nikhkin Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 This is kind of the shape I am expecting to see now. It allows for a "square" but doesn't prevent it from fitting in. It even matches up to what I always considered a ridiculous rumour - the "inverted corner" I do wonder if you can actually fit all that, at the correct scale, onto 2 32x32 baseplates though. I feel like each of the buildings you have suggested would be a 16x32 baseplate or larger. Quote
ReplicaOfLife Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Meh. Stuff like that might look good as a single display piece, but would totally break the classic modular tradition. Squeezing in more than 2 buildings on a 32x32 (or more than four on 2 of them) would move the modular line further into the direction of the smaller Creator houses or even open backed city stuff, which we don't need (at least I don't). The barber shop half of DO (with the small brown 'Building') and the laundromat portion of the Brick Bank are cringeworthy enough. Please no more of that. If 10255 really has this high piece count we keep hearing about, I hope for ONE magnificient building on a 32x32 baseplate, with its spatial dimensions similar to or exceeding those of Green Grocer. Quote
Rick Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 After hearing the description from the LEGO employee posted earlier in this topic, I also envisioned something like @paupadros posted: a semi-enclosed square/open space, surrounded by buildings. The only way to make this compatible with the modular line so far and keep the price within the price of two modulars, is to move the inverted corner buildings all the way back into the corners of the baseplate. Another option would be @Adeel Zubair's sketch, but that doesn't really scream "square" to me. The big risk is indeed that the modulars become even less grand than the latest modular's we've seen, so I hope they at least include three 32 x 32 baseplates, but I doubt it... I further expect the floors to be modular as well, so they can be rearranged and you can make different buildings by mixing and matching. Quote
nikhkin Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 19 minutes ago, Rick said: I further expect the floors to be modular as well, so they can be rearranged and you can make different buildings by mixing and matching. That would be awesome, but I wonder if it would limit the options in terms of building style. We would need the buildings to have very similar layouts (for stairs), and the style of construction couldn't vary much, or it would look mismatched. The wait for November is going to be so long! Quote
paupadros Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 I put three builings on the back, but two would give that plaza look too! If they do that concept, I'm betting they'll share interiors between the buildings. I mean, maybe the three buildings on the back are all part of a big museum or something! The funniest thing is that all the rumours there were COULD be thrown in "Assembly Square". Inverted corner, maybe hospital... Quote
Wesley D Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 1 hour ago, paupadros said: I put three builings on the back, but two would give that plaza look too! If they do that concept, I'm betting they'll share interiors between the buildings. I mean, maybe the three buildings on the back are all part of a big museum or something! I fear that will be very likely. Honestly I don't like the trend the last modulars are going. I liked the exterior of the DO very much, but was a bit dissapointed when I had build it. The shared interiors on the first floor felt to me like cheating. I haven't build the BB yet, but I have the impression the shared interiors will bother me less, but the result of the two combined buildings on one baseplate is that the bank looks so small compared to all other modulars! (And it has to be combined with the other modulars, because of the ugly backsides.) An extra midfloor could be a solution, but because of the combined laundromat and bank that isn't easy to accomplish without much modding, while in my opinion that shouldn't even be required for the showpieces of Lego! Quote
Doge Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 So I lately bought the Market Street, and since I read the building instructions I cannot forget one line that kinda resembles the newest knowledge from NeoGAF... Look at the canal house on the right side, when you would have two in one set there will be endless possibilities in the way you arrange the different layers... Add some different colors, more detailed modular layers which are all square and more interior, and you might got yourself the 2017 Lego Modular 'Assembly Square' Quote
badbob001 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 On 10/14/2016 at 10:01 PM, Lego Dino 500 said: Whatever it is coming in January, I want something fresh and new, that hasn't been touched on in a long time. I'd love to see a new department store, like the old Gimbles in Philly. I hope we don't get another Grand Emporium style building. Out of all the modulars, the building process for that was the most boring and tedious. I love it when there are surprises and little details that you only notice during the build, like the mouse hole and stain-glass window in the Petshop. Quote
