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Queen Victoria markets facade
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My MOC is of the Queen Victoria Markets facade in Melbourne, Australia. It's not the full width of the facade, as i didn't have enough tan bricks for that, but i reckon i've included all the interesting bits. Think of it as the condensed version. :P I only included a small box around the open doorways to serve as an interior, from the back it's all a bit of a mess! xD
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Every city has it's seedier side - graffiti, the homeless, vandalism and, of course, Rattus rattus. Here they get a look in on the market action. In the background you can see a local performing artist with a violin and his admiring audience. (Yes, you can tell from the minifigs that i don't build town stuff that often!)



The markets open early with deliveries of all kinds of produce. Here a fishmonger makes his delivery. I'm not sure if the green fish will pass quality control, but caveat emptor as they say! ;)



Bananas are very expensive at the moment due to devestating floods and cyclones in Queensland. Here a escapee from the zoo makes off with $10 worth.

Edit: The Vic market facade redux!

I recently re-built this model for Nathan Sawaya's "Art of the Brick" exhibition at Fed square in Melbourne. MUGS were invited to exhibit some Melbourne-themed MOCS to complement the show. :) My rebuild of the Market facade is slightly different from its previous incarnation: windows have been changed from white to trans-black, a red-brick wall and gate has been added to the left side, an interior has been added, and there are various changes in minifig personnel. Hopefully it all adds up to a nett improvement!














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LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist
  September 20, 2011
Fantastic!
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Gabriel Thomson
  May 5, 2011
Quoting Aero ! I got to tell my mates that i knew the guy that made this. Well, sort of... Like me, you are in the ANZAC group.
Heh! Well, if yr mates live in Melb then you can let them know that it's going to be on display at Fed square from June. Going to be a big LEGO display there and some MUGS members are putting in mocs. :) I just have to rebuild it now...
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Aero !
  May 5, 2011
I got to tell my mates that i knew the guy that made this. Well, sort of... Like me, you are in the ANZAC group.
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Gabriel Thomson
  April 14, 2011
Quoting Aero ! Awesome. You know this made the Herald Sun, right?
Yep, i was there at the meeting when the Sun photographer took the pics. Thank goodness they had the sense not to run the pic of it with me in the frame, i don't photograph too well! ;)
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Aero !
  April 14, 2011
Awesome. You know this made the Herald Sun, right?
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Vic Market
  March 28, 2011
Hi there! We would love to talk to you about the possibility of showing this at the Market - please contact us if interested. media@qvm.com.au
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting El Barto ! Very nice!
Thankyou! :)
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Christopher Baldacci I love the exterior! The tan draws attention on the homepage. In fact the whole thing is simply stunning! 5/5!
Thankyou so much! I was a bit concerned about the monochrome tan coupled with large studless sections of the MOC. I was hoping there would be enough textural differences to hold interest - glad to hear that this is the case! :)
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Outer Rim Emperor Fantastic detailing! Love the gorilla theft at the end! Great job!
Thankyou! I love that little guy - find it very hard to keep him out of my MOC's atm! xD
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Legofreak2444 ~ Amazing!
Thanks! :)
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Parrington Levens hahaha, that's perfect mate!
Cheers! Glad you like it. :)
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Ben Cossy Totally amazing! Your so right, Banana's are like 9 dollars here in Perth :/ anyway, Amazing work! I love the cow and pig at the top, and your attention to detail is amazing! Keep up the great work ;)
Thanks so much! I started the build with the animal freize in mind, so i'm glad that it worked out so well.
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Gabriel Thomson
  March 14, 2011
Quoting Lwc guy Simply amazing! I love the cow and pig at the top!
Thanks! :)
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El Barto !
  March 14, 2011
Very nice!
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Christopher Baldacci
  March 14, 2011
I love the exterior! The tan draws attention on the homepage. In fact the whole thing is simply stunning! 5/5!
 I like it 
Outer Rim Emperor
  March 14, 2011
Fantastic detailing! Love the gorilla theft at the end! Great job!
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Legofreak2444 ~
  March 14, 2011
Amazing!
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Parrington Levens
  March 14, 2011
hahaha, that's perfect mate!
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Ben Cossy
  March 14, 2011
Totally amazing! Your so right, Banana's are like 9 dollars here in Perth :/ anyway, Amazing work! I love the cow and pig at the top, and your attention to detail is amazing! Keep up the great work ;)
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Lwc guy
  March 14, 2011
Simply amazing! I love the cow and pig at the top!
  
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