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  1. Huaojozu
    Looks like the Pirate Ship has also leaked on Instagram. I was worried about the brick sails but they look good enough! Looks roughly Destiny's Bounty sized with less details, and while I would prefer a slightly larger scale, it seems like it will fit into a City/Ocean layout nicely. AND it comes with a shark build too! I foresee at least 2 of these in my future if the B and C models are at least passable.
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    Pirate Ship at that price point sounds extremely promising!!! Unlike the popular opinion, I much prefer brick-built sails (I hate the use of non-Lego things like cloth in general) and at that price point it should be 1200 pcs or so. That's also great, because it means 2 other large pirate-themed sets as part of the 3-in-1 package. Those are going to complete my Pirate-themed amusement park very nicely, as I already have 3 of the old roller coaster sets.
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    Sure, I understand Police/Fire vehicles are a must have for children. All I am asking for is that the larger sets are more focused on the environment and less on vehicles, as those the kids will have from the smaller sets anyway. Something like the recent Hospital set, where the building was the main focus, with the Heli and Ambulance in supporting roles. I don't think there is a single set that would be purely focused on a natural location in any of Lego's themes - let's say a large forest, meadow or mountain. It could serve as a place to put all the other sets in the theme into. Taking the Ocean Exploration theme as an example, you could have a large coral reef set and then a bunch of small-medium sized sets that can be displayed/played with alongside that coral reef set. Currently it feels like all of the sets are very same-y; just a paintjob on a vehicle on a couple pieces to drive home the theme. True and I am very excited for those. I would just have preferred if the largest set was submarine focused, instead of the two smaller ones - that basically means the scale will be waaaay too small.
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    I wish they focused more on the locations and less on all of the various vehicles. If I want another plane, car, boat or whatever, there are plenty of sets that provide just that. But if the theme is Ocean Exploration and the vast majority of pieces is used on yet another above sea ship, that's just disappointing. It seems that a set focused on coral reefs would hit all the major notes Lego is going for - green, sustainability, colorful - throw in a couple fish and a shark and you can play hide and seek within the reefs, just like real life. This has been a trend in all the "exploration" themes so far - 50 piece location add-on and a couple of cars.
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    Wow, how are you going to handle dust in such a huge layout?
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    I will echo my request here as well - if anyone has a review copy at their disposal, please share the set inventory. I think I'm not the only one who is interested in the exact contents of the box before deciding if - or for some, how many - sets to buy. One thing I must admit is great is how many teal pieces are included. Often we see interesting colors only on the front facade in limited numbers, with other walls made from more neutral colors. It's great to see that isn't the case here. And since they are 2 separate buildings, that means 2 extra sets of bricks for the "middle" walls!
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    I hope you're not equating war with vermin extermination.
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    Could anyone with a review copy please provide the inventory of the set (assuming it's not embargoed or something)?
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    The problem with 16 wide buildings is that the stairs take up a large part of the interior of each one. The townhouse is just detailed enough to be passable, but the bookstore is lacking and the way they handled the actual books leaves a lot to be desired when compared to how MOCers tackled the subject. Now with more pictures, I also specifically do not like that they reused the very low "basement floor" concept - it makes the modular much more evocative of PS, when it should be trying to distance itself from it, seeing how many similarities there are already bound to be just by choosing 2x16 buildings.
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    That's another thing that bothers me. The number of pieces in modulars keeps going up (perhaps to help justify the rising price) and the size of the buildings keeps going down. That should mean more detailed interiors, but CG showed us that clearly wasn't the case. At least it appears there's much less direct piece count bloat going on here, don't get me started on CG's facade with all those tiny 1x1 plates. EDIT: Looking at the blue house's roof, I'm clearly wrong and the same philosophy is going on here with the 1x1s.
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    I didn't like CG but I would take it over going back to a recolored and downsized PS. This just seems like a safe bet on something that won't stand out and invite criticism for being different. The only thing I like is half the color scheme (more brown? really?) and the tree with a plane stuck on it.
