LegoSjaak Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Me too! As soon as I finished the Highlander I wanted to make it larger and have a real bar. Can't wait to see what the more talented people here can do with it. A bar á la Restaurant Parisienne....? Edited January 8, 2015 by LegoSjaak Quote
ReplicaOfLife Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Measured weights with kitchen scale (American so in Pounds & Ounces) DO - 4 lbs 4 oz PR - 4 lbs 2 oz Pet Shop House - 2 lbs 6 oz Pet Shop Shop - 2 lbs 7 oz PS (total) - 4 lbs 13 oz These weights were with all the mini figures included in the set but for the PR not with the scooter Thanks for posting! That said, I find it interesting that PS, which has less pieces and a lower price, is heavier than the newer ones with more piece counts and a higher price. DO - 4 lbs 4 oz 2262 pieces $160 PR - 4 lbs 2 oz 2469 pieces $160 PS - 4 lbs 13 oz 2032 pieces $150 To me, this implies smaller pieces for a higher price...which is interesting now that the price of oil is down, and since oil is a key content to make plastic, will the prices of Lego fall in the future? I hope so. Yep, that's what it boils down to. I would've expected the DO to be slightly lighter than PR, but I suspected a huge difference between it and the older modulars. More small pieces for details inside at the cost of large bricks to build walls. And - I know I've said this before - DO hardly offers any large bricks. a couple of 1x6 in tan, and that's pretty much it. The blue side is made entirely out of 1x2 and 1x4 bricks, so it propably could've been built using about 2/3rd its number of bricks if they had just used 1x6 and 1x8s were applicable, as they did in the older modulars.That would have had a minor impact on the weight, but would'v brought the piece count down by a couple dozen more. Quote
talos Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I am a rare bird that actually reads and enjoys all the opinions expressed here, not just the latest couple and ignoring the rest previously posted. I get a lot of ideas I haven't thought of myself and love to read the yay's and nay's about different sets. Cheers. I noticed also the small parts leaning too. I think it has a lot to do with the availability of the colors used, most are just in the 1x2 to 1x4 sizes. Plus the jumper plate usage kind of dictates that anyway. I also am on the expansion bandwagon, and was thinking of having the detective's office have an outer, secretary's office. I think nearly all the noir detective movies had that kind of set up. Quote
Off the wall Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) ^ talos.....welcome to the expansion bandwagon. It's kind of funny, the more I dislike a modular, the more copies of it I seem to buy in my attempt to make it something that I want. Currently I have completed one DO, have the parts from two on the work bench. Edit.....think I can make what I want with only two. Edited January 8, 2015 by Off the wall Quote
Azmodia Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah, I knew that I would immediately be expanding the DO. Just threw on an extra floor to the detective's building w using some spare pieces I had laying around. Still not sure if this will be final but I feel it looks a bit more complete. I apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone picture. Quote
Skalldyr Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah, I knew that I would immediately be expanding the DO. Just threw on an extra floor to the detective's building w using some spare pieces I had laying around. Still not sure if this will be final but I feel it looks a bit more complete. I apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone picture. Wow! That is a great improvement! I think it is a pitty that the left side of DO is so low. The building alone looks perfect but beside the other modulars it just looks to small. I don't mind that the PR has a lower part because it fits perfectly beside the MS (I also modded the roof of MS to make a bigger outside dining area). But your modification makes so much more sense. Now you can have a full apartment above the office and it fits the hight of the other modulars much better. Quote
talos Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah, I knew that I would immediately be expanding the DO. Just threw on an extra floor to the detective's building w using some spare pieces I had laying around. Still not sure if this will be final but I feel it looks a bit more complete. I apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone picture. Nice job, your photo of the 3 level DO side, making it the taller of the two is much better composition of the DO set, to me. I want to do the same now! haha... What color is the top level? It looks like the dark tan color? Instead of the med. dark flesh color used on the original? Or is the photo causing the difference? Quote
BirdOPrey5 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What has been bothering the Engineer in me is that the water tower is on the lower roof. It really needs to be on the highest point else the top floor of the blue building would have no water. Quote
Off the wall Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What has been bothering the Engineer in me is that the water tower is on the lower roof. It really needs to be on the highest point else the top floor of the blue building would have no water. I've called in a plumber and my mod will have full access to city water and sewer. The tower is gone. But, that is a good point you bring up. Quote
talos Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What has been bothering the Engineer in me is that the water tower is on the lower roof. It really needs to be on the highest point else the top floor of the blue building would have no water. So right, that situation is right there with the other sets I have that have a chimney right above a large window! An example, the 'Seaside House' (7346). :-) We are too much realists! Quote
glendo Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 That said, I find it interesting that PS, which has less pieces and a lower price, is heavier than the newer ones with more piece counts and a higher price. DO - 4 lbs 4 oz 2262 pieces $160 PR - 4 lbs 2 oz 2469 pieces $160 PS - 4 lbs 13 oz 2032 pieces $150 To me, this implies smaller pieces for a higher price... Bingo! once again proving the Part count BS. Here's all the modulars by weight (ref Bricklink): CC - 2591 (grams) GG - 3180 MS - 1780 FB - 2761 GE - 2903 PS - 2820 TH - 3825 PC - 2770 PR - 2610 DO - 2624 Reduction? Yes, but still higher than CC was... but CC was empty inside. Quote
