[BB20] (Brik-by-Brik) "Quarantine Supplies" or Scalping During The Kanona Outbreak
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:44 am
During the Kanona (KANID-69) virus outbreak, some minifigs saw an opportunity to make a profit at the cost of others and hoarded vital resources only to resell them at an offensively increased price. To avoid and outrace the law during this chaos, Dr. Dick (not actually a certified doctor) took his business on the road in the form of a container trailer modified into a mobile supply store.
Boast: This was originally supposed to be a food truck to show off The Cookie Streak's trailer hook function (and to be true to my username), but halfway through the design my sick mind went "Hey, y'know what'd be funny and topical?" So it ended up being toilet paper and disinfectant hand gel being sold in a fake apothecary by a greedy fraud pretending to be a doctor. But at least I got to figure out that the round studs with holes are perfect for securing trailer hooks!
That medical sign plate is one of the oldest pieces in the collection, hence why it's so messed up. That thing survived 20+ years of chaos. The single-stud flats are for positioning minifigs and looking less messy without them as well, something I learned from the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Central Perk set.
Without the extra windows the trailer looks too dark from inside, it's also a great way to show off the products being sold from outside. Typical car necessities added too, including a warning sign because trailers are terrifying on the road.
The idea is that minifigs walk up the slope and pay for/receive their products through the small hole (with added anti-sneezing window to prevent potential infections).
Other side, extra window for light and door for entrance.
A view of the products being sold, stacked rolls of toilet paper and bottles of disinfectant hand gel.
Dr. Dick can now actually get into his workplace, the slope has been upgraded to hold sturdier with three claws instead of one, and the container can be easily removed from the trailer itself allowing me to build and place different models on the same trailer base.
Design 1.0
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Boast: This was originally supposed to be a food truck to show off The Cookie Streak's trailer hook function (and to be true to my username), but halfway through the design my sick mind went "Hey, y'know what'd be funny and topical?" So it ended up being toilet paper and disinfectant hand gel being sold in a fake apothecary by a greedy fraud pretending to be a doctor. But at least I got to figure out that the round studs with holes are perfect for securing trailer hooks!
That medical sign plate is one of the oldest pieces in the collection, hence why it's so messed up. That thing survived 20+ years of chaos. The single-stud flats are for positioning minifigs and looking less messy without them as well, something I learned from the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Central Perk set.
Without the extra windows the trailer looks too dark from inside, it's also a great way to show off the products being sold from outside. Typical car necessities added too, including a warning sign because trailers are terrifying on the road.
The idea is that minifigs walk up the slope and pay for/receive their products through the small hole (with added anti-sneezing window to prevent potential infections).
Other side, extra window for light and door for entrance.
A view of the products being sold, stacked rolls of toilet paper and bottles of disinfectant hand gel.
Slight Improvements AKA 1.1
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Dr. Dick can now actually get into his workplace, the slope has been upgraded to hold sturdier with three claws instead of one, and the container can be easily removed from the trailer itself allowing me to build and place different models on the same trailer base.