Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

[Westbrick]

From the ‘townhouse’ description on Reddit it doesn’t sound like there will be a commercial premises on the ground floor, just straight up residential?

[kuzyabricks]

Don't know how to feel about this...On one hand it's nice to have residential housing on the other, imo the book store townhouse was quite underwhelming. 

On 9/23/2024 at 2:39 PM, RichardGoring said:

The thing about modular add-ons that are structures is where to put them? Will that mean they have a large space on the actual modular to accept it (which could lead to a Ninjago City Markets issue of a large blank space that's quite disappointing)? Or does it float free, and you them have to mock up something to hold it and make it fit on the modular street, which is then a lot more pieces?

No real preference either way, and I'm sure it will be good. Just pondering the considerations/draw backs of a structure compared to something that can be very standalone.

What was the issue with Ninjago City Markets?

[Lion King]

7 minutes ago, Westbrick said:

From the ‘townhouse’ description on Reddit it doesn’t sound like there will be a commercial premises on the ground floor, just straight up residential?

Where did you find tht? I can’t find it on Reddit. 

From what your post sounds, it’s really nice to have a residential housing rather than commercial or entrainment buildings. It’s a long overdue for a full 32x32 housing budding, just saying. 

I know we have a lovely townhouse in Bookshop set 4 years ago but it’s just nice to have another housing.

[RichardGoring]

1 hour ago, jolobas said:

we will be getting a townhouse, jaysbrickblog was spot on

LEGO oracle.

legoracle?

Also, genius, and all around good guy.

1 hour ago, kuzyabricks said:

What was the issue with Ninjago City Markets?

The large blank area in the middle that felt like it should have been rammed full of busting market stalls.

[DimiNi]

On 9/22/2024 at 8:26 AM, Roebuck said:

https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-modular-building-2025-prediction/

man either he knew something already or he really is an oracle! :D 

looking forward, I hope it looks somewhat like Brickclickers Render thumbnail 

[Westbrick]

3 hours ago, Lion King said:

Where did you find tht? I can’t find it on Reddit. 

r/Legoleak - it’s (currently) the most recent post, at 4 hours ago. 

[Lion King]

2 minutes ago, Westbrick said:

r/Legoleak - it’s (currently) the most recent post, at 4 hours ago. 

Thanks!

[Stefanisimo]

Well, given the abundance of businesses and commercial modulars, a purely residential one is a pleasant surprise. Ultimately it all boils down to the architectural aesthetic of the building itself

[BrickFit26]

@Stefanisimo agreed. I wonder what style architecture and colors they went with this time.

[hikouki]

2 hours ago, Stefanisimo said:

Well, given the abundance of businesses and commercial modulars, a purely residential one is a pleasant surprise. Ultimately it all boils down to the architectural aesthetic of the building itself

You have a great point!

I feel like many will be instantly disappointed that there will be no business/ service establishment. So I feel that Lego has to 'wow' us with the design to make people really buy the set.

We'll just have to wait and see what this modular really is.

[Roebuck]

Was there a description of the set as well?
Mention of any animals included?

[Nickbrick27]

7 hours ago, Stefanisimo said:

Well, given the abundance of businesses and commercial modulars, a purely residential one is a pleasant surprise. Ultimately it all boils down to the architectural aesthetic of the building itself

I hope they go back to the architectural style of Green Grocer, which was kind of victorian style. I think it fits the residential style the best and gives cozy vibes.

[Undi3sss]

I’ve wanted modular houses for a long time; always wished they released the bookshop house separately with new colours and house numbers to make a nice street line of houses. I do feel like it could be lacking if there isn’t a business on one of the floors, maybe one of the kids in the house can open a lemonade stand! Haha.
 

 

[RichardGoring]

2 hours ago, Undi3sss said:

I’ve wanted modular houses for a long time; always wished they released the bookshop house separately with new colours and house numbers to make a nice street line of houses. I do feel like it could be lacking if there isn’t a business on one of the floors, maybe one of the kids in the house can open a lemonade stand! Haha.

There are some good colour swap options on Rebrickable that I've always been very tempted by, but haven't done yet. Maybe now I won't need to. Although I think each of the colour swap houses costs less than half of the new modular's rumoured price of $230, so it may still be the best option to build a row of houses.

[ReplicaOfLife]

If it is indeed a townhouse, I'm curious which architecturalk style it'll be. Might be the first interesting modular since the Boutique Hotel.

