Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

[kungfumaster]

Modulars like GG, PS and even TH and GE were great parts sets for MOC creations. Sad to see the PS is rumored to soon be gone.

Is PS a goner? Used to think PS is pretty ordinary, but I guess I appreciate it more and more after building PR and DO.

[Off the wall]

Is PS a goner? Used to think PS is pretty ordinary, but I guess I appreciate it more and more after building PR and DO.

I was careful to say 'rumored'. My info was based on a Lego store employee comment and some Internet information. Neither of which I'd bet the house on, so to speak.

[ecmo47]

PS still featured in the Spring catalog that showed up yesterday along with PC, PR, and DO.

[Off the wall]

Notwithstanding all off the tired, but probably accurate, arguments about approval chances for a set of this size, I think it would be helpful if all fans of modular buildings got on board and supported this one. It's obviously not mine since the skill level to create it is light years beyond my abilities.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/36775

[Jern92]

Notwithstanding all off the tired, but probably accurate, arguments about approval chances for a set of this size, I think it would be helpful if all fans of modular buildings got on board and supported this one. It's obviously not mine since the skill level to create it is light years beyond my abilities.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/36775

OMG that is amazing. i'm hoping against hope that this gets produced, because I know it probably never will.

[ScotNick]

Notwithstanding all off the tired, but probably accurate, arguments about approval chances for a set of this size, I think it would be helpful if all fans of modular buildings got on board and supported this one. It's obviously not mine since the skill level to create it is light years beyond my abilities.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/36775

Not saying that it doesn't look good next to other modulars, but this building doesn't look interesting to me. First of all it doesn't make use of any special techniques. Nothing about the facade looks special, the escalators are just copied from the Grand Emporium, and bookshelves like these have been seen multiple times. All the official modulars had something new about them (e.g. a new technique, which hadn't been used before), but this building doesn't have anything like that.

I don't know why I should support this as anyone can come up with an idea as simple as that- All you need is the bricks. The colour isn't special either.

Edited March 7, 2015 by ScotNick

[Off the wall]

Not saying that it doesn't look good next to other modulars, but this building doesn't look interesting to me. First of all it doesn't make use of any special techniques. Nothing about the facade looks special, the escalators are just copied from the Grand Emporium, and bookshelves like these have been seen multiple times. All the official modulars had something new about them (e.g. a new technique, which hadn't been used before), but this building doesn't have anything like that.

I don't know why I should support this as anyone can come up with an idea as simple as that- All you need is the bricks. The colour isn't special either.

I don't agree with what you've said, but that's the beauty of opinions. To each, his own. Now, back to playing with my PR.

[Herky]

Wow, that B&N bookstore is right up my alley, special techniques to build aren't really needed if you can produce a great building. I am too old to worry about these stories and techniques and all that. I supported it, way better than our current offering of DO if you ask me, better colors, better inside, you can get your hands inside to do it right. It's a bookstore for goodness sake, it's not supposed to be some fancy creation and it has both the possibility of a story for TLG to sell to those who want and a good build for the rest of us who want to stick to tradition. Anyone could switch out the colors I guess.

ScotNick, not sure why you would be upset, all you did with your train was redo the Emerald Night train slightly, you did exactly what you accuse this guy did...and for the record, I like your train and supported it as well.

[kungfumaster]

Not saying that it doesn't look good next to other modulars, but this building doesn't look interesting to me. First of all it doesn't make use of any special techniques. Nothing about the facade looks special, the escalators are just copied from the Grand Emporium, and bookshelves like these have been seen multiple times. All the official modulars had something new about them (e.g. a new technique, which hadn't been used before), but this building doesn't have anything like that.

I don't know why I should support this as anyone can come up with an idea as simple as that- All you need is the bricks. The colour isn't special either.

Yeah.. not sure why you got upset about that B&N shop? Your full-of-new-technique-special-green-color-train is not even at the same level as his. It's like polybag vs UCS.

[BirdOPrey5]

I really like the bookstore and would buy it- not every modular needs a new technique- to be honest I get tired of new techniques just for the sake of having a new technique. Who cares there are 20 different ways to make stairs- I don't - so long as there are stairs.

Just wish it doesn't have a branded starbucks- don't want anything to do with them, but I would buy it anyway for the barnes & noble.

Edited March 8, 2015 by BirdOPrey5

[ScotNick]

I'm sorry if I sounded rude, that wasn't my intention at all. I just wanted to share my opinion, which I formed considering many aspects - not only the look of the building.

I'm probably one of the fewer here who looks at more aspects than only the look and playability of the building (that's also what the guys in the approval stage do - look at more than these two aspects).

Therefore I want to share the aspects I consider:

- price range/ parts count: Of course you can say TLC might try something new and make a big creation happen, but when you look at ALL the creations that made it to production you can see a straight line: they are at a price range of about $50, sometimes less but in no case more than that. Therefore you can conclude that a creation with considerably more than 1000 pieces won't be produced, as much as you want it to.

