weirdly, this one is called “mansion” when you look at it on amazon but packaging refers to it as “apartment” so that’s the one i’m going with. except in the title and again in the text. but i only used apartment once, or well twice now that it’s in this sentence too. anyway, here’s my progress so far, just started it this weekend (july 19-20 2025)
Running wiresFirst stage completePlacing lightsShort-order windowOpen 24 hours!aw look at the cute little exhaust fan + stairway to nowhere (yet)
did a little more, this is ~24 hours of progress total
Rolling door rollsGarage door facadeJust a chill lil’ vending machine2nd floor in progressStairway to heaven?Power junction under the desk2nd floor lights: working!
and did a little more today (tuesday, july 22nd)
Just an ordinary repair shop…..& ripperdoc behind rotating wallInterior lightingBuilding the garageGarage second floorFront view, now with more tubeStill wondering where this light on the floor above the garage is going to end up (it has a power transfer connector)
finished up the first book of instructions, second book is a little thinner
Sliding entry doorInterior: bathroom under constructionLight wire routing and pogo pin connection panelExtra little connection bit detailThe wall to the apartment swings out. Seems like that would be bad irl though. Here is why I called this power junction box “under the desk” in an earlier picture (the keyboard was several days ago)
saturday, july 17th: more progress. did bags 8 (five bags), bags 9 (five bags), and about four-fifths of bag 10 (two bags) to do this roof two floor apartment because i really wanted to see all the lights and there wasn’t really a good way to check without finishing
Kind of what a ceiling looks like irl, right?Starting electrical (and a bit of trim)Turns out, this is a floorSorta coming together…Trim, with lighting kit runSecond floor loft bed: installedA wall, another pogo power connectorLittle more wiring detailBag complete but it’s not ready yet…Couple windows installed nowFour stories, back viewApartment window detailsAll four stories together and lit up. Only have a tiny bit more detail (the roof, notably) but this one is definitely taller than the izakaya, or at least will be. It’ll be neat to see them together finally.
finished up today, sunday, july 27th. it’s so neat how these will just click together and share power. i really, really want more of these cyberpunkish sets soon because i am enthralled.
Adding a tree I didn’t finish last nightStarting work and wiring on the roofHVAC unit in placeJust gotta run some venting…And a little more “duct work”…Cell phone tower on the building for good 5GProbably helps to have some fresh air, tooSecurity cameraDon’t fall in the open manhole!Here’s the finished work! Plus my thumb. Wish I’d checked that before uploading but meh whatever. The real neat thing is this video below where you can see the Izakaya (right) is plugged in, but the Apartment (left) isn’t. I push them together and with a little luck, poof, magic power and everything lights up. I need more of these sets in my life <3
this was my next project and the one that really impressed me with how everything came together. plus all the lights? and other “blocks” (as in city, not as in lego) from the same company can just click together and share power? i’m sitting here typing this out just mind blown
A final virtual walkthrough of the full Izakaya set block. I’m very excited to work on the next set, ApartmentStarting outFirst wiring placedInside the IzakayaVending machine vibesIzakaya walk-up window2nd floor tea houseMore progressAnother angle of progressFront door viewAlley walk-up windowChecking out more lightsBack alley viewTakoyaki hutAnother alley viewCompleted and displayed
i think i saw these on an instagram ad and well, they got me. i picked this set to go first as it was the smaller of the three that i picked up. funwhole on amazon link i got the bus, izakaya, and “mansion” (apartment?) link isn’t even a referral i just want them to sell more so they make more of these cyberpunk sets. i did these lighted ones on my own as the light wiring bits is really small and technical
