Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

[RichardGoring]

48 minutes ago, lomis said:

I think this is a very cool idea.
But I think many people would be disappointed because the pricing might not be what they expect...

Completely agree. And look at the reaction to The Shire in the Lord of the Rings series. Way less than half the pieces, but a lot more than half the price of previous sets.

And from LEGO's perspective, I imagine a lot of people will buy a set, but not necessarily set a specific budget. If they charge $250 for a modular, they'll get $250. If they charge $150 for a smaller modular, people won't necessarily spend the remaining $100 on more LEGO.

Split base plates like the Petshop and Bookshop seem to be the more sensible way to approach it from LEGO's perspective, while still providing variety in the buildings and styles. Even within 32x32 modulars they frequently do multiple buildings and styles.

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, lomis said:

I think this is a very cool idea.
But I think many people would be disappointed because the pricing might not be what they expect...

There are efficiencies, like packaging and shipping, in selling a larger set with 3,000 pieces in one box rather than 2 that have 1,500 pieces.

Also, buildings half the size would typically require more pieces than just half a usual Modular since you can't typically have an open side.
More pieces would be needed to close it up.

The only way I could see it working is if TLG either sells a design that is smaller than half a normal Modular at half the price, or sells something that is about the same as half (or larger) for more than half the price of an existing Modular.

Honestly, I would be interested (not necessarily committed) to either, but I don't know how well received the larger community would be.

Not sure why you would think Modular Buildings with an oen side? Take a look at Book Shop (it was released in 2020) and it comes with two 0.5 baseplates. It has 2,504 pieces. I beleive Bookshop has roughly 1,200 - 1,400 pieces while townhouse has other amount of peices. Same way goes wiht pet Shop.

If you looked at Chinese New year restaurant set, it’s not an offial Modular Building set. 

I find 0.5-baseplate modular buildings mote fun to arrange as much as you want with your own city. A half-baseplate modular building in summer while a large baseplate in winter. 

Honeslty, 

[Lion King]

48 minutes ago, RichardGoring said:

Completely agree. And look at the reaction to The Shire in the Lord of the Rings series. Way less than half the pieces, but a lot more than half the price of previous sets.

And from LEGO's perspective, I imagine a lot of people will buy a set, but not necessarily set a specific budget. If they charge $250 for a modular, they'll get $250. If they charge $150 for a smaller modular, people won't necessarily spend the remaining $100 on Lego

Eh, you might make a good point. Pricing is not my best lanauge bu is the Lord of the Rings series more expsnive because of licensing?  Nd  its printed parts?

i don’t thin half-baseplate Modular buidling would hav ea lot of printed parts (except for minifigures)? 

[RichardGoring]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

Eh, you might make a good point. Pricing is not my best lanauge bu is the Lord of the Rings series more expsnive because of licensing?  Nd  its printed parts?

i don’t thin half-baseplate Modular buidling would hav ea lot of printed parts (except for minifigures)? 

The issue with the recent Shire set from Lord of the Rings is that in comparison with previous recent Lord of the Rings sets it feels very expensive. So it's not that it's about IP licensing or prints or new moulds, but that the smaller model is more expensive than you would expect it to be given the size, compared to other sets in the same line.

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, RichardGoring said:

The issue with the recent Shire set from Lord of the Rings is that in comparison with previous recent Lord of the Rings sets it feels very expensive. So it's not that it's about IP licensing or prints or new moulds, but that the smaller model is more expensive than you would expect it to be given the size, compared to other sets in the same line.

I don’t know…. I mean, sure Shire is about 2,000 pieces but…. What is the best reason why they increased the price for that set?  I feel new molds, printed parts and licensing should be added to that Shire set’s price. I looked at  Boutique Hotel, Jazz Club, and Tudor Corner and they are only $230 with  roughly 3,000 pieces. I feel  that half-baseplate Modular building would be like $130 - $150.

Again, pricing is not my best lanauge.   Sorry dude. I still think half-baseplate modular buildings would be cool with their own styles.  

Edited April 10 by Lion King

[RichardGoring]

6 hours ago, Lion King said:

I don’t know…. I mean, sure Shire is about 2,000 pieces but…. What is the best reason why they increased the price for that set?  I feel new molds, printed parts and licensing should be added to that Shire set’s price. I looked at  Boutique Hotel, Jazz Club, and Tudor Corner and they are only $230 with  roughly 3,000 pieces. I feel  that half-baseplate Modular building would be like $130 - $150.

