Faefrost Posted June 6, 2014 Would this " Detective" modular break the predicted government building? Or are we getting a Police/Detective/Precinct type modular? Most film noir gumshoes were PIs, would love that type of Modular! I doubt if the predictable cycle is real. Whatever pattern there is beyond "corner -straight-straight -corner" is I'm sure purely coincidence. I am sure the actual approach is to simply design something new and interesting each time, and to tell whatever little story they have in their head. That's part of what makes the rumor of a Detective Office so believable. So many of them seem to have an almost vintage movie feel about them. And you can easily see either of our two previous Modular designers, Jamie or Astrid just falling in love with a Film Noir story like that. Maltese Falcon, Phillip Marlowe, Chinatown and even a touch of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (This is Lego after all.) once you think of them the set practically designs itself. Upstairs two room detective office over a small hot smelly business. Next door to a cheap motel with one of those vertical signs with a broken letter. The hard boiled detective. The spunky gal Friday. The femme fatal. Peter Lorre. a black bird. Possible architecture styles Art Deco, New Orleans or Savanna style French Quarter iron trappings or a dense Chinatown feel. Just thinking about it you can practically smell it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badbob001 Posted June 7, 2014 Something along the lines of an Art Deco office building? A second floor walk up office over something like a Laundry or similar small shop? What a scene it would be to have mobster types in suits, in the downstairs laundromat, putting money into the washing machine. VINCE: "Jimmy, are you sure the boss wants us to do this?" JIMMY: "He said launder it and we are laundering it. I'm not going back to ask him again." VINCE: "Oookay, but did he say how many cups of soap to use?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lego Conductor Posted June 7, 2014 Okay Faefrost, Im sold! Now I really want a Film Noir Detective Modular! I'll even use some of that "laundered" money to pay for it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Executive Posted June 7, 2014 To be honest, I really wouldn't want to see a police station if it is going to be something like Town Hall. I totally agree. If it were just a regular police station it would feel boring considering how many plain police stations they have made with the City line. I think a detective style building is the modular line's interpretation of a cooler looking police station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boettner Builds Posted June 9, 2014 I know the Monster Fighters Haunted House isn't really a Modular but... But when I asked my local LEGO store why they didn't have any in stock they said it has been discontinued. It can easily be made into a Modular and is quite beautiful on it's own. I'm going to grab another one. If you were on the fence about this one, now it the time to get it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
talos Posted June 9, 2014 I know the Monster Fighters Haunted House isn't really a Modular but... But when I asked my local LEGO store why they didn't have any in stock they said it has been discontinued. It can easily be made into a Modular and is quite beautiful on it's own. I'm going to grab another one. If you were on the fence about this one, now it the time to get it! It came out in 2012, so makes sense its about to retire, I think all the sets 2+ years old are getting near the end... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dharkan Posted June 14, 2014 I have just built my first modular 10218 Pet Shop and I am amazed by the effort LEGO put into modular line. I'm afraid I am hooked now. This was the greatest building experience I've had with LEGO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boettner Builds Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome to the madness!!!! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted June 14, 2014 I have just built my first modular 10218 Pet Shop and I am amazed by the effort LEGO put into modular line. I'm afraid I am hooked now. This was the greatest building experience I've had with LEGO Quit now while you still can Dharkan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Leg O Brick Posted June 14, 2014 I've got to say, I'm on the verge of buying the Parisian Restaurant, but if they made a detective agency....I may have to buy that too! Damn I'm hooked, "Crackular Buildings" I thinks a better term for them, and I haven't even bought one yet! I really enjoy the Dixon Hill episodes of Star Trek TNG, and after making Dixon out of Lego it'd be great to give him a home. I get the feeling I'm trying to make excuses to myself to buy it, and it isn't even confirmed... Has there ever been a rumour of a Modular that's been wrong? I remember talk about a Police Station and a Post Office, but I'm not sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VintageLegoEra Posted June 14, 2014 i really wish they make: Library or a university Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dharkan Posted June 14, 2014 Library, Detective agency or a new and better coffee shop. I'd love those. And also I really hope we get a new 16x32 combo modular this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faefrost Posted June 15, 2014 I've got to say, I'm on the verge of buying the Parisian Restaurant, but if they made a detective agency....I may have to buy that too! Damn I'm hooked, "Crackular Buildings" I thinks a better term for them, and I haven't even bought one yet! I really enjoy the Dixon Hill episodes of Star Trek TNG, and after making Dixon out of Lego it'd be great to give him a home. I get the feeling I'm trying to make excuses to myself to buy it, and it isn't even confirmed... Has there ever been a rumour of a Modular that's been wrong? I remember talk