My Custom Not Lego Koban Police Station

 

Hey brick fans!

I just wanted to show you my latest project, it's a small neighbourhood police station called a Koban. It's typically found in many Japanese cities and towns.   My little not Lego Japanese town gets a much needed police station.

Here's the wikipedia page for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dban

My model is based on someone's 3D render I found on the internet.  It looked simple enough to replicate with my bricks and blocks.

I copied the location of all the windows that I saw in the pictures and even added bars on the windows.

I added a policeman minifigure and a policewoman minifigure to provide a sense of scale.

There are no pictures of the back of the building, so I just added a door with a covered ledge.

I have a weird sized brick on the back wall which I' need to replace.  I wonder if I should indent the back wall to replicate the design on the sides of the building?  Might give it a bit more visual interest.

I used minifigure baseplates for my rooftop, lol.  Looks crappy doesn't it?

In case, you are wondering if my not Lego police station is a modular building, yes it is.  The roof and the second floor can be separated.

I've even added a stairwell opening on the second floor.   Now I just need to furnish the interior.  I need to add stairs, a front desk, some offices, a break room and a small jail cell.  That will be for the next project. 

This project took me about 20 hours to build using just the spare bricks and blocks I had laying around. That's it, thanks for looking at my custom Japanese Koban police station!  Bye!