Nine months ago I start my project: Get my own Cafe Corner. The price for a new one was insane so... bricklink it!
In the process I saw that the back corner was a waste of space IMHO. So I made a redesign. I post my design here as a dream.
The changes was:
1) Add a back door with some details
2) Add a kitchen on the wasted space under the stairs on the 1st floor
3) Replace the stairs of the 1st floor with mobile stairs on it like in the PS
4) Redesign the stairs in each floor to fit on the new design.
The space of the stairs in the roof, the 1st floor and second floor are excactly the same for a better symmetry.
At that time I doesnt has the money. But with a little of patience, work and time I got a 99% of the original parts new from S@H and bricklink and 1% like new or a replacement with very similiar ones (the original windows frames add $75 to the project so I use a good replacement with new pieces).
Here is my MOC...
But now I need to pay some bills again and need to sell it. The price to make it real was $395 only the parts (no time included). Now I need an advice for a suggested price before list it on ebay. It was built only once and then packaged by level on zip-bags to store it. Include all the minifigs and utensils (new), add doors, archs and other details, replaced the windows (frames and windows with equivalent ones) and grey parrots (used the old grey color). Initially I think to replace the front doors, blue arch and other expensive pieces but was not the same look so I get the original ones and really looks awesome.
Any thoughts?
In the process I saw that the back corner was a waste of space IMHO. So I made a redesign. I post my design here as a dream.
The changes was:
1) Add a back door with some details
2) Add a kitchen on the wasted space under the stairs on the 1st floor
3) Replace the stairs of the 1st floor with mobile stairs on it like in the PS
4) Redesign the stairs in each floor to fit on the new design.
The space of the stairs in the roof, the 1st floor and second floor are excactly the same for a better symmetry.
At that time I doesnt has the money. But with a little of patience, work and time I got a 99% of the original parts new from S@H and bricklink and 1% like new or a replacement with very similiar ones (the original windows frames add $75 to the project so I use a good replacement with new pieces).
Here is my MOC...
But now I need to pay some bills again and need to sell it. The price to make it real was $395 only the parts (no time included). Now I need an advice for a suggested price before list it on ebay. It was built only once and then packaged by level on zip-bags to store it. Include all the minifigs and utensils (new), add doors, archs and other details, replaced the windows (frames and windows with equivalent ones) and grey parrots (used the old grey color). Initially I think to replace the front doors, blue arch and other expensive pieces but was not the same look so I get the original ones and really looks awesome.
Any thoughts?