Alpine Village

Name of Model: Alpine Village

Created by the Schubert family (I don't believe they have other original creations online)

Photos found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=398441 Summary found at: http://news.lugnet.com/town/?n=10342

Details: Here's another gem from this year's BrickFair: a complete village with a train going around it and a gorgeous mosaic backdrop. This is one MOC (My Own Creation) which really needs to be seen to be believed - there are so many small details here that it's nearly impossible to get photos of all of them (and upon reading the builders' commentary on this one, I'm now aware that there were actually additional details added after I finished taking photos of it - I never had a chance to see this with vehicles and minifigs included. The BrickShelf gallery I've linked to here covers many of the architectural details on the buildings - enough to steal a few ideas from, anyway, even if it doesn't fully capture the effect of walking up to this model on this display.

This is Sunday's model of the day - sorry for the delay, but sometimes we need to build things for ourselves instead!