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    We've had DD shortly after PR, so it seems like wishful thinking that Lego wouldn't repeat a "type" of an establishment, considering there plenty of ways to differentiate them (as seen in PR vs DD).
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    Well that could also be the other Creator Expert set coming in January...
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    Yeah, we've had https://www.brickmerge.de/10270-1_lego-advanced-models-buchhandlung-bibliothek for a while.
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    Oh yeah, I forgot about the 30$ price hike between 10260 to 10264 - I suppose that means their marketing strategy is working.
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    20 bucks cheaper than Corner Garage? I wouldn't say no to that, but I'm skeptical.
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    We've got pics now? I'd love to see them!
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    Hey everyone, I'm back with another alternate model, this time for the latest modular - 10264 Corner Garage. I posted the exterior in the set's thread back in February and had to put the project on hold for a bit. I came back to it this month to finish the interior and you can see the result below. It uses 2190+ pieces, so about 85% of the original set. A lot of the very specialized pieces and Technic pins left over. Initially I wanted to make 3 fully furnished floors but it soon became apparent that I wouldn't have enough pieces for everything. The floor would have to be compromised a lot due to a lack of plates (since the original has an unusual floor shape) and there also weren't enough pieces left for furniture, without combining colors willy-nilly. So I settled for a store on the ground floor and an appartment on the top. Building these alternates, I'm starting to realize why Lego hasn't produced a classic straight modular for a while. The latest ones we had were DD, DO and PR - and while DD's and PR's sidewalks are straight, the buildings themselves are more corner-y. Having only one exposed side makes the building looks less interesting standalone. I think I will go back to corner modulars or adapt Lego's philosophy of "straight-but-corner" for the future. Seems like more fun. Enjoy the pictures below. You can get the instructions here.
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    Done with the first pass on the exterior of my Department Store alternate model. I'm sure it will change a lot as I work on the interior and realize I need parts used elsewhere but so far I like it.
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    Just look at the facade... there's so many tiny pieces there, that I would be surprised if the weight was significantly larger to what we're used to. Especially with the smaller footprint of the building and sparse interiors, I don't see where they could put the bigger bricks that would increase weight.
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    It would be great if everyone liked the same things and everything was a nice big echo chamber of positivity. Alas, that's not the case. I feel like the complaints were for the most part well reasoned and put forth without any drama or toxicity. A constructive discussion and summary of pros and cons, if you will. Why would you find that unpleasant to engage in?
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    DD may look out of place but you can't argue that it doesn't features unique architecture elements that make it look distinct. The rounded edges of the ground floor and right side, contrasted with the the sharp edges of the top left side, make for some pleasing viewing. I've been wondering all day why it bothers me. And I think this sums it up pretty nicely for me. It just doesn't have the NEW! factor that the other modulars had. Maybe it's because the color scheme is very similar to Town Hall?
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    It's of course hard to tell without getting to build it, but does anyone else feel like the interior mini-builds are of very varying quality? What I mean is that the builds in the vet's office are absolutely stunning while the builds in the apartment are quite lackluster by Lego's own standards (compared to similar subject matters in other modulars), especially the toilet and the kitchen (and personally I'm really not a fan of the TV, though some people seem to love it).
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    I'm not questioning the fact that certain parts cost more to make. But I don't believe Lego says: "OK, we are using these parts, this is the cost to manufacture them, these are the overheads, let's add 20% for profit and go." I would expect it to be more like: "OK, you want to use these parts in your design. We could probably sell that design with these parts for X." How much profit that leaves then dictates the Go/No-Go decision on that particular design.
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    I don't claim to know Lego's pricing strategy, but that doesn't seem optimal. Weight would only affect the amount of plastic required (which I assume is a negligible cost) and shipping charges (which again I can't imagine being that high). It's much more likely in my opinion that Lego simply looks at the market, the direct and indirect competition, what price points their other sets are at and the general price trends in the industry and in general, and sets a price that is predicted to bring in the most profits given the elasticity of demand.
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