rollerbones Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Hi, I am trying to learn about the older Modulex type bricks. I have found a few sites online about them but is there any good place to purchase any? I live in US and it is hard to find anyone selling over here where shipping won't get expensive. I found some info on http://minibricksmadness.com Thanks! Edited December 26, 2013 by rollerbones Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Hi rollerbones, You can find Modulex parts available in Bricklink... under 4 Modulex headings... Modulex, Modulex - Bricks, Modulex - TIles, Decorated, and Modulex Windows.... http://www.bricklink.com/catalogTree.asp?itemType=P Also, in my 2800 page, 73 chapter Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide... as DVD download... I have an appendix that explains the history of Modulex... http://www.youblisher.com/p/734257-MODULEX-Architectural-System-Appendix-D/ Gary Istok Quote
rollerbones Posted December 25, 2013 Author Posted December 25, 2013 Thank you! The guide does look good. Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Thanks rollerbones! What astonished me with Modulex was the fact that there are so many different Modulex parts in Bricklink under the decorated tiles heading. But then again... today the company that Modulex morphed itself into is now the worlds leading sign company! And speaking of signs.. the Youblisher format that shows my LEGO guide chapter isn't the best way to show it. Here's a chapter on LEGO printed bricks that shows how my collectors guide is seen when downloaded to a computer... http://www.1000stein...ter 48 Vol2.pdf Edited December 25, 2013 by LEGO Historian Quote
Modulex Guy Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Someone say Modulex? Yea, I understand your frustration with finding US sellers of it, most of the Modulex I have gotten was mainly from Europe. Quote
rollerbones Posted December 25, 2013 Author Posted December 25, 2013 Someone say Modulex? Yea, I understand your frustration with finding US sellers of it, most of the Modulex I have gotten was mainly from Europe. Yea, my daughter and I have around 4500 bricks coming from a few stores in Europe. We bought the architecture studio and when we bought some extra brick we bought a few of the modulex to see how they were now we want to get all modulex! I have been selling off other toys/computer parts on ebay to get $$ for more. Quote
rollerbones Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Where is a good place to purchase Modulex bricks? I have found some on Brinklink but wondering if there is any other place to buy a big lot and not individual bricks? I sold my Lego Architecture set on eBay would like to get around $325 worth. I looked on eBay but there are only a few auctions. Thanks! Tom legomodulex@icloud.com Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Alright? What's going on here?? I just posted on a Modulex thread about this exact subject just a few weeks ago... but the thread has vanished? I even posted a link to my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide chapter on Modulex?? But the posts are all gone?? Edited December 30, 2013 by LEGO Historian Quote
rollerbones Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Hi, my mistake I did see the links in that post (forgot, been a few crazy days). Was hoping to find other places but I am finding it hard to find anywhere else. Thanks! Edited December 30, 2013 by rollerbones Quote
L@go Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Alright? What's going on here?? I just posted on a Modulex thread about this exact subject just a few weeks ago... but the thread has vanished? I even posted a link to my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide chapter on Modulex?? But the posts are all gone?? It's right here, and it was started by the same member five days ago. Edited December 30, 2013 by L@go Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks folks... I thought I was losing my mind!! Interestingly enough... when I used the Modulex searchword... it didn't find this particular thread... Quote
62Bricks Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Gary - Do you have any information on the amount of Modulex that was produced? It's obviously more scarce than LEGO, but there seems to be a fair bit available. Was it ever sold in the US/Canada? Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Modulex morphed from a subsidiary of TLG producting architectural and industrial systems, to a separate TLG owned company doing likewise, to a company producing signs. The documentation on this is surprisingly sparse, and the majority of Modulex architectural building parts seem to date to the 1960s. There is so little information available on the Modulex company since then. But "LEGO" or "MM" logo'ed Modulex parts date mainly from the 1960s, all of which appears to originate from Europe. I've never heard of anyone in North America unearthing a trove of these parts that don't have a European provenance. Also, unlike old LEGO parts which were heavily played with, Modulex parts always seem to be in rather good condition. Much of these parts survived in great quantity, and in excellent condition. So the differentiation between new and used Modulex parts is very little. I would assume that most Modulex parts originally were owned by businesses. Later when these became unneeded, the businesses divested themselves of these parts by giving them away, usually to employees. Because of the "play potential"... one would assume that little of the Modulex was discarded. Interestingly enough, there are no Modulex "sets" such as there are LEGO sets... only what we would consider Modulex "parts packs"... sometimes grouped into a large assortment. Edited December 30, 2013 by LEGO Historian Quote
emilstorm Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Are you ready for a horror story? If not don't read this post... About five years ago I was still in the army, we were cleaning out an old HQ building. I came across this big "Lego-ish" posting board / calendar/ organizer- thingy, about 2x4 feet if my memory is correct. It had hundreds of tiles of different colors and sizes on it. Being an AFOL it initially caught my interest, but since it didn't have "Lego" on the studs I lost interest, and it was thrown out. These buildings were from the late 60's early 70's, and after reading this thread I am close to 100% certain it must have been modulex. This happened in Denmark, which would make it even more plausible for it to have been. I have build Lego for almost 30 years, and until 30 mins ago I had no idea about this "modulex" -"the horror, the horror..." Quote
LEGO Historian Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) LEGO horror stories are out there for the faint of heart.... LEGO Australia once (back in the late 1990s) took their entire inventory of spare replacement parts, and wanted to get rid of them. They tried to package some up for cheap sale to customers, but someone complained about getting just random parts. So they decided to discard the entire remaining inventory... 3 dumpsters full of new (old) LEGO parts went into the trash!! Also, somewhere I have a photo of old Miniland LEGOLAND models that were "weathered" and replaced by newer models. Someone took a photo of the resulting 6 ft. tall mound of discarded models, awaiting destruction.... What made the discarded mound even more heartbreaking is that as LEGOLAND models are replaced, they are replaced with models with more current parts. These discarded models had the old 1956-80 discontinued classic windows.... Edited December 30, 2013 by LEGO Historian Quote
tomdobs55 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Is modulex the right size for being minifig scale Lego? I ask because I'm mocing up a house and want to have some sort of "Lego" room would modulex be good for that? Quote
alois Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 No. A 2x4 modulex brick would be half as large as a minifig, way to large to be playing with. Quote
LEGO Historian Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) One of my German LEGO acquaintances, Olaf from Germany, came across what he said were Modulex cufflinks. Since he posted these on Flickr... I've been mulling it over on whether these "diminutive" brick 1960s cufflinks were actually representative of Modulex... or whether they were just smaller sized 2x4 LEGO bricks... since a full sized 2x4 LEGO brick would be too large for cufflinks... Edited January 6, 2014 by LEGO Historian Quote
alois Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 The 1:4 ratio of the bricks points to Modulex rather than to Lego. Quote
emilstorm Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Just found this for sale second hand http://www.dba.dk/legetoej-modulex-lego-mo/id-1007840012/. Probably only good if you live in Denmark, the condition looks very good from the pictures Quote
rollerbones Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 I been getting a LOT on a few sites and eBay. Takes a few weeks to get here but that no big deal. Quote
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