LEGO Creator Bike Shop And Cafe

A new addition to my LEGO city today and it comes in the form of the LEGO Creator Bike Shop and Cafe which my lovely wife picked up for me as a present from Very and it was delivered today on my day off so I had plenty of time to get it built.

Consisting of 1032 pieces and taking me around about 4 hours to build I was very satisfied with the end product, it had some really nice mini builds within the full build which I will point out later and also used some interesting and effective building techniques and part combination's which I will be keeping in mind when I start making my own buildings from scratch. This is also another 3 in 1 kit so you can also build two other types of building from this kit but I chose to go with the main build.

Both of the buildings are build in the doll house style which means that they can be split down the middle and opened up like a clam shell giving you easy access to the inside of the buildings.

Here are some of the interior details of the cafe.

Two of my favourite mini builds from this set was the coffee machine that can be seen behind the counter and the cash machine that's located on the side of the building, I also love how they made the blue drapes for the window area. The only thing I wasn't to crazy about is the small bird they have sat on the roof, its a nice idea but I'm personally not a big fan.

Next are the interior details of the bike shop.

 I quite like a few details in the bike shop like how they've angled the bike to fit onto the store front window and i like the little kitchen area that's upstairs as well as how the roof access has been done and the little barbecue that is up there as well.

With this set you also get 3 mini figures which can be seen here.

The set also comes with a very basic convertible car.

So overall I'm very happy with this build and is a welcome addition to my LEGO city which is starting to come along nicely now, just need to get some road tiles and a few more shops to complete the downtown shopping area before moving on to the residential area.

Many thanks

SH

Back To The Wasteland...

I've recently watched Bethesda's E3 presentation for the new Fallout 4 game that will be coming out later this year and I can't freaking wait!

So my past experience of the Fallout franchise is playing Fallout: New Vegas. I was pretty late to the Fallout hype, but I was instantly hooked on the game, not only because its an role playing game which I am a huge fan of but the stories and characters that you experience and interact with had real depth with many having a tongue in cheek feel to them which made it even more fun to play.

I was also a massive fan of the soundtrack that accompanied me on my many adventures through the desolate and baron nuclear waste that that is New Vegas.

In the E3 Fallout 4 presentation it looks like Bethesda has out done them selves again, with new improvements like complete customisation to your characters face to making you own post nuclear camp site's.

Bethesda has also improved their buddy system, as you can see in the E3 presentation you now have new tactile commands depending on your environment, such as making your dog go and fetch a wrench in the distance.

They have also radically improved the weapon customisation system where the trash of Bostons nuclear wasteland can be recycled to create a plethora of weapon customisations.

One of the coolest things Bethesa announced is that the collectors edition will include a full size pip boy that you can slide your I Phone into and use a Fallout 4 app to create a fully working and interactive pip boy, they didn't mention a price on how much the collectors edition would be but its going to be a definite for any Fallout fans.

So in conclusion I'm really looking forward to the next instalment in the Fallout series, there is still no release date as of yet but they have said it will be this year so it looks like I'll be playing Elder Scrolls until it comes out.

If your on PlayStation 4 and want to add me feel free my PSN ID is BEANY89.

SH