So the builder is Andreas Brick, based on his Ideas profile a 19 year old builder who has been building for 16 years. According to the stories on Ideas his grandfather was a miller and at young age when he got a box of old LEGO he built his first mill.

Fully Motorized Watermill

The watermill is where grain is milled into flour. The motorized functions include a rotating wheel on the outside to simulate the mill being powered by water. On the inside the grinding millstone is also a motorized function as is a grain elevator transporting bags to supply the materials to the millstone. All motorized functions can be best viewed in the video below. The model includes about 2500 pieces as well as 4 minifigures and some animals.

Windmill & Workshop (Fully Motorized)

The second entry is the windmill. This is a rather nostalgic one for me as it’s very similar to the mill in my village growing up. This mill together with the workshop show a wood processing mill. With the motorized functions running the different saws included in the build. A video of these features can be watched on the Ideas project page. The model includes 2500-3000 pieces as well as 4 minifigures and a few animals.

We would like to wish Andreas Brick the best of luck in gaining the required 10k support. If you like the look of this ideas and would like to give your support, please use the links below. Registration is free to LEGO Ideas and only takes a minute, so head over there now and do your part!

Fully Motorized Watermill project page:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/6004ea97-c84c-43e1-97a2-270879d170cb

Windmill & workshop project page:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/1d14442e-f15f-430c-8dd2-01ed8e7f9a48

Introducing Notting Hill By LepraLEGO.

The creator, LepraLEGO, may sound familiar to you and rightly so, they have created a lot of brilliant models with one in particular making it through to the third 2021 LEGO Ideas Review Stage, unfortunately it didn’t get chosen. 

Their latest submission features a row of brightly coloured building and a series of shop fronts, including a Bookshop, Camera shop, and Antiques shop. Along the front there are also a few small market stands which sell an array of goods.

The row of buildings are pretty much identical with their ornate white window surrounds and roof detailing, keeping them unified makes the whole set feel complete, if you were to remove the street Market you’ll still be left with a highly desirable build and scene

That’s not all this idea has to offer, flip it around and you’ll find  complete living and shop areas, bustling with details and interesting features.

The Bookshop and Antiques shop both have lights, I’m assuming that if/when LEGO produce this set they’d hopefully keep this feature and implement a light brick or two.

I love how each room has a different personality and brings different settings to the set, along the top floor there is an apartment that seemingly runs the entirety of that floor. Usually is open backed arts we have very limited space and a room or two is missed, not here, as the bedroom, living room, wash room, kitchen, and even a staircase to connect the floors, what else could you ask for?!

I was drawn to this product idea for its bright colours, slim buildings, quaint setting and the essence of village/town life, i bet everyone’s friendly and say ‘Good Morning‘ to each other.

When I plan my small LEGO Street I’ll certainly take inspiration from this build, utilising the shallow build technique, open back, and simple beauty it portrays.

We would like to wish LepraLEGO the best of luck in gaining the required 10k supporters in order to get this product idea into a review stage and onto becoming a real LEGO set!

Please use the links below to support this fabulous idea, also why not give them a follow of social media and be kept up-to-date on all their ideas.

Official Ideas page:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a4a2e508-fe5a-4062-a9e2-08fbce9bd21d

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/lepralego/