What's your favourite modular building?

[Lion King]

Well, this poll is way outdated… Now we have 18 buildgiins in total!

and I just start collecting this year. So I will tell you my favorites. 

1.) Police Station
2.) Jazz Club

3.) boutique Hotel 

Like I said, I just start collecting - the 3 buildings I mentioend above are my first ones.  BUT i will build bookshop and downtown diner later.

[Doddsino]

Quite the couple Necro posts! Lol

 

Honestly, the modulars were the reason I got back into Lego after about a decade of nothing. One thing that ALWAYS bothered me as a kid was Town and how the buildings were never fully functioning...always felt like a stage play rather than an interactive playing field. So when they started putting them out in 2006, I was on board.

Admittedly, I haven't bought the last two, and I probably won't get any more unless they actually put stuff that I actually like. So here's my list from worst to best.

16. Palace Cinema; honestly I think this is an ugly set. I bought it at a time when I was buying all of them, and I never even bothered to open it. It stands out among the other buildings in the worst way and the interior is just cheap looking. This is a case where I would have preferred to pay additional and gotten a better presentation. But the thing I'd prefer is if the buildings were in the modest look. I don't want it to look like the Chinese Theater.

15. Grand Emporium; this is a case where I would have preferred if they stuck to one theme for a store. Make it a toy store. Make it a clothing store. Make it a kitchenware store. Don't combine them and present it like it's a going out of business place. I would have even preferred it if the top floor was a break room or executive office for employees.

14. City Hall; Big square building that is rather uninteresting to look at. Oh and a couple is getting married...I guess that's Lego telling us don't to hold out breath for a church. To add insult to injury, this is the set that had like 5 pieces break on me due to the cheap red brown dye. I still need to get those replaced. I like the elevator though.

13. Police Station; I'm putting this here due to the fact that I own it but haven't put it together yet because I don't have the space at the moment. It looks nice overall though.

12. Corner Garage; I can't really say it's an amazing set, but there's little things I do like about it overall. I just wish it had a couple gas pumps instead of just one. Maybe put an actual mini mart in the side.

11. Brick Bank; While the interior is nice, I think the color scheme on the outside is just a little dull overall. The saving grace of this set though is the laundromat. I love LOVE LOVE that little building, and would love LOVE LOVE if Lego did more little buildings like this. Seriously, I set up this set at one point in a way that would most show off the laundromat, at the expense of the bank.

10. Downtown Diner; Here's the deal...this is a great looking set. Unfortunately, it stands out like a sore thumb amongst the other sets when placed together. This is also a set that I would have been okay with if it was half the size especially if you cut out the gimmick of the recording studio and whatnot.

09. Parisian Restaurant; suffers slightly from the same problem I have with the Downtown Diner, but truthfully it still at least fits the town for the most part. The set has been unbuilt and put away for now, and I couldn't tell you what the second and third floors are for the life of me, which should tell you how middle of the road forgettable it is.

08. Assembly Square; While I didn't need another coffee shop, at least I could make Starbucks jokes about having two coffee shops in close proximity to each other. What I like about this set is there's a lot of 'random' shops that probably wouldn't sell well on their own, and that's okay. I also like the off center display of everything. The fountain is a little much, but overall I still like this one.

07. Pet Shop; Simple and effective...I just like the basic structure of this for what it is.

06. Bookshop; Basically the same that I could say for the Pet Shop. I like the birch tree, but it's annoying that the leaves are out of season when placed next to everything else. I really like the color scheme in this set.

05. Market Street; I know it's technically not a modular, but it kind of is too. Admittedly very plain, it really sits well against a couple other buildings, especially the earlier models. Sometimes simple helps sell the overall theme that you're going for. Oh and I like the sky blue walls. It could use some interiors as well.

04. Fire Brigade; Other than the stupid flag, this set is gorgeous. I really like the bell and little things such as the fireman's pole. Again, not overtly extravagant, but simple just is my preferred vision of the town.

03. Cafe Corner; the one that I fell in love with...and quite honestly...I could still easily name this as my favorite and if there was one set I could keep out of all of them, this would probably be the one. The lack of interiors is super disappointing, but it has enough flair without being over the top vomit like other sets to just be its own special thing. I doubt if any other modular was released first that I would have been invested the same way I was with this one.

02. Detective's Office; Just a great set, I love that little outside staircase, the disjoined building as a whole and the color scheme. It probably helps that I like film noirs that the detective's office in particular is just a perfect little picture without being too over the top. Again, I really like when Lego throw like 3 or 4 little themes together in one set, as opposed to one major theme.

01. Green Grocer; If Cafe Corner needed a buddy, it was this guy! Oh and Market Street would be on the other side. Seriously, maybe it was just the color, but I knew I was going to have to get this the moment I saw it. I knew that Cafe Corner wasn't going to be a one off and I was setting myself up for a once a year big spend from Lego. But I was pleasantly surprised by the interior and just the little details that Lego could have easily skipped on. It also maintains that simple look that I enjoy while being a compliment to the rest of the town, which is what every set should strive to be; not the attention getter, but the staple simplicity that gives the town character.

[Xeldritsie]

Well, I myself have a short list of favorites regarding Modular Buildings.

They are the following:

Palace Cinema

Jazz Club

Boutique Hotel

Detective's Office

Corner Garage

 

The other Modular Buildings are equally very impressive and very cool in their own unique ways.

That's all for today. Enjoy.

Best regards,

Xeldritsie