Looks, great, there are lots of figs in this one and it's good to get another corner building.

I have resized and ajusted the pic that legoliner piolt posted to create what I think is a high quality large version of the pic

Fire escape = Reference to Fire Brigade. I had trouble with that one too.

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Escalator?

Escalator for sure!

I have resized and ajusted the pic that legoliner piolt posted to create what I think is a high quality large version of the pic

You blew it up and sharpened it? You could get the same effect by zooming in. It actually looks blurry and pixelated. Nice affort, though.

Edited January 14, 201015 yr by Legoliner Pilot

An escalator - mmm interesting - I very doubt it will be a moving one though.

I wonder if we get see-through cabinets with cash registers ?

Also are all floors to have detail to them ?

Fuel to the escalator fire?

Edited January 14, 201015 yr by wooootles

Nifty. Kinda looks like an old fashion toy store, aside from the excalator.

Course, I don't even have Cafe` Corner yet.

I already like this set enough to know I'll buy it, probably two if the price per piece makes it attractive.

I'm surprised that some people find the facade a little bland, to me it seems to have typical classical restraint, which goes well with its slightly Victorian feel. I guess people were expecting Jugenstil (hope I got the spelling somewhere correct), or Art Deco. I'm also pleased by the number of minifigs, especially since some appear to be the newer print city ones.

I too like the window washer, and will probably mod the SHOP sign and the billboard.

Even if this set doesn't have the wow factor of the sand green GG, I think the colour selection makes it a much better colection of pieces, after all the reason the tan and light grey Creator house was so popular is because these colours have a lot of realistic applications.

Holy brick! That looks just like Svelte's MOC! Well, except it's not dark tan and brown of course. It looks great. Loving the the brick-built "Shop" sign and billboard!

Edited January 14, 201015 yr by Oky Wan Kenobi

Rumor from good sources is that it has a working escalator.

Rumor from good sources is that it has a working escalator.

Motorised or just moving? I'm not sure I like the idea of motorised parts upsetting the currently awesome price per part.

Motorised or just moving? I'm not sure I like the idea of motorised parts upsetting the currently awesome price per part.

I don't think it's motorized.

Rumor from good sources is that it has a working escalator.

And I'm wondering... how would that work? I don't have enough knowledge of new Technic pieces that I can't picture how it would work inside a cramped building (moar reason to buy more than 1 copy much?)

I have an idea. You can put 1x4 plates onto these tread links, so if you put such plates with cheese slopes on them onto a tilted treadmill made out of those, you have a working escalator. The only thing they'd have to do to make it work is to add a knob on the side.

Wow!!!!!that set looks great!my bank probably won't be as happy I don't know about you guys but I also see a minifig inside

I've seen that window washer somewhere before. Hmmm...

Course, I don't even have Cafe` Corner yet.

You're one month too late.

You're one month too late.

I'll be optimistic and say there's still a few LEGO stores (in IL) that has some Cafe Corners, though I wouldn't waste time xD

And I still had plans to buy another CC (for parts) and I'll likely abandon that plan even without CC's discontinuity because GE is looking to be a much better parts source anyways.

I'll be optimistic and say there's still a few LEGO stores (in IL) that has some Cafe Corners, though I wouldn't waste time xD

And I still had plans to buy another CC (for parts) and I'll likely abandon that plan even without CC's discontinuity because GE is looking to be a much better parts source anyways.

I hate to tip everyone off since I haven't decided if I might go for one extra CC myself, but I'm in the Maryland area, and I still saw some at a couple of the nearby stores here and in Virginia. So it's not impossible yet.

But remember, this topic is about the Grand Emporium.

Late Breaking News!

New Images with Close-Ups. See the first page.

Looks like this escalator doesn't move. Could there be another?

i'm building the Green Grocer as we speak and i'm gonna get the Fire Brigade (which my girlfriend wants to help with). these sets are incredible and make me so happy i've come back to Lego recently.

I think i would change that 'Shop' sign in an instant...

Maybe some neon like thingy could look good here,

using some blue pneumatic tube...

If it is indeed just named 'SHOP' i'll get in first and re-name it 'POSH'

A much better name for an Emporium.

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They're using tan baseplates? Or is that just extra plates...

And how' ya gunna get down with just a one-way escalator? Clearly, we need to buy more than 1 copy, the justification is piling :skull:

I always imagined a department store should be much bigger than that...

Edited January 14, 201015 yr by wooootles

Thanks for the amazing new pics, TheBrickster!

It's incredible what a difference sharp, well photographed images make! The window detailing with the arches and the lovely chandelier are stunning!

Thanks for the amazing new pics, TheBrickster!

I like the set even better after seeing these terrific details.