My Not Lego Police Station Modular MOC - Part Three

Hello and welcome back to bricksandfigs.blogspot.com, my blog about my collection of minifigures and MOCs.   In today's post, we will look at my long awaited, fully completed Police Station modular building.  I started this project back in August 2020 but didn't finish until now. Check out the initial build pics and progress updates, part one here and part two here.   Oh and before we get started, don't forget to check out my other blog its-not-lego.blogspot.com, if you get a chance.

Ok, let's get into it!  There's a look of details to look at both inside and outside, so I've broken this post into several sections, namely:  Exterior, Main Floor, Second Floor and Third Floor.   Warning! There will be a lot of pictures!

1. The Exterior

So if you've read my other previous posts about this MOC, you'll know that the police station is based off the Green Grocer modular building.  Major changes include the new red brown masonry bricks, and replacing the windows, door and signage from other building sets.  Original Green Grocer minifigures have been replaced with Police themed minifigures. 

About one third of the Police Station main floor is taken up by a garage bay which can be accessed from both front and rear.  Safety pillars and lights flank the roll-up garage door, which unfortunately doesn't roll up too well.  I think the slotted beams on both sides of the door are a bit tight.  I might have to add some lubrication or replace them altogether.  For now I will keep the roll-up doors closed.  

New windows on the second floor.

And on the third floor too.

The turret roof was raised up by one plate and the rear angle pieces were inverted to match the roof angle.  I might add a 1x6 plate to see if I can close up the gap more.

Here's an overhead shot looking down on the police station.

It's very subtle, but I redesigned the roof to accommodate the expanded depth of building.

The original Green Grocer had a small terrace on the roof but I decided not to retain it here.  I'll probably add a couple of A/C units to the roof later.

Here's the totally revamped backside of the station.  

The corner brick details found on the front of the building were carried over to the back.  The main floor extension houses a weapons room, which is accessible from the interior.  I'll have more pics of it in the main floor section.  The back walls of the second and third floors were shifted in by one stud to give it more detail.  Thought I'd have some fun with the third floor by adding the big picture windows.

The Market Street modular building provided the gates for the rear access to the garage bay and is guarded by this old school Wange police minifigure.  Time to take a look inside the police station.

The Main Floor Interior

The main floor consists of the main lobby, reception desk and one of two jail cells in the building.  Doorways lead to the weapons room and the garage bay.

A peek into the garage.

It's easier to see the main floor interior if I pull out a few walls ...

The jail cell is equipped with a cot and toilet.

Waiting area has a bench, water cooler and newspaper.  Police dog likes to make his home under the stairs.

Here's the interior wall added back in.

The jail cell.

This is the door to the weapons room. You need a special code to get in.

All the weapons are located behind another set of metal gates.   Let's go back inside and move to the second floor.

The Second Floor Interior

An interrogation room, mug shot room, staff room, second jail cell and a washroom can be found on the second floor.

The staff room includes a small kitchen, cabinets and seating area.

The hallway.

Inside the mug shot room.

The interrogation room.

Toilet and toilet paper.

Sink, faucet and mirror.   

The Third Floor Interior

The third floor consists of a surveillance room,  police captain's office, detective's room and another washroom.

If I had some stickers, I'd fill up all of the display screens with surveillance images.

The detective's office is a bit cramped but there's room for three workstations.  There's a glass wall that separates the captain's office.

Here's the glass wall removed.

Some filing cabinets in the hallway.

 

The third floor washroom.

Looking inside the detective's office.

Thanks for looking at all the pictures.  Hope you enjoyed all the little details of my Police Station moc.   Feel free to leave your comments and questions below.

Bye for now!   

Sheng Yuan SY252 Charlie IX and Dodomo Minifigures (not Lego)

Hi there and welcome back to bricksandfigs.blogspot.com, where I review minifigures and MOCs from my not Lego collection.   Don't forget to check out my latest set review post on Its-Not-Lego.blogspot.com, if you are new here.

Today, I'm reviewing an obscure set by Sheng Yuan. It's SY252 Charlie IX and Dodomo.  I think I got this set way back in 2014.  I bought the set off ebay because it was decently priced and each minifigure came with a nice assortment of accessories.

I had to do a search on Charlie IX and Dodomo to find out more information about this character.  Apparently Dodomo is an awkward student detective.  His dog's name is Charlie IX.  He is China's equivalent of Harry Potter.  There's a series of fantasy books about Dodomo and his royal dog.

