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@xannov
Nottingham, England
ICT Coordinator at a UK Junior School
Interests: many and varied :-)
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The High Street (#8)
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With eight of the modulars now lit, the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Project Edison
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Palace Cinema
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The next build, Palace Cinema, is a two storey corner modular build and, like the Brick Bank modular, it has no baseplate space at the rear. The ground floor of the cinema is the main foyer area with ticket windows, a food area and stairs leading to the first floor.... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Project Edison
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The High Street (#7)
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With seven of the modulars now lit, the High Street looks like this... You can see the new surface on the left, with the inverted corner piece, and bookshop in position. More modulars will be added along that surface over time. Continue reading
Posted Dec 13, 2020 at Project Edison
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Book Shop House
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The next modular to be lit on the High Street is the Book Shop House. Like the previous Pet Shop House this is a narrow build, as it was sold with the Book Shop, but could be separated. In the display I have, this house runs down a side street... Continue reading
Posted Dec 13, 2020 at Project Edison
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The Corner
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The street is full. There is no more room for another modular to be added to it. This is a problem as I have the Corner Garage to build at some point, as well the Police Station that will be ordered once it is released. Add these two modulars to... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at Project Edison
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Power Changes
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With the completion of power to the Pet Shop House, the half way point had been reached, and a break in the modular layout. I had been wondering how to pass the power cable from the Pet Shop house to the Book Store house across the street within the wire... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#6)
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With six modulars now lit, I'm halfway along and the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2020 at Project Edison
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Pet Shop House
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The next modular to be lit on the High Street is the Pet Shop House. This is a narrow build, as it was sold with the Pet Shop, but could be separated. In the display I have, this house runs down a side street away from the main High Street.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#5)
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With five modulars now lit, the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted Oct 10, 2020 at Project Edison
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Brick Bank
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The next build, the Brick bank, is a two storey modular build with a difference; it is a corner piece for a start (and has no baseplate space at the rear), and also has features to light within the roof area unlike any of the previous modulars. The ground floor... Continue reading
Posted Oct 10, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#4)
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With four modulars now lit, the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2020 at Project Edison
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Parisian Restaurant
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The next modular to light up along the High Street is the Parisian Restaurant. This is a three floored build with a restaurant on the ground floor, a single roomed apartment on the first floor and an artists studio tucked away in the attic on the second floor. Starting with... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#3)
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With three modulars now lit, the High Street looks like this... I've added an inverted corner MOC to the side of the Fire Brigade so that the street can be extended in the future. Continue reading
Posted Aug 15, 2020 at Project Edison
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Detective's Office
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Time for another modular build to be lit. This time, it is the Detective's Office set. This set contains four distinct areas over three floors; The ground floor consists of a bar / pub to the left and a barbers shop to the right. The second floor contains the detective's... Continue reading
Posted Aug 15, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#2)
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With two modulars lit, the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted Jul 7, 2020 at Project Edison
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Pet Shop
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The second modular in the project is the Pet Shop. This build is slightly different to the previous Fire Brigade - it is split into two parts (a shop and a house). I've separated these in the High Street, and only the Shop part is being lit today. The modular... Continue reading
Posted Jul 7, 2020 at Project Edison
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The High Street (#1)
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With one modular lit, the High Street looks like this... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2020 at Project Edison
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Fire Brigade (Update)
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As mentioned in the last post, when I started on the Fire Brigade modular, I forgot to order Bit Lights for the external lamps. Well, the Bit Lights have arrived, enabling me to light up the two external lamps on the front of the fire station and complete the first... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2020 at Project Edison
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Light 'em up!
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The current pandemic has caused a lot of changes for the world over the past four months. Most noticeably, mixing with other people. With the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2020 at | Digital - teacher | Education in a technological world
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The 'Must Listen to Prince Tracks', Part Three
Following on from previous posts (part one and part two), where I'd listed tracks from 'For You, right up to 'HitNRun, Phase 2', the most... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2020 at | Digital - teacher | Education in a technological world
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Fire Brigade
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The first of the modular buildings in my project is the Fire Station (officially known as the Fire Brigade). This building consists of just two floors - both are wide open spaces. At the front of the ground floor is a roller shutter and two external lamps, and the rear... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2020 at Project Edison
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All good things...
At the start of the year I handed in my notice. After a lot of internal discussions and soul searching I decided that it was... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2020 at | Digital - teacher | Education in a technological world
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Here Be Beasts
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It's July. Term officially ended a few days ago and I've taken a couple of days off completely to recharge batteries before heading back into... Continue reading
Posted Jul 29, 2017 at | Digital - teacher | Education in a technological world
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Outran
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Posted Jul 24, 2017 at Beasts
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Reagle
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Posted Jul 24, 2017 at Beasts
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