Syn

I have to agree with the OP, I was very disappointed in the amount of normal sets Lego has right now, Its hard to find anything that isn't licensed. now LOTR will be the next with a LOTR/LEGO price. ugh. I mean don't get me wrong I like LOTR but these will be ridiculously priced. I was on LEGO just this morning when I looked I saw all the new sets that City had to offer, not a single one was a building, they have a "cave" in one set but not a building. It's all cars and most of them fire related. Ninjago seems like it has taken over as well and I hate everything about that entire line. The whole ninja thing to me is completely over done, cliched, and useless. I don't have a problem with having licensed sets, I like them, I own a couple, but when I go to the store to pick something out and all I see is LITERALLY, STAR WARS | HARRY POTTER | NINJAGO | CARS(PIXAR) | Misc Licensed | 2 or 3 fire trucks or cop car sets under 15 dollars it really is annoying.

I don't read through it before building, I build as I read through it, and if I don't like something or think it looks better another way I change it.

Well the year is coming to an end and I was about to order another Grand Emporium for parts and another big modular only to find that it is sold out. I have no options to add it to wish list, or any dates for when it will become available. Could this be a sign for the new set? I hope so, I need a new official modular!!

wow that is so simple but looks so good. thank you! I believe that's the winner!

wow! they just look like newer models of the old, which is fantastic. Brilliant job, I would love to see what you would/could do with some of the others because the first was fantastic and the second was a brilliant representation of the original. the only thing that I think is disproportionate about the second is the wheels. They just look small for that size truck, but other than that they are great! keep brickin'! Syn

yeah I thought about that but I would need some sort of way to make the three studs fit on 2 and make it look nice, it would be nice to make that work. I have come up with one solution but it is a little big tell me what you think. different colors are only to illustrate parts

the three stud archway is two small and the four would work OKAY if I didn't have to support it with a 2 stud brick. I thought of that and am trying to figure out how to reduce it to just one stud.

wow! I love the amount of detail even with the single color! interior looks fantastic! very very nice! good job! Syn

I'm having a little bit of an issue with a moc that I am creating based on a real building. The entryway is two open archways, side by side, due to the size I only have about 8 studs to work with. I know this is a tall order and it probably isn't possible with the amount of space that I have I just really feel like it really needs the two arch ways as apposed to one since the original building has two. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Syn

does it have to be open backed or can it be closed? does the base plate need to be the same 10 stud wide? or can it be wider? longer? I know they need to be around the same size but whats the limit?

wow that's really good! i like it! makes me want to have a harbor now.....

any updates? its amazing so see this from what you started with!

fantastic design! I love it I think this is just awesome!

Since I've seen 'Technic' given as and answer I'm going to say DUPLO. but as far as Lego parts go, I would have to say I can't honestly think of any. I just scanned through my parts and honestly I can think of plenty of things they can be used for. every piece I can turn into something or use as a detail for something else.

even though you revealed what this building actually is, it looks to me like a Mexican Restaurant which is awesome because you can interchange the buildings duties! very nice moc!

Now I would ACTUALLY buy that ship! I've never been a big fan of Lego boats but this one, I would most defiantly purchase!!!

wow that's really not that bad considering the amount of detail that's in this!

what was the official brick count? you said you were trying to keep it down?

it all depends on how you are building it. The new modular are plenty strong but it incorporates both. it also ties everything in with each other and that gives it more strength. Its all in how you build it. I've got several mocs that I'm working on and they are all strong with just the standard 1xX.

I bought the set the Thursday after the release received it on Saturday and had a BALL building it. I don't think the pictures really do it any justice at all. It is so much better in person.

I love this! did you use the midevil market village for this? and the lay out reminds me a lot of Oblivion its just fantastic!

I hope they wouldn't do a triple building modular, at least not on a 32x32 over all base. now three 16x32s would be Ok but I don't see this being something they would do. Your most likely right, I don't generally mod my modulars' but this one I probably will.

that's at a 0% bank transfer rate, if it was straight cash you wouldn't even be able to get a full "Yankee" dollar. I have to agree with you on a lot of this. I'm not a fan of the blendy parrots but the more that I see them the more that they grow on me. I guess I'll just have to order it and just live with it until I do like it. I do like all of the new features that they have added but I really wish they would have had the same amount of detail like the fire brigade had as well. To me that would have tied it all together much nicer than what they have added with this set. I also don't particularly like the fact that the buildings seem to be getting shorter and shorter. I love the stairs and some of the general interior design like the loft, but the exterior seems.....not quite up to par. I'm not a big fan of the color combos which means I'll most likely end up changing it provided new parts are available in the colors that I want.

LOL by 4 CENTS on the Dollar. I don't know if it has been stated yet but the Pet Shop is on the Lego store this morning. No pictures and a limit of 5 with a release date of the 10th.

I agree that the quality does need to improve. take for instance the fact that the necks do not have the small amount of paint on them, that keeps the heads on. On the collectables I had to spend 20 minutes getting a helmet off of a head because it was on slightly sideways because the head wouldn't stay on. but as far as the variety of minifigs they have been great up until this set. I'm just really not enthused by this batch. I guess instead of spending 300 bucks trying to get all of these I'll just spend it on getting another Pet Shop Modular.