Bungalow + roof

I like the way the roof looks :)

Of course I used up all freshly purchased tiles and didn't have anything left for the porch and railing.  But I also figured out what I need to add to my bungalow design.  Right now it looks good if I take pictures from this angle.  But if I need my camera to look up, like if the minifigure would look at the bungalow - there are grey hinges I'd better cover with tiles.  It will look much better then.

LEGO is an addiction.  No matter how many bricks you have and just purchased - you always need some more :)

Minifigures. Part 2

Classic yellow or light flesh?  Not an easy choice tbh.

Coulson original LEGO minifigure is great.  Yet it meant to represent him on a mission, communicating with fellow SHIELD agents.  His dual-sided head has sunglasses on one side, the other side has a headset.  Sunglasses are cool, but the headset is not something AC would need for this vacation.  So I need to find another head looking similar to his original one.

Vacation time

Waiting for another batch of bricks to arrive.

Bungalow design

Just a quick test for now, the main hut and a couple of plants behind it.
I'm still waiting for 6x16 plates I purchased to make the floor and move the hut partially over the water.

Don't worry about different windows and such, I'm still deciding what I like the best, and may change it all in the end :)

Palm trees

I'm dusting off my good old Nikon D40 + Tamron 90mm and trying to recall how to use them :)
Beware, there are 14 pictures and a short story below.

There are many tutorials about detailed LEGO palm trees, check them out on Youtube if you're curious.  Means nobody really likes the idea LEGO currently uses for their palm trees, say, in recent Pirates series.

It's sturdy and ok for kids to play with, but I personally hate the look of those brown Technic elements used for the trunk.  Also some "arm" pointed up is needed to place this tree somewhere on your landscape.

Dolphin

We went minifigure hunting today.
2nd Walmart we visited had a freshly-opened box of minifigs.  My kiddo founded what we wanted pretty much right away.  Yes, dolphin is a big bulky piece compared to all other accessories in this series.

Minifigures

I've seen several variants of Agents of SHIELD minifigures, both custom and what people make with existing LEGO parts.  For some reason I don't really like May from the popular custom set.  So I looked through all existing light-flesh-female-heads and picked one looking like May... At least I think so :)  Do you?

You probably recognize the jumpsuit I used for her right now, it's not the final decision. And not the only one :)  As for the bike - I thought this one would look ok, but no, now I see LEGO "retro bike" would be better, looking close to that Harley May used in s2.

Inspiration for my project

I looked through a bunch of LEGO Ideas and custom projects people do.
Some of them are cute and simple, some are huge, complicated and magnificent. But all of them are fun to look at.  I'm just going to leave it all here for future reference or you know, just in case :)

Robinson Crusoe Island (LEGO Ideas)

Falconhurst Treehouse (LEGO Ideas)

Tropical Beach Hut (LEGO Ideas)

Hut of Radagast (LEGO Ideas)

Cocoa Jungle Cottage

Holiday Hut

Best Friends on Vacation

Beach House

I should use hyperlinks for all of them, but I don't remember where all of the pictures came from, so hopefully the authors don't mind me posting some pictures as is.  13 pictures are under the cut.

Roof design

Think I decided on the look of my roof.  And which parts I need.

The hut will be 12x16, I don't want it too big.

Below is the photo of some testing.  The "joint" on the corner was my biggest concern, but it ended up looking allright (on the left).  I'll be adding more detailed photos and maybe even lists of parts I used.  For now it's just quick sketches.