Welcome back to Bricks and Figs! Having recently
modified/modularised the Cada Japanese Tea Shop, I decided to do the same to my Cada Japanese Steamed Bun shop. Let's
see what changes we had to make.
So the first thing you will notice is that the Steamed Bun shop now sits on a
standard 16x32 stud baseplate, allowing for more space both at the front and
rear of the shop. Passer bys can move freely on the sidewalk without bumping
into patrons seated at the shop counter. Other than that, cosmetically
nothing has changed much in relation to the building exterior. Oh, forgot
to mention that the new MILS base strengthens the set enormously, making it
easier to handle.
At the rear of the shop, the full depth base plate let's me make a patio,
with some accessories of recycling containers I borrowed from my
Sluban Recycling Truck
set.
If you will recall, the downspout of the OG set served as a hinge in which the
rear wall was connected, and you could swing it back to reveal the interior.
With my modifications, the downspout is purely aesthetic and serves no
functional purpose anymore. The rear wall of the shop can be removed
entirely, as well as the roof. The rear wall is secured to the building
by simply pressing it into the two studs on the left side. Surprisingly, the
clutch makes it hold in place pretty well.
I'd previously removed the furniture from the interior and now I'm afraid those
pieces have been assimilated into my larger brick parts stash. I was able
to recover the small cot though. I'll create some new furniture pieces in
future. Other than the missing furnishings, the interior remains pretty
much the same.
The big change is that now the second floor can be separated from the first
floor, in true modular fashion.
I removed the load bearing vertical beam next to the staircase and have added an
inverted angle brick to help support the second floor, allowing the first floor
interior to become more accessible.
One could display the first floor bun shop on it's own without the second floor
apartment if desired. Just needs a new roof.
If you have a few smooth tile pieces, it's not too difficult to make the changes
to modularise your own Steamed bun shop.
Here's the Steamed Bun shop broken down into its component parts. The
utility pole is still attached to the second floor via the rubber hoses, and
easily lifts off the baseplate for second floor removal.
I have removed the lighting wire that was provided with the set with
intentions of putting in new lighting later.
Here's my other Cada shop modification posts:
And here are my reviews of the original sets, designed by exesandbox:
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Well, that's it. Let me know what you think of the changes! Bye
for now!
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