Hey YouTube, I'm outside the Friends and Big
Bang modular! We're going to be reviewing
this today so lets get going.
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Hey Guys, welcome to Bricktalk.TV, Terry here
and today we are looking at the central perk
and big bang theory MOC. Thats been created
by Berthil He's made these instructions free,
so you can download them from Rebrickable.com.
I'm put a link in the description below so
it will be easy for you to find those instructions
so you can download them for free.
This build uses the parts from the Lego ideas
set for Central Perk so set number 21319 and
the now retired Big Bang Theory set number
21302. So depending if you already own these
sets so you can re-purpose the parts, the
piece count and the cost of the build will
vary depending on your situation.
So the worse case scenario of not owning either
of these sets then you're looking at 4294
parts and at the time of recording this that
would cost £650 to build according to bricklink.com.
Berthil has done a great job of providing
different part lists depending on if you own
none, 1 or all of the sets, I can tell you
that if you do own all the sets that you will
still need extra parts around 40%. will still
need to be bought in order to construct this
model here.
Overall the instructions are of a good quality,
there are a few areas which were a bit tricky
for me because of the angle or things were
covering. So I had to sort of improvise, and
sometimes had to go back once a different
angle was shown
To re do it, but I stumbled through the instructions
and I managed to complete it as you can see.
And you can't really complain when the instructions
are given for free so he may have updated
them since I downloaded them .
So lets have a look on the outside, the building
looks quite good I think, it has the kind
of New York type vibe to it. Which kind of
suits the Friends angle of it but probably
not so much from the Big Bang side of it.
I think it really good looking from the outside,
I've got it next to my train station in my
city and it fits in really well. Let me know
what you think about the exterior look in
the comments below.
And then we can have a debate about that.
So lets look at this in a bit more detail.
And I'll go through level by level and give
you an oversight into the detail and how they've
transitioned in to a modular.
So the ground floor is just the Central Perk
cafe, its complete with all the features you
found in the ideas set, so its good to see
Berthil managed to maintain the angled front
for instance, so the entrance really kind
of sets it off. On the inside, everything
is in a similar position, and spaced out quite
well, there is also an addition as this wall
wasn't in the original set but there is a
TV here with some additional lights. But the
rest of it, is very much in the same place
there is also an added stair way, on the right
or left depending on which way you're looking
at this. Which then gives you access to the
next level up which is where the Big Bang
theory is.
Then right at the back there is a store room,
and inside the store room there is a level
of detail, so you still get some boxes, some
shelving in there, that is where the broom
goes. And in this one I've got all the minifigures
positioned around all the different seats.
I like the ideas set itself where you can
take element out that
are based on the different rugs. So you can
also do that with this set. So you can easily
pull out the rug where everybody is sat around
the table or the rug where everybody is being
served coffee in the center piece.
Also the stage is maintained so you still
go an element for Phoebe and maybe Ross to
do their music section with a nice sofa there!
Overall I really like this level, I think
its suited, it maintains it original authenticity,
I love the front as I've already mentioned,
with the angled front, it works well in the
city, rather than everything being on a flat
surface. And I'll probably try to steal this
angled approach for future MOCS that I create
as well.
So lets move to the next level which is where
big bang theory is set.
So on the second level you've got the Big
Bang Theory set, and its focused around Sheldon's
lounge. we have the hallway which has the
traditional broken down lift (elevator), as
you come up through the stairway and then
as you go into the main big bang theory set
I think it pretty much is reflecting the original
set. I didn't actually own the original set
so I can give you 100% accuracy on the authenticity
of it but from the pictures I've seen online
for that set, I think he's also maintained
a pretty good positioning for all the different
elements of that original set. He's got the
details of the book cases, all the way round.
You've got several desks with computers and
TV's, you've also go the white board and addition
of a dart board set over here as well.
And it was really fun doing all the levels
of detail but actually on all the levels through
out this all the little details radiators,
the little desks, the things they have on
their desks and on their shelving. And its
even got the little dip on sofa which Sheldon
talks about or references in the sitcom itself.
So overall a really interesting level, and
I also love the detail of the fire escape
outside as well which added another external
feature along side the addition of the flowers.
So then we'll move on to the roof.
The roof i modeled on the Big Bang Theory
wedding episode. And it features the wedding
scene in terms of the detail. You've got the
filming you've got all the detail around the
vents, the air vents. The stairways up, all
the satellite and the inclusion of the camera,
and the lights which I might actually steal,
this idea of the lights and maybe use it for
a promenade along a beach front or something
like that, cos its quite interesting.
I did have to purchase additional figures
and those that are eagle-eyed will notice
that I'm still waiting for Sheldon to arrive.
He's £10 for a minifigure which quite expensive
but you need Shledon don't you to complete
the set so I've ordered him recently.
So hopefully he'll turn up soon to finish
it off.
And I'll position him in the City.
One thing that I do notice on this build it
that this front piece is a bit flimsy I would
have liked probably the tiles to have connected
here, and I don't think I've built it incorrectly,
this isn't really connected to the main bit
apart from the plates that hold it underneath.
So I'm a bit frightened of it not sitting
properly and also it might fall off. So maybe
I could modify that in some way. Just bear
that in mind when you're building that as
well.
This element, this roof, also uses some elements
from the Friends set as well particularly
on these roof elements as well here. So that
was helpful as I already had the Friends set.
I like the feature as well the heart tiles
on top. And there are security lights featured
around which is quite a good technique to
building lights which I quite like as well.
So that's the different levels for the set.
So this build overall it did take me a long
time, mainly because I was collecting all
the pieces during the Covid-19 lock down so
deliveries were a little bit slower but it
was a nice build, I got involved in the detail
of the sitcoms which kind of made those come
to life a little bit.,
The modular also has scope for expansion,
in the future so if they release any new sitcom
sets I may add future levels as I've still
got some room to get some heights and I may
even maybe release a Monica flat or something
like that to give it more of a friends vibe.
So if you have any of these sets and want
to make use of them in a cityscape I really
recommend you take a look at these instructions
even if its just to get you some inspiration
for your own creations and maybe how you do
the frontage similar like this in creating
your own MOC.
I think I did make a mistake when I was building
this in the sense that I kept my Friends pieces
separately in a box. So I was hunting around
when I was building it and discovering whether
the friends set piece was in the box or in
the main build so I would also recommend that
if you are going to build this for real that
you probably put all the parts together. in
one place, just to save you less of a headache
in finding where that green plate was coming
from, whether it was coming from one you purchased
or one from the Friends set.
Because it did for me, it sort of took away
from the experience of having to keep searching
for things in too many places.
So I do hope you found this review interesting,
I'll share some pictures as well of it situated
in my city, so you can see what it looks like
against other buildings. Again the links for
the instructions and the download of the parts
list will be available in the description
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I will see you next time, thanks.
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