Custom modular building using the Hsanhe Starbucks and Lepin Sanctum Santorum

Hey, what's up?  Welcome back to BricksandFigs.blogspot.com!  Just wanted to show you what I've been working on since my last post.  I finally finished my latest modular building MOC which is made up of two parts:  the lower part of the building is the modified Hsanhe Starbucks shop set 6410-1, and the upper two floors is a derivative of the Peter Parker's apartment in the Lepin Sanctum Sanctorum set 07107.  My last update to the Hsanhe Starbucks shop back in August 2019 which you can read about here.

In case you're not familiar with the original Hsanhe and Lepin sets here's what we started with:

Hsanhe 6410-1 Corner Coffee aka Starbucks

Lepin 07107 Sanctum Sanctorum (Lego 76108)

Let's proceed with a closer look at the modular.

As mentioned previously, the first floor is a Starbucks shop, and the second and third floors make up Peter Parker's apartment.  The building sits on a 16x32 stud baseplate and has the obligatory sidewalk in front.  I've used mostly tan coloured bricks paired with the darker tan masonry bricks on the front of the upper floors.

If you exit the back of the Starbucks, there's a convenient patio with seating and umbrellas to enjoy your coffee.  This is also where Peter Parker/Spiderman enters his apartment using the lower and upper fire escape which is preserved from the Sanctum Sanctorum set.

Here's a closer look at the back patio that has seating for three.

Before we look at the interior, I want to point out that the Starbucks can be displayed by itself with the optional roof I made or as the three storey building which has a slight setback from the signage.

So I've got a fully furnished interior, but it's hard to see with the walls in place, so let's tear down one of the walls for a better view.

The green and tan floor tiles match the overall decor of the Starbucks.  You can see the baristas hard at work.  Spidey's just ordered his favorite brew.

Coffee maker with filter and pot occupies the back counter.

Just another view of the main floor.

Now let's inspect Peter Parker's apartment.

The second floor is accessed by the folding ladder.  I wonder if the spiderwebs will give it away that Spiderman lives here.

Removing the front wall exposes Spidey's kitchen and living room.

The kitchen has a fridge, stove and sink with upper and lower cabinets.

Spidey's settles into his comfy recliner after a hectic day of crime fighting. Time for his pizza dinner in front of his TV that sits on his wall to wall entertainment unit.

The exterior of the third floor looks the same as the second floor, except for the giant Starbucks logo plastered on the side of the building, making it visible from miles away.

Third floor fire escape and more spiderwebs.

Combined second and third floors.

Peter Parker's third floor is amply furnished with bed, desk, chair, computer, table lamp and bookshelf.

A better view of the third floor furnishings.

It took me awhile to figure out how to squeeze a three piece bath into this small apartment.

So this bathroom is similar to those found in Asia, where the toilet is located right in the shower area.  The sink is actually on top of the toilet where the water runoff is used to fill the toilet tank for flushing.  The shower consists of hot and cold taps and showerhead.  On the floor is the drain and a bottle of shampoo.

Here's some of my modified Hsanhe modulars all lined up side by side.  If you are looking to add the Hsanhe shops or the Lepin Sanctum Sanctorum to your collection, just follow the links below.

Thanks for visiting bricksandfigs.blogspot.com and see you next time!

Making Changes to the Sembo 107006 Wandering Earth Cargo Truck

Hey there brick fans!  This is my bonus post about the Wandering Earth cargo truck set that Sembo put out recently.  I finished building it last week and this week I deconstructed it a bit and made some minor changes.   If you haven't checked out my initial build of the cargo truck, you can read it about it here.

So I really like this truck, but one of my big gripes about the design was how the doors only open downwards and would be hard for minifigs to get inside.  I modified the door so that it is hinged at the top as well as the bottom.   Here's how the door looks now.  I also added a two sided 2x2 tile, so that the minifigures can stand on the lower door without falling off.

The access door seals tightly against the body when fully closed.   No loss of air pressure.  I managed to retain most of the shape of the door minimizing the impacts to the overall design.

With the door assembly removed you can see that the orignal cabinet has been removed.  I decided to make this area into an airlock.  There's enough room in the airlock for multiple crew members to enter or exit the truck at the same time.

I moved the tank to where the toilet used to be situated.  There's room for an extra tank.

The airlock door separates the main cabin area where suits don't need to be worn.

There's storage units inside the airlock, represented by the contoured yellow 1x2 tiles.  In the main cabin, there's room to store the space suits against the back wall that used to be where the bed was located.

I'm no longer using the right side door so it has been converted into helmet storage.

The right side access door is no more.

Overhead view of modified cargo truck cabin.

 Finally, I imagined what the minifigures might be wearing when not in their space suits.   The unused furniture will come into good use as parts fodder for my modular city.

Let me know if you liked the enhancements to the Sembo Wandering Earth cargo truck or not.   Bye and see you next time!

Hsanhe 6410-1 Starbucks Shop MOC modular building gets new colour scheme

Hey brick fans!  Welcome back to Bricks and Figs, my blog about Mocs and Minifigures.  Today, we will look at my latest changes to the Hsanhe 6410-1 Starbucks building since my last update which was back in 2016.

This is how the Starbucks shop looked like when we last updated it.  You can see how the 2016 version used to look here.  My new design departs from the original by using a more complementary colour scheme.

The tables and seats have been removed from the front of the shop and will be relocated to the back of the coffee shop.

In my previous iteration, the Starbucks included a rooftop terrace, but I no longer think it's relevant anymore, so it's gone now.

I'm still working out the details inside the shop and out back so this might change a bit.

A new tile floor has been added to the interior.  Furniture placement to follow soon.

The employee minifig from the set has gone AWOL, so I've hired a new barista until I can find him again.

Here's how all the Hsanhe modulars look like right now.  The McDonalds, 7-11 and Apple store are completely finished, whereas the Starbucks needs an interior so it's about 90% done.   The KFC shop will get a new facelift after I'm finished with the Starbucks building.

Bonus pic!  I just finished adding a couple of floors to the Starbucks building in which I will provide more pics and details in a future blog post.   Thanks for visiting my Bricks and Figs blog and see you next time.