- techniques/unique part usage : I know some of you have said they don't care about new/different techniques, but it's not the techniques themselves but the design you can archive with them (which makes something look interesting).

- international appeal: that's a problem I realized just after submitting my creation which might be more important than one thinks. That's one reason many creations which require a license make it to 10,000 supporters easily. It's not only the fan base they have but the international popularity that make them interesting (not only for the supporters but also TLC, as their goal is to sell their product worldwide). As Barnes and Nobles only exists in the US (as far as I know) many Americans support or like it, but nobody in Europe or Asia has ever heard of it before.

Just for the record the Barnes and Nobles building looks nice and everything (also fits with the rest of the modulars), but if you are realistic and consider the points written above the building won't be produced. I didn't consider all these points for my (first) Lego Ideas project, but if I'm true to myself I don't think my project will make it. But that doesn't mean I can't debate about an other project.

Not every good looking design will make it to 10,000 and not every design that makes it to 10,000 does necessarily look good.

Yeah.. not sure why you got upset about that B&N shop? Your full-of-new-technique-special-green-color-train is not even at the same level as his. It's like polybag vs UCS.

You should guard your tongue! You haven't been here for a long time (or haven't said much) and already ridicule about other people's creations just because they criticize something you like. Believe me or not, but I have designed buildings as well as vehicles/engines. Some of them were better designs, some of them worse. Therefore I can reason from my experience and say that a building is much easier to design. For a building you have to design the facade and then you can design the interior INDEPENDENTLY from the exterior, whereas an engine/vehicle is harder as it has moving components which have to move freely, as well as other features crammed in a small place (e.g. articulation of the wheels, adding a motor, getting the curves right, ...)

I think everyone who has designed a decent engine can agree that an engine (because of its moving components and the smaller space) is harder to build than a building.

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ScotNick, not sure why you would be upset, all you did with your train was redo the Emerald Night train slightly, you did exactly what you accuse this guy did...and for the record, I like your train and supported it as well.

My engine isn't a redo of the Emerald Night, but a totally different design featuring the same colour (and same wheels of course). I'm not offended just wanted to state that here

This discussion should be about ideas for modular buildings, so if everyone wants to debate about buildings vs. vehicles/engines we can start a new topic.

[Off the wall]

god, I love the internet. Sigh. Sorry I even posted it. The arguments are so weak and motivation so transparent that it's just not worth the time. Back to building now that I've honored my promise to the moderator.

[Rick]

Yeah.. not sure why you got upset about that B&N shop? Your full-of-new-technique-special-green-color-train is not even at the same level as his. It's like polybag vs UCS.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion and I don't think ScotNick got "upset" about the MOC. You can voice your own opinion, but saying you don't agree with him doesn't stimulate discussion. Moreover, the way you did it is totally uncalled for and will not be accepted here on Eurobricks.

You should guard your tongue!

Please refrain from mini-modding. If you have an issue with another member, please use the Report button that's available on every post and let a moderator deal with it. Thanks.

I don't agree with what you've said, but that's the beauty of opinions. To each, his own. Now, back to playing with my PR.

god, I love the internet. Sigh. Sorry I even posted it. The arguments are so weak and motivation so transparent that it's just not worth the time. Back to building now that I've honored my promise to the moderator.

Of course everyone's entitled to their opinion, but I really don't understand why you have to reply to every post from someone who doesn't agree with you only to say you don't agree with them. What do you hope to achieve besides start an argument (which happens a lot around you, as I'm sure you recall). If it's not worth your time, take your own advice and don't reply.

[Off the wall]

Well, I don't reply to every post that I don't agree with. That would be too time consuming. I'm giving myself a 90 day self imposed EB suspension. Logging off. Bye.

[wooootles]

Haha, I'm somewhat glad that my Barnes and Noble / Starbucks building still gets a little bit of notoriety!!! I guess you guys haven't seen the angry deleted comments on Ideas that I just "copied" Grand Emporium because it too is a 3-story store building with escalators

I appreciate thesupports, and would have loved to get more, sure, but the reality is that at 4000+ pieces it's a $300 USD set (at least) if approved... Plus branded stores, it's really tough to get it approved, I think. I wanted to see how high it would have gotten, though Thanks for the supports, all!

[AFOLguy1970]

Haha, I'm somewhat glad that my Barnes and Noble / Starbucks building still gets a little bit of notoriety!!! I guess you guys haven't seen the angry deleted comments on Ideas that I just "copied" Grand Emporium because it too is a 3-story store building with escalators

I appreciate thesupports, and would have loved to get more, sure, but the reality is that at 4000+ pieces it's a $300 USD set (at least) if approved... Plus branded stores, it's really tough to get it approved, I think. I wanted to see how high it would have gotten, though Thanks for the supports, all!

It is certainly a fine build, and I think it is certainly unique from the other modulars. It would be great to have something like this, but it would be very costly indeed-- sort of how I would like to have a Death Star, but we would have to give up all hobbies for four months to get it.