Again, pricing is not my best lanauge.   Sorry dude. I still think half-baseplate modular buildings would be cool with their own styles.  

Yes, but that goes back to my first point. I can get a full modular building for $230. Half of that is $115, but a half modular building would likely cost a lot more - $130-$150 you said. So it would feel overpriced. This is what has happened with The Shire set.

And then you still have LEGO's problem that a customer willing to spend $230 on a single modular set will not necessarily buy a $130-$150 set and then also spend the remaining $80-$100 on more LEGO. LEGO are ultimately likely to lose out, so they have no incentive to do it. Instead they will introduce smaller price point sets like dioramas or the gardens or recent facade sets to capture people with smaller budgets.

None of this is to say that half-baseplate buildings wouldn't be nice. I just don't see any upside for LEGO, so they won't do it. However, split baseplate full modulars are, and have been perfectly possible.

[Yoggington]

Well I picked up Tudor Corner and I am very impressed. There's a lot of clever techniques packed in here. I'd say overall it slots in the top five if I were to rank them. Certainly my favourite since the Hotel.

[Lion King]

I just finished building a GWP set, “Corner Kiosk”. I gotta say, it’s very cute! I don’t think an issue why it is included in modular building city since we already have newsstand from Police Station set, although i think it’s little difficult to place it into city. I just like an idea that city has more than one newsstand. While we have two hotels, two or three cafes, and other businesses. 

Bu i have a small complaint - i wish this GWP is a free-sticker set while it has a few printed elments like clock and newspaper tiles. I feel this one shoudl be included in Tudor Corner. Who wants stickers for GWP sets? Stickers for Moving Truck, Retro Food Truck and Corner Kiosk… On other hands, I could understand why they don’t include those GWPs in the Modular Building sets in order to keep the price low. 

Do you knwo where to place Corner Kiosk in yoru city? I haven’t built Tudor Corner set yet. 

[hugore]

I have a plaza with some of my modulars. The Kiosk fits well in it.

https://imgur.com/a/6ckyTcK

[hikouki]

BDP 8 will have a University! So I suppose that means we won't be getting a school as a modular soon!

I know it is still way too early but I am itching to know already what the next one will be!

[Elysiumfountain]

I know it seems to be a consistent guess, but I'm still hoping for a residential block, even with shops underneath. Would be nice for my minifigs to have more places to live. 

[RichardGoring]

I have just completed the Tudor Corner. I started it in late January and the first two bags took about three months. The floor just felt tedious for some reason. It then became a lot more fun when I started building up and it was pretty delightful in many places. The final bag was a bit of a let down, not really doing very much, but it was quick, and the rest of the build was there, ready to be completed.

I now have it set up in a row with the Glass Studio by MingBrick from the Bricklink MOC Pop-up (and now Rebrickable) and the Boutique Hotel. They all look great together.

[Lion King]

Yeah, we need more residential block for sure.  I am hoping it will be another British building to pair up wiht Tudor Corner. 

However, I keep seeing AFOL’s comments - they ask for post office, hopsital, and school. They are not in our cities yet!

and this might be unlikely but I would love to see a haunted house like a run-down Victorian rowhouse filled with ghosts and paranormal hunters. 

[Lion King]

Not relating to buildings themselves, I would love to see something different for rooftops like bird cage,  open air restaurant, party rooftop,  etc. We already ahve a few rooftop greenhouses and I think we have lounge area (from Corner Garage).  Oh and a bar from Boutique Hotel. 

[Elysiumfountain]

4 hours ago, Lion King said:

Not relating to buildings themselves, I would love to see something different for rooftops like bird cage,  open air restaurant, party rooftop,  etc. We already ahve a few rooftop greenhouses and I think we have lounge area (from Corner Garage).  Oh and a bar from Boutique Hotel. 

Ooh that's a good point, for having buildings incorporating urban/city elements, I don't think I've seen bird cages before. Do they even make LEGO pigeons? 

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, Elysiumfountain said:

Do they even make LEGO pigeons? 

