Bill Ward's Brickpile » park http://www.brickpile.com Building a brighter tomorrow with LEGO® bricks Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:11:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 City Park http://www.brickpile.com/2011/04/18/city-park/ http://www.brickpile.com/2011/04/18/city-park/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:53:14 +0000 Bill http://www.brickpile.com/?p=700
  • Blackburn Hotel at Valley Fair Mall
  • Blackburn Hotel
  • Modular 16×32 Buildings
    • ]]>     At train shows, we (the Bay Area LEGO Train Club) have developed a standard city block system, where our downtown area is divided up into blocks that are 2 by 3 32 x 32 baseplates in size (i.e., 96 x 64 studs). For some time now I’ve shown my Blackburn Hotel and its accompanying city block (but I have never done a proper photo shoot of those buildings either, I just realized) at various shows and conventions and you have probably seen that featured here a few times.

    For Bricks by the Bay and the upcoming National Train Show in Sacramento, I’ve built a second city block. But instead of tall buildings, it just features a city park. Each of the six baseplates has its own feature:

    • Tree and picnic/grassy area
    • Playground with swingset, slide, merry-go-round, and carousel
    • Life size (for minifigs) chess set
    • Flower garden
    • Basketball court
    • Tennis court

    In addition, there is a fountain in the center and various tile mosaics and other decorative aspects. The whole thing is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence with gates on each of the four sides.

    I haven’t done a proper photo shoot of the park yet, but I did take detailed pictures of it at the most recent BayLUG meeting. I hope to take better pictures soon, but for now, take a look at these (click the image to view the set, or click here to view a slideshow)

    Related posts:

    1. Blackburn Hotel at Valley Fair Mall
    2. Blackburn Hotel
    3. Modular 16×32 Buildings

    ]]>     http://www.brickpile.com/2011/04/18/city-park/feed/ 2     January 15, 2002: Playground http://www.brickpile.com/2007/07/25/playground/ http://www.brickpile.com/2007/07/25/playground/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:35:46 +0000 Bill http://www.brickpile.com/2007/07/25/january-15-2002-playground/
  • January 15, 2002: LEGOLAND Café
  • January 16, 2002: Yellow Hopper Truck
  • January 13, 2002: Bus Station
    • ]]>     Another repost from bill.wards.net. This playground was a regular feature in the BayLTC train shows for years.

    January 15, 2002: Playground

    This playground is complete with all the equipment needed to keep your kids entertained for hours.

    Click the big picture to go to the set page on Flickr, or you can view a slideshow of the photos.

    Related posts:

    1. January 15, 2002: LEGOLAND Café
    2. January 16, 2002: Yellow Hopper Truck
    3. January 13, 2002: Bus Station

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