Alucard1977

Getting back into Lego's I am just more surprised by the cost of the single plates then anything else. Setting up a road for a town can easily get you into the $100 mark very quickly.

I build with my 6 year old son, or should i say he builds, and I hunt down the parts for him. What I will say is: 1- I like the numbered bags. To build something like the Lego Creator Bike and Coffee shop that has over 1000 pieces, without numbered bags becomes a task. Just separating by color will take a good 30 minutes to do. Then finding the correct piece takes a bit to do as if you don't have a big enough space you end up with a pile of pieces. I usually use a smaller table for builds. With anything not numbered for 1,000+ piece builds, you gotta use a big table. So I appreciate the numbered bags. 2- Personally I am not crazy about the outlines in the pictures. I know that my wife is not great at the pictures, so it will help some one like her. But I think Lego is a learning toy. For my 6 year old, it teaches him problem solving skills. I think the outline on the instructions takes away from that learning. I know it will speed up the build process for him. But like everything else in life, it is the journey that is important, not only the destination. So I would prefer those not to be there. I think it takes away a lot from the experience. At this point, with the technology that is available, I wouldn't mind if Lego had instructions without those red lines available for PDF download. I could see the reason for using the red outlines though. It opens Lego to a whole new market of people like my wife.

Thanks for the kind welcome.

Wow, the creativity you guys have with these lego Modulars are amazing. Only problem I have is that I collect other lines as well and these are mainly for my son. So spending the extra money to get 2 sets is not possible. But would be amazing if it was. But then I would have to double build a lot of these. These double set mod here is fantastic. Especially the work done on the back stairs,

Can Town Hall still be found in the wild? From what I understand all the stores are sold out of it. I know that is my sons most wanted set. He wants to build it to show to MiMi (Grandma). She worked in public office at Town Hall all her life, so he thought it would be cool to build it for her. I saw the EBay asking price and said, eh, no.

First off great review! I love the B&W schema. It's fits perfectly for the set. I ordered this from Target, and it should be on the way to my house as we speak. I am hoping I get it before the weekend. Should be a fun build to do. I just wonder how my 6 year old son will do with this set. I find the pieces and he builds. So far he has built all of this years creator sets, so I hope he can build this as well. If not, I will be happy to chip in.

Really nice. I love seeing stuff like this, it goes well with the new Creator sets they are releasing which is a sensible size for any collection. Great work. Always love looking at this site and seeing the great creations.

Wow, that is mean. Especially for someone like me who is looking to catch up.

Ahhhh.... I was hoping to start a little Modular collection with my son. I have to pull the trigger on that Pet Shop I guess. My son became huge into Lego's this Christmas. By the time I found out about these modulars, they had already retired the Town Hall and the Grand Emporium. Now I am trying to hunt those down. This catch up year looks to be expensive, especially with my son also wanting the Fire Brigade. I give up on the first three sets. But I guess I will need to drop the money on Pet Shop. As for Palace Cinema, I still think it has legs. Target got some in this week.

My 6 yo son is a huge fan of lego, and from that, I have a new found love of Lego myself. As a kid, me and my 2 best friends had an actual room full of Lego. From the Monorail, to the space ship, police station and so forth. But those pieces were let go to other kids to enjoy. Now this has come full circle for my son. Here is his collection as it stands to date. It is not the full collection as he has other pieces, but this is what he has up to display and play with. He is currently watching youtube videos and begging me to build tables in the basement to copy some of the stuff you guys have done. We'll see if dad gives in. At this point, I am looking at getting some modular building for the both of us. I say for the both of us because Daddy will be part taking as well. If you are looking to sell any set the has now expired, I would be interested.