Scrib Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) I have a somewhat weird and specific photo request. I'd be really grateful if someone would be able to do this for me. I have the Parisian Restaurant and the Detective's Office and am loving both of them. I think they're great sets as-is and have no immediate plans to modify them. Looking at them head-on, I have them connected with the Restaurant on the left and the Office on the right. Here is the request: I am thinking about picking up the Pet Shop, and would like to see how it looks next to the Detective's Office - but if I were to get the set, I would reverse the order of the brownstone apartment building and the blue pet shop. I would put the pet shop on the left and the apartment on the right, the inverse of how it appears in the promotional pictures. Would someone with both the DO and the Pet Shop please take a picture of the sets connected in this order, from left to right: DO, PS Pet Shop, PS apartment? Thanks in advance! Edited January 9, 2015 by Scrib Quote
ritzcrackerman Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Yeah, I knew that I would immediately be expanding the DO. Just threw on an extra floor to the detective's building w using some spare pieces I had laying around. Still not sure if this will be final but I feel it looks a bit more complete. I apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone picture. I'm glad you posted this. I had seen a 'shopped image earlier in this thread I below. A massive improvement! This modular will be the first that I mod extensively. In that regard... It's slightly disappointing as it's the same price as the PR, has >200 fewer pieces, and you have to add an additional floor to make it look "right." On the plus side- now the detective has an apartment. Mod it with a creaky Murphy bed a lá Eddie Valiant. Edited January 9, 2015 by ritzcrackerman Quote
Jern92 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah, I knew that I would immediately be expanding the DO. Just threw on an extra floor to the detective's building w using some spare pieces I had laying around. Still not sure if this will be final but I feel it looks a bit more complete. I apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone picture. Argh wish I have enough of the right bricks to do this! At the moment if I try it's going to look like a colorful mess up there Quote
Poisso3 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) A bar á la Restaurant Parisienne....? Oooo...lovely, but I was thinking something a bit seedier. With a name like Highlander it needs to be frequented by the ski cap wearing LEGO minifigures. ;) Edited January 9, 2015 by Poisso3 Quote
LegoSjaak Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Oooo...lovely, but I was thinking something a bit seedier. With a name like Highlander it needs to be frequented by the ski cap wearing LEGO minifigures. ;) True, maybe this is too decent for a Poolhall... Hope my second set is sent to me these days, so i can make a start with my expansion on the DO. Planned to make it 16+8 studs wider. Quote
Poisso3 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 True, maybe this is too decent for a Poolhall... Hope my second set is sent to me these days, so i can make a start with my expansion on the DO. Planned to make it 16+8 studs wider. Can't get my wife to agree with getting another DO to do the same thing. I think wider would make both the bar and barber shop a lot better. You can us the 2nd mirror for the bar, too... Quote
LegoSjaak Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Can't get my wife to agree with getting another DO to do the same thing. I think wider would make both the bar and barber shop a lot better. You can us the 2nd mirror for the bar, too... That is a pretty cool idea, to use the mirror for the pool hall.. although, if i make the barber 8 studs wider, a second mirror and chair would fit in there as well... That is at least my idea... widen the pool haal and detective office by 16 studs and the barber-side with 8 studs... I will also try to make it a few bricks higher.... see how that will end up. So far i did not get my second set..although i ordered it with another account and it should be delivered to another adress... I payed for it already 3 days ago..and still no second DO on the doormat.....hmmm.... Quote
Off the wall Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I've gone to a two story 32 wide pool hall. The first floor has two pool tables, the second floor will have a bar and dart boards. The third floor of the building will be the detectives office along with his residence. I'm using two sets. Quote
Big-whoop-Guybrush Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Yep great improvement by adding that extra level. What bricks are used for the exterior walls ? Quote
BirdOPrey5 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Bingo! once again proving the Part count BS. Here's all the modulars by weight (ref Bricklink): CC - 2591 (grams) GG - 3180 MS - 1780 FB - 2761 GE - 2903 PS - 2820 TH - 3825 PC - 2770 PR - 2610 DO - 2624 Reduction? Yes, but still higher than CC was... but CC was empty inside. Well if those numbers are right my scale is way off- but relative to the other sets it was still right. Quote
Dennan Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 So far i did not get my second set..although i ordered it with another account and it should be delivered to another adress... I payed for it already 3 days ago..and still no second DO on the doormat.....hmmm.... Ordered my 1st DO 3 days ago as well, and order status is still "in warehouse". Would this be an OOS item already. I suspect LEGO should have had plenty of stock of the DO. Quote
eurotrash Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Would this be an OOS item already. I suspect LEGO should have had plenty of stock of the DO. They could be out of stock if everyone is having to buy multiple copies to make something they're happy with As for me. I finished my build the other night and I'm pleased with it. Sure, the blue color is a bit garish and the size a bit on the small side, but there's plenty of interior minibuilds that are interesting, there's some great detailing, a bit of humour and overall I think it's better than the TH and definitely an improvement on the GE. Having said that I will be modding it. First, I'm swapping out the blues on the front for the brownyfleshy bricks from the side of the Office, then I'm probably going to remove the escape ladder area and move that inset wall to the front of the facade. Then after that I'm not sure but IMHO having a limited set of bricks to use and seeing what you can come up with is way more interesting and challenging than throwing additional bricks (and money) to supersize it. Quote
Off the wall Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Just got back from the Lego store. No apparent shortage of DO there when I picked up another copy of it. Quote
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