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Sand Dollar Department Store – Micropolis #217

Monday, 31st May 2021 By Caz

The shopaholic members of the Micropolis community are delighted to learn that an exciting new venue has just opened in the city.

The Sand Dollar Department Store is an upmarket retail space spread over three generous stories, and with an opening promotion already in full swing, you are bound to find yourself a bargain.

The main structure sits square-on to the base but the top two floors are slightly skew. giving a bit of extra visual interest. They are made with 4 staircases mounted on their sides, clad with white or transparent cheese slopes. SNOT bricks attach these staircases to the main studs-up contruction that they sit on.

Each window display shows off different aspects of the store, so why not pop in for a look around?

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: downtown zone, retail, sand dollar department store, store

Widget Factory – Micropolis #216

Friday, 28th May 2021 By Caz

I have another piece of the Micropolis Industrial Zone to show you today – this is a factory which makes widgets, so I thought it best to just call it the Widget Factory!

I have wanted to use the rollercoaster track as Microscale girders for some time, and I had a few pieces spare from a recent project. So I put them to good use on the outside of the factory here.

The roof started out as a blank flat structure with loads of studs, but a few radar dishes, grille tiles and some pipe-like greebling later, it looked far more interesting.

The building didn’t occupy all of the half-block baseplate, so I was able to make a little park with a few trees and flowers to fill in one end and bring a little bit of nature into the industrial zone.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: factory, industrial zone, rollercoaster track, trees, widget factory

Wine Warehouse – Micropolis #215

Monday, 24th May 2021 By Caz

This is the Wine Warehouse which sits close to Micropolis City Airport in the Industrial district of town.

It is the main import/export warehouse for Green & Blacks Wine Merchants who have their flagship store in the Downtown Mall. Being close to the airport is a major advantage for their logistics, of course.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the details.

Looking at this again I realise I should really have put a brick-built wine bottle sign – or just a regular minifig Wine Bottle outside, perhaps I should add one from my collection.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: green and blacks wine merchants, industrial zone, warehouse, wine warehouse

Hartshaped House – Micropolis #214

Friday, 21st May 2021 By Caz

A while ago I got a couple of copies the DOTS Jewellery Stand set 41905 which were going cheap. This gave me four of the distinctive 9×9 white heart-shaped plates (part 65486) which I decided to use as the floor plan of a new office block for Micropolis.

I also had lots of transpareent 1×1 light blue bricks, so these were the immediate window choice. I then found some bright light yellow bricks to complement the windows and used a staggered pattern across each floor to build up the height.

It is called Hartshaped House and is the Headquarters for a clothing company, Hartshaped Fashion.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: downtown zone, hartshaped fashion, hartshaped house, lake, office, water

Femkant Hus – Micropolis #213

Monday, 17th May 2021 By Caz

Today’s Micropolis block is an upmarket development of flats called Femkant Hus – that’s Danish for five-sided house!

It is a development of social housing in the residential district. Each block is built around a pentagonal courtyard which has pleasant landscaped gardens all around the plot.

The blocks are supported on piles which maximise the space which is dedicated to the gardens. There are well-manicured shrubs and several ponds in the grounds.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: apartments, femkant hus, gardens, residential zone

Sky Pod Apartments – Micropolis #212

Friday, 14th May 2021 By Caz

After showcasing my full Rainbow of Monochrome Habitats recently, it’s now time for some Micropolis. These are the Sky Pod Apartments, which are holiday rental properties very popular with visitors to Micropolis, especially the ones which are higher up! Each cantilevered pod have a great view across the city and the block is placed conveniently for all the local ameneties to be close at hand. It’s the perfect place for a vacation!

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: apartments, leisure zone, sky pod apartments

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