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I keep a box of Kliene Gernegroß blocks on my desk at work. The simple models provide a good distraction and decorate my desk well.

Here's a slight variation of the g_12 model.

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Back to the basics.

The wind it blows.

Leaves turn brown.

Chill is knocking once more.

It's time to build.

This house is small.

Two windows, but no door.

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This Gernegross design may look slightly familiar.

I've been known to repeat myself every now and then, and other times I just repeat myself. Every once and a while, I create something new. This isn't one of those times.

Still, I like this design for it's simplicity. It's a variation of the Gernegross g5 design. Similar, yet very different.

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One can never build enough towers. This Gernegross tower design has a balcony off the side.

Kleine Gernegroß designs as PDF

Every once and a while, I create a one page (US letter) PDF of all the Gernegross designs. For anyone interested, you can download the PDF here. Or, you can select the PNG image, if you prefer.

NOTE: The PDF link above will take you to a free file hosting web site. When you get there, select option #2 to download the file. You do not need to create an account. The file is about 2Mb in size.

As always, comments are appreciated.

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Here's a Gernegross church design. This church was initially constructed with a Heinzelmannchen set as seen here.

Same church with a different block arrangement.

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Here's a church design for the Gernegross set. 2D designs are not as interesting as 3D models, but they're a great place to start for new builders. No design plans needed.

NOTE: This design has been corrected from it's initial posting.

Updated (7/10): Sometimes I just can't leave a design alone. Here's the same church using all the blocks in the box...make that two alternative designs. Vote for your favorite today!

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This building was constructed with a Gernegross set. The Gernegross set is one of the smallest (is it the smallest?) Anchor Stone block sets. Not only in size, but also in the number of blocks contained in the set. There are only 38 blocks in a Gernegross set.

It's been mentioned that a Gernegross model can be constructed with a Heinzelmannchen set with a few substitutions in block color. It's also possible to construct any Gernegross model with a #6 starter set. One only needs to substitute two #4R blocks for two #4G blocks.

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Here's another tower design for the Gernegross set. There's no door into the structure. Maybe it's a prison. Be careful when constructing the roof. It's easier to construct the roof on a flat surface, then lift it all at once to place it on the tower.

Here's a GIF animation of the build in progress.

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This tower was built with the Gernegross set. The original tower under the same title had an error. Here's the corrected version.

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This arch design was constructed from a Gernegross set. If you like this arch design, you may be interested in this one as well.

Kleine Gernegroß - Packing Plan

Putting blocks away can be entertaining. The Gernegross set comes with a packing plan on the inside lid of the box. Here's an alternative packing plan one can use.

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This building was built with a Gernegross set. If built with a Heinzelmannchen set, it would look like this. Note the slight change in block colors. An image of this construction can be seen here.

Hints:

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Here's a Gernegross monument. To build this monument with the Heinzelmannchen set, look here.

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A Gernegross design.

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A Gernegross design.

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Here's a Gernegross design which uses all the blocks in the box.

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Here's a Gernegross design resembling a clock tower or government building. A variation of this structure built with the Heinzelmannchen set looks like this.

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A Gernegross design. A similar design built with the Heinzelmannchen set is here.

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This monument was made with a Gernegross set. The same monument built with a Heinzelmannchen set can be found here.