Bricklinking Green Grocer

MrJackson · April 2017

Hi everyone

I wasn't able to find any discussions new or old that answered my couple of specific questions. For those of you that have done it, is it possible to sub 1x4 sand green bricks in place of 1x8s? And if so, does that up the number of 1x2 Sand Green bricks that would be placed on the ends of the wall?

Also, the 1x2 with groove bricks seem to have a higher number on the parts list than are actually used in the façade. This leads me to believe that some of them are used within the build where it's not obvious that they're the modified brick rather than a standard 1x2. How many of the groove bricks are actually used? It's hard to tell from photos.

Any advice on either would be appreciated. GG is the only one I don't have.

Thanks!

HugeYellowBrick · April 2017

Download the instructions and look at the last page.

Bumblepants · April 2017

There is a massive thread on this topic somewhere in here but I am on my phone and search is too clumsy for me to try. Yes there are a number of 1x2 with grooves not exposed. I want to say 10-11 but it has been a couple years since I did this project. I also did mine in red to cut costs. Good luck, it is a great project.

Bumblepants · April 2017

here it is: http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/4434/bricklinking-green-grocer/p1

caterham7 · April 2017

I bought several Hobbit 79018 sets when on discount and used the sand green 1x4 from them in place of the 1x8 on the GG. Don't think it's currently in a built state though to take photos of, as my young boys have taken apart most of the modular.

Substituted plain 1x2 instead of the grooved bricks... waiting for a set to be released with sand green 1x2 grooved bricks and then will replace at a lower cost than they are currently!

iso3200 · April 2017

On mine, to keep costs down, I subbed a lot of the hidden sand green (sides etc) for light bluish grey 1x4's that I picked up from the PAB wall for cheap. For the grooved sand green 1x2's I subbed for sand green masonry bricks. Just a few ideas.All boils down to how pure you want it, and how much you want to spend. Didn't have any 1x8 issues.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/cx/zjidwabd6kw9.jpg

Paperballpark · April 2017

I BL'd mine four years ago now, just as the groove bricks started really going up in price. Fortunately I got them when they weren't stupidly expensive.

Yes, there's about 4 or 5 used on the interior, where a normal 1x2 brick could be used instead. I forget how many though - look through the instructions to count them.

In terms of the 1x8 bricks, I substituted half of them with 1x4 bricks, and half with 1x2 and 1x6 bricks. So I ordered (from memory) 50x 1x4 bricks, 25x1x2 bricks and 25x1x6 bricks. That provided enough variation to be able to build it fine. Substituting them doesn't alter the number of 1x2 bricks you need elsewhere in the build.

ColoradoBricks · April 2017

I did mine in Sand Blue, as there was no 1x8 sand blue, they were replaced by a mix of 1x4, 1x6 and 1x2.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/v9/ngrs8b7225am.jpg

WhiteDove · April 2017

iso3200 said:

I like the awning colour in your version and I also like the two buildings next door. Are they your design? They go so well with the green grocer. I too am planning on substituting light bluish grey for the sides and masonry bricks for the grooved bricks. I think the masonry bricks look great with the normal bricks lining the windows as you have done.

iso3200 · April 2017

@WhiteDove The blue one is the Sand Blue Townhouse found at Modulars By Kristel but built in medium blue - again due to having secured loads of that colour on the PAB wall. I don't think the instructions are available anymore, but there are two extremely similar on her website downloadable for free.

The orange one is the Modular MOC Ice Cream Store, I found on ebay, from the Unique Brick. Scroll down the whole listing for better pictures. The main pic shows the rear view for some reason.

Apologies to @MrJackson for the thread derailment.

WhiteDove · April 2017

Thank you @iso3200. And I apologise for derailing too @MrJackson; I got sidetracked when I was going to say this.... have you seen the helpful suggestions on substitutions in the Green Grocer in this article?

http://www.dagsbricks.com/2015/03/lego-techniques-building-green-grocer.html?m=1

MrJackson · April 2017

Ended up acquiring 52 of the groove bricks and 49 of the 50 1x8s along with the 4 blue arches and two of the three printed snakes tiles. Time to sort through my inventory of brick and Bricks and Pieces the rest. This is the only modular I don't have yet. Looking forward to it! Thanks for the tips for brick subs. I've seen the sand blue mod before but I wanted to stick to sand green as its just such a cool color. Seems like a good project for Sunday night when my wife and I get home from childbirth class and I need to majorly decompress.....

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