They do now 

[Lion King]

7 hours ago, Elysiumfountain said:

Ooh that's a good point, for having buildings incorporating urban/city elements, I don't think I've seen bird cages before. Do they even make LEGO pigeons? 

Yes, they’re producing Lego pigeon  this year! :)  And agreed, i feel some rooftops need a bit more of activity, giving it an urban vibe.

[Elysiumfountain]

7 hours ago, Roebuck said:

They do now 

WHOA! That's awesome, I may have to get my hands on a couple of those when they come out 

[Lion King]

8 hours ago, Elysiumfountain said:

WHOA! That's awesome, I may have to get my hands on a couple of those when they come out 

Just fyi - it might not be what you wanted - this pigeon doens’t have white-pupil printing, jsut a pair of soulless eyes. Yes pigeon is a dual-molded piece without printing. 

You still can get couple of them a nd build an army of soulless birds! haha. 

[Elysiumfountain]

4 minutes ago, Lion King said:

Just fyi - it might not be what you wanted - this pigeon doens’t have white-pupil printing, jsut a pair of soulless eyes. Yes pigeon is a dual-molded piece without printing. 

You still can get couple of them a nd build an army of soulless birds! haha. 

I already have an army of snakes, so that's perfect! Get the pigeons to carry the snakes and then drop them on my enemies. It's a foolproof plan 

[mintgreenbird]

Now that the Spider-Man newspapers set do we get the newspaper office modular they have talked about holding off on ?

[Lion King]

On 6/27/2025 at 6:39 AM, mintgreenbird said:

Now that the Spider-Man newspapers set do we get the newspaper office modular they have talked about holding off on ?

Welcome to Eurobricks!  I could understand that they can’t do two modular newspaper press sets at same time while Daily Bugle has been on shelf since 2021. I feel like it will meet its end soon. I am hoping we will get a modular newspaper press set soon.  Right now, there are no rumors about the next Modular set but we already know that it will be a straight-street type of building, thanks to Tudor Corner.  

[RichardGoring]

The way the designers talk, it often seems like they come up with the concept. Unless the same designer is set to create the modular, I suspect there is less chance of a newspaper building being made, because people don't tend to like using others' ideas as much. 

[Lion King]

I would love to see a Modular Buiding that features a gay  (or lesbian) couple with a baby in a residential building as a purpose for storytelling like Parisian Restaurant depicts a man purposing to his girlfreind with a ring.  Bonus point: including a rainbow flag in their liviing room! And maybe a tribute to Stonewall Inn (even tho , no beer included in Tudor Corner, ironically Boutique Hotel and Jazz Club have bottles).  I feel Jacc Club is very close to night club? Anyways, another nocturnal activity, please. 

Note:  please don’t tell me “you just can do MOC” or “add minifigure”. That is considered as a way to give me a middle finger. 

[Vlado_sk]

22 hours ago, Lion King said:

I would love to see a Modular Buiding that features a gay  (or lesbian) couple with a baby in a residential building as a purpose for storytelling like Parisian Restaurant depicts a man purposing to his girlfreind with a ring.  Bonus point: including a rainbow flag in their liviing room! And maybe a tribute to Stonewall Inn (even tho , no beer included in Tudor Corner, ironically Boutique Hotel and Jazz Club have bottles).  I feel Jacc Club is very close to night club? Anyways, another nocturnal activity, please. 

Note:  please don’t tell me “you just can do MOC” or “add minifigure”. That is considered as a way to give me a middle finger. 

Well.. Lego as a company sells around the whole world (there might be some exceptions, but lets say its all around). Some of the countries / society dont have that much sympathy for LGBTI community and I think it would make a lot of screaming from some groups of people.

No one can forbid it for you to make these couples from your collection of minifigs, but imho it can be called as propaganda if something like this would be included by Lego....

I bet there would be people who will not even notice it on box... But then there would be definitely two groups of people - one which support it and one which will be against it. And Lego should be about creativity, about connecting people / families to build together... Not about making another drama in world because of some opinions. :)

 

And back to the main theme - I dont have any preffered type of building but I would definitely love to see not only next building but something maybe smaller as building but with more details outside.. like some court in front or side, or something what will make more depth on baseplate.

 

Edited Thursday at 03:33 PM by Vlado_sk
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