lightningtiger Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 I noticed there has been a sharp drop in the number of MOC's being posted, so I built this today - it's still W.I.P. and before you ask I don't think I can put a cash register in this - pity ! I still have to stock up on fruit and veg yet, plus a little more stickering to be done. Comments always welcome and I'm a conformist! ! Quote
LuxorV Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Looks promising, lightningtiger, even if a bit small on the inside, maybe you could move it forward a couple of studs more and so broaden it. Oh, and thanks for making me discover the IGA world Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks for the comments 'LuxorV', here is a different view...... Keep the comments comming and I'm a conformist! ! Quote
BlueBard Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Great! Love the "arcade" design and of course your work with stickers is, as allways, excellent Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks 'BlueBard' for your kind comments, I'll be getting the food pieces tomorrow and I make some special's posters too. I'm a conformist! ! Quote
Bartram Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Looks like you're off to a good start! What are you using for stickers? A great work in progress! Quote
prateek Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 As always, excellent job! That sticker looks really nice on the wall. I can't wait to see an interior Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks 'Bartram' and 'prateek' for your kind comments, firstly - stickers are from sticky glossy photo paper from good old Officeworks (must buy some more today), secondly - the interior is mainly going to be fruit and veg in those brown crates with specials signage on the walls. I might consider extending the back by another 16x8 base plate for a counter and dairy case, man that will mean a lot more stickering - no wonder I said it's W.I.P.. I'm a conformist! ! Quote
dr_spock Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Looking good. Could use a bit more space inside. I thought IGA was a Canadian store. Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks 'dr_spock' for the kind comments too, IGA is an international logo in a way like Coca-Cola, but it stands for Independent Grocers of Australia and is used by most supermarket chains who are not owned by Westfarmers or Woolworths. I'm a conformist! ! Quote
dr_spock Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Interesting. It's Independent Grocers Alliance in the USA and Canada. http://www.iga.ca is a group of grocery stores in Canada, mostly in the province of Quebec. Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 Yep, here's the Aussie web site.......iga.net.au I'm a conformist! everyone ! Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Looking good 'lightningtiger' It looks very good when incorporated in the street neighborhood. Can't wait to see the finished store. Quote
Artanis I Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) It looks too clean to be an IGA, or are they only dirty and run down in Tassie? Also, never seen a supermarket (I use that term loosely) next to a Mensland haha. Who on the council authorised this kind of town planning? Everyone knows you put an independent video shop next to an IGA, and a dodgy takeaway shop or bakery on the other side! Maybe a real estate agent or gift shop in a country town. Looking good so far. edit: don't forget the UV light bug zapper! Edited June 22, 2010 by Artanis I Quote
jonwil Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 It looks too clean to be an IGA, or are they only dirty and run down in Tassie? Also, never seen a supermarket (I use that term loosely) next to a Mensland haha. Who on the council authorised this kind of town planning? Everyone knows you put an independent video shop next to an IGA, and a dodgy takeaway shop or bakery on the other side! Maybe a real estate agent or gift shop in a country town. Looking good so far. edit: don't forget the UV light bug zapper! heh, I know of at LEAST one IGA that actually has (or had last time I was down that way) a video section IN the store. Quote
TheWarden Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Technically, if you wanna be really critical, we people in the Americas, see IGA as big. Thus this is way too small to be associated with IGA. That's nitpicking, really. It would be better suited as a farmer's market though. ANYWAY, I've read your town evolution so far and I like it, so kudos for that. Keep on brickin'. Quote
jonwil Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Technically, if you wanna be really critical, we people in the Americas, see IGA as big. Thus this is way too small to be associated with IGA. That's nitpicking, really. It would be better suited as a farmer's market though. ANYWAY, I've read your town evolution so far and I like it, so kudos for that. Keep on brickin'. Here in Australia, that's about the right size for a small IGA :) Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks to 'KielDaMan', 'Artanis I', 'jonwil' and 'TheWarren' for your comments. Well to tell you the truth, IGA is more than one kind of store, some are monster size stores like the largest in Australia to small 7 day a week shops for your bread, milk and pantyhose ! Here are some examples of IGA stores in Oz....... Keep those comments comming and keepon bricking ! P.S. hope to add to this MOC tomorrow. Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 This is a great MOC, lightningtiger! The architecture looks very realistic. Which I miss is - which was already said - some food pieces. And of course a cash point - or do the customers get all the food for free? Some minifigs and a delivery van would bring your MOC to life. Otherwise very nice. Klaus-Dieter Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks for your kind words 'Klaus' - always nice to hear from you ! A dairy delivery truck, yes I might just design one tomorrow, so then that cash point and dairy case will become a reality. Stay tuned more comming tomorrow for sure now ! I'm a conformist! ! Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 G'day again - now I need a little advice - which dairy case do I try and MOC ? This kind....... Or this kind.... Or even this.... Thanks if you all can advise me which kind to make, the second kind could go next to a cash register, but the first and last are self service types. I'm a conformist! ! Quote
peterab Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 G'day again - now I need a little advice - which dairy case do I try and MOC ? Thanks if you all can advise me which kind to make, the second kind could go next to a cash register, but the first and last are self service types. I'm a conformist! ! If you go for the third type you could look at the instructions for the modular Green Grocer for inspiration, it has one inside the ground floor. I like the first one though. Quote
jonwil Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I think Type 3 would be good (if you have enough of the glass doors that is), otherwise Type 1 would work. Most supermarkets I see these days have Type 3 for frozen food and possibly for milk with Type 1 for things like cheese, cream, juice etc etc. Some supermarkets still have flat chest freezers with no covers (which were removed by most because they waste a lot of energy compared to the ones with the doors) Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 22, 2010 Author Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks 'jonwil' and 'peterab' for the suggestions, 1 vote each for type one and three, dam it's a tie so far, but with either I'm going to use that trick used in the little TRU shop comming in 7848 with the plate vertically mounted with panels as shelves and plate/tile combos as stock on those shelves. I'm a conformist! everyone ! Quote
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