[DimiNi]

Either American Style or UK Style would be great. Like in the thumbnail from Brickclickers video.

I dont know if I like it or not, but have the feeling Lego could use some crazy Pastel colors that they love so much (like the houses in Nottinghill).

Can I make one prediction? we will see the new plug print tile from the Borrow Harry Potter Set in this Modular! 

[RichardGoring]

10 minutes ago, DimiNi said:

Either American Style or UK Style would be great. Like in the thumbnail from Brickclickers video.

I dont know if I like it or not, but have the feeling Lego could use some crazy Pastel colors that they love so much (like the houses in Nottinghill).

Can I make one prediction? we will see the new plug print tile from the Borrow Harry Potter Set in this Modular! 

I was thinking a pastel colour would be great too. In my mind, either the San Fransciso style townhouse - although we already have that from the Bookshop - or a block of mansion flats might work really well. The Art Deco one from Poirot (Florins Court) in a pastel pink or purple would be great. Even better would be sand red, but it's not coming back.

Or will they take the opportunity to do something in the new reddish orange and give us a load of newly coloured parts?

[Westbrick]

13 hours ago, Roebuck said:

Was there a description of the set as well?
Mention of any animals included?

All the info I’ve seen is:

10350 - Residential Townhouse Modular 3266pcs, $229.99 USD

Likely December 1 release

2 thoughts/questions on this, given the timing. 
 

could it be, this leak - so soon after JaysBrickBlog predicted a residential building - is just combining that prediction with the earlier leak about piece count/price/release date - and isn’t actually independently new info?

or - again given the timing - they’ve both seen a preview; Jay is covering himself by positioning it as yet another scarily accurate prediction, and the other person has just gone all out and leaked it as fact?

just trying to work it out. 

[BrickFit26]

Anyone else think that the upcoming GWP for the modular was originally meant to be for the scrapped newspaper office modular?

[lifeinplastic]

I was thinking they could implement the new colours as often the modular buildings they try to give us a wider variety of brick types in newer colours although the red-orange seems a bit too bright for a building. I am a bit conservative when it comes to using colour though - my MOCs are always rather neutral looking! There are also two new darker flesh tones which could also be used. I'm happy with whatever the theme of the set is - as long as there are a good variety of new parts, including printed tiles, new minifigures, interesting colours and unique pieces to make it worthwhile. Hopefully there will be some foliage - I'd like more autumnal trees.

[Berthil]

27 minutes ago, lifeinplastic said:

they try to give us

They don't give us anything, we have to buy it, every year.

[Lyichir]

2 hours ago, BrickFit26 said:

Anyone else think that the upcoming GWP for the modular was originally meant to be for the scrapped newspaper office modular?

Not really. Modular GWPs are often only loosely related to the modular they release with, if at all (for example, the food truck that came with this year's museum).

[Lion King]

37 minutes ago, Lyichir said:

Not really. Modular GWPs are often only loosely related to the modular they release with, if at all (for example, the food truck that came with this year's museum).

And the moving truck is kinda related to Jazz club becuase of its “To Jazz Club” package. But the moving truck doenst mean anything for Jazz Club. Sesame for vintage taxi. 

[Roebuck]

10 hours ago, Westbrick said:

could it be, this leak - so soon after JaysBrickBlog predicted a residential building - is just combining that prediction with the earlier leak about piece count/price/release date - and isn’t actually independently new info?

Could definitely be the case.

10 hours ago, Westbrick said:

or - again given the timing - they’ve both seen a preview; Jay is covering himself by positioning it as yet another scarily accurate prediction, and the other person has just gone all out and leaked it as fact?

just trying to work it out. 

It would be rather stupid of Jay to do that, since that could count as a leak and why predict anything if he know it for a fact. It's a reason he posted it before going to Denmark to see the set and get all the info.

A third option is that someone at the fan media days told a friend what is was, that friend told another friend etc until one leaked it 

[Westbrick]

11 hours ago, Roebuck said:

It would be rather stupid of Jay to do that, since that could count as a leak and why predict anything if he know it for a fact. It's a reason he posted it before going to Denmark to see the set and get all the info.

Fair. Wasn’t sure if he’d be covered by framing it as a ‘prediction’ - so not an outright leak as such. I’m just amazed he’s managed to get his prediction right so many years in a row!