Not Lego Bakery and Hostel (aka Cafe Corner) Updates Again

Last year, I made quite a few changes to my Lepin 15002 Cafe Corner modular building.  I converted the main floor to a sweet shop, and the second and third floors into a hostel.  As you can see in my picture, I've changed the original hotel sign to read hostel.  I kept the existing awnings but moved the front door from the corner of the building to the side.  

Here's the rear of the building.  On the second floor, there is a small deck which also provides an overhang for the first floor rear entrance.

Where the door previously existed is a display of the sweets and muffins.  The owner also sells her goods out in front of the shop.

The original baseplate was a green colour which clashed with the  pink walls, so I tore it out and replaced it with a brown baseplate.

There's an extensive collection of baked goods at the shop.

At the other end of the shop is the prep area, oven, drink station and cash.

 Here's a closer look at the station where you can have shakes and smoothies made to order.  The interior of the main floor sweet shop was imported from the Hsanhe 6409-1 Sweet Shop set and then completely customized.

Front door on the main floor has been moved to the side.

 Hostel entrance is next to the sweet shop.

The stairs lead up to the second floor of the modular.  This is where the hostel reception is located.  There's also a lounge, a snack center and a computer workstation.

Access to the deck is via the lounge.

 The third floor of the hostel has 6 bunk beds, storage and seating.

 I will be adding a bathroom in the near future.   Thanks for looking!

Not Lego City Bus MOC, originally Sluban

Hmm, I wonder when the bus is going to show up today?

 It finally came!  It's a new bus for Its-Not-Lego town. I made this one based on the design of the Sluban city bus model M38-B0330, which is also part of my brick collection.  Except that I used different building block pieces from my parts stash to create this bus, not just Sluban bricks.

 I might need to make a sticker to show a route name on the front of the bus.  The front of the bus has lots of details like the mirrors, and the streamlined front grill with headlights and turn signals.

The back of the bus has taillights and a license plate.

 It was easier for me to put the door in the middle of the bus than to put it up front.

 The door in it's open position.

 The roof of the bus comes off in panels.  Here's how it looks inside.  There's only enough room for three seats plus the bus driver.  Might be standing room only during rush hour.

I like that the windows are tinted on the bus.

I've ordered the Sluban double decker bus, which I'll compare to my own when I get it.

So this will be the fourth bus in my town collection.  Here's a list of the busses I have so far:

Sluban City Bus M38-B0330 (modified)
Wange Bus 30132
Enlighten Sightseeing Bus 1123
My own City Bus (Sluban design)


Thanks for looking!

Bike Shop MOC (Temporary Build)

Hi Bricks and Figs readers, I just wanted to give you an update on one of my MOC buildings.  I built this orange and lavender coloured mini modular a ways back which you can read about here.

When we last looked at it, the small building was empty and looking for a renter.

I'm pleased to say that it is now occupied by a bike shop, if only temporarily.  I still have plans to make it an ice cream shop later.

The bike shop has a nice selection of bikes for sale outside the store.

Here's someone getting a new bike for his birthday.

 Still not crazy about the lavender bricks, but oh well.  The building is still too small for the needs of the bike shop and extra bike inventory has to be stored in the shipping container out back.

 Here's some surplus bikes still in storage.

Drone shot.

The bike shop is split into a store front and a service area.

In the service area, there's just enough room for one person to work comfortably fixing bikes.

To maximize room, bikes for sale are mounted on the wall.

Some custom high end bikes are on display by the front entrance and in the front window.

The place is a bit small for the bike shop but the price of rent was really cheap.

Service is slow because they can only work on one bike at a time.

Another overhead shot.

The three minifigs I've included in this set: the bike shop owner, the bike mechanic and the customer who just happens to be a brother of the bike mechanic.

Here's the bike shop sandwiched in between the two Lepin pet shop buildings.

I'll be making a bigger building on a 32x32 baseplate to house the bike shop.  When that building is completed, I'll move the bike shop there.

Well, that's it for now.  Thanks for looking and see you next time!