Andrew F. built all of the large highrises in the NALUG layout. Many of the buildings in the downtown area are based on actual buildings in the Edmonton area. The large tan building with the sloped roof is based on the Enbridge Tower in downtown Edmonton.
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Kevin, lost in thought, while his DCC-controlled custom 8-wide train ("Big Red") heads towards his bascule bridge, which just might be raised! |
The real Enbridge building is 20 stories tall, 90 feet by 90 feet at the base and 300 feet at its highest point. The brick version is 90 x 90 studs, and only 14 stories tall. (Canada post took their time delivering parts, hence the missing floors, and the truncated peak.) The base is about 100 studs square, slightly larger than the tower. The real building has a larger base, but the brick version had to be transported through Andrew's apartment window (it was too large for his doorway). A modular design of 3 sections for portability was used, and the total structure contains about 45,000 bricks. All floors are detailed on the inside with minifigs and furniture.
The brown and tan building is patterned on the Peace Hills Trust building on 109 Street in Edmonton. It is 8 stories tall, 2 short of the real one. It contains about 10,000 bricks. It is probably the most accurate building Andrew has made out of brick; the real one was perfectly broken down in terms of brick, both by shape and colour.
The tall yellow tower is based loosely on the Phips-McKinnon building in downtown Edmonton. It stands 20 stories and is built at a 45-degree angle to the right angle lay of the baseplate. Fully detailed on the inside, it contains about 9,000 bricks. The lesser yellow building is based on a commercial office building on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton. The brick version is 5 floors, 3 less than the real one. It has detailing on all floors and is rigged with 4.5-V lights on all floors. There are about 5500 bricks in this building.
The lower tan structure is a commercial strip mall containing a liquor store (being held up :-) ) and a convenience store. It is based on several similar strip malls in the Terwillegar area of Edmonton. The generic HP roof pieces are almost identical to the actual ones in use on these malls.
The Tim Horton's was built by Chris Perron. It looks remarkably like the many donut shops in Edmonton. Inside, 1x1 round plates of various colors resemble donuts.