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  1. HibiscusDrive
    When I google lego open back moc, the images show a fair number of examples.
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    Awesome job. The curved walls are incredible. I'm always amazed by people's creativity with their MOCs.
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    I agree with this wholeheartedly. I hate how it seems like every Ideas submission is a tv show/music video or something that moves. I rarely even look at ideas anymore. I do like BDP, and plan to get my first BDP set nexr month, the University of Science. I was pleasantly surprised to see it cost "only" $360 in the US. Was expecting $450-500.
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    Castles/medieval aren't typically my thing, but this is absolutely PHENOMENAL. So much incredible detail all around. Also, I love that you didn't use blue for the stream. Everyone (myself included) uses blue for water, but that's not really accurate in many cases. Just another little detail in a build so full of detail. Excellent job!
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    It's really a shame they didn't at least make those minifigure scale. Not necessarily with backs, etc, but minifigure scale. I guess I'm thinking like the size of the holiday town set with the music store/toy store. That set was incredibly popular and inspired SO MANY alternative builds/modifications. Making the HOTW series that size would've been outstanding. Lego could keep their costs down (as opposed to a 3000+ piece set) and demand would've been really high I think. Oh well.
  6. HibiscusDrive
    I agree with that, jonwil. But I do agree it would be cool to see some Asian architecture that's not 100 different colors and so bizarre looking. I do like the ninjago city sets quite a bit, but something more realistically Asian would be cool.
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    This is absolutely phenomonal. I LOVE Paris-styled architecture in any format. There is so much detail here. Every time I scroll back up I am blown away by how much detail went into it. Thank you for posting too. I've kinda stopped looking at Ideas b/c it seems like all people do is make stuff based on TV/movies or MOCs that move mechanically.
  8. HibiscusDrive
    Brickset review is finally up. They also explain they were late in getting the set sent to them.
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    I think we need to see more evidence of the series "falling in Lego's priority". Afterall, we're one year removed from a set that many ranked among the best ever. I certainly do have concerns, as we see more & more sets shrink. Look at some of the City sets like police & fire departments vs. 15-20 years ago. I don't really care about City sets, but they do show the direction Lego is going. Or the Holiday Main Street from a few years ago, that has spawned so many alt builds, including my own, the set's buildings are 6 deep. Shopping Street is small in terms of footprint used. Is this a new trend? Time will tell. Two things people commented on... one, I hate the Diner. It's one of 3 (soon to be 4) modulars I don't own. The architecture doesn't fit the aesthetic of the others at all. I also don't like 1950s-esque design in general. That said, the Diner is a fantastic representation of that era and they absolutely nailed it. So while I don't like it, I objectively respect how they accurately portrayed an era and its architecture, it just doesn't belong in the modular series with the rest, imo. My other complaint is people comparing sets to Rebrickable mocs like that's an insult. There are a LOT of fantastic MOCs out there that I feel hold their own with the modular building series.
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    Just an observation I made... The last few years Brickset has been quick to publish a review of the new modular, as well as how the new modular looks next to others. This year, nothing. And the set was unveiled 3+ weeks ago.
  11. HibiscusDrive
    Nice work, Pauolo! Very creative and good luck!
  12. HibiscusDrive
    Thank you all for the advice. It all makes a lot of sense and will definitely make pulling 4400 pieces a LOT easier.
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    That makes a lot of sense now that I think about it more. I've lived in the Chicago area the entirety of my 48 years. Everything is a very square grid with very few angle streets and odd-directioned alleys, etc. So the old streets with narrow alleys in odd directions don't immediately come to mind. But they said it was European styled and now that I think of European cities and villages, this sort of design would fit right in.
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    First, how come the reviewer's shelf didn't have plants or books with the pages facing out? Seriously, thanks for posting this. I love to see the modulars in different arrangements. I don't think the set looks that good next to the others. It looks like two buildings faced at random angles in the middle of the block for no apparent reason, which is odd.
  15. HibiscusDrive
    The nice thing about building Lego sets as-is is that the pieces come in numbered bags, and you can spill them out and never be digging through too many to build away. But when you download and build others' MOCs, whether you bought one or more large sets and the pieces from the next pieces needed could be ANYWHERE in the set, digging for the pieces is tedious. I've built a few downloaded MOCs that were up to 1400-ish pieces. I usually spill them onto a stackable Rubbermaid bin that has the edges, so when I dig for them, they don't fly off the bin. And I need to stay in the basement so I can access my own supply of pieces for my own modifications. 1400 pieces makes the top of the Rubbermaid bin really full, but manageable. I am about to embark on a 4400 piece build, which is obviously won't fit on top of the bin, and as you know, the next step's piece could be anywhere in the pile. Do any of you have strategies for how you build these large sets?
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