Scooby-Doo: Ravenswood Mansion (V.2)

Hi everyone,

I'm back with the 9th submission, this time being a very familiar one since it is a re-upload of the very loved Ravenswood mansion! With some smaller tweaks to it aswell.

Why the re-upload? Since when I made that submission, I was really new to the stud.io program, I didn't know how it worked properly. Especially one feature, that when you make a "sub model" in the build, that submodels pieces count as just 1 piece looking at the count at the bottom left. So the pieces was well above 3000.

If the project failed for this reason, that I missed that detail, I wanted to re-submit it with the new limit of 5000 pieces being accepted! And this beauty stands at 4973 pieces... however, "only" 4 kg. Compared to for example the UCS star destroyer 75252 being 4700 pieces and 6.8kg. So this set has a lot of small pieces for all the details. But the amount of plastic used is relativly low.

Some minor changes to the facade has been made. Mostly colorchanges except the removal of the castle-tower part. I feel like it didn't fit as much as I originally thought. So I just extended the roof out to that side. I also changed some colors so there are a little more gold details. Also some of the dark brown running through the building. The base plates are a dark green aswell, change from the dull brown dirt.

I also listened a lot to the feedback and switched out my tree for a mystery machine! It is the same as the other one in my other submission, the zombie island one. I do agree that it is much more fitting for such a proposal to have that in here. Thanks for all the feedback on it!

As stated in the other submission, I based it on the original one but made some changes, since I am not allowed to straight up copy it. The biggest one being adding a pair of doors on the back. The old one had the upper halfs of the car open up. I removed this feature so the walls are solid in place and only these double doors open up. The new roof can also be removed. Some other small changes like smooth tires, more red interior in the front seat etc.

Other than that not much has changed. With all the good feedback I don't think I need to change much more on it. I hope these changes are welcommed and that the set is still worthy of your support!

This is my second entry for the lego ideas, this time I bring you a set with a very familiar brand/IP. Scooby-Doo and the mystery incorporated!

This is a series that I have a very deep love for since I was a kid. I always had a CD-player with me on trips with the animated movies. I always tried to catch the animated series on cartoon network after school. Scooby-Doo was a big part of my childhood and even my parents watched them when they were small (here in Sweden they broadcasted scooby doo around christmas every year back in their days). 

This is an IP lego have already made some sets on, but this time I wanted to explore a way to incorporate a play set and display set. Because most of the old sets were more aimed towards the play set style. Since both kids and adults have memories of Scooby-doo, I wanted to make this set somewhat appealing to both! A set that kids can play with and adults can have as a pretty display on the shelf. 

This is also why the set has some advanced building teqniques but also some more simple ones. I think it would be a very nice set that a parent and kid could build and enjoy together. Both the building process and the display and playability after it is built!

I also tried to make this set more interesting from my last submission (the modular library). Most feedback on the more critical side was about the rooftop being very symmetrical/ a little boring because of the repetitive-ness it had. So this time the whole building is very asymmetrical and alot more interesting (in my opinion at least).  

Usually the mystery gang go to different haunted castles and big houses, so I wanted to stay true to that but at the same time make a little twist on it. So in the end this became a combination of a castle, mansion & medieval house style. I really like the aesthetic of the house and I think it really comes across as an old mansion mostly, definitely a haunted one for the mystery gang to visit! I think the overgrown rosebush that climbed up the wall really adds to this feel. I am very pleased with how it looks since it grows across multiple sides but really feels like it connects well across the corners.

I also made it very thin, like an old doll-house style, to be able to add the width and height I wanted without it getting too big. This way you can still get your fingers in between the floors to pose the figures and play around with them, but also have it thin enough to fit on shelves for display. The loose tree is also a little detail I like to have moveable. It allows for a little touch of customisation and you can place it on the side to keep it thin, or more in front if you want it to seem bigger and deeper. It also adds to the more scary and haunted vibe, especially with the tomb statue. 

In terms of structure I think there is no issue. I tried to line up the walls to go ontop of eachother or close to for strong vertical support. The flooring is also reinforced with just 1 stud wide plates at the end to creat the illusion of the thicknesss of the floor but also make it less likely to bend if lifted up. The thin-ness of the building also helps to keep it very stable. 

The roof uses legit teqniques to be able to come together very nicely without big gaps. So it really looks like one big roof, which is one detail that I am very pleased with in the end result. I also like the play features, especially the rotating fireplace with a hidden opening. It really fits the vibe in my opinion. 

All the vines on the outside has studs throughout where they grow to attach to on the building so they really stays on, even if played with. 

I hope this set is good looking or exciting enough for your support! It would mean a lot to me because of how big of a childhood memory the mystery gang is for me. If I forgot to mention something, check the updates tab if there are any.

I really love the look of this set. I really do. It is very unique in my opinion and would make for a very good Scooby-doo set for the fans that missed out on the previous run in 2015. Also a set oriented towards the little bit more adult side. Since all the last once was play sets. How fast this reached support of 10K last time also speaks for the high demand for another scooby-doo set!

I think this set would be really great for these reasons and a lot more. Please consider upvoting it again!

Untill next time, Thank you for reading & supporting!

Best and kindest regards,

Tobnac

(PS: Artwork is my own, re-used from my previous submission with the scooby-doo theme)