Various angles of the entire set in the summer "mode":
Angle #1
Angle #2
Angle #3
Angle #4
Seen from behind:
Angle #1
Angle #2
Changing between summer and winter is very easy. One only needs to remove the plants and then put in place
the large "snow" sections.
Now angles of the entire set in the winter "mode":
Angle #1
Angle #2
Angle #3
Here are the minifigures
in summer and
in their winter outfits.
Yea I know the winter girl has
surgeon's shirt, but I had to use torso pieces I happened to find during dozens of BrickLink orders. :P
Here's
the cabin interior with all the necessities the cabin life requires.
Instead of usual plates & fixed furniture I went for a dollhouse-like solution
with smooth floors and loose furniture one can place in a whatever manner.
Of course
there's a sauna. A Finnish/Lapland cabin without sauna would be utter heresy and horrific blasphemy!
On the porch your minifigs can enjoy
the midnight sun or
the Aurora Borealis.
And sure, a traditional cabin means a nearby traditional
outhouse. (Not sure if LEGO will include that in the final set.)
Many forest cabins can't be reached via roads and by cars, and this place too needs
a boat (oops, forgot the life vests for kids), a handy piece of transportation
for both minifigs and their luggages.
And in winter the snowmobile with a sledge takes the job of carrying both
people and
cargo.
Here come the reindeers, maybe the most iconic things of Lapland. They fit well together with a place like this; the real one there in the pic was photographed by me about a stone's throw from our cabin.
Ok, my Lego reindeers have golden horns... This is just because the perfect piece for them is currently available only in chrome gold color, coming from
certain ninja minifigures! :D
Indeed, reindeers are everywhere and your minifigs
must get along with their native neighbours.
A genuine Lapland cabin wouldn't be itself without genuine Lapland mosquitos, those blood-sucking insects both locals and tourists love so much. So
I made one!
Ok, it might be a little out of scale, for sure they are not really that big!
Or
are they?!
Well you just gotta
deal with the bug menace.
The next time our minifigures visit the Lapland cabin
they come prepared for the mosquito, and
no measure taken is too much!
Let us take a look on all kinds of activities your minifigures can do in this place!
- Well, supposing they can
reach the place in the first place.
- They can
go around boating, just be cautious of shallow waters!
- And why not
swimming and relaxing on the beach, well if they have what it takes.
- They can go fishing both
in summer and
in winter time.
- Or just
have fun with the snowmobile!
- Not to forget your basic winter activities like
skiing or riding on a sled. The native residents
can help with that.
- How about
making snowmen?
- I guess
they could hunt too, but I'd dare to say the
BrickArms rifle will not be included in the set.
- In order to keep their cabin warm the minifigs
must make firewood, just hopefully
they keep it moderate!
- There couldn't be a more typical form of cabin life than roasting sausages, whether
indoors at the fireplace, or outdoors both
in summer and
in winter.
- Or they may just spend their time
in a whatever manner they like!
So why not give your minifigs
a great resort with tons of features? Please support this cabin project to make it happen! :D
Known web coverage:
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Lots of thanks to
joedes (LegoLotRGuy) for featuring this
in his video on YouTube! :)
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Many thanks to
GlenBricker for featuring all my projects on
his blog! :)
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Collaboration notification!
The renowned CUUSOO user
GlenBricker is collaborating with me on this project,
taking care of promotion work in his
BLOG and via other means.
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P.S. Please see and consider supporting my other projects too! :)
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