MOC Arnotts Department Store

[Dfenz]

Here is a Department store that I built for a display this weekend in Dublin. I had an old Dublin tram running outside it and a seaside promenade park adjacent to it. The window displays and the hanging baskets in the street lights were done by Bfenz.

IMG_6055 by Dfenz, on Flickr

IMG_6092 by Dfenz, on Flickr

IMG_6049 by Dfenz, on Flickr

IMG_6087 by Dfenz, on Flickr

IMG_6085 by Dfenz, on Flickr

Here is a high level view of the street with some ships by another of our brick.ie members (oiley) who specialises in British ships

IMG_6105 by Dfenz, on Flickr

The rear of the department store was designed as a subway to faciliate a through track. It has a temporary office building rear to the building above the subway which I intend to update before the next exhibition in October.

IMG_6074 by Dfenz, on Flickr

[keeganp1234]

Thats really big! Its amazing! The windows out front are my favorite by far.

Also, what is the lego 2x1 that is brownish and in the last picture? It has wierd designs on it.

Thanks and brick on!

Edited August 25, 2013 by keeganp1234

[Bfenz]

Thats really big! Its amazing! The windows out front are my favorite by far.

Also, what is the lego 2x1 that is brownish and in the last picture? It has wierd designs on it.

Thanks and brick on!

Thanks for the comment on the window displays. It was a challenge to create a display in such a small space as there is a subway to the rear of the store. There are two more windows and these will be posted shortly.

The 1x2 brick is a masonry brick.

[Hey Joe]

Hey, it's really great! I like the subway and window displays especially.

Joe

[eurotrash]

This is fantastic. I really like the facade and the ground floor display windows, but I think my favorite piece is the Tram. Well done!

But one question, is it based on a real building?

[Dfenz]

This is fantastic. I really like the facade and the ground floor display windows, but I think my favorite piece is the Tram. Well done!

But one question, is it based on a real building?

Yes.

[LegoSjaak]

,,Bwoaah...that is soooo cool... Your fingers must feel like concrete, after building this.. How many bricks did you use... ?

Great job!!!

Greetz, LegoSjaak

[kermit]

Wow that is one huge building and with such great details. The new dark red bricks are hard to find but you have quite alot. How long did it take you to complete that building?

[Redhead1982]

Amazing work! The scale of the building is impressive, but all the fascinating details... The brownish bench at the subway station is by far sweetest build - and a great part usage. The arches look great, but they're built so simply - sometimes that's the best way to build. The window displays are doing their job great. I could stay there forever just window shopping, and I'm not a fan of shopping. I like the subsections, on toys, bags, sports equipment, and music - the silver disco ball rules the display. And the other details really give life to the every day scene at the Arnotts. The hanging flower baskets are an interesting idea. Once more, great work, Bfenz and Dfenz!

[lightningtiger]

Mind blowing stuff 'Dfenz'......I the store and it surrounds....nice tram too !

Brick On 'Dfenz' !

[Kivi]

This is huuuge and very nicely re-created. The official modulars look quite tiny placed next to it.

There are many, many interesting details all around but my favourite are the hanging baskets. The subway station in the rear is a very clever idea and the colour combination of the arches is fantastic.

Well done!

[alois]

Whoa, this is one big MOC you've made! I like the scale of it, but I also like all the details you build into it. I can see two trams in the display (which I both like very much, every town display should have a tram ); which one is yours?

[snaillad]

Impressive scale. Wish I had that much dark red! I like the central column and doors on the ground floor. Very nice. I like the bustling street scene outside. Great job!

[Roger_Smith]

Great, impressive building.

Wish the Grand Emporium had used an exterior design like that (design, not size ;)). Would have looked much better :)

Edited August 26, 2013 by Roger_Smith

[Hobbythom]

I love this build. It's sheer size is mpressive but the amount of details really make it stand out!

[Missing Brick]

Awesome. And love the old school yellow lighting bricks on the underground station platform. Yay for old fashioned incandescent bulbs!

[The Dutch Guy]

Very, very impressive build. Love the tram especialy. The interior is wery wel made too and you succeded in and almost exact copy of the original. Brilliant.

[eurotrash]

The rear of the department store was designed as a subway to faciliate a through track. It has a temporary office building rear to the building above the subway which I intend to update before the next exhibition in October.

So, what do you have in mind for the rear of the building? Is it going to be a continuation of the front style?, a rework of the office block?, or something else entirely?

Either way - keep us posted!

[Dfenz]

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So, what do you have in mind for the rear of the building? Is it going to be a continuation of the front style?, a rework of the office block?, or something else entirely?

Either way - keep us posted!

It might not be immediately obvious but the temporary office building uses PF train tracks on their sides for structural support. I intend to replace these with a more conventional (modular and stronger) structure. It won't be an office building and colours yet to be decided.

The project took about 3/4 months to plan and build and I've lost count of the number of bricks that I acquired for it. Its amazing how quickly dark red headlight bricks can be gobbled up.

To answer one of the questions above, its the double decker tram that is mine. The second single decker tram in my flickr stream is by fellow eurobricker Daisy Duq.

In addition to the old style 'emergency' lighting that I can flick on and off, all of the window displays can be illuminated by pressing in a section of the canopy by one stud. The mechanisms are invisible until activated, so much so that I had to place fez hat features on the canopy to tell me where to turn on the lights. The central column, subway entrances (platform x2 and street) and adjacent building can all be illuminated using discrete switches. There is a switch in the subway station that controls additional 9v lighting at department store entrance level and the two vending machines on the subway platform. Unfortunately it was too bright to capture these in a photo. When I get around to taking a night time pic I'll post it.

As has been noted, the brown benches are made primarily with brown and black droid arms - I'd an excess of these and was looking for something to do with them.

Regarding the window fronts, Bfenz built 5 displays. All of the displays can be swapped out and the fifth, for kitchen appliances, will be used next time.

[Wodanis]

Very impressive and simple design. You will have to take more photos so we can analyse and drool over the details.

[greg3]

WOW!! Now that is very impressive!! The whole thing just looks perfect (I especially like the ground flor window displays though)

Excellent stuff!!

[BCanilho]

Fantastic Work!

[castor-troy]

Very impressive build; I like the middle with the bow window and the art metal work.

The rear is very interesting too

Bravo !

[tuwar]

its big and looks very great, love it

[Kristel]

Very impressive, both in scale and details! I particularly like how you have down the ground level awnings.