Come to the old city canal and have a nice cruise with us!

Hi everyone! I am so excited and honored to share with you guys my newest creation, the Old City Canal with you here on BDP.

[Inspiration]

I got the inspiration from the Oudegracht (Dutch, means ‘the old canal’ in English) in

Utrecht, Netherlands. I am overwhelmed by the incredible scenery along the canal and the special structure, which the street is actually above the canal water level. So I create this model, trying to express the beauty of humanity and nature, modern and vintage style all merging together, that’s why the Old City Canal is neither a old city nor a old canal itself, but an energetic modern city with a long history.

[Overview]

The whole model includes 2 main modules each has a width*length with 24*32 studs and a small cruise ship.

The 2 modules can be connected in 2 different direction, to create the view of ‘buildings along the canal’ or ‘buildings across the canal’.

(see image 1-6 for reference) The buildings are build in half-closed version to better handle the balance between the overall coolness and inner details.

[Interesting details]

1. Detailed inner space: each room in the building are fully detailed with the detachable ‘submodels’, such as the working table of the café, the traditional Italian pizza oven, the treadmill, etc. (see image 3 and 6)

2. Working models: there are some technic designs in this build, for example, in the Kayak rental & Canal cruise store, the board of the small wharf is movable, and the door of the small ware house can be open, also for the cool kayak holder (see image 4 and 6)

[Model Info]

Pieces: 3742

Dimension:

- module 1: width * length * height= 32.7*26.3*39.2 studs = 10.3*8.3*12.3 inches = 26.1*21.1*31.4 cm

- module 2: width * length * height= 33.9*27.8*39.6 studs = 10.7*8.7*12.5 inches = 27.1*22.2*31.7 cm

- two main modules, two combinations, the whole model baseplate can be 24 wide*64 long studs or 48 wide*32 long studs (see image 5)

Minifigure numbers: 8

Stickers: 10 different types, 15 in total

This model try to balance the Overall Coolness and Inner details to maximize the playability. Hope you like it!

Thank you very much!