about a Police Station and a Post Office, but I'm not sure. Be warned the Modulars are some of the most fulfilling builds you will ever get in Lego packaging. More than any other sets they just feel so complete. And they feel much more like a major project. You almost feel a sense of letdown when you finish because it is over, and you go looking for another experience like it. The only other thing that comes close are the Star Wars UCS sets. The PR is a superb first one. Rumors are often wrong or confused. Even when they give us hints. Heck we suspected that the next was a restaurant when it turned out to be the Theater, based on a comment of Jamie Berards. (Little did we realize then his hint was for the one he was working on for after the Theater.) We suspected the Theater would be Art Deco. Lots of things we have gotten wrong. But more often than not rumors seem to pan out, so long as they aren't simply speculation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glendo Posted June 15, 2014 Unless Grogall announces it, I dont believe it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Unless Grogall announces it, I dont believe it. GRogall hasn't posted for months. So, we'll have to stick with these rumors until an official reveal. Edited June 15, 2014 by just2good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Leg O Brick Posted June 15, 2014 Faefrost, though I've never bought an Star Wars UCS set, nor am I likely to in the future, I got a similar feeling when I built the Imperial Flagship. I sat down from eight in the morning till four in the evening, and savoured building it. Probably the best build I've experienced, and when I built it, though a supreme sense of pride filled me (my first and only D2C set currently), there was a small part of me that regretted that I'd never build it again. The PR looks superb, I've seen and handled a Market Street, Green Grocer, and a Café Corner, and I've nearly bought the Town Hall and Palace Cinema, but when I saw PR, I knew I had to buy it. Looks like it may be by Christmas, but it will be mine! Thanks for the clarification, I was in a mini dark age due to events out of my control when this topic was made, so I've found it and read it and then kind of got it confused in my head with other sites, I couldn't remember what rumour was what! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legotrainfan Posted June 16, 2014 I have just received the LEGO catalogue for this summer. In it you cannot find the Grand Emporium or the Haunted House any more. So get those two sets as fast as possible before they're sold out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blakstone Posted June 16, 2014 I just got the Grand Emporium on Friday as that catalog also motivated me. It is my second modular after the Fire Brigade. While I would like the Haunted House, I just don't know if I got the time or money to get it before it is gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ondra Posted June 16, 2014 I like to see some kind of police or police detective precint, I cant imagine only one floor detective agency with hard boiled detective.What will be other floors? So I hope there prepare something really interesting, well detailed and big, because next year is anniversary of 10th modular building! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rollermonkey Posted June 17, 2014 This is what I'd imagined: I'm calling Lawyer's office on the second floor, now what do we envision for the other half of the set? If they don't do this, I may have to MOC this pair of buildings myself: Roof Private Detective's Office Lawyer's office Laundry Roof w/ pigeon coop Loft Apartment Hardware store Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legotrainfan Posted June 17, 2014 ...in the catalogue I have mentioned Pet Shop cannot be found either. So it will soon be a goner too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn77 Posted June 17, 2014 What do you guys think the chances are that the next modular will be a corner building? That way a complete 3x4 block could be created if you have all ten buildings. Unless they wait for the twelfth modular to create a 4x4 block. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colossus Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) I know the Monster Fighters Haunted House isn't really a Modular but... But when I asked my local LEGO store why they didn't have any in stock they said it has been discontinued. It can easily be made into a Modular and is quite beautiful on it's own. If you were on the fence about this one, now it the time to get it! I would strongly suggest to anyone they should buy this set! Considering the build and details of the set, it may as well be a Modular. This was the gateway set that enabled my kids and I to get hooked on our next Modulars: the Pet Shop, Palace Cinema, Grand Emporium, and Parisian Restaurant. The Haunted House is still the favourite. From the building experience to the exquisite detailing to the minifigures, this set is a must-have. We break out The Haunted House and all our other Monster Fighter sets at the beginning of October along with the rest of the Halloween decorations. Edited June 17, 2014 by Colossus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nesquik Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) ...in the catalogue I have mentioned Pet Shop cannot be found either. So it will soon be a goner too. The catalogue only lists a few of the most recent products available. The Grand Emporium had an end of shelf life June 1st, which means that for this year least, that will be the only building to be retired. No other EOL updates have been made for the Pet Shop or any other modular building, contrary to rumours that the Town Hall "will go early". Edited June 17, 2014 by nesquik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfbat Posted June 17, 2014 Grand Emporium is still available in the online LEGO shop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
