Bricks And Figures: MILS plate tutorial for the Lumibricks Barber Shop 19012

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.

Oh in case you missed it, here's my review of the Lumibricks Barber shop! https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2026/03/lumibricks-street-fusion-barber-shop.html

And bonus pictures: https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2026/03/lumibricks-street-fusion-barber-shop_14.html

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.