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  1. HibiscusDrive
    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.
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    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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    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.
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    Nice work, Pauolo! Very creative and good luck!
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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.
  9. HibiscusDrive
    These two buildings take up an extremely small space on the baseplate. So much space out back and in front. Taking credit for calling it: the furniture store might (and ended up being) a furniture workshop/store).
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    I agree. The lighting makes it look open. The view that we're seeing today makes me realize how small the furniture store must be. The first view shows studs in the back. And there's a lot of sidewalk space out front. So it must not be a very deep building. So of the two stores we suspected, the one you'd guess that needs a lot of space, the furniture store, is tiny. The one where you can put things on the wall, music, is bigger? Strange. I guess I learned what's up with those kids.
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    I own all but 3 modulars. I love the modular series, but honestly, some of the MOCs out there on rebrickable are incredible, possibly even better in some cases, imo. I've enjoyed building them immensely. My town is running low on space, between modulars, rebrickable mocs and my own creations. Calling a set a rebrickable moc is definitely not an insult to me (though I'm sure the poster meant it that way)
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    I think it's legit. I'm pretty sure we've all searched frequently these last few months for the new modular, and the same images, some previous modulars, some random mocs out there, always pop up in google images. I have NEVER seen the leaked image ANYWHERE. Does that make it legit? No. But it sure seems like it, plus it features a new pigeon color and a tulip color I've never seen (magenta). And the set looks real. Time will tell.
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    For those of us with the bank and the botanical garden, this will make the 3rd white building with sand green windows in our towns. Can't help but wonder if all the sand green were sand blue instead, that might've been a better choice. And would've been a more subtle, more realistic look.
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    When the set is officially unveiled, I'm hopeful we'll learn something about the two kids in matching purple outfits, one wearing a band hat. I guess the band outfits would purchase instruments at the store, but all they've got so far is ice cream. The cat statue seems odd too.
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    It's nice. I like it. But it doesn't wow me. I love the angles, and have really been drawn to odd lego angles lately, but I wonder why they built something so similar to BH so soon after. It even has a balcony like BH. Those are my initial impressions but I'd like to reserve judgment for when we see all the images. My town is running out of space, and I have been building some amazing mocs from rebrickable. I might be passing on this one. But I do like it.
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