Friday, March 13, 2026

This is not the new Lumibricks Skatepark 19011!

 

Hey brick fans!

Here are some pics of my Skatepark MOC which takes it's inspiration from the new Lumibricks Skatepark set 19011!  I've repurposed and incorporated parts from two Lumibricks Street Fusion sets: the Chili dog stand and the Grafitti bus stop.

I think the overall size might be the same as the Lumibricks Skatepark.  Mine sits on one and a half baseplates (48x32 studs) which has been raised up on a MILS plate.

I have seven studs at the front allocated to the sidewalk, so I can place a lot of street detailing there.


I have a big box of spare fixtures from which I grabbed a bench which I should have dusted off before picture taking.  The signpost is from the Lumibricks Chili Dog set.  The KFC sign is a fridge magnet that is attached to the fence using double sided tape.

The hotdog guy is telling skater girl to keep her distance.

Delores arrives at the skatepark but realizes she forgot her helmet.  Will they still let her skate?

A vending machine and ad for Bob's burgers are on the other side of the skatepark entrance.


The Lumibricks Chili Dog stand now occupies the corner of the skatepark.

Take the stairs up, grab a chili dog , help yourself to the condiments and skate down the ramp. Or if you're really good, skate down the stairs with chili dog in hand!  This section uses wall and window parts from the Lumibricks Grafitti bus stop.

Here's another window from the Grafitti bus stop.

The main feature wall is also from the Lumibricks Grafitti bus stop.

The half pipe and other orange ramps are from a clone of the  Lego skatepark 60364 set. I forget where the other set of tan coloured ramps is from.  Take the steps and then climb the ladder to take advantage of the great views of the entire skatepark from the lookout.

More skate pieces have been borrowed from the Lego Skatepark clone set.


I have managed to retain and reuse some of the lighting from the Lumibricks Chili Dog stand.



The small battery box in the upper corner controls the bright led lights mounted on the walls.


Thanks for checking out my MOC!

Don't want to build your own skatepark?  Why wait, get the Lumibricks version!   

It's got a ton of neat features, over 1900 pieces, 70 of them printed, four exclusive minifigures and 7 points of light!

Use my code itsnotlego and save yourself 10% off the retail price of $109.99 USD.




Check out all of the latest sets at https://go.lumibricks.com/itsnotlego!

Sunday, March 8, 2026

MILS plate tutorial for the Lumibricks Barber Shop 19012

The Lumibricks Barber Shop is a three storey modular building.  The building is designed so that a large part of the building structure can be opened up for display.  The front and side of the building are fixed and the rest of the building is attached to hinge bricks to allow the opening to be achieved.

I typically construct all of my modular buildings using MILS baseplates.  It's basically an extra baseplate that is added between the original baseplate and the building structure.  For me it gives the entire building structural rigidity and prevents the baseplate from warping.

Here's a Lego compatible baseplate that I got from Dollar Tree, along with some random 2x2 and 2x4 blocks.

To make a MILS plate for the Lumibricks Barber Shop, we will raise up the fixed portion of the building and sidewalk.  Note the placement of my 2x2 and 2x4 blocks.

I then follow the building instructions to construct the sidewalk and the foundation for the fixed part of the Barber Shop.

For the part of the building that swivels away, I need to provide a smooth surface for it to rest on.  I first arrange one row of plates onto the baseplate as shown above.  Then add another row of plates in the exact same layout.  That's all of the black plates in the picture.

Next I add some smooth tiles, I've used some 6x6 tiles, but you can use whatever you have on hand.

Proceed with the Barber Shop instructions to attach the lower hinge bricks and finish constructing the foundation for the swing away part of the structure.

Here is the hinged part fully open.

You've now successfully placed the Lumibricks Barber Shop onto a MILs plate.

Proceed with the construction and enjoy your Lumibricks Barber Shop!


Thanks for looking, bye!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Major modifications to my Lumibricks Gelato Store!

 

Hey brick fans!

I just spent the past few weeks completely revamping the Lumibricks Gelato Store.  

So here's the original Gelato Store, before my mods.  You can find my entire review of it here: https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2026/01/best-lumibricks-gift-sets-under-150.html

Moving the Gelato store to an expanded 32x32 baseplate means I have to strip away the interior furnishings.   Let's see how it looks now!

Where the original staircase used to be is a walkthru to the back of the store.  Above it is a new patio.  Much of the original lighting has been retained, where possible.

Here's the new location of the staircase.  A new door was added at the top of the stairs.

Some side views.

Here you can see that the staircase keeps going around to the rear of the gelato store.

The stairs lead to the new rooftop observation deck (which used to be a garden and art space).

There is a new bus stop and bench in place of what was a small eating area.

A sliding glass partition has been added to the front of the shop.  Some of the outside fixtures have been relocated from their original locations.


The panel can be displayed in open or closed positions.

I've designed the back panels to swing away for interior reveal.



Here's my new interior layout of the Gelato store.  I managed to preserve about 80-90% of the original interior fixtures. There is a new cold room/freezer that is located under the stairwell.

The second floor has partitioned seating for up to eight minifigures.  It still needs tiling on the floor.  


The rooftop deck has two benches and wall to wall windows for viewing.



I've added a clock as a decorative feature of the rooftop.

Adding the updated Gelato store to my city!

Anyways, thats all the pics of my Gelato store modifications!   Thanks for looking!

#lumibricks #lumibricksgelatostore