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Progress on the first and second of four base sections. Center City is completely finished (base and all blocks) and the base section for the Schuylkill River side of the model is almost finished, with all of its currently finished city blocks in place. I ran out of 1x6 tiles to finish the street grid, as well as 1x1 and 1x3 plates, which are used in nearly every single block, so it's time to wait for more pieces! You can also see some of the buildings from the next section over on the far right side of the table, including the Convention Center, Reading Terminal Market (with Hard Rock Cafe in the rear) and the Aramark Hotel.

This base section was a bit more complicated to build than the last one since some of the roads and all of the tracks move on angles. There was also the river to include on the end, represented by a few tiers of wedges with studs to show the texture of the water in contrast to the smoothness of the streets and most of the buildings that utilize finishing tiles. I've debated adding a sparse arrangement of transparent round 1x1 studs to the surface of the water area but haven't yet decided if I'll like the look of clear pieces used beyond the context of glass.

The finished Legodelphia model with have removable blocks for a better look at the details for each, as well as a sectional base split into 4 parts for easy transport. Each section will have spaces for the appropriate blocks and be built up five plates high for durability, as well as to allow for recessed features. The span of the city for the final model will cover from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River in the east-west direction and from just below I-676 (Race St.) to one block south of Rittenhouse Square (Spruce Street) in the north-south direction.

Description
Progress on the first and second of four base sections. Center City is completely finished (base and all blocks) and the base section for the Schuylkill River side of the model is almost finished, with all of its currently finished city blocks in place. I ran out of 1x6 tiles to finish the street grid, as well as 1x1 and 1x3 plates, which are used in nearly every single block, so it's time to wait for more pieces! You can also see some of the buildings from the next section over on the far right side of the table, including the Convention Center, Reading Terminal Market (with Hard Rock Cafe in the rear) and the Aramark Hotel.

This base section was a bit more complicated to build than the last one since some of the roads and all of the tracks move on angles. There was also the river to include on the end, represented by a few tiers of wedges with studs to show the texture of the water in contrast to the smoothness of the streets and most of the buildings that utilize finishing tiles. I've debated adding a sparse arrangement of transparent round 1x1 studs to the surface of the water area but haven't yet decided if I'll like the look of clear pieces used beyond the context of glass.

The finished Legodelphia model with have removable blocks for a better look at the details for each, as well as a sectional base split into 4 parts for easy transport. Each section will have spaces for the appropriate blocks and be built up five plates high for durability, as well as to allow for recessed features. The span of the city for the final model will cover from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River in the east-west direction and from just below I-676 (Race St.) to one block south of Rittenhouse Square (Spruce Street) in the north-south direction.