best Santa head I've seen so far. -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith @8^) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.fun.holiday)

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