nikhkin Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 33 minutes ago, Doge said: So I lately bought the Market Street, and since I read the building instructions I cannot forget one line that kinda resembles the newest knowledge from NeoGAF... Look at the canal house on the right side, when you would have two in one set there will be endless possibilities in the way you arrange the different layers... Add some different colors, more detailed modular layers which are all square and more interior, and you might got yourself the 2017 Lego Modular 'Assembly Square' What everyone seems to forget is that anything but the "standard" arrangement of MS looks bad. Quote
CM4Sci Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) We shall find out within the next 24 hours. Edited October 17, 2016 by CM4Sci Quote
nikhkin Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 10 minutes ago, CM4Sci said: We shall find out within the next 24 hours. Maybe. I'd like to be excited that it's the modular, however the (now seemingly accurate) leak we have at the moment said it'll be a November announcement. Quote
BrickJagger Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 1 hour ago, CM4Sci said: We shall find out within the next 24 hours. Maybe. Nice. Won't be surprised if it's something else, though. Quote
Phoxtane Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Looks a bit like a toy store to me - maybe it's a Lego store, but with miniature versions of the old wooden toys? Quote
nikhkin Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Phoxtane said: Looks a bit like a toy store to me - maybe it's a Lego store, but with miniature versions of the old wooden toys? What looks like a toy store to you? Do you mean to sketches people have posted, or have you seen something elsewhere? Quote
Phoxtane Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 51 minutes ago, nikhkin said: What looks like a toy store to you? Do you mean to sketches people have posted, or have you seen something elsewhere? This image (rightmost mini building): From this thread: http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/474712/#Comment_474712 - but I see now that it's the mini Palace Cinema. Never mind, then... Quote
Legocity2713 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 8 hours ago, CM4Sci said: We shall find out within the next 24 hours. Maybe. I read the same thing over at NeoGAF. 11:00 ET apparently. Hopefully it is true. Quote
Legocity2713 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Credit to "ghostmind" over on NeoGAF. He is actually pretty credible with Lego news and such so if this is real, this new modular is gonna be truly insane. Edited October 17, 2016 by Legocity2713 Quote
tafkatb Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 Yep, that's real. Same piece count I heard a while back; tried to drop a hint about it, but I don't think anyone caught it. Quote
sebitsena Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 19 minutes ago, Tragic Banjo said: Yep, that's real. Same piece count I heard a while back; tried to drop a hint about it, but I don't think anyone caught it. A hint about the number of baseplates? ^^ Quote
BrickFit26 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 OMG! WOW! So many pieces! Im So excited for this. Quote
BrickJagger Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 4002 pieces? This is going to be yuge. Quote
Agent 86 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 I'll restrain my excitement about the piece count, especially if Assembly Square does include a large square or other public assembly area which features an abundance of tiles and which could therefore go a long way to inflating the piece count. Further, even though the Brick Bank and Green Grocer have almost the same piece count, I vastly prefer the Green Grocer, so really depends upon how and where all those extra 1,500 or so pieces are used. Quote
just_one Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 This is gonna cost around 400€ isnt it? :( truly disappointed , modulars should always be around The same price tag, not rich unfortunally :( Quote
Foxes Productionz Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, just_one said: This is gonna cost around 400€ isnt it? :( truly disappointed , modulars should always be around The same price tag, not rich unfortunally :( Yeah I agree, but at least that goves us a chance to catch up on the old modulars. Quote
Cwetqo Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 Well, LEGO indeed became "for the rich" in last few years. Many years before that, 150 euro was considered "normal" d2c price and 200 was already high price, with just occasional set (every few years) having higher price than 300 euro (Death Star etc). Now, 200 euro is nothing and a kind of "normal" price is 350euro (there were several sets at this pricepoint just this and last year. But enough about the price: I can also confirm that something will happen today. :). We were given the go-ahead but nothing about the set itself. Quote
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