Sheng Yuan put out this six mini figure set SY252 due to the popularity in China.  Unfortunately, I haven't dug up any more information about the other characters in this set.  The boy above seems to be quite active in sports. He comes with a soccer ball, goal and a skateboard.

This guy must be a computer nerd or someone intellectual.  He comes with a newspaper, laptop, mug and an umbrella.  Maybe a father figure?

Is this figure the mom?  She's got an apron and cooking utensils.

This figure likes animals a lot and perhaps she's the little sister?   Looks like she has a hedgehog and owl as pets.

Not sure who this guy is, but he's ready for bedtime as he is dressed in pajamas.  He has a side table with book.  Not sure about the squirrels significance.

The figures in this set are near Lego quality.  They all have individual hair pieces and outfits.  Print and colour is nice.  I like this set.  Just not sure why the set isn't called Dodomo and Charlie IX.  Why does the dog get top billing?  If you know anything about this character set please let me know in the comments below!

Thanks for visiting!

Sheng Yuan SY252 Charlie IX minifigure set.

Number of minifigures: 6.

Price paid:  $3.25 USD (won bid)

Bought from: Ebay

I made a Taco Shop Modular Building using not Lego bricks

Happy September brick fans!  Welcome back to another episode of Bricks and Figs, my blog about minifigures and MOCs.  If you want to see my latest not Lego set builds, please check out my other blog Its-Not-Lego.  Today, I'd like to share with you this Taco shop that I made using not Lego bricks.

The inspiration to make a taco shop came from some of the minifigures in my collection.  

I have a few minifigures dressed up like peppers, some mexican attired minifigures and even some masked wrestler minifigures which  I wanted to showcase in a common venue.

And the taco shop was born.  It's a two storey modular building that occupies a 16x32 baseplate.  It's got the obligatory sidewalk and street light that is standard with most modular builds.  The roof has a surprise feature!  Later, we will look at each floor and the rooftop in greater detail.

The Exterior (Front)

I'm quite pleased with the way my Taco sign turned out even though it's not as nice as the other Lego style ones I've seen on the internet and Youtube. 

The front of the taco shop is clad in masonry bricks, green on the lower floor and brown on the upper.  I buy my masonry bricks in 100 piece lots on Aliexpress.

Main floor Interior

With the top floors removed, we can take a look at the main floor interior.  I used red and green as the contrasting colour in the floors and walls and the yellow as an accent colour.  Got a staircase that leads to the second floor.  Added some details like the clock and broom.

Here's a different view of the first floor layout.  There's the seating area with the menu on the wall.  The prep area behind the cash counter is where the tacos are assembled.  There are different compartments for the beef, cheese, avocado and tomatoes.  

I also added a drink dispenser with three kinds of soft drinks and cups above the machine.   Both the food prep station and the drinks dispenser were inspired by Bevin's Bricks taco bell custom modular building.

Here's another view of the downstairs before we head to the second floor. At the moment, we have one employee manning the cash register at the taco store and one customer downstairs.

Second Floor Interior

The second floor is actually a lot smaller than the first floor but gets a lot of light because of the big bay window in the back.  As you come up the stairs, there is a small landing with white and yellow railings.  The floor tile green and red colour scheme is continued here.  There are two more seating areas consisting of more yellow tables and chairs.  I added some minifigures to the second floor.

Here's another view of the second floor layout.

The Exterior (Rear)

If there's one colour of alternate brand bricks I prefer not to use, it's red. There are so many colour variations across the different brick brands.  Sluban brand red bricks are the worst because it's a much darker shade of red than the other knockoff brands.  My building has a mishmash of red bricks.  

Block Tech makes the bay window, but the window glass doesn't stay in.  I might have to glue it down to make it stay.  I placed an awning right across the back to cover the bay window.  I'll probably add some garbage cans and bins to the back.

Just another view.

Rooftop

In order to showcase my masked wrestler minifigures, I put a red floor on the rooftop. It kind of looks like a wrestling ring.  It's actually a fenced off terrace.

I hung up some heads to celebrate Dia de Muertos, Mexico's November holiday.

I added a few other minifigures, maybe it's like tag team or doubles wrestling.

Last Looks

Here's a few more views of the completed Taco shop.  I paired it with my other brown modular next door, but that building is still a work in progress.

Thanks for checking out my Taco shop custom modular building!  Let me know what you think in the comment section below.  See you next time.