Have you shared this with Barnes and Noble directly? It would be interesting if it were possible for them to work with Lego and make this an in store exclusive. Who knows if this is possible, but it could be worth asking.

[wooootles]

It is certainly a fine build, and I think it is certainly unique from the other modulars. It would be great to have something like this, but it would be very costly indeed-- sort of how I would like to have a Death Star, but we would have to give up all hobbies for four months to get it.

Have you shared this with Barnes and Noble directly? It would be interesting if it were possible for them to work with Lego and make this an in store exclusive. Who knows if this is possible, but it could be worth asking.

I have once thought about actually building a town/CITY-Spec version of this bookstore about the size of the 31026 CREATOR set, keeping it detailed but making it smaller and open backed, but I haven't seriously done anything on that front; I'm invested in building my oversized, unfit-for-production modular building MOCs

[chorus]

Hi

Long time lurker, AFOLer, modular collector, sorry for my Engslish, bla bla and all that.

Anyone up for speculation about the next 2016 modular?

I love speculation, and here is my take on what the next modular will/will not be. Taking into account TLCs line with their latest addition of the DO, I think they will continue releasing sets with heavy backing of a storyline and theme. Personally I think what they have done with the DO and PR is very imaginative and creative. If it helps broadening the target audience - even better.

- I really hope/think the next building will be a corner building

- Hotel - Yes repetition of the old CC, but it’s a long time ago now. This time fully furnished and an luxury alternative to the more shady looking side door entrance hotel of the CC. Could easily hold a plethora of possibilities for a storyline. Fully staffed with director, clerk, and piccolo as well as guests. Outside glass elevator and lots of gold. Is it even haunted? Maybe the addition of the new Friends hotel will prevent this for now…

- Bank - The only way I can see a bank making it as a set, is if they tie it to a robber theme with walls coming of and maybe with an actual working safe? Seems like Ace Brickman will get his hand full..

- Asian inspired building - It makes sense from a marketing point of view expanding from a more european/american oriented angle and TLCs success with the Ninjago series. I do not think it will be a restaurant or take away. Maybe a dojo? Maybe a Chinatown mini market street?

- A bike shop tied in to a «green» recycling theme. Maybe with a crazy inventor on the loft?

- A park with smaller stalls and structures, fountain, fences and walls, walking bridge, maybe even over two modules?

It will not be:

- Police station. The DO is the closest we will come to a Police station for a long time.

- Gas station - Just a having a hunch TLC is not touching anything fuel related after the Green Peace campaign last year and the current focus on environment friendly solutions.

- Any type of eatery as the main theme. I do not think they will repeat it so soon after the PR.

Edited March 9, 2015 by chorus

[Still Raindrop]

I hope it's not an Asian-inspired building yet, but that's for entirely selfish reasons (I'm working on a 16x32 Chinese restaurant, and I'm sure an official Asian buildig would blow mine out of the water).

[Herky]

personally and selfishly, I am still hoping they go with the Museum that reached 10k votes on Ideas...it is highly unlikely though due to all the reasons that have been posted before...I can't see a hotel either until they get through with all of the municipal buildings that need to be done. A library maybe...always fun to discuss and speculate.

[mapimi]

personally and selfishly, I am still hoping they go with the Museum that reached 10k votes on Ideas...it is highly unlikely though due to all the reasons that have been posted before...I can't see a hotel either until they get through with all of the municipal buildings that need to be done. A library maybe...always fun to discuss and speculate.

While a library would be awesome fear it won't happen due to the fact they would need to include a number of the same "rare" part (books) except if they go with brick build bookshelves like we've seen in many great MOCs, but with the modular line heading to more play features that now sounds unlikely

[ScotNick]

personally and selfishly, I am still hoping they go with the Museum that reached 10k votes on Ideas...it is highly unlikely though due to all the reasons that have been posted before...I can't see a hotel either until they get through with all of the municipal buildings that need to be done. A library maybe...always fun to discuss and speculate.

Hmm, didn't the Cafê Corner have a Hotel sign? That might be an other reason they won't make one.

A library sounds great too.

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it before, but an embassy would be interesting. They could include a classy car (a better one than in the PC) and some interesting interior.

What I'd like to see style-wise is a try on Gothic/Neo-Gothic or Victorian architecture.

[tkatt]

My guess for the next modular is a corner Post Office/Bus Station. Two buildings with separate entrances, sort of connected like the DO with the post office being smaller. Many of the previous modulars have either included a bus bench or mailbox so it seems that there needs to be a source of mail and busses.

[muscleman]

Maybe the next can be a Police HQ...in old New York Style.....will be awesome...with prison....a little cop car or a elicopter....3 roof.....a lot of room....an entrance with stairs with small columns similar to those seen in the recent set: the workshoop of Santa Claus

[Mestari]

I don't care much what it will be, as long as it uses lots of different bright light yellow...

I was so hoping that the tan of DO was that color (as some rumors indicated), but alas, it wasn't. I think right now Friends